franjipane Posted November 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 9 hours ago, Barrykearley said: Steve - when it crunches - is it difficult to engage 1st and or reverse?? I'd be changing the red hose and bleeding the clutch fluid out as the first simple job to try. Especially if it's ok sometimes and not others. @Barrykearley It's not really crunchy at all now, i wonder if that was just due to having been used very little this year. It's still a bit stiff to change gears but i put that down to being 25 years old, it feels like a bit of a wrangle compared to a modern bmws say, but actually even the drive home in the Esprit was phenomenal. Absolutely loved it. Wish it wasn't raining today so i could drive it again haha. I'll do that job anyway, as you say a good simple job to do. One thing i have noticed is the handbrake light stays on after folding it down, the seller told me you sometimes have to give the handbrake lever a few taps before the light goes out, he also said it doubles as the brake fluid lamp so i wonder if that needs doing. @Kim.Poulsen can't see that picture chappy, what is it? I'm hoping it's a rather nice looking black esprit on its way to a port 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteyg Posted November 14, 2015 Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 I love the SE in Pearlescent White. Quote Pete '79 S2 LEW Miss September 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim.com Posted November 14, 2015 Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 3 hours ago, franjipane said: can't see that picture chappy, what is it? I'm hoping it's a rather nice looking black esprit on its way to a port Sorry try again! Quote /Kim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM Barrykearley Posted November 14, 2015 Gold FFM Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 Ahh its lovely - envious Quote Only here once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franjipane Posted November 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 YES! WE'RE HAVING TWINS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post franjipane Posted November 17, 2015 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 Black esprit has arrived! picked it up in Rotterdam and drove it back on the ferry. Arrived at harwich at 6:30am drove it straight for 3 hours. Seems to be draining the battery when it's off so I'm going to disconnect it until I figure that out. Drives great, gearbox, clutch and throttle are smoother than the red one. Met our new neighbour today apparently his son used to be a race engineer for lotus, he loves the Esprits thinks they're the best things lotus designed. Nice chap, his wife says he won't stop chattering away about the red SE. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotusesprit1 Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 (edited) I looked for ages for a non red Esprit SE but in the end opted for one it does suit the car, to be honest I think the esprit can pull off any colour. I had a diarrhea brown 1970 europa once resprayed it is JPS colours still looked nice and odd though. Looks like a really nice car you have bought Edited November 18, 2015 by lotusesprit1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanya Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 Kim congrats on the sale! How's it going with your Mutant SE? I'd love to help tinkering with that thing.... Quote Vanya Stanisavljevic '91 Esprit SE | '97 XK8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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