2002 Lotus Esprit on 2040-cars
Dateland, Arizona, United States
If you have any questions feel free to email: natishanccaso@rumpypumpy.net .
This is car #002 of 100 anniversary edition cars brought to North America in 2002 and 1 of 7 in Spice Yellow. This
particular car made its debut at the 2002 L.A. car show. You'll find various pictures of it on the internet
including those taken at the L.A. show. Edmunds, in fact, uses these same pictures in its profile of the car. It's
also pictured on the Lotus Esprit World site.
It was originally sold by Symbolic Motors in La Jolla and then went to a buyer in Salt Lake City. I purchased this
car in 2011 in Salt Lake City, shipped it to Phoenix, and it has been kept out of the blazing sun in my garage
there since. It has been babied ever since, including never having been driven in the rain (not that it rains often
in Phoenix). The previous owner neglected some of the maintenance like a leaky rear axle seal and front oil cooler
lines that were taken care of by the then Lotus/Ferrari/Maserati dealer in SLC. It also received fresh rubber at
that time. I have put approximately 4500 miles on the car. It already had the high torque upgrade to the ECU.
Being my first British sports car, I expected to be spending a lot of time at the shop. That has not at all been
the case. It's had usual maintenance items like a thermostat, battery, and brakes under my ownership but it's
otherwise been absolutely trouble free. The car needs nothing. Absolutely everything works. It was serviced by the
Phoenix Lotus/Ferrari/Maserati dealer until they dropped the Lotus franchise. It has since received servicing from
former Lotus certified techs who worked at the dealership and moved on to start their own tuning shop when the
dealer dropped the Lotus franchise.
It handles incredibly tightly, the soundtrack of the turbo wastegate dump and the after-market cats is intoxicating
but, to be clear, this is not a GT car. This is essentially a track car clad in street clothes. I haven't tracked,
raced, or abused this car in any way.I am a collector and a car aficionado and take meticulous care of my cars.
This car isn't perfect as it came to me with a few blemishes that can't be seen from 10ft away but do exist as
shown in the pictures:
1. The front bumper has some stone pitting;
2. There's a small piece of hard wax/gum-like debris stuck to the lower passenger door that I've been reluctant to
put elbow grease into but which the service shop has repeatedly said their detailer could get off;
3. There's a small rub patch on the passenger side floor carpeting;
4. A bit of the driver seat piping heated up in the sun one day and, as I got in, it separated;
5. Each of the mirror necks has had a flake of paint chip off. These cars are sprayed by hand, as you know;
6. The driver's seat pan has a scratch in the leather. It looks like a tear in the picture but it's not.
Other than the fourth item, I purchased the car with those other items.
There's an after-market DVD player/satellite radio installed by the PO. I don't use it; the car is enough of an
assault on the senses! I have the original factory stereo. It's not shown in the pictures but I also have the
threaded antenna extender that was removed while under a car cover.
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