US Lotus

[my porsche]

Can you get a lotus in america? either an exige or esprit? used? are there any problems with u.s. spec?

[PsychoChimp22]

At that dealer i went to a bit ago they had like 4 elises and an esprit. They could prob get you an exige too.

[my porsche]

that one in seattle? my grandma lives there, i could just visit, and drive it home, lack of a/c might be a problem though :( wait...isnt it an option?

how much is the exige? and is that the ONLY hard top elise? cuz if they have an elise coupe, you could make your own exige, but on the cheap

[SPHFerrari]

plenty of lotuses in the US. we have a lotus dealer very close to me in fact.

[my porsche]

plenty of lotuses in the US. we have a lotus dealer very close to me in fact.

i never see any on the road, but the series 1 exige from 2000 looks awesome! theres one on ebay

[Coventrysucks]

Esprits were always sold in the USA.
Elise S1 wasn't
Exige S1 wasn't
The 111R S2 Elise is
I don't think the S2 Exige is.

[PsychoChimp22]

that one in seattle? my grandma lives there, i could just visit, and drive it home, lack of a/c might be a problem though :( wait...isnt it an option?

how much is the exige? and is that the ONLY hard top elise? cuz if they have an elise coupe, you could make your own exige, but on the cheap


Trust me, no matter how much id like it to be, lack of AC is NOT a problem in Seattle... lol

But why??? do you have enough money to get one?!?! :eek:

[my porsche]

Trust me, no matter how much id like it to be, lack of AC is NOT a problem in Seattle... lol

But why??? do you have enough money to get one?!?! :eek:

it depends what year, and if i will fit, lack of a/c here = death its over 1000 here in summer

[my porsche]

can you get an older esprit for not that much?

[PsychoChimp22]

How Old?

[my porsche]

like 5-10 years?

[my porsche]

what about an S4?

[shr0olvl]

just check carsdirect.com or something... they will give you a good estimate :)

[Koenigsegg_CC]

There's a new elise coming over to the US soon, might already be there, i don't know

[my porsche]

yeah i saw 3 yesterday, they ahve a toyota engine in them here

[F1_Master]

can you get an older esprit for not that much?
I found an '88 Esprit Turbo on DuPont Registry for $15,000.

Not exactly the newest thing, but one cool looking car.

[my porsche]

I found an '88 Esprit Turbo on DuPont Registry for $15,000.

Not exactly the newest thing, but one cool looking car.
can i have the link?!?!

[NAZCA C2]

Sun International has been importing Elises over the past several years, before Lotus started selling the new US spec Elise. The SI cars have honda engines so engine reliability probably isn't an issue. Check ebay, there are usually used Elises there. As far as the Exige goes your probably out of luck on that one. If you can find an Exige in the US it's gonna be expensive.

http://www.suninternational-usa.com/

[my porsche]

i found a S1 Exige on ebay for 30k, but the auctiomn wasnt over either so it probably went higher

[F1_Master]

Well, I wasn't exactly right about the price, abit $5,000 off.

Anyways, its a 1988 Lotus Esprit Turbo for $19,000.
Tubro for $19K (http://www.dupontregistry.com/search/srDetails.asp?itemid=188697&sessionkey={3B89BF04-8580-4085-9CE5-AF5AB95F4B22})

[my porsche]

i wish there was a way to get an S1 exige, or even a mid 90's esprit :(

[Coventrysucks]

Mid 90s Esprit shouldn't be hard to find...

Autotrader has 11, from a $60,000 2000 V8 twin turbo to a $22,000 1990 4 cyl SE.

Is there not a Lotus owners club in the USA? They'd be able to tell you all you'd ever want to know and more probably.

Just remembered this guy as well > www.espritv8.com

[Coventrysucks]

www.autostradausa.com
www.gonzabaautoplex.com
www.starmotorcars.com

Talk to the dealers, even if they don't have one in stock, they might know where to find one.

[my porsche]

thanks coventry

[my porsche]

sorry to revive this thread but just wondering if anyone had any new links, i read an article on the S1 exige :eek: oh my god! i want one soooooooooooooo badly

how much would it cost to import?