Keeping this in view, how expensive is maintenance on a lotus?
The Elise is not expensive to own and maintain. Set aside $1000 per year and that should easily cover oil changes and other minor maint items.
Similarly, how much is a oil change on a lotus? Cost. The dealership charges around $300 to do an oil change.
Furthermore, are Lotus cars reliable?
Actually, many put their reliability down to the fact that many of their models are now equipped with Toyota engines. The Toyota engine can be found in the Evora, Elise and Exige, and since that has happened, there have been very few problems reported.
Why are Lotus cars so expensive?
Its because actual engineering using high quality light weight materials to build a vehicle that is superlight, super-strong and has a sophisticated suspension costs a lot of money. Don't forget, the lotus can still effortlessly pass all requirements for crash-worthiness.
