lotus....esprit?

[JesterMX6]

i dont know if it was an esprit or not. it was an older model. maybe dark forest green. maybe gold wheels. i didnt get a good enough look at it....but dear freking GOD it sounded like pure illegal jail bait virgin sex.

was heading south on 56th from about O street then turned off a couple blocks north of South

[Alley]

those cars are teh sex. I was up close and personall with this bad boy in Estes park this Summer.

http://www.srtnebraska.com/images/pics/estes/estes5.jpg

[MadmaX]

I autocrossed that car for a season.
It sucked(at autocrossing).

All we did was take the cat off, but the way those are designed, there's only a couple feet of exhaust anyway.


That guy's my friend John Lehman, he also has a europa.

[JesterMX6]

thats the esprit??



it didnt look liek that one. it was this generation.
http://www.parkerandhobbes.co.uk/bigcarpix/lotus.jpg

[TurboB18C1DC2]

they are getting elise and esprit mixed up.

[JesterMX6]

i am correct in thinking that the car i saw is an 80's esprit though yes?

[MadmaX]

It's a Jim Clark special edition Esprit. 1991, iirc.

[JesterMX6]

yeah i figured it was 80's/early 90's.


i love the way those things look.

and that green/gold combo. as much as it drives me up the wall becuase it reminds me of pius *shudder* it looked like sex on that car

[coop]

yeah it was slow....well when daniel drove it...hahah...ok i kid...

[JesterMX6]

i was hoping to get at a light next to it but he turned off

[MadmaX]

FAULK! More than once I thought about declining the offer and going back to my Nissan.
Then I decided I'd rather suck driving a lotus than kick ass in a Altima.

[TurboB18C1DC2]

i am correct in thinking that the car i saw is an 80's esprit though yes?

yes, i believe so

[MadmaX]

John will race anyone.

He was my neighbor for a few years. A guy up the street thought a lot of his 944 turbo and was always bragging on it. John offered to race. The guy says "sure". Totally deadpan John says "we're racing for titles". The guy goes "are you serious, what if I win?"
John says, "If I loose to your piece of **** Porsche I don't want that car anymore anyway."

Porsche owner backed down.

[TurboB18C1DC2]

John will race anyone.

He was my neighbor for a few years. A guy up the street thought a lot of his 944 turbo and was always bragging on it. John offered to race. The guy says "sure". Totally deadpan John says "we're racing for titles". The guy goes "are you serious, what if I win?"
John says, "If I loose to your piece of **** Porsche I don't want that car anymore anyway."

Porsche owner backed down.

rofl

[JesterMX6]

HAHAHAHA thats awesome

[JesterMX6]

got ur pm. and yes this is the one.



i need to change my pants now
http://b4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/01366/41/86/1366116814_l.jpg

[SHIFTER]

I love that car. But i hate the wheels.

[MadmaX]

I love that car. But i hate the wheels.

had a heck of a time finding good tires for them since the size is weird and they're staggered.

[Ervin]

those things are pretty sweet and cost about as much as a supra. Pretty good deal

[MadmaX]

The window sticker was $80k.

In 1991.

[Ervin]

yeah...WAS $80k :woot:

[ADV1]

I love the Lotus cars... If I could afford one I would... heck, if I didn't love my Camaros so much that would probably be what I would own...

As for the color... the wheels on that car are hideous but the dark Green color is teh sexez... Dark green has always been a color favorite in the european racing scene... Thats why I love my Z's color... the color harkens back to racing legends and being that the car had european styling cues for the time I think it's fitting.


hrmmm... maybe I should sell the Berly and find a Lotus???

[MadmaX]

that color combo wasn't chosen at random, it was their formula 1 team colors while Jim Clark was the driver.

That car was both awesome and a huge letdown. At legal speeds that car felt like a piece of crap. Loose, vague, heavy, all at once. The interior looked worse than anything you'd find at a KIA dealer(other than the seats where okay). It really reminded me of some kind of sadistic kit car. But then you'd get it up to speed....
Or just see a reflection of yourself in it, that was cool too.

[Yngvar]

I have seen it around before nice looking car

[DarkSlide]

You can get the old turbo I4 ones for a pretty decent price.... now the V8TT ones are another thing.

[veemaxx]

I see it parked down at The Pub all the time, guy must be thirsty. When I see it John Deere comes to mind. They are pretty good looking and green is the classic British racing color.

[00mustanggt]

theres also a blk guy that owns one i asked him to race and he said no he didnt race

[C.J.]

ya i dunno, i wouldnt own one b/c i couldnt afford the maintenance i am sure.

[LastPewterZ]

theres also a blk guy that stole one i asked him to race and he said no he didnt race

FIXED

[Johnny]

I see it parked down at The Pub all the time, guy must be thirsty. When I see it John Deere comes to mind. They are pretty good looking and green is the classic British racing color.

and rofl tanner

[ali]

seen it once going down south street

[MadmaX]

I see it parked down at The Pub all the time, guy must be thirsty. When I see it John Deere comes to mind. They are pretty good looking and green is the classic British racing color.

When you don't see it there, it's 'cause he drove his truck.

[00mustanggt]

lol nice edit