1990 Lotus Esprit SE for sale

[Greyhound Lotus]

Hi Everyone,
After a lot of soul searching I've decided to sell my 1990 Esprit SE. It is pearl white with a blue interior. It has 56350 miles and is in great mechanical condition. I have had the timing belt, water pump, alternator, plug wires, cam cover gasket, and brakes replaced. The mechanical charge cooler pump has been upgraded to an electric one. I've added a blow off valve to the turbo. It doesn't overheat in traffic and doesn't leak. My garage floor is completely dry. It can be driven anywhere.
If you know of anyone who might be interested please let them know about my car. Its located in Lexington KY. I would like to get $24,000 for it.
If you have any questions or would like to see any more pictures please let me know.

Many thanks,
Stephen

[GregWO]

Stephen... from experience... dump the girl friend and keep the Esprit! You'll regret selling the Esprit.... :thumbup: just joking..... I not that much of an as$..

Sure is pretty!!!

Next weekend might not be bad. Wanna take her for one last ride? perhaps down KY 25? or somewheres...

[Greyhound Lotus]

Hi Greg,
Secretly I hope it doesn't sell. I really will miss it. :crying: I just hope that if it does sell that it will go to a good home. It really is a great car.

Next weekend sounds good. Hopefully the weather will be a little cooler!Lets keep in touch and get something going.

[GregWO]

I got an email from Stephen.... He needs to sell his car quickly. Although I have never seen his car in the flesh I believe it to be in top condition... The original seats are available with the purchase.

Linky to pics (http://s467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/sbudelsky/?)

http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/sbudelsky/ForSale1.jpg

Price is negotiable under $19k.... Make him an offer he cant refuse! :yes:

I am sooooooo tempted to buy her. has everything I want. Had I not put in so much time and money in my 88 I would! Heck I'd buy her now if I had additional garage space.... sigh :crying: I need a 12 car garage....

[Autocross7]

Hi Greg,
Secretly I hope it doesn't sell. I really will miss it. :crying: I just hope that if it does sell that it will go to a good home. It really is a great car.

Next weekend sounds good. Hopefully the weather will be a little cooler!Lets keep in touch and get something going.

Well, then you need to tag it with of those prices I keep seeing. That way, if it does not sell... hey you tried. If it does.. hey you got a butt load more money and you helped the rest of us with values!:yes:

Cameron

[WayneB]

Nice looking car and the price is a good deal too.:)

Can we see a pic of the girlfriend to see If its worth selling the car to keep her happy?

[Autocross7]

I sent the posted info on to some car guys I know just see if there is any interest this way. Money is a bit hard to get these days I am afraid...

As far as photos of the "girl friend"... I'd like to see both of those girls! hahaha


Cameron

[GregWO]

She's from Brazil...... Women tend to be beautiful from there... That thought alone would make me sell my Esprit! :ohmy:

[Brian Skeoch]

yeah, but they tend to be mean as hell. if you cross one you better sleep with one eye open.

[Autocross7]

I'm with Greg... keep the car... I do love those latin girls though. Still... keep the car. There are a lot more girls and Esprits in the world! Sadly, i have never been able to find a girl with an Esprit (or other exotic car) that was not already married, or in one case, more intrested in her girlfriend than me. And I will add that Basic Instinct sorta killed any thoughts you might think I had...:ohmy::huh:

I need something like this...



Cameron

[Autocross7]

Now that I have had some thinking time... I thought that the pearl white and blue interior was done only in 88' with a couple trailing into 89'?


Apparently I was mistaken...

Cameron

[Greyhound Lotus]

Hi Guys,
One of the hazards of dating a girl from another country is that you have to deal with the government and a little thing called the "Department of Immigration". Unfortunately my girlfriend's work Visa renewal was denied and I REALLY need to sell my car in a hurry. I'm in a bit of a bind and I hope I can find someone who would be interested in my Esprit.
Its had all the major services completed and it runs and drives great. While I don't have any records from the previous owners I have the records from all the work I have had done. Since I've owned my car for only a year and a half I still owe $17,000 on it. Right now I would take anything over that amount for the car. Its a great deal on a great car!
Pearl white is the original color. It has been repainted by a previous owner but if you pop the front hatch you can see the original pearl white paint.
If anyone is interested in my Esprit or knows someone who might be, please let me know. I will be putting it back on E-Bay this weekend and I really hope it goes to someone who will take care of it.
And in case anyone asks, Yes, my girlfriend is worth it. :yes:

Thanks,
Stephen

[Martin]

Best of luck Stephen. I know it's hard to let it go but these vehicles are replaceable and God willing you will have another dream car one day.

[Autocross7]

What is this world getting too that a guy cannot have an exotic car AND get laid? :ohmy: (Hahaha... just had to say it)


Cameron

[Greyhound Lotus]

I just want to make sure I keep getting laid!!!! :)

[WayneB]

Love is a wonderful thing.:)

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f355/WayneBarr/dalene01-1.jpg?t=1223640619

[GregWO]

mmmmm nice picture Wayne :thumbup:

[Martin]

I've ridden in that exact car.....wow!!!!!! a REAL X180R

In fact that picture is taken at a placed I used to work.

[Autocross7]

I've ridden in that exact car.....wow!!!!!! a REAL X180R

In fact that picture is taken at a placed I used to work.

What car? Ohhh wait, now I see it. :lol:


Cameron

[Brian Skeoch]

that was a nice car. this car was Jack Ansley's own X180 R .. it sat at Road Atlanta for years. it was parked at the Panoz building and guys like Gunnar Jeanette would run it from the Panoz building down to the track to test the Panoz race cars.

neat car..

[WayneB]

Was the girl Don Panoz's secretary?:confused::)

[Brian Skeoch]

she looks exactly like my next wife.

[GregWO]

:lol: HAHAHA If you could be so lucky, Brian!

She does look like my next wife too! But I know I'd NEVER be that lucky! :001_unsure:

[Martin]

Now it makes more sense that the car was in the area now that I know the Jack Ansley part of the story.
Back then I knew little.....not much different from now :)

[Greyhound Lotus]

Hi Everyone,
I am the textbook definition of "motivated seller". I've been trying to sell my 1990 Esprit SE for $17,000 but haven't been able to move it. I really would like to sell it so I'm going to reduce the price to $16,500. If anyone knows anybody who is interested they would be getting a great Lotus at a great price.
In the next few days I will be relisting it on E-Bay with a $16,500 reserve. I really hope it goes to someone who will appreciate it and enjoy it as much as I have.

Wish me luck!
Stephen

[Autocross7]

I have been watching the market close these last few months... and NOTHING is moving short of Barrett Jackson. there is a really nice Mondial I am aware of, good history etc... the owner needs to sell the car due to some losses in his business this year. He has dropped the car well below fair market IMO... not one call. He has decided to keep it at this point rather than take such a hit. Selling the car would really only buy him some time before he is right back in the same place (so he says). He is prob correct. So, he is keeping it. I really hate to say this, but you might need to settle on the idea that you will not sell it for anything close to what it should go for....:no:

Cameron

[Martin]

Stephen, I feel for you, it's a tough go of it to sell something you love for much less then what it's worth. Hopefully someone with the funds will wake up and realize what a deal this Esprit is!

[GregWO]

Stephen's Esprit is on ebay.. :001_unsure:
1990 White Esprit (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Lotus-Esprit-SE-Beautiful-1990-Lotus-Esprit-SE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQitemZ330284192381QQsspagename ZRSSQ3aBQ3aSRCHQ3aUSQ3a101)

Stephen, I hope you get the BIN price!!!

Only if I had the garage space.....

[Kylie]

Good luck with selling the car it looks a peach.

Cars are just not moving at the moment. Id be inclined to hold on to it or store it somewhere rather than just give it away. I seen F360 get sold for 135K NZD a month ago. Newish Bently 90K NZD. An Elise 111R is on the market for 50KNZD and S2 elises not moving at $40K which really is the steal of the century. I could go on and on. Bottom line people who could afford a 50K car previously cant afford a 20K car now. Not many people can say they are sitting pretty at the moment. :(

[inno]

Is it a Mondial convertible? What price is he trying to sell it for?

Pete

I have been watching the market close these last few months... and NOTHING is moving short of Barrett Jackson. there is a really nice Mondial I am aware of, good history etc... the owner needs to sell the car due to some losses in his business this year. He has dropped the car well below fair market IMO... not one call.

Cameron

[Martin]

Kylie, I agree. If he doesn't absolutely need to sell it, waiting a while will save you a few thousand.

[Autocross7]

It is a convertable Mondial. The owner, however, has taken the car off the market for the reasons noted above. He really did not want to sell it and he reached a point that selling it really would not help anything. So, since he gets so much from the car (as we all do with the cars we love), the car is no longer for sale.

My friend Karl that bought the 308GTS some time ago had also decided to sell it as I previously posted. But Kylie is spot on. Nothing is selling and buyers are wanting sellers to give stuff away. Brokers are even worse as a whole right now. Karl loves the 308GTS, but he decided he wanted an Esprit after he drove mine and met some Lotus folks at Barber! But he will not give it away just to have an Esprit. Some broker actually was trying to get him to let it go for $17K USD! Please!!! Karl has decided to keep the car unless somebody pops up with the asking price firm.

Karl would really like to have Stephen's Esprit, but like me, he cannot get two cars of this nature at this time. So, I agree. Store it, drive it, keep it... but do not give it away to someone. If nothing else, it will hurt the market in general if people start giving stuff away.

Cameron

[WayneB]

Well I have to keep abreast of sports car values as a part of my business, and whilst the ultra exotica (Miuras,Ferrari 275 GTB/4, Bugatti type 35 and so forth) seem to be holding their higher values, the more mainstream exotica (Ferrari 308, Esprit, Maserati Merak, and even Ferrari Testarossas and Lamborghini Diablos) are for sale at much lower prices on the whole than they were last year, at up to 20k off what they were worth then.

I suppose the middle class really is dissapearing ATM, but If one has to sell I think better now than next year as I think it will get worse before it improves.

[Autocross7]

Naaa... it is insured. Steal it! Then "find it" at a later date - years later - in a barn someplace when the values are better.:yes:


Cameron

[Greyhound Lotus]

Well, I hate doing this but I really need to sell my Lotus. Who knew weddings were so expensive! And we are having a small wedding!! I can't imagine what a large wedding must cost! And the government doesn't help either. Paperwork for a Non-imigrant without status ain't cheap.
If anyone knows anyone who would be interested in a great 1990 Esprit that can be purchased for a song (and $16,000) please let me know. I've had a couple people appear interested on E-Bay but they were pretty flakey.

Thanks!
Stephen

[RoadDad]

Stephen,

Let's have a little chat. Email me. The address is in your PM box.

[Autocross7]

Well, I hate doing this but I really need to sell my Lotus. Who knew weddings were so expensive! And we are having a small wedding!! I can't imagine what a large wedding must cost! And the government doesn't help either. Paperwork for a Non-imigrant without status ain't cheap.
If anyone knows anyone who would be interested in a great 1990 Esprit that can be purchased for a song (and $16,000) please let me know. I've had a couple people appear interested on E-Bay but they were pretty flakey.

Thanks!
Stephen

Court House. $175.00 dollars. Hahaha...

Cameron

[RoadDad]

Hello... Is this thing on?

[WayneB]

Its back on Ebay, Road Dad.

You can try getting hold of him through the Ask Seller a Question link.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Lotus-Esprit-SE-Beautiful-1990-Lotus-Esprit-SE-NO-RESERVE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ116482QQihZ014Q QitemZ330286908675QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW