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1995 Lotus Esprit 12k Original Miles!!!! on 2040-cars

US $34,995.00
Year:1995 Mileage:12838
Location:

Lombard, Illinois, United States

Lombard, Illinois, United States
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YOU ARE BIDDING ON A 1995 LOTUS ESPRIT S4S!!! VERY CLEAN ORIGINAL MILES AND ONE OWNER! SPECS BELOW STRAIGHT FROM LOTUS WEBSITE!

ENGINE 
Location: Iongitudinally mid-mounted
Cylinders: four, in-line 
Valve gear: dohc, four valves per cylinder 
Turbocharger: Garrett T3 .63 with 0.60 Compressor, watercooled with integral wastegate. 
Power: 300 bhp/7000rpm 
Torque: 290 lb ft/3600 rpm 
Fuel: unleaded, 95 RON

TRANSMISSION 
Type: five-speed manual, rear-wheel drive

SUSPENSION 
Front: independent via double wishbones, coil springs, anti-roll bar 
Rear: independent via transverse links and radius arms, coil springs 
Wheels:OZ Racing light alloy, 8.5J x 17 front, 10Jx18 rear 
Tyres: Michelin Pilot MXX3, 235/40 ZR17 front, 285/35 ZR18 rear

BRAKES
Front/rear: ventilated discs,ABS

STEERING
Type: rack and pinion, power assisted

DIMENSIONS 
Wheelbase: 2420 mm 
Overall length: 4414mm
Overall width: 1883mm
Overall height: 1150 mm 
Kerb weight: 1460 kg 
Fuel tank: 16 gallons 
Unladen weight: 1325kg

PERFORMANCE
0-60 mph: 4.6 sec 
0-100 mph:11.4 sec 
MAXIMUM SPEED: 168 mph

FUEL CONSUMPTION 
Government figures: 
Urban: 18.8 mpg 
56 mph: 34.5 mpg 
75 mph: 27.4 mpg

LIST PRICE (1995)
?52,995

UK Esprit S4s Wheel Refurbishment Advice

Basically I searched everywhere for a company that could refurbish the wheels and most importantly re-lacquer them, I found a company that can refurbish them, but they won't re-lacquer them as the process is very complex and if you don't get the amount of lacquer spot on it will crack. I've heard of people stripping the splits down themselves and undoing every single bolt and doing a DIY job, I talked to OZ in the US and they seriously advised against this as if you don't get it spot on the stresses passed thought the wheel can make it buckle under high speed cornering, definitely not a good idea. 
Other option is to buy a new wheel at ?500 a go.

So anyway after lots of research I ended up getting one front and one rear refurbished at a company called "Pristine" they did a great job and the wheels looked the nuts absolutely great, problem is they were not lacquered. So to keep them in good condition you need to wash them regularly and if your leaving it for a week or more you just need to spray some WD40 on them to keep them in good nick. If I had the problem over again I would do exactly them same and get them done without the lacquer.

I paid ?110 + VAT per wheel to get the tyres taken off, wheel refurbished, tyre back on, new valve, and balanced. It took one week from dropping them off to getting them back.

Pristine Alloy Wheel Refurbishers Ltd 
Newport Road 
Woburn Sands 
Milton Keynes 
MK17 8UD 
Tel: 01908 282628

Check out their web site for more info on process etc: www.britisha2z.net/pristine

Do not worry about them not being lacquered, look after them and keep them clean and they will be fine, but make sure if it it's left outside for more than a week you spray the wheels and if possible don't put them away dirty. Once you get them refurbished they will look like new and are the dogs bits, look very cool. BUT KEEP THEM CLEAN!!!!

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Thu, Feb 4 2016

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