One year on: Esprit costs

[Rich H]

So it's time to tax it so here are my costs for the Esprit so far:

Service items:
£214.00 Belts, filters, tensioner
£100.00 Engine, brake, gearbox, PAS oils
£35.00 Chargecooler Impellor
£70.00 Battery
£20.00 Brake fluid 3L
£14.00 Gearbox oil

Repairs:
£10.00 Hose clamps
£45.00 headlamp brackets
£15.00 translator repairs
£50.00 Fasteners and clamps
£70.00 Cam cover Gaskets, Thermostat, gear cable gaiters
£45.00 Headlamps
£8.00 Header Tank
£10.00 Temp Sender (Intermotor)
£179.00 Clutch cylinder rebuild kit and Gearbox seals
£137.00 Waterpump rebuild fuel filter + gaskets
£20.00 Waterpump Belt and coolant
£30.00 Anchor nuts and fasteners
£215.00 Radiator Refurb
£20.00 OAT Coolant + Belt
£35.00 Gearbox oil
£135.00 Clutch Kit
£42.00 Flywheel skim
£15.00 Rear main seal
£60.00 S/H Exhaust
£16.00 Clutch MC rebuild kit

Upgrades:
£45.00 Oil Sandwich Plate
£50.00 Freescan Cable
£50.00 External Charging Cable

Cosmetics:
£25.00 Wheel centres
£160.00 Paint correction kit
£160.00 Seat repair
£30.00 DIY Refurb wheels

Total:
£2130

Plus probably another £200 on sundries

To be fair the repairs were to be expected given it stood for 2 years and hadn't been serviced properly for 4!

[S111Y TT]

Cheaper than N1.

[mwmackenzie]

Lets see if you can beat me with £30K in 8 years on my Esprit lol!

[Scotty C]

Lets see if you can beat me with £30K in 8 years on my Esprit lol!

I win

[Rich H]

Hopefully it'll just be maintenance rather than repair from now on...

[Shug]

Boooooo

Audi V8 engine transplant FTW

[Rich H]

*yawn* boring.

A quad rotor twin turbo rotary or a gas turbine ftw
A RR Gem engine off a Lynx helicopter would fit nicely and 1000 SHP

[Shug]

Well?

Chop chop...

[Rich H]

On ebay now...

[bertieduff]

[Rich H]

Nothing on 'bay

A RR Gem would be good, 1000 shp, 1mx0.5m, <200kg and will run on kerosene, diesel or petrol.
Will need a good gearbox though...

[mwmackenzie]

Hey Rich, do you still have your Esprit, how are you getting along with it if you do? Not heard much about it in a while, loved the previous updates!

Mark

[tut]

Rich has not posted since July last year.

tut

[Rich H]

Still here just far too much else going on

I've had a falling out with the Esprit as it happens as it tried to kill me a few weeks ago.

I changed the brake pads and wheel bearings and disturbed the ABS sensors back end of last year but didn't get to drive it much aside form short test runs.

On a trip out it randomly decided that I was obviously having a skid and slammed on the NS front brake... which is exciting in traffic on a narrow country lane at 50.... After that it reported the ABS had failed (Light on) and the brakes improved dramatically (better than normal)

So it's now parked awaiting a well documented ABS-octomy.
Plus it was tax time and the wx has been crap so I sorned it. (Got the Porsche and Esprit tax due in the same month )

[mwmackenzie]

Load of folk disconnected the ABS on the Esprits, known to be iffy at best! glad you're OK and hopefully you'll make up and be best buds again soon!