2002 Lotus Esprit V8 Twin Turbo #002 Anniversary Edition on 2040-cars

History:

This is car #002 of 100 anniversary edition models in 2002 which was the year the body style was updated to include the round tail lights. This particular car was on the floor at the at the 2002 LA Motor Show and can be seen in these independent links which I viewed before buying the car:

 http://www.lotusespritworld.com/EModels/V8US.html

http://www.edmunds.com/lotus/esprit/2002/?sub=coupe&ps=used

The car was originally sold by Symbolic in La Jolla and then sold privately to a buyer in Salt Lake City. I purchased it from the second owner in SLC in Sept 2011 with approx. 15,000 miles on it and the car has been garage-kept in Phoenix since. I had a few routine maintenance service items done at the time of purchase at the Ferrari Lotus dealer in SLC (alignment, oil change, and a sweating rear axle seal) and then shipped the car to Phoenix. It has been looked after at the local dealer since. 

As Anniversary Edition cars go, this is a rare find, low number car. I believe that there are 7 cars of this color in the 100 car production run.

Interior Condition:

There are not rips or tears in the leather seats or dash. There is a leather scratch about 1/2 inch long on the driver's seat (from a pant button) and the yellow trim piping on the driver bolster has a 1.5 inch separation. The plastic piping gets very soft in the heat and it separated as I got into the car. Yo won't notice it unless you're looking for it. There is an after-market stereo put in by the previous owner with a satellite radio antenna wired in. The factory stereo is included. The car came with Anniversary Edition mats with color matched embroidery. I haven't seen these in any other Anniversary Edition. The carpeting is in excellent condition except one small patch to the rear of the passenger seat where it looks like it was rubbed off but I bought it that way and I'm not sure what caused it (pictured). I'm not a smoker and I am almost certain that the car has always been smoke-free as there's no trace of it.

Exterior Condition:

There are stone blemishes on the front end and a couple of stone nicks in the windshield. The ones in the windshield were there when I bought it and are not the star-shaped ones that would spread. There is a paint chip on the neck of each side mirror (pictured). There is some hardened residue about 2 inches long in a streak that is stuck to the lower passenger door. (pictured) The dealer thought it may have been hardened shipping wax but I'm not certain. I did not want to try removing it with any chemical solvent myself. The paint on the underside of the RF fender lip is damaged from running over a piece of re-tread on the freeway (pictured). You can't see it unless you're looking from the underside of the car. There is a small nick on the lip of one of the rims.This car has not been in an accident nor has it had any paintwork or repair.

Maintenance:

I purchased new Falken tires all around when I bought the vehicle so they have approx 3300 miles  on them. Falken and Continental are the only two that make a match set of four for this car's different front and rear sizes. The battery and alternator were replaced in 2012, both fuel pumps in 2013 (one was failing), the thermostat earlier this year, and the rear hatch release cable earlier this year. The car came with aftermarket cats from JAE as factory cats are no longer available.The car is seldom driven and is kept on a battery tender. At about 80mph, there's a slight vibration from the front so I suspect a wheel balancing is needed. 

I am fanatical about my cars. This hasn't been parked all day in the sun, I don't use it to get groceries where shopping carts might hit it, and I don't park it anywhere other than next to a curb because I don't want door dents. I have meticulously maintained this car.

Ancillary Items Included:

Both keys and remote fobs, the owners manual, the color-matched hardtop, the factory stereo, the two-piece color-matched air dam (not pictured), and the rubber air dam skirt air included. The air dam pieces have never been mounted. it is missing the glass top fabric pouch that originally came with the vehicle. The previous owner did not have it.

Driving:

This car is a pleasure to drive. It's smooth through all the gears, incredibly fast, and tight-cornering.  Be prepared to be photographed as someone is always taking a picture of it while in traffic!

Reason for Selling:

I drive the car very infrequently and want to replace it with something that has electronic shifters. While I like a manual gearbox, I'm leaning to the electronic shifters more and more. It'll be hard to part with this as it an exceptionally exhilarating ride.

Shipping:

I'm happy to help with any buyer-paid shipping.