What should I expect from an Evora S
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Shnozz said:
No trouble from the Spanish boys in blue?
No, we only saw the police twice.Once on a tiny road way up a mountain where we were the only cars we saw, there were two policemen on a junction directing non existent traffic.
The second time was up a mountain in the Pico's where we were waved to slow down as we went past a dead body in the road.
When the Porsche broke down on the side of a busy motorway, we were there for an hour and a half and didn't see a single police vehicle.
We slowed for the well marked speed cameras on the odd bit of motorway we did
Hungrymc said:
That looks a fabulous trip ! Did you drive down or put the car on a ferry? I need to do a tour like that.
And re the police, I guess they’re a bit too busy burning ballot boxes to harass a few spirited drivers at the moment.
Ferry to Santander from Plymouth. Its a good crossing, long enough to be civilised, short enough to not be boring.And re the police, I guess they’re a bit too busy burning ballot boxes to harass a few spirited drivers at the moment.
I may do a thread showing the route and more pics if I get time. We adjusted the route slightly because the 911 broke down.
Hungrymc said:
Fantastic, Wonderful scenery to be driving a wonderful car through.
Did the Evora behave? Any hiccups?
The Evora was impeccable and it was driven pretty hard on the twisty mountain roads and on one day cruised at 90mph for 4 hours on the autoroute as we tried to make up time after the unscheduled stop for the Porsche. The only glitch was that mpg dropped to about 17 on the twisties.Did the Evora behave? Any hiccups?
blueg33 said:
The Evora was impeccable and it was driven pretty hard on the twisty mountain roads and on one day cruised at 90mph for 4 hours on the autoroute as we tried to make up time after the unscheduled stop for the Porsche. The only glitch was that mpg dropped to about 17 on the twisties.
Id say that's quite good for pressing on, try harder!bordseye said:
How would you compare the Evora with the 360 after doing that trip together?
Very similar performance, especially acceleration. The Ferarri driver commented that the Evora looked very stable with minimum body roll in the bends. Narrower Evora was easier to place on the windy road. The Ferrari with aftermarket exhaust sounded great, Evora with Lotus sports exhaust not quite so loud but still sounded good.Both cars have very good front ends, and very good brakes. The Ferrari driver knows his car better than I know the Evora, so it took me a little time to have the confidence to enter bends as fast, but after a couple of days the only difference was the ability and balls of the driver.
I have some vids taken from the Ferrari where the Evora pulls away accelerating onto straights but in most cases its pretty close. The 911 was much slower
The Evora seemed to get the most attention too.
Edited by blueg33 on Monday 2nd October 17:47
bordseye said:
Interesting comments. I was toying with a possible choice between a 360 and an Evora. As an ex Lotus man, I like the brand and in particular the way they steer. Trouble is the badge - no way does it match the prancing horse . Yes its shallow but its reflected in resale prices
My 2013 s sr lost only 2 k in 2 years and I added 10k miles to it. Bought 2 years old and sold 4 years old. Granted it won't appreciate.As you say the badge also reflects the current highly over valued purchase price. Who knows which way they are going from now, up or down. Be bad news if you spent £120k on a 430 only to watch it fall again (which they will at some point in time) to £50k they were a few years ago. You are probably ok for a little while yet...
A 458 was my dream car...until I drove one. Very fast but poor interior for the price and horrible steering...got back in my Evora and felt happy I had just saved myself £175k!
A 458 was my dream car...until I drove one. Very fast but poor interior for the price and horrible steering...got back in my Evora and felt happy I had just saved myself £175k!
Just test driven a 458 ( and California and 570S) and cant agree with your comments on the steering. In fact I bought the 430 because its steering was so much like that of my Elise ( a compliment to Ferrari as far as I am concerned) and the 458 is identical. I found the Evora steering equally good.
I agree with you about bubble car prices though its not only Ferrari. What about the E types asking 250k or the air cooled 911s at over 100k? Trouble is, you can see a bubble but you never can tell whether its going to burst this week or next week or next year or get bigger .
Car prices are funny things decided as much by emotion as anything else. For example, the Cali that I tested was £100k. It was a lovely car but I cannot see why it should cost 3 times as much as a similar age Jag XKR, both nominally 2+2 "grand tourers". The difference is a lot of money to pay for the Cavalino on the bonnet. And how do you chose between a low mileage 10 year old 430 and a top of the range Evora at similar money?
I dont buy toy cars to "invest" but I do like the idea of keeping depreciation as low as I can. I'm retired so whatever money I have now is all I ever will have.
I agree with you about bubble car prices though its not only Ferrari. What about the E types asking 250k or the air cooled 911s at over 100k? Trouble is, you can see a bubble but you never can tell whether its going to burst this week or next week or next year or get bigger .
Car prices are funny things decided as much by emotion as anything else. For example, the Cali that I tested was £100k. It was a lovely car but I cannot see why it should cost 3 times as much as a similar age Jag XKR, both nominally 2+2 "grand tourers". The difference is a lot of money to pay for the Cavalino on the bonnet. And how do you chose between a low mileage 10 year old 430 and a top of the range Evora at similar money?
I dont buy toy cars to "invest" but I do like the idea of keeping depreciation as low as I can. I'm retired so whatever money I have now is all I ever will have.
bordseye said:
Interesting comments. I was toying with a possible choice between a 360 and an Evora. As an ex Lotus man, I like the brand and in particular the way they steer. Trouble is the badge - no way does it match the prancing horse . Yes its shallow but its reflected in resale prices
Handling/ride also significantly superior to a 360 imo.The Evora and 430 were pretty much equally matched as driving machines, maybe the Evora had a slight edge, but its hard to tell unless there is a way of driving both cars simultaneously.
Ultimately, the 430 is a Ferrari, so if your priorities lie toward that and potential appreciation in value, then the Ferrari is great but to buy one you have to spend almost twice what I paid for my Evora. My Evora is my daily driver, I don't think a 360 would work for that. It took an inordinately long time to warm up and didn't behave until it was warm.
Ultimately, the 430 is a Ferrari, so if your priorities lie toward that and potential appreciation in value, then the Ferrari is great but to buy one you have to spend almost twice what I paid for my Evora. My Evora is my daily driver, I don't think a 360 would work for that. It took an inordinately long time to warm up and didn't behave until it was warm.
Ferraris in not driving any better than cheaper performance brands shocker.
Amazing what a prancing pony can do on the bonnet of a car.
Don't get me wrong, I've been as lured in as any other petrolhead in the pedestal I have put the donkeys on. However, take emotion from the equation and I cannot say that any Ferrari I have driven has justified its cost over mere mortal cars.
Amazing what a prancing pony can do on the bonnet of a car.
Don't get me wrong, I've been as lured in as any other petrolhead in the pedestal I have put the donkeys on. However, take emotion from the equation and I cannot say that any Ferrari I have driven has justified its cost over mere mortal cars.
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