Evora - how long do they take to sell

[Lee281275]

Is that the 410 from Bell & Covil? I nearly bought that once upon a time. Beautiful car but I'm biased

[The Wookie]

Lee281275 said:

Is that the 410 from Bell & Covil? I nearly bought that once upon a time. Beautiful car but I'm biased

It was indeed! It was good value although not completely pristine. B&C fixed the bits that needed doing and did a great job of detailing and presenting it for when I collected though, it looked fantastic.

I suspect it hadn’t been used much recently, it’s loosened up very nicely with a few hundred miles on it. Already stuck a set of GRP rear lights on it and have found a set of Recaros from an earlier car for the day to day so my wife doesn’t shoot me after the first time she sits in the carbon buckets. Only takes 10 mins to swap them when I want to do a track day.

[Square Leg]

Think I’ll be moving mine on soon but I don’t think the market is looking particularly good at the moment.

[Matty_]

Square Leg said:

Think I’ll be moving mine on soon but I don’t think the market is looking particularly good at the moment.

Evora market is really strong - especially in your colour I doubt you'd have a problem. What's behind the decision to sell?

[FWIW]

sjc said:

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 !

That’s a shame. He was great to deal with.

[nunpuncher]

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

The colour with the black wheels do that no favours. Hard to tell from the few interior pics but the airbag cover is like a doorstep.

[sjc]

Square Leg said:

Think I’ll be moving mine on soon but I don’t think the market is looking particularly good at the moment.

If you’re serious about selling by all means ping me the details.

[sjc]

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

Wipers and headlights etc .. any fixes/ upgrades for them ?

[Baldchap]

Never had any bother with either lights or wipers on my Evora 410GT, which was one of if not the very last one registered, so either his is bad, his expectations are mega, or there are improvements to be had out there.

I'd imagine it's as simple as decent wiper blades and bulbs.

[The Wookie]

sjc said:

Wipers and headlights etc .. any fixes/ upgrades for them ?

I used to put PIAA silicon wipers on my old ones which lay down a RainX style hydrophobic film. Not cheap and don’t know if they’re still available but they were an improvement.

Headlights I think you’re stuck with them as they are although maybe someone has done an LED upgrade for them or something

Edited by The Wookie on Saturday 19th April 10:07

[The Wookie]

Baldchap said:

Never had any bother with either lights or wipers on my Evora 410GT, which was one of if not the very last one registered, so either his is bad, his expectations are mega, or there are improvements to be had out there.

I'd imagine it's as simple as decent wiper blades and bulbs.

I’m probably being a bit harsh on the lights, they’re a bit rubbish for HID but they’re perfectly fit for purpose. The problem is that the Emira LED lights were excellent by any standards

Wipers the early cars were poor, they all missed the edges of the screen, the jets were impossible to aim to hit the screen at both low and high speed, plus the wiper had a tendency to lift at high speeds and miss bits of the middle of the screen too

Perhaps they improved it on later cars, haven’t driven mine for long enough in the wet yet. Again, on the Emira they were excellent so it is a step backwards.

Not complaining, happy with my choice as I wanted a better drivers car, but for others making a decision it’s worth factoring in if you care more about the last fraction of ride and handling or about the practical stuff

[TVRBRZ]

Mine is a 2013, so S1 model but mature in the production run. New wiper blade 6 months ago and rainex every few weeks and I've no complaints about clearing the screen. I did 4k miles over the winter and had no issues with wiper or headlamps.

I keep forgetting just how good it is, until days like today when it just resolves a bumpy, twisty road. You don't think you are going fast, you are aware of the steering and suspension doing stuff, but everything is very composed. Then you realise that Tesla/RR Sport/hot Audi that you weren't trying to drop, you've left behind without breaking the speed limit....

[The Wookie]

The Wookie said:

Perhaps they improved it on later cars, haven’t driven mine for long enough in the wet yet. Again, on the Emira they were excellent so it is a step backwards.

Drove it in the wet and the dark last night, yeah wipers and lights were about as good as I remembered

Still love it though