Discussion
Well an Evora is very similar money to my Elise to insure, and running only one car would obviously be cheaper...
The man maths is strong here!
I really do like the yellow S in the link although I'm put off by the fact people are saying it's well overpriced for what it is. I guess the trader wouldn't negotiate either on that basis...
The man maths is strong here!
I really do like the yellow S in the link although I'm put off by the fact people are saying it's well overpriced for what it is. I guess the trader wouldn't negotiate either on that basis...
As has been said, that car is really a 2011 model, and it's yellow (not the most popular colour) and is very overpriced. £36k would probably be an acceptable amount to pay. Why not make an offer to the dealer - what have you got to lose? They clearly don't know what they're doing - the car has been on sale for at least 6 months now at prices ranging between £40k and £47k...
blueg33 said:
chappardababbar said:
blueg33 said:
If it helps, I bought my n/a evora 20 months ago and have added 30k miles to it. I have just had a p-ex price £3k less than I paid which seems like minimal depreciation to me. I think I could get another £1k selling privately.
My car is a 2010 with all three packs (not many of those about)
The 2012 and later S's have dropped a couple of £k over the last 12 months and probably have a couple more to go. The pre 2012 cars seem to have reached a plateau, process are the same as they were when I bought my car.
The n/a is no longer in production, the 400 is not cheap and will take some time before used ones are even close to the territory of the process of used S's.
I think that they are pretty good for depreciation, but they do need maintaining, full service history etc.
Avoid anything without the sports pack, one of those has been on the market from before I bought my car.
Thank you, wow you should be very happy with that. Hoping for a similar result. My mileage will be 10k per year.My car is a 2010 with all three packs (not many of those about)
The 2012 and later S's have dropped a couple of £k over the last 12 months and probably have a couple more to go. The pre 2012 cars seem to have reached a plateau, process are the same as they were when I bought my car.
The n/a is no longer in production, the 400 is not cheap and will take some time before used ones are even close to the territory of the process of used S's.
I think that they are pretty good for depreciation, but they do need maintaining, full service history etc.
Avoid anything without the sports pack, one of those has been on the market from before I bought my car.
I don't think putting 10-15k on a car that currently has 3-5k miles on it should have a significant impact on values.
Need to educate myself on the three packs. I can hope with £3k depreciation in one year but no more than that really.
The packs are simple really:
Sport
cross drilled brake discs
sport button changes throttle response and traction control thresholds
additional oil cooler
Sports diffuser
Tech
Cruise
Tyre pressure monitoring
Satnav and Bluetooth of varying degrees of crapness depending on year
Amp and subwoofer
Parking sensors
Premium
Lots more leather (in my opinion makes the car feel more expensive)
extra thicker carpets
armrest
body coloured door handles
My car also has Homelink, powerfold door mirrors, factory tracker, 2012 gear cables (very important), tubular manifold and decat, Lotus motorsport barge boards, new painted mudflap brackets
(amazingly Lotus used unpainted mild steel for these)Plus 2 cars seem to get a premium
When looking at cars check the headlights aren't peeling and all the LED elements work in addition to the obvious usual stuff
Re the headlights, I had one of mine done under warranty (replacement - £850 ouch) and the other done via JCT for about £250 (re-laquered). The re-laquered one looks perfect alongside the new one to be honest. You couldn't tell it was re-coated so an option for £250 per side if you did happen to buy one with the (standard) peeling.
I am surprised at how long this has sat on the market - http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/l...
White seems a popular colour on the Evora and the Komotec 430 upgrade and 12MY gear cables are superb inclusions. Really seems a bargain but perhaps people are nervous of a modified Evora more so than they seem willing to buy modified Exiges etc. Ok, so its a 2+0 which might also effect resale but nevertheless I would have been very tempted when I was in the market. Kind of pleased it wasn't if its such a white elephant on the second-hand market.
itcaptainslow said:
I'm following this thread with interest-I'm considering upgrading my S1 Elise and ZT V8 to an Evora. Trying to work out if spending £30k ish on a NA low mileage early car would be fine for me or if I should really bust the budget and push towards a late model S. Decisions...!
Personally I didn't find the performance of the supercharged one to be much different to the NA, yet the mpg seems to suffer a fair bit. Given the anticipated uses for my own needs were a lot of long GT type jaunts and less of the back road blasts, the NA was suitably capable and frugal enough that it didn't depress me to be at the pumps every few hours. I have a feeling the tax is higher too, albeit a once a year cost is hardly a big issue.The Elise/Exige needs a SC in my opinion to give it the straight line performance it deserves. Whilst my NA Elises/Exige were fun, I always thought they lacked poke and the 240bhp Exige I had finally addressed that. The difference between the NA and supercharged Evora was far less evident.
GTD40 said:
Toaster said:
blueg33 said:
2012 gear cables (very important),
Very important if there is an issue but not all cars were affected my 2010 car has the original cables and they work just fine. not all cars were affected but agree if they were affected then they needed changingShnozz said:
I am surprised at how long this has sat on the market - http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/l...
White seems a popular colour on the Evora and the Komotec 430 upgrade and 12MY gear cables are superb inclusions. Really seems a bargain but perhaps people are nervous of a modified Evora more so than they seem willing to buy modified Exiges etc. Ok, so its a 2+0 which might also effect resale but nevertheless I would have been very tempted when I was in the market. Kind of pleased it wasn't if its such a white elephant on the second-hand market.
I think its a combination of the mods and 2+0. I would be asking questions about the clutch on a car with upgraded power.White seems a popular colour on the Evora and the Komotec 430 upgrade and 12MY gear cables are superb inclusions. Really seems a bargain but perhaps people are nervous of a modified Evora more so than they seem willing to buy modified Exiges etc. Ok, so its a 2+0 which might also effect resale but nevertheless I would have been very tempted when I was in the market. Kind of pleased it wasn't if its such a white elephant on the second-hand market.
itcaptainslow said:
I'm following this thread with interest-I'm considering upgrading my S1 Elise and ZT V8 to an Evora. Trying to work out if spending £30k ish on a NA low mileage early car would be fine for me or if I should really bust the budget and push towards a late model S. Decisions...!
Exactly what I did - flippin eck -nearly 4 years ago. I have an early MY11 which has seen most of the usual niggles - all dealt with under warranty. It is now solid as a rock. I would test drive a couple, but please try close ratio and normal gearboxes. Mine is standard, and when I got a CR car as a courtesy at my last service, the difference was night and day. I regret not having the CR box and if/when my clutch goes I plan to get get the box converted.Spunagain said:
itcaptainslow said:
I'm following this thread with interest-I'm considering upgrading my S1 Elise and ZT V8 to an Evora. Trying to work out if spending £30k ish on a NA low mileage early car would be fine for me or if I should really bust the budget and push towards a late model S. Decisions...!
Exactly what I did - flippin eck -nearly 4 years ago. I have an early MY11 which has seen most of the usual niggles - all dealt with under warranty. It is now solid as a rock. I would test drive a couple, but please try close ratio and normal gearboxes. Mine is standard, and when I got a CR car as a courtesy at my last service, the difference was night and day. I regret not having the CR box and if/when my clutch goes I plan to get get the box converted.I've been emailing Jamie @ B&C and hopefully will be heading down there within the next couple of weeks to try a few Evoras, sit down and do some sums
Been carefully and quietly monitoring the used prices of IPS cars, with a plan to get rid of my Cobra replica and get a more sensible Evora; either N/A or Supercharged. Im not a track day superstar or even a fast road sort so the added power is not too much of a concern - but the whine of a spelling supercharger is a glorious sound to enjoy.
Spotted this one listed and seems to be a good price but Im not fully convinced its actually a S, I know the S badge of the back can drop off in heavy polishing or washing but I need someone more knowledgable to tell me if the rear diffuser and exhaust is right for a S or if this is a N/A - the image of the engine does not look like i has the supercharger bolted on the top, but Im no expert.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...
BravoV8V said:
It's definitely not an S (wrong diffuser) and it's definitely not a MY12 (wrong seats, wheel, ICE etc etc). It does appear to have the Lotus sports (Janspeed) exhaust on it though (blue tips).
You can have a MY12 with those seats and wheels, just most have the MY12 Premium Sport interior pack and optional Diamond Cut wheels.Thorburn said:
You can have a MY12 with those seats and wheels, just most have the MY12 Premium Sport interior pack and optional Diamond Cut wheels.
FWIW, all MY12 seats are different, not just Premium seats. (Check the part numbers on DeRoure, if you must). And I was referring to the (skinny) steering wheel, not the road wheels.That is 100% not an MY12 car.
BravoV8V said:
Thorburn said:
You can have a MY12 with those seats and wheels, just most have the MY12 Premium Sport interior pack and optional Diamond Cut wheels.
FWIW, all MY12 seats are different, not just Premium seats. (Check the part numbers on DeRoure, if you must). And I was referring to the (skinny) steering wheel, not the road wheels.That is 100% not an MY12 car.
There are a few cars up to 2013 registrations that are pre MY12, its easy to get caught out if you don't know the detail
Gassing Station | Evora | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff