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That would be very cool, here's hoping you get accepted for the meets! :cheers:

wow i love your car. u have great taste!
xx

Thanks Vicky!

Iam currently bidding on some cool alloys on Ebay at the mo.

e bay link
I don't think I'll win them as everyone seems to be after these. Failing that Iam going to have mine polished over the winter as a project

woaaah sweet motor! how much do espirits cost if u dont mind me asking? obv i cudnt afford one (or INSURANCE! ) but out of curiousity what does like a 95 model set u back? Well done with the modding it, u defo wanna put your own style on it, once u get the moddin bug...!!

Hi there,

Esprits don't cost that much. My last one was a 1990 H plate carb turbo and cost me £8500. I sold it two years later for £10500. There was also a 1990 turbo S which means it's injection but no chargecooler at Fountain Garages for £9.5K. It's just sold to a guy who Iam in contact with. As for insurance, it's a group 20 but you can put them on classic car policies. My last one only cost £295 for 5000 miles with breakdown cover.
My new one is a limited edition S4s which were only made 95-96. Iam thinking of selling mine for about £19.5K. Lotus dealers have the same car in with similat mileage for £23-25K. AN S4 which is the first of the facelift Esprits start from about £14K though a friend of mine bought one a few months back for £11K. needed a bit of work on it though.

My first simple mod of 2005 was a programmable wiper relay. I have the same switchgear as Calibras and Astras and went on a few sites. Found out that a VW programmable relay plugs straight into an Astra/Cavalier/Calibra making your normal intermittant wipe adjustable from 1/2 second all the upto 30 seconds. Very easy to use. VW dealer charge about £30, I got mine from a local breakers yesterday.

My next mod is Iam having my rear numberplate panel surround moulded up and made in CF. Should be ready in a few weeks. Iam also having mirrors and others stuff made in CF.

cool, keep up the greast modding mate!

The wheels on ebay went for too much. Might get the old ones polished as they are 18" spilt rims anyway.

It was nice to see your ride up close on thursday matey. Gotta say it looked damn fine, cant wait to see it after the mods you have planned are complete.

Didnt get a chance to meet ye but i guess theres always another meet. Anyway my compliments mate, sweet car.

Thanks, saw you pull up along side me at the lights as we were leaving. Like the graphics on your car. Will speak to you on the next meet if I can make it. Maybe take you for a spin if the weahter's clear.

For my next mod is a Hi-torque chip for now. Turbo comes in at baout 2500-2700 but there is an irritating stumble at 2900RPM which is on nearly all Esprits from SE onwards.
Chips to buy on their own cost about £240 then you have to cut out your old chip which I wasn't happy about.
I mate on mine has offered (if I send it to him) to professional desolder my old chip form the memcal, install a new chip holder and send it back back with old chip so I can revert back at any time for a grand total of £60!
What tops the icing on the cake is that he is going to copy his Hi-torque chip No.3 and throw it in for me! How can I refuse?
I'll sort this out in the next month or so, then maybe buy the red race chip which I know someone again who can do it for £120 instead of £280.

My latest minor mod which is a programmable wiper relay. I have the same switchgear as a Vauxhall Calibra/ Cavalier/ Astra. It only cost a few quid and the results mean that I can set my wiper from 1/2 second to 30 seconds.
Here's a link to a guide I've written
http://www.lotusespritworld.com/EModifications/ProgrammeWiper.html

Over Christmas did another low cost upgrade. A ram air conversion. On my mid engine car, the air is sucked through the side vents on the rear quarter windows but goes through a silencer box first. IMO this slows down the air intake but makes the induction noise quieter.
Here's a link to the giude on what I did
http://www.lotusespritworld.com/EModifications/RamAir_conversion.html

Another boring mod, new 100W multicoloured headlights from the link Stuy gave me. Fitted them last night in the dark (clever move not!). The results are amazing. They don't look tacky like some I've seen, nice crisp light, well pleased!
The Driver's side has the new bulb in the passenger side standard. You can't really see much difference but on the road, it's another story.