Evora S gear box rebuild / replacement cost

[p_k_n]

I'm currently looking for an Evora S and have been informed that the the 4, 5, 6 gears in pre-mid 2012 cars are more prone to failure (various posts on Lotus Talk, SELOC and TLF confirm this) which requires a gear box rebuild or replacement.

Has anyone had the misfortune of having to repair or replace a gear box or have an estimate of the cost to sort the issue? I'm trying to figure out if it's worth paying an extra £3 - £4k for a mid 2012 on-wards car to mitigate the risk however small it may be.

Thanks!

[Sumsion]

Thread current in SELOC about this .

[Thorburn]

If the difference between an early S and a MY12 is done to £3-4k then I'd take the MY12 regardless...

[elise2000]

Yes I have. The thread on Seloc is mine. The cost of a new box is c.£7k plus fitting.

[elise2000]

Although it has to be said that this failure is very rare.

[p_k_n]

elise2000 said:

Yes I have. The thread on Seloc is mine. The cost of a new box is c.£7k plus fitting.

Wow, that's steep! Was rebuilding the gearbox not an option?

[elise2000]

That's the list price. With warranty it didn't cost me that muh

[Thorburn]

elise2000 said:

That's the list price. With warranty it didn't cost me that muh

Presumably rebuilding the box with the later spec gears would have been cheaper.

[elise2000]

Thorburn said:

Presumably rebuilding the box with the later spec gears would have been cheaper.

Cheaper than £7k yes.

I went for the new gearbox option as got a very good deal on a new gearbox and new clutch at the same time