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Subject:Re: Insurance?!?!
From:Kim Brennan
Date:Sat, 4 Aug 2007 00:20:22 -0400

(it's almost Friday still).

Yes, the Esprit has twin turbos on it (stock). Actually the model I
have, short of some extra weight due to the AC, and having a standard
battery instead of fuel cell, is darn near identical in features to
the race versions of the Esprit V8 (which I have seen 2 of the 3). At
a local shop who frequently upgrades various components, he made the
comment that there really isn't any upgrades for what I have...

Except.

I have the street chip in the ECU. I could contact the factory to get
the race chip. That takes it from 350 HP to 500 HP. It's scarey fun.

I've pondered towing it with my Vanagon Camper when "camping" so that
my camper can stay deployed at the camp ground and I could use the
Lotus for "grocery runs".

:)

On Aug 3, 2007, at 11:12 PM, mike wrote:

> Esprit sounds fun. Blown?
>
> Mike
>
>
> On 8/3/07 7:15 PM, "Kim Brennan" <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> wrote:
>
>> Hmm. Don't know an answer to your question. My list is
>>
>> #1: 1986 VW Vanagon Syncro (GL)
>> #2: 1990 VW Vanagon Syncro (Tristar)
>> #3: 1991 VW Vanagon Syncro (Camper)
>> #4: 1991 VW Vanagon Syncro (non-GL)
>> #5: 1993 VW Corrado
>> #6: 2000 Jaguar Vanden Plas SC
>> #7: 2002 Lotus Esprit V8
>> #8: Trailer
>> #9: 2005 Aluma Trailer
>>
>> On Aug 3, 2007, at 9:52 PM, VW Doka wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> #1: 1984 VW Vanagon (work van)
>>> #2: 1986 VW Double Cab
>>> #3: 1989 VW Tristar Double Cab
>>> #4: 1991 VW Cabriolet (wife's car)
>>> #5: 1995 BMW 318is (kid's car)
>>> #6: 1997 Audi A8 Quattro
>>> #7: 1999 Audi A4
>>> #8: 2001 BMW C1 (currently for sale)
>>> #9: 2002 Ford F350 Diesel 4x4 (towing rig)
>>>
>
>