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Originally Posted by silverc4s
I owned a 1973 Europa Series II (Renault 1600 engine & tranny) many years ago. I guess it was about 7 years old when I bought it, and had been owned by a USAF jet jockey since new, as a third car.
Well, it was fun for a while, but in actuality, compared to any Porsche, it is an overpriced, hard to repair, expensive to buy parts for, P O S.
I ended up donating mine to the local High School auto shop for the tax write off, giviing me a better ROI than either keeping it or selling it would have done for those costly three years of ownership.
Porsche, there is no substitute. Really. No kidding. Truth in advertising.
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If your Europa was a Series 2 with the Renault engine it couldn't have been a 1973. The Renault engine was replaced with the Twin Cam engine starting in model year 1972. If your Europa was a Series 2 it was probably either a 1970 or 1971. A lot of improvments were made in the 1972 twin cam car and many more when the Lotus Europa Special was introduced in 1973.
