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Old Jul 3, 2016 | 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by OpethMike
Eh, I dunno about that. The Esprit had its share of problems, but none of them were serious. Just annoying to work on because of the insanely cramped and mid-engine lay out.
Yea, I don't know jack about Lotus, just saw that on the British version of Top Gear. They don't like Lotus...or American cars for that matter.
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Old Jul 3, 2016 | 04:42 PM
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So sorry brother they love the corvette
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Old Jul 5, 2016 | 07:18 PM
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Welcome to the asylum, Great car, Great year, and very nice color too. enjoy !!
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Old Jul 6, 2016 | 12:22 AM
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Brought the car home from the dealer tonight. Man oh man, is it good. And it feels f'ing GOOD to be back in a Corvette.

I won't miss the Esprit. Between my Elise and my Corvette, I've got both the handling and power parts covered.
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Old Jul 6, 2016 | 11:44 AM
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The lotus is a cool car and must be a blast to drive but they are a little to exotic for me. I love my vette and enjoy every second behind the wheel but I am not one that starves for attention and i could see the lotus just attracting way more attention than I would want. If that makes sense.
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Old Jul 6, 2016 | 12:13 PM
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It does; I don't particularly mind the attention, but a friend of mine with a V8 Esprit is selling his because he is tired of not being able to go anywhere without drawing a crowd.
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Old Jul 6, 2016 | 03:35 PM
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I was debating looking at the same car, except i didn't want a vert. Nice snag!
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