Evora outside

[matt willson]

Do many of you keep your cars un garaged all year round? Any problems with this.

[chrispj]

I keep mine outside. Acquired it in December last year and it sat through all the torrential rain over the wintrr. I can say as long as your doors don't leak then it's not a problem. Mine did at first so I ended up with sopping wet carpets, so I took the door trim off (10 minute job) and got busy with the silicone sealant). Then threw in some caravan dehumidifier things for the next month and let it dry out.

My Elise before that sat outside for 4 years with no problems other than being a bit grumbly for the first 5 minutes on cold damp autumn mornings when it had sat for a while so I can't see the Evora suffering.

[Sumsion]

Had both my Evoras outside for a total of 6 years . If possible park the car facing the wind and rain and not side on . Also leave the handbrake off , sometimes with heavy rain and cold the brakes temporarily seize however backwards and forwards free them ( it's a bit ugly on the gravel drive )

[Sumsion]

And remove the snow from the vents , scrape the ice from the headlights as turning them on does not melt the ice .

[johnwilliams77]

Quite a number of them suffer from leaking
Make sure you get it fixed or has been
Other than that no issues apart from the general worry of jealousy keying if it's on the street

[blueg33]

Mine lives outside, it doesn't leak, it starts first time, I do leave the handbrake off to stop the brake binding on if its been very wet. I use it in the snow (winter tyres).

Door seals on mine were fixed under warranty.

I ask Lotus to check the bits I cant see for corrosion every time its serviced, and its always a clean bill of health. Like all of them the mudflap brackets corroded.

[matt willson]

Thank you gents. My Elise used to be outside and was ok, bar the headlights freezing and the inside of the window screen.

[s2kjock]

Although mine is garaged normally, I have had problems with water getting into the boot (either parked away for a weekend or while sitting in the dealer car park waiting to get fixed for something ..........)

The dealer had a few goes, but eventually it was sorted by a new boot seal and adjusting the lock latch so the boot lid shuts MUCH tighter (the boot stay now rubs on the engine cover of course ......).

The boot seemed to be most affected in heavy rain when parked at an angle anything other than horizontal (especially if sloping side to side). To be fair, I had similar problems with my Honda S2000 boot.

[CTE]

My last Evora lived outside most of the time...never had any issues...maybe the odd drop of water in from the top of the window, but never lost any sleep over it. My Exige roadster on the other hand definitely leaks a bit in heavy rain, and it does live outside all of the time. Rarely ever use handbrakes simply because you cannot trust them.

[Hungrymc]

Interesting thread. I was about to have a small workshop built to move my motorbikes and tools and things out of the garage in order to make room for my Evora. Struggling to imagine it sat outside in the frost and snow... But obviously they cope ok with it.

[anonymous-user]

Mine usually lives in the garage, but due to some building work it's been outside for 3 months without any problem.

[CTE]

They were developed to be everyday cars and not garage queens...and tested in all conditions accordingly...they even drive in the snow brilliantly!

[s2kjock]

The biggest worry I would have about it being outside (normal crime risk aside) is still being able to keep the battery charged up if you don't use it very often.

[Sumsion]

I think the battery new should start the car after 4 weeks assuming no additional loads .

[CTE]

The cars are fitted with full size batteries...but Aimee said the 400 if left for longer periods ought to be attached to a trickle charger...I think it has more going with the immobiliser etc.
My mate Subaru Impreza only keeps charge for a few days!!

[alex_gray255]

matt willson said:

Do many of you keep your cars un garaged all year round? Any problems with this.

Yes. No.

Did use an outdoor cover though.

[anonymous-user]

Sumsion said:

I think the battery new should start the car after 4 weeks assuming no additional loads .

If I go more than 10 days-2 weeks without using my car (MY12 Evora S) then I will use the trickle charger or at least leave the charger cable plugged in and hanging out of the boot lid (so it can be charged even if it goes flat, as I wouldn't trust the emergency boot release).