Might be an Evora owner soon
Discussion
Well after 6-7 yrs of Elise life I've decided to spend some more and get a Lotus that I can use every day without significant compromise. The weather has been the final nail in the decision. I've hardly used my Elise since October and having it sitting in my garage for all that time whilst I still pay for road tax, insurance, MoT, etc seems stupid. I'm going to ditch the Boxster too as its only had a little more time on the road.
My budget is £40k and there's a nice 'S' in saffron yellow at Stratstones atm. Just need to sell the Boxster and my Elise now...watch this space...
My budget is £40k and there's a nice 'S' in saffron yellow at Stratstones atm. Just need to sell the Boxster and my Elise now...watch this space...
Went for a nosey around at some yesterday. Even though I have driven one before I haven't looked too closely at them. I noticed that the entry/exit doesn't seem much easier than my Elise to some extent. I still had to move the seat all the way back to swing my legs in and out and I worried that all that lovely trim would take quite a clobbering in daily use. The boot is also about the same as My Elise although the back seats are the 'other boot' I guess and I have another car for carrying larger loads.
Inside I pushed and pulled and touched just about everything and the quality is undeniabley good. I know the press talk a lot about these 'low rent' interiors but the insides of all cars, especially the newer ones, was not something I think anyone can complain about tbh. Materials, leather, etc were lovely.
I looked at a new 'S' (dark blue, tan leather) and did wonder how many Evoras Lotus would have sold if that would have been their original press car. It was stunning.
Dealer presentation of at least 3 was very disappointing though with one badly washed car (forgot the wheels and tyres!), one with a largish piece of trim floating around the boot (this was on their most expensive model in the showroom) and another which had the battery disconnected so that when you opened the boot you were greeted by half the trim missing and a load of wires sticking out. How they think this is acceptable is beyond me.
I only sat in a few of the models but it struck me that I am going to buy a 'grown up' car.
Inside I pushed and pulled and touched just about everything and the quality is undeniabley good. I know the press talk a lot about these 'low rent' interiors but the insides of all cars, especially the newer ones, was not something I think anyone can complain about tbh. Materials, leather, etc were lovely.
I looked at a new 'S' (dark blue, tan leather) and did wonder how many Evoras Lotus would have sold if that would have been their original press car. It was stunning.
Dealer presentation of at least 3 was very disappointing though with one badly washed car (forgot the wheels and tyres!), one with a largish piece of trim floating around the boot (this was on their most expensive model in the showroom) and another which had the battery disconnected so that when you opened the boot you were greeted by half the trim missing and a load of wires sticking out. How they think this is acceptable is beyond me.
I only sat in a few of the models but it struck me that I am going to buy a 'grown up' car.
Edited by Frimley111R on Sunday 7th April 07:35
AlunR said:
Foreign buyers are no problem. I've sold 2 that way...
Which dealer? Drop me a line I had good and bad experiences...
Stratstone. You call them, they put you through and then no one answers....3 times! Then you email and say call me tomorrow and they call you 1hr later when you're not there!Which dealer? Drop me a line I had good and bad experiences...
Going around in circles atm! The 2011 S model I liked isn't that much less than a deal on the SR model in N/A trim. Problem is that I managed to 'man maths' my way up to one of those and had a good look. Now if I look back at the Stratstone one I sort of feel it looks a bit 'less good' if you know what I mean. Problem is that I am now entering the world of expensive new cars and as a result fairly big chunks of depreciation. So, after worry about this I thought that maybe I should buy a £30k car and after a year or two buy an nearly new SR. Flipping heck!
I done a few hoons with everything from Renaultsport Meganes to GTRs and tbh, once up to speed everything is pretty much the same performance as there's a limit to what you can achieve on 99.9% of roads.
I'm going to drive the S on Thursday at B&C but they don't have an N/A. I might see what S models are around that can be 'converted' to the SR look. TBH there aren't that many out there. I'll need to drive the N/A too before making any decisions.
I'm going to drive the S on Thursday at B&C but they don't have an N/A. I might see what S models are around that can be 'converted' to the SR look. TBH there aren't that many out there. I'll need to drive the N/A too before making any decisions.
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