25k miles a year in an Evora?

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I am considering trading my Maserati for an Evora, I would also sell my Alfa and commute in the Evora, the aim of this is to free up some cash for a property purchase and reduce my outgoings a bit by running two rather than three cars. Another option is to trade the Maser for a cheaper Elise (probably a series 3 1.6) and keep the Alfa for commuting.
Would doing 25k miles a year in the Evora, drive me mad, spoil my appreciation of the car and cost an absolute fortune in running cost and depreciation?

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Thanks for the responses. I am sure that I would enjoy an Evora, I have had a short test drive in one and I liked it a lot. I am trying to get an idea of the cost of doing 25k miles a year in one so that I can work which option I should go for.

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Gravel said:

You might find your 25k rapidly becoming 30k - while it is a very pleasant place to be on an A-road cruise, it's a whole lot more exciting on the long way home!

I can't really comment on the options packs - my Sports Racer has them all, but IMHO I would not be without the cruise control, reversing camera and bluetooth audio (radio reception is patchy as it's not a metal bodied car). Sports mode is also essential - should really be called 'parking mode' when it's off as the throttle response seems a bit dead when sport is off.

My guess would be that fuel and tyres would be your main expenses.Are you near a dealer for services? Sounds like you'll be doing two a year...

I live close to some of the best driving roads in the country so I suspect that you would be correct about the higher mileage. My nearest dealer is Murray Motors in Edinburgh which is about 60 miles away so getting it serviced twice a year could be a bit of a a pain. They have a 2011 laser blue Evora with the premium and sport packs for sale at the moment which is in my price range but they have had it for a while so I am wondering why it has not sold.
I believe that the tyres are quite expensive and that the rear ones in particular don't last long.

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Thanks guys.
I did a quick calculation and excluding depreciation, I think that it would cost me approximately £3k more in running costs to do 25k miles in the Evora rather than the Alfa, this would be partially offset by the fact that I would only be running two cars rather than three(Alfa, Volvo and Elise)but I suspect that once depreciation is taken into account the cost would be higher.
Another factor is that only having the XC90 and the Evora would result in increased use of the V8 petrol XC90 which is not a cheap option at 18mpg.
I am starting to think that the Alfa + Volvo + Elise option might be better but it is hard to work out all the competing costs.

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Thanks for all the replies.
I test drove an Elise at the weekend and have decided that it is not for me so I am looking at the Evora but things have become a little more complicated.
My commute is 130 miles per day but I have had the use of a company flat for 2-3 nights per week and this helps keep the mileage down a bit. My company is getting rid of the flat due to the downturn in the oil industry so I will either have to go for an economical daily commuting car with a cheap Evora as a weekend and occasional commuting car or rent a room close to the office which could allow me to only have the Evora.
I need to look into the cost implications of all this before I decide what to do.

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Lazydonkey said:

I did 10k last year in an NA at an average of 27mpg and it handled a fast 80 mile round trip commute 3 days a week with ease. I didn't have another car as a back up and i was never left standing by the road. Air con compressor failed but that seems very rare.

I know of '10 plate with 75k miles on the clock that was worth in the region of £25k trade in so in the grand scheme of things even high mileage isn't prohibitively expensive from a depreciation point of view.

I've now got an astra as well as the evora as i needed 5 doors now and again and being honest i probably enjoy the car even more now, as it feels more special.

I think the depreciation would be manageable but three services a year plus fuel plus tyres would add up.
Your last point is also very true, I was using the Maserati to go to and from work quite a bit last summer and when you use a car a lot you become accustomed to the performance, noise etc. and it becomes a bit less special.