Finally got one

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Nobody can accuse me of being impetuous - it's only taken me the best part of 2 years to find the 'perfect' Evora. I bought a Lotus-appropriate plate back in December '13 so I suppose it was about time I got it off retention and on to a car - just got to hope that the DVLA gets its finger out and sends me the V5 pronto so that I can complete the swap ASAP.

Absolutely loving it already - I've smiled so much in the past few days that my face muscles ache.

NA, Laser Blue, Oyster interior, all 3 option packs, CR box, 2bular exhaust with bypass valve (wired into the heated rear screen switch).

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Lazydonkey said:

Alfa2Evora said:

2bular exhaust with bypass valve (wired into the heated rear screen switch)

So it's really loud on those frosty mornings ?

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Perhaps I should have said "wired into what was the heated rear screen switch". Screen now disconnected so the switch only feeds the bypass valve.

Any de-icing/demisting that's required is quickly dealt with by Toyota, .

Here's a short(ish) video of me clearing out a few cobwebs from the system yesterday : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idjsmtnnfo4

Edited by Alfa2Evora on Tuesday 31st March 17:46

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Lefty said:

Ahh is that from Murray? I was going to nip down to look at that! Awesome looking car, you're enjoying it?

One question...how usable are the rear seats? I've got two kids (8&5) and will need a car that they can squeeze in the back of now and again for short journeys. I've not even sat in an Evora yet so have no idea how practical they are!

Indeed it is. I saw it appear on their website a couple of months back and resisted (with extreme difficulty) the urge to rush straight round there. Went to a breakfast meet at MMC the following weekend and there it was, sitting there in all its glory, luring me over. A 20 minute test drive later and I had a pen out of my pocket quicker than you can blink, . Best decision I've ever made, aside from marrying my good lady that is. My face muscles now ache, I've spent so much time smiling this week.

As for the kids, at that age they qualify for reduced bus fares don't they?

F1GTRUeno said:

Shame about the black wheels.........

Cost me £300 to powder-coat they did , , . Each to their own - it's what I wanted as I thought the standard factory silver was too 'in your face' and they'll tie-in nicely with the gloss black sills, front splitter , mirrors and roof that I'm having done next week to make it a Sports Racer lookalike.

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I've finally had the Sports Racer black look applied, and some barge boards fitted, and it all ties in very nicely now I think - the black wheels don't look quite so stark now they're accompanied by the other black bits.

Edited by Alfa2Evora on Friday 8th May 10:04

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blueg33 said:

Looks great. Are the roof and splitter painted or is it a wrap? I am thinking of having mine done. Can I ask how much you paid and who did it?

Ta

Painted. Came to about £500 for the lot, including the mirror caps and door sills. Done by a local bodyshop, Protek in Bathgate, who came highly recommended by several performance car owners and they've certainly not disappointed with this job.

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Lazydonkey said:

What's the red beading on the front splitter?

It's actually both a red and a gold coachline - alongside the black it's my little homage to the F1 team.

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c8rks said:

Hi David,
.......Quick question re your barge boards - are those the Lotus ones and were they fitted by MMC for you? I did enquire about them, but like everything from Lotus they seem to be on factory back order........ I do like the way they look ........

No, they're from a bulk purchase through a guy over on SELOC ( http://forums.seloc.org/viewthread.php?tid=390789&... ) and fitted by myself. Really good quality - made from alloy (rather than the wooden Lotus ones) and you can either have them fully powder coated like mine are or with a carbon-effect wrap on the visible bit. Dead easy to fit too (if you can get the plastic bolts that secure the rear arch liner to let go that is), utilising the existing bolts that fix the bottoms of the A and B panels to the chassis, locating tabs that slot between the sill and the chassis for the bit in between these, and a generous bead of seam-sealer (supplied with the boards) along their entire length.

If you're in luck, Fraser ( Frizz on SELOC - http://forums.seloc.org/member.php?action=viewpro&... ) might be persuaded to do another batch if he gets enough enquiries.