Is a 2001 lotus esprit worth the ~$24k?

Is a 2001 lotus esprit worth the ~$24k?
It just has that aesthetic man.

dont take it to argentina

Source two transmissions before you buy one if you ever plan on getting on it.

What's wrong with the transmission?

It's not designed to hold the power of a V8, let alone one with two turbos bolted on. It's the biggest weakness in the car.

They're worth over $40 in good condition, and are only going up.

This, most owners never go WOT in first or second gear.

undrr8d

>worth
define worth.. they will go up in price I imagine
>would I buy one if I was wealthy enough to afford one for simple historic value
absolutely

it managed to conquer everything thrown at it except for literally all the shit the Argentinians threw at it

IMO the Esprit they used was rented, because they never did anything to it, no dumb mods etc.
Or it was simply more valuable then the other cars

but its still in argentina in police custody

really? I didn't know that

no car is worth that much

all the three cars are

Muh Need for Speed II feels. I NEED to own a Esprit V8, someday.

>english v8
>anything more than 350hp shatters the gearbox
Lel British 'engineering'

>unreliable
>high insurance
>lol dat trans
>slow as fuck considering it's a TTv8
>have to build the motor if you want to squeeze out any decent power

I like them, but they are money pits. You can leave it stock and cruise. But you'll want to go fast, and can't.

>0-60 4.3
>1/4 almost 13 seconds
>new trans after two passes

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>it CAN be good if you rebuild it
Well no shit. They also don't handle power. All the weak shit will explode.

>club news letter trying to put a good spin on a shit trans

yeah i noticed that.
just thought it might have some usable info that OP could use

>V8
>MR
>pop ups
>space wedge

It has everything I want in a car tbqh.

hope you don't mind getting destroyed by any v6 car made after 2008