Well,, I am definately moving on....
 

Found a yellow Corvette,,, that I am going to try and deal on for her. Trying to pull this off as an anniversary present for her.

The V8 Lotus Esprits, 1997 and newer, are reletively trouble-free if maintained properly. Here's my 1999. It is a great car.

One of the reasons I like it, is that it is totally unique. There were only 97 Esprits brought into the US for 1999. Everywhere you go it attracts a group of interested people asking what is it and how fast will it go (180 mph). Not too difrerent from a fast boat! :cool:

One more.

I had a '73 Lotus Europa for a short while in high school. It was a blast to drive- very well balanced. It was a small car though- you didn't drive it, you wore it.

The Prince of Darkness visited this car one evening and it burned to the ground.

Jafo... electrical by chance?

Another cheap shot at the English: They don't make computers 'cause they can't figure out how to make 'em leak oil...

That being said, here's an alternative to the Lotus: For low-to-mid $30,000's you can get a used Acura NSX. Pretty rare car, exotic looks, 25/28 mpg, 13.6 quarter-mile, 165 mph, easy to drive, and Honda Accord reliability. I bought one new in 1991, and won't part with it for all the tea in China. Awesome, awesome car....

But of course........I have a Triumph TR6 in my shop too.... 25 + years later and I haven't learned a damn thing.:rolleyes:

i must say i have heard better thigns about the newer lotuses. And yes they are pretty rare. I will give them that.

A good friend of mine owns a Lotus turbo V8. Beautiful car, fast, and small interior. I like it. I own a Dodge Viper that will out run it and I think the styling is better. I have really soured to his car after all the problems he is having. The car lives at the dealer more than at his home. All computer related. I mean really serious, expensive to fix, tow-truck stuff. Fixed and drove it 4 blocks from the dealer and towed again. He down plays it "as it is an exotic car". What a load of crap. A Viper or a Corvette will run as fast and with a lot less hassle. I walked out a Ferrari dealer after hearing you need to change the timing belts every few years or 25,000 miles whichever comes first. $5,000 to drop the engine/transaxle to change the belt. HUH? I will stick to simple cars thank you very much.

This sounds like a good topic for a poll. What 2 seat sports car would you buy, used in the under $40,000? Corvette, Lotus, NSX, Boxster, 911, Z3, ?others.