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1095 miles!!!! 
Maybe in a few years 
hahithestevieboy said:
L100NYY said:
It's in our showroom at the moment and it is amazingly clean and 100% original, an amazing find!
So whats the black europa like in the flesh? Is the interior a big improvement over standard?I admit that I never thought that I would say that but it is true, with the power and suspension upgrades along with the brakes, interior etc it has totally transformed the car. We have spent weeks fine tuning the suspension both on the road and the track and I am dead chuffed with what we have achieved with it. We even threw away a brand new set of Toyo tyres as we weren't happy with the way they felt on the car (induced roll oversteer at the limit due to the soft sidewall) and are now running the Europa on Michelins which are superb.
This is a real labour of love for us and we are suitably proud of what we have achieved.
Edited by L100NYY on Tuesday 18th September 08:45
S Works said:
Which Michelins Ben? Would be interested to know, as the T1R's are the compromise I've settled with as road tyres for the moment on my OZ rims.
Morning Tim,We went for Pilot Exalto's, to be honest it was a tough call between these and AO48's but we went for the Pilots as we didn't want to stray too close to an Exige style set up. Saying that, we sold and delivered a Europa identical spec to our demo a couple of weeks ago and that was on AO48's and I have been told that it feels great but unfortunately I didn't get a chance to try it for myself.
We are more than happy with the feel of the Pilot's and they have totally erradicated the roll overersteer that we experienced at Bedford on the Toyo's.
L100NYY said:
Capt Cave Man said:
God, if ony I had the money... 
340R or Europa?Europa! because it retains usability.
I'd love to come have a look see but you're not exactly in my neck of the woods and its a country mile out of my price range. Maybe when it's a bit more second hand i'll be able to have a punt. Do you happen to know if the fancy interior is retrofittable? If it's really good quality leather, that coulour should only improve with age and wear.
Are you chaps shifting many europas then? Have you sold a 2/11 yet?
No disrespect here guys, especially Ben, but I'm not sure that drawing a comparison between the 340r (the original post) and the Europa is really one we should making. While the Europa is an interesting exercise, it hasn't really pushed the marque towards the mainstream, whereas the the 340r is the kind of Lotus that Lotus afficionados just love.
I was lucky enough to take a spin in a 340r owned by a local dealer last week and if my personal situation was different I might have been working out how to sell it to HID (like thats possible). Thanks to Ben (not L1OONYY) and Chris for the spin last week - the car feels spot on - shame the fuel was low.
Everyone else - for my part, while a K20 transplant would be good.... the VHPD really suited the car... handles like a consultant with a scalpel... engine is like a bear who wants to eat ur head!! Oh and you can get a 340r and a Honda S/C exige (nearly) for the price of a 211. And you can drive the exige when its pi**ing with rain... no contest.
I was lucky enough to take a spin in a 340r owned by a local dealer last week and if my personal situation was different I might have been working out how to sell it to HID (like thats possible). Thanks to Ben (not L1OONYY) and Chris for the spin last week - the car feels spot on - shame the fuel was low.
Everyone else - for my part, while a K20 transplant would be good.... the VHPD really suited the car... handles like a consultant with a scalpel... engine is like a bear who wants to eat ur head!! Oh and you can get a 340r and a Honda S/C exige (nearly) for the price of a 211. And you can drive the exige when its pi**ing with rain... no contest.
Edited by subaqua on Wednesday 19th September 00:13
subaqua said:
No disrespect here guys, especially Ben, but I'm not sure that drawing a comparison between the 340r (the original post) and the Europa is really one we should making.
Subaqua, where are the comparisons being drawn between the 340R and the Europa or have I missed something? There are two cars being mentioned in one thread yes, but no comparisons have been drawn unless somebody has deleted a post or two?
Scuffers said:
is that the 340R that was sat in a model shop for some 6 years?
seem to remeber it on Ebay for a while...
No this is a different one, this was owned by a guy that had a Sport 160 and replaced it with this but it has just been sitting in his garage for the last few years. He's emigrating to Canada and was gutted that he couldn't take it with him.seem to remeber it on Ebay for a while...
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