Esprit V8 vs 22B
26 February 2006, 10:15 PM
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Yes, as you guys have pointed out the two are not directly comparable and although I am talking about one against the other I am not comparing them against each other but asking which you would rather have for the money - I have always loved the 22B, but it is not a supercar... the lotus on the other hand is, and is one of the few that you can get for that money and is actually quicker than an impreza (cue the onslaught!). Then again the 22B, being a Subaru is a tough machine that will be happy being pootled around or thrashed and will very rarely let you down on the reliability front...
I have looked at alternative cars that are quick, look nice and have a certain cachet, but for some reason I always seem to come back to the above - I would like to hear any other suggestions though, perhaps there is another option!
I have looked at alternative cars that are quick, look nice and have a certain cachet, but for some reason I always seem to come back to the above - I would like to hear any other suggestions though, perhaps there is another option!
27 February 2006, 11:36 AM
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Well, if it's a strict choice between the two then it'll be 22b all the way. The Lotus won't be a supercar when it's steaming by the side of the road 
27 February 2006, 01:12 PM
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Well, if it's a strict choice between the two then it'll be 22b all the way. The Lotus won't be a supercar when it's steaming by the side of the road
27 February 2006, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by dsmith
And by the same token, neither will the 22B when its sat in the garage waiting for a bespoke part to be re-made
dont need to wait for them to be made
27 February 2006, 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by dsmith
And by the same token, neither will the 22B when its sat in the garage waiting for a bespoke part to be re-made
In fact over 5 years and owning a typeR ver5, a p1 and a 22b, only had to replace one battery in over 60k miles . Not bad for the 3 Imprezas with supposedly the worst reliability in the range. All decatted without remap too.
01 March 2006, 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Blackscooby
Isn't the Lotus V8 a flat plane crank ? Therefore doesn't sound like a traditional v8.
They do have to be well looked after. Servicing is quite high, about £350 for an A service and £500 for a B. That's every 6,000 miles. Then, every 24k miles the cam belt needs changing at £1k. A clucth, which can last anywhere between 10k and 40k is about £1.5k.
The 5th gear V8 thing was most likely made to fail it makes better TV. At the last VMax event, 3 Esprits V8s topped 170. 172, 174 ( me ) and 179 ( a V8-GT with the wastegate actuators disconnected ! ). We all drove home okay after that. Okay, it's not 200mph but 179 is not that slow !
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