Evora - how long do they take to sell

[vanman1936]

Thinking about an Evora, will be a weekend car fr a year or two. Likely a 400.

I know they are pretty solid on the depreciation front (WW3 aside), but how long do they take to sell privately (to avoid the dealer spread)?

[giveitfish]

From my sample of 1…a loooong time, like 4 months.

[CrazyHorse]

I'm also on the lookout for either a 400 or 410 of some flavour... Sure, they are a niche car and this is stating the obvious but if people and dealers were asking £5-8k less for them i.e. a bit more than f-type or M3 money the audience would widen and they'd sell a lot quicker. Some cars have been for sale for months and months...others, e.g. the cheap gt430 which sold this week went in a few days. I'd think differently if I was a owner/seller not a buyer though!

Can't wait to get in one... I just need save a few more pennies!

Edited by CrazyHorse on Sunday 16th March 09:05

[sjc]

Hilton and Moss took a deposit within a day on their Green 410 GT Sport ,and the Dark grey one earlier this year didn’t hang about either.I was there yesterday chatting. The brown one they’ve just listed (410 sport) is stunning in the flesh,but IPS so not for me.

[Matty_]

The Evora market is incredibly strange - as I mentioned on the TLF forum, the GT410 was about £3-5k more expensive than some equivalents, but sold very quickly.

I've seen it with other 400/410's as well. Never sure why. Specific colour? Just the right person in the right location?

In terms of selling, there are quite a few on SELOC, TLF and the FB groups actively looking for 400's at the moment. I'm one of them, and I've been comparing notes with others :lol: The ones hanging around are either due to being IPS, or just massively overpriced. If they're priced correctly, they sell almost instantly, the demand is pretty strong...but not £50k strong.

[vanman1936]

Helpful guys.

I am not averse to an IPS…..decent reviews…..are they that undesirable?

This one looks well priced:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2025012483...

[giveitfish]

The airbag cover is on its way to popping on that one, a very common Evora fault that dealers seem happy to ignore in their prep.

I understand it’s a £500+ fix.

[BertBert]

vanman1936 said:

Helpful guys.

I am not averse to an IPS…..decent reviews…..are they that undesirable?

This one looks well priced:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2025012483...

I test drove an IPS and thought it rather good. If you want an auto, don't rule one out.

[wobert]

I’ve recently bought an Evora 400 IPS.

I view it as 3 cars in one, auto, auto with sport button and manual with sport button.

The shift quality is pretty good, esp in sport mode (either in auto or manual mode).

The changes Lotus made to the shift map have worked and the car is always in the right gear and doesn’t tend to “hunt”. Plus, you get the throttle blipped on down shifts in sport mode.

Since I bought the car for longer distance driving, the auto suited me fine.

Plus, you don’t have a clutch to change at 30-40k miles.

[Matty_]

vanman1936 said:

Helpful guys.

I am not averse to an IPS…..decent reviews…..are they that undesirable?

This one looks well priced:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2025012483...

IPS gets very good reviews, and it's much improved in the 400 vs the S1 (same box, but different electronics). I think the IPS loses the limited slip diff, I think? That's unlikely to matter to many, though.

It also means you don't get the mechanical groaning noise from the single-plate clutch which is a bugbear for many.

[nunpuncher]

The Evora seems to live in a strange bubble where depreciation doesn't exist. All the alternatives have depreciated (aka "correction") and the Emira is pressing down from above.

Unique spec, car sold with reputable dealer back up or someone just buying a local car for convenience, I get it. Otherwise I think a lot just end up getting kept or are perhaps haggled way down. Otherwise a lot of them look around 5k overpriced given the current used car market.

[CTE]

Have you ever driven one?

Too many Emira`s (meaning lots of competition) and whilst there are improvements in some areas they don`t hit quite the same spot for all and there is a very limited supply.

[The Wookie]

Just gone back to an Evora after 2 years with my Emira as I never got over the disappointment when I drove it on track

The Emira has a more mainstream appeal (and bigger volumes to suit) but if you want an Evora you want an Evora.

The wife hates it and it’s back to slightly shonky build, rubbish wipers, dingy headlights and washer refill induced sciatica but fk me is it spectacular to drive

[vanman1936]

The Wookie said:

Just gone back to an Evora after 2 years with my Emira as I never got over the disappointment when I drove it on track

The Emira has a more mainstream appeal (and bigger volumes to suit) but if you want an Evora you want an Evora.

The wife hates it and it’s back to slightly shonky build, rubbish wipers, dingy headlights and washer refill induced sciatica but fk me is it spectacular to drive

Ah nice, photos?

I did have an Emira on order a while back, cancelled after the delivery delay fiasco. Did drive well on the road though.

This looks like good value (?)…

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2025032505...

Edited by vanman1936 on Wednesday 2nd April 21:08

[jules_s]

Probably the least photogenic car ever - every photo I see I have to remind myself how great they actually look

[FWIW]

jules_s said:

Probably the least photogenic car ever - every photo I see I have to remind myself how great they actually look

This is so true!

[FWIW]

Use someone like Will B to sell it. No problem.

[The Wookie]

vanman1936 said:

Ah nice, photos?

I did have an Emira on order a while back, cancelled after the delivery delay fiasco. Did drive well on the road though.

This looks like good value (?)…

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2025032505...

Edited by vanman1936 on Wednesday 2nd April 21:08

I think if I’d gone Touring rather than Sport I’d have probably been much happier with it and probably would have kept it but I wouldn’t have been able to have fun on track with it



Happy with the deal I got, managed some cash back for the exchange, and love it a little more every time I drive it

[The Wookie]

jules_s said:

Probably the least photogenic car ever - every photo I see I have to remind myself how great they actually look

I think S1s in bright colours with black pack look fantastic, weirdly I prefer the S2s in more muted colours

[sjc]

FWIW said:

Use someone like Will B to sell it. No problem.

He’s retired,hence that very cheap 430 he was letting go that missed out on by hours !