I've been looking around for a decent Europa S for over a year and no luck.

The year before there seemed to be several for sale at attractive prices, now none! Any one know of a likely candidate? What's happened to them all?

I didn't think they were 'that easily' tuneable?

Oh I know Lea's Europa Henry, I just thought using the Syvecs ECU wasn't that cheap in the grand scheme of things.
But then again, if you give your car to Chris it'll be good but not cheap

I have had mine for 4 years - longer than I have ever kept a car and I can't bring myself to sell it.
The problem is there were only 458 sold worldwide and after a slow start people now 'get' the Europa and there is demand for them.
Good luck in your search.

That's interesting, yours looked in A1 condition - I thought previously when they were being advertised @ £16-17k that was a reasonable price, they then started being advertised at £20k+ which I think is way over the odds. They are very rare though so who knows.

The silver one you linked to has been advertised for ages now. There's the black one at £15k approx but it is high-mileage, not sure how much of a concern that is.

TOAD TV are meant to be doing a review soon so looking forward to that

Yup thanks it it was in good condition couple of smallish stone chips on the nose it had done 45,000 odd mile, I think the art is to just wash and wax hoover out the inerior dont feed the leather but just use something like the Autoglym foam cleaner and service regularly they are pretty bomb proof. The problem is/was there were a number of people saying they should be £20k and it looks like the dealers are trying to market them for that I still think £16-£17K is reasonable.

Have to say I love the Evora as well and it seems to be keeping as tidy as the Europa and doesnt seem to be picking up stone chips..........yet

Hoffmanns for a top of the range all singing all dancing tune but for a little more power Courtenays can now map the Europa - had mine done & now 232BHP & 249lbs ft for about £600 inc rolling road

C43 agree the Europa is a cracking car and its a shame it didn't sell in the numbers predicted I would have another if they were still being built, from a used perspective some seem to go for around the high teens-£20,950K for a 2008 one is highish but is being sold via a dealer so I suspect there would be some warrenty etc which has some value but private sale would possibly be £1.5 to £2 k less which I think would still be good money.

If you have clean, genuine car at a fair price and a buyer that wants a car like that, you get a quick sale. I did and sold my Europa within a day of advertising on Pistonheads. You can speculate on what price is right but for cars like these there is no age/mileage rule, condition is everything. It's a very good and rare car with a limited supply. I don't think good, unmodified Europas will depreciate much now and prices could stablise in the £15,000 to £20,000 range, dependant on condition. A car that holds its value makes for fairly cheap, fun motoring, the Europa was certainly that for me.

Lotus archives, may not be hugely accurate as they originally told me 465 but that is the latest figure so probably not that far out