CosmosMpower

Even from a big time Lotus fan I would pass unless you really like wrenching on your cars more than driving them.

SpudRacer

British cars in general = Poor reliability.

Old British cars in particular = Self abuse.

Old British semi-exotics = Just put a gun to your head. It's quicker and less painful.

The Esprit is a looker though.

Out of curiosity, why not an 05/06 NSX instead?

Swift GT

This is a car from the era when "LOTUS" stood for Lots Of Trouble, Usually Serious.

TougeS2k

z4m = sex

Mister2

Well the overwhelming consensus is that it's not a smart buy. I guess you're right. Plus, as I was browsing the ones for sale, I noticed that all have very few miles on them. I guess that's why they're so affordable for even low mileage ones.

I would love an NSX (I think the Esprit and NSX are a tie when it comes to looks)as well, but the later models with low miles are way out of my price range. I'd like to spend around 40-45k and the ones I'm seeing are 60k and higher. I guess I'll have to resist the bug for now and wait it out until the NSX goes down in price. I'm not knocking the Z4M at all. In fact, coming from an S2000 it brought back lots of the awesome memories I had with it. They are very similar in personality.

rnye

1997-2001 NSX.

s.hasan546

If u have to ask if the lotus is expensive to maintain u need to go to lotustalk.com and start your research.

The esprit is very very unreliable & expensive to fix and repair.

I'd rather get an Elise or exige. They are appreciating right now and are chea to maintain. & are decently reliable

NuncoStr8

Wow. So many negative comments and not a single one from a person that has actually owned the car in question. Obviously this is the internet :/

BMW's aren't known for the trouble-free ownership experience. I'd put my money on a clean low mileage Lotus before an M BMW.

I would agree that a car like the Esprit V8 is not the car for a person looking for a cheap daily. But I would require more than hearsay from a Honda board to make a purchase decision.

s.hasan546

Exactly why I said if he even needs to ask he should first go to lotus talk and start his research. I have a friend whose family has multiple esprits. While they loved the cars they've had they also have a much higher car budget than most lol.

MaxGeek

Do you need to own a car to know its expensive to fix or maintain?