Esprit s4s or Europa

[tvrkl]

Guys,

I am from sunny Malaysia and currently driving a cockster 986 s. Had a 911 and a tvr before that. I think i am ready for my maiden lotus ownership. Test driven the Europa and the Elise s2. Don't quite like the elise pretty much because of the engine noise because is pretty much well noise, it sounded like a vacuum cleaner, the handling on the hand is superb. Europa i think is better compromise as the engine is not as noisy, slightly more comfortable and it has got 80% of the handling I reckon. this is until i saw a mint condition Esprit s4s with 3000 miles on it. Have yet to test drive, cause i reckon i might just buy it after the test drive. Questions
-Would an s4s makes sense as a daily driver (boxster is currently). Quite sure i can live with europa on a daily basis
- Am i asking 4 trouble buying such a low milage europa? what are the things I should check and change before buying such a low miler.

Thanks in advance.

BTw I was at proton's office and I was told that Proton has approved funding to lotus for Project Eagle.

[peter450]

I love the esprit, it's definately on my to do/own list too, but i do like the europa a lot aswell, the europa has also recently been revised it now has 225 hp an a full leather interior trim option.

Esprit will cost more, it's older an was more expensive new, however it will depreciate less, however being such a low milage car, an if it's your daily drive i expect you will put a few miles on to it, so it will depreciate a fair bit aswell due to the premium you are going to pay for those soon to be not so low miles.

If you have the choice an can buy both, drive the esprit an drive a revised europa, see which you prefer

[shangani]

The esprit could be a money pit. People in the know seem very enthusiastic about the eagle.

[Gooby]

I took a couple of esprit's out a couple of months ago, great car, the interior is oh so 70's but the gearbox is a pile of poo. It really shattered a childhood dream and I regret driving it.

Go for the europa.