OT: Lotus Europa, Someone gimme the skinny!!! |
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OT: Lotus Europa, Someone gimme the skinny!!! |
ninefourteener |
Jun 10 2005, 04:23 PM
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Perfectly Normal Guy :) Group: Members Posts: 1,216 Joined: 3-June 03 From: St. Louis, MO Member No.: 779 |
So I just got back from my vacation to Florida....... Had a blast (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif)
On the way home, while stopping at one of those road-side "jams, jellies, and pecans" places.... I found a classic car dealership and peeked through the window. ........ where I found a car I've seen a thousand pictures of...... but never actually seen one in person...... a 1972 Lotus Europa. Same appeal as the 914.... tiny, nimble, rear engine, 2-seater, etc. Oh yea.... and it looks wild.. like nothing else out there....... much like the way I fell in love with 914s. Plus.... the cost is low.... gotta love that. So...... whats up with these cars? Are they fast? Handle well? reliable? piece of crap? expensive to buy parts? easy to modify? etc. I'd like to hear from anyone thats ever owned or driven one..... and their thoughts. Thanks!!! Matt here's a pic... for those that have no idea what one looks like (not the one I saw) Attached image(s) |
mikey |
Jun 13 2005, 10:08 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 423 Joined: 30-January 03 From: San Francisco Member No.: 214 Region Association: None |
I've always wanted an Europa - one of the early Renault powered ones. I found an S2 for sale in Napa about 5 years ago. The owner let me test drive it and I was hooked. It needed a tune-up bad, but it handled like nothing I'd ever driven before. - very go-kart like. It was tight for me (6'1" 200lbs) getting into the car, but once inside it was very comfortable.
As I was getting the money together there was an ad in the SF Chronicle for a basket case 914-6 for sale in Novato. So I flipped and bought the 914-6 and it has been on jackstands for the last 5 years. Damn, coulda been driving the Europa all that time. |