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I've been seduced by the dark side

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Hi all, a couple of months ago after 11 years of Excel ownership and 12 years on this forum I sold my Excel and bought an Esprit GT3. As those of you who were at LITP will already know, I'm not wholly convinced it was the wisest thing I've ever done but that's another story :lol:
The reason for this post is that, with the blessing of the moderators, I'd very much like to stay and contribute on this forum where I have made some great friends and can hopefully still add value ( who sniggered? :lol: :wink: ) . I'm still very much an Excel enthusiast and I'd like to stay in touch / meet up with people. In fact it's about time we had another Hampshire meet up isn't it?

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More glad that you havnt disappeared, Im often reading Esprit stuff anyway, even if I dont fit in one. Im sure you wont be the only one lurking anyway. Who says you have to actually own one of the cars. In this day and age you can "self identify" as anything you want. You can SI as an Excel owner and I will SI as an Esprit owner.
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I think this should go to a vote! :roll: :lol: :lol:
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Please feel free to stay and comment as you wish Shaun - I think many of us harbour a desire also to have an Esprit so your experiences will be of interest, as well as your Excel experiences.

I do hope Bash hasn’t gone woke!

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Thanks guys, that's good to hear, I'll keep you updated on my adventures / heartaches / headaches / victories and challenges with the Esprit in the 'off topic ' section!
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Good to know you'll not disappear Shaun! I'm following your Esprit threads on TLF :D

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richardw wrote:
Thu Sep 01, 2022 18:33


I do hope Bash hasn’t gone woke!

Cheers, Richard
Apparently it's rife in Yorkshire 😁😉

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I think you have made a huge mistake, and that you should have bought the Esprit as another Lotus :D - you can't have too many, although I must admit I use my Excel more than I do the Esprit.

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Seconded, (or 'thirded' as per avatar)

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Im not that woke, but I am very confused at times by how very small minorities seem to rule the roost backed up by keyboard social media warriors, or the new puritans as they should be called. So, with that in mind I have decided to self identify as a grumpy old narrow minded man ( HQ in Yorkshire). The only major minority that cannot be justified apparently

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I had to look up woke!! :D :oops:

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Pete Boole wrote:
Sat Sep 03, 2022 09:53
I had to look up woke!! :D :oops:

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That's a good thing Pete :lol:

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Interested to hear your thoughts on the GT3 compared to your Excel (and living with an Esprit in general).

Why were you concerned incidentally? And does it get more attention? (I'm not sure it will tbh)

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Oi_Oi_Savaloy wrote:
Wed Sep 28, 2022 12:54
Interested to hear your thoughts on the GT3 compared to your Excel (and living with an Esprit in general).

Why were you concerned incidentally? And does it get more attention? (I'm not sure it will tbh)
If you have a look in the off topic section, I did a little write up on my first impressions/ comparison with the Excel. :D

Shaun

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