My Evora Review + Pictures So Far - Long Read!

My Evora Review + Pictures So Far - Long Read!

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pablo993

58 posts

204 months

Tuesday 20th May 2014
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So you'd anticipate the clutch not being an issue?
Being use to the maintenance costs of the 993 Turbo I'd be keen to hear how the Evora stacks up.
Any insight to maintenance costs would be much appreciated.

justin220

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5,331 posts

203 months

Tuesday 20th May 2014
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Hi Pablo,

Nice dilemma to have! smile

I'm not sure why the Evora clutch should be a worry, its not overly stressed, its a toyota engine, if looked after it should last ages. I wouldnt even consider it an issue being honest.

Costs wise, I think I averaged around 24mpg, £650 for a full set of tyres, at a ratio of 2:1 rear:front. Servicing around £350 per year. I spent far more on mods!

Comparison to the Gallardo, the Evora was better handling, comfier, cheaper to run, nicer interior (certainly more interesting than the bland audi esque dashboard in the G). Gallardo was quicker in straight line, sounded amazing, attracted a rediculous amount of attention.. It was also heavy, not great to drive, very wide, crap brakes...


pablo993

58 posts

204 months

Tuesday 20th May 2014
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Hi Justin,
Thanks for the reply
£3/400 is certainly a lot better that £1/2000 per year for servicing.
I'm assuming the engine is a timing chain apposed to a belt so the servicing costs should be consistent rather than the odd one big service?
The Evora does look a more interesting choice over the Cayman.
Have you had any nasty surprises or has the ownership experience been pretty good.
After reading through your write ups and the Nurburgring trip the Evora looks a very capable and more to the point reliable proposition.
Any further insight would be appreciated.
PS - I thought about a V8 Vantage but can imagine the running costs to be on another level.

All the best




CTE

1,488 posts

239 months

Wednesday 21st May 2014
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How many miles per year are you thinking of?

justin220

Original Poster:

5,331 posts

203 months

Wednesday 21st May 2014
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pablo993 said:
Hi Justin,
Thanks for the reply
£3/400 is certainly a lot better that £1/2000 per year for servicing.
I'm assuming the engine is a timing chain apposed to a belt so the servicing costs should be consistent rather than the odd one big service?
The Evora does look a more interesting choice over the Cayman.
Have you had any nasty surprises or has the ownership experience been pretty good.
After reading through your write ups and the Nurburgring trip the Evora looks a very capable and more to the point reliable proposition.
Any further insight would be appreciated.
PS - I thought about a V8 Vantage but can imagine the running costs to be on another level.

All the best



Cayman wasn't really a consideration for me if I'm honest, I accept they are great cars, they just don't excite me. I think the fact that they are everywhere doesn't help. Most of the Porsche range doesn't really interest me really.

Not sure on the timing chain question.. Sorry!

The Nurburgring trip was superb. The car was a great long distance cruiser, and far above my capabilities on the track.

If I'm honest though the first 8-10 months with the Evora from new, were a nightmare. The car had so many small niggles which I was expecting to have a few of, but I very nearly got rid as I found myself making a monthly 250 mile trip to the dealership to get bits sorted. Saying that, the dealership itself was excellent, and one of the main reasons I stuck with it. Glad I did as well. Once the new car niggles were out the way it was great. I was one of the early adopters which probably didn't help. I think the newer models are significantly better from new, and all older ones should have all the niggles ironed out now.

The Vantage is a completely different car, so if I were you, I would probably drive both and figure out exactly what you want.

I need to stay out of this Evora forum, before I end up wanting to come back!

I really miss mine.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing..

Frimley111R

15,538 posts

233 months

Wednesday 21st May 2014
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justin220 said:
Cayman wasn't really a consideration for me if I'm honest, I accept they are great cars, they just don't excite me. I think the fact that they are everywhere doesn't help.
On Sunday I was in SWMBO's Boxster. At one point there was one behind me AND one in front of me. We looked like a blimin' convoy!

gofasterrosssco

1,235 posts

235 months

Wednesday 21st May 2014
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pablo993 said:
Hi Justin,

I'm assuming the engine is a timing chain apposed to a belt so the servicing costs should be consistent rather than the odd one big service?

The engine uses a timing chain, yes.

Detailed info if you need:

http://www.rav4world.com/pdf/2GR-FE.pdf

pablo993

58 posts

204 months

Wednesday 21st May 2014
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CTE said:
How many miles per year are you thinking of?
As it's a second car I'd anticipate 5/6000 miles per annum with a bi-annual European tour thrown in for good measure.

Dainty Ankles

54 posts

153 months

Wednesday 21st May 2014
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pablo993 said:
As it's a second car I'd anticipate 5/6000 miles per annum with a bi-annual European tour thrown in for good measure.
This is the sort of mileage I do and use it for. So if it helps I've had mine 4 years and done 20k miles. Cost in that time is ~£3k. Not including on the road price and depreciation, it is made up of:
5 x Services
2 x MOTs
4 x Road Fund Licence
2 x Set of Rear Tyres
Expecting no other costs for another 12 months.

Edit - just to add, apart from a few niggly warranty claims it's been totally reliable and I still love it.

Edited by Dainty Ankles on Wednesday 21st May 19:03

pablo993

58 posts

204 months

Wednesday 21st May 2014
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Dainty Ankles said:
pablo993 said:
As it's a second car I'd anticipate 5/6000 miles per annum with a bi-annual European tour thrown in for good measure.
This is the sort of mileage I do and use it for. So if it helps I've had mine 4 years and done 20k miles. Cost in that time is ~£3k. Not including on the road price and depreciation, it is made up of:
5 x Services
2 x MOTs
4 x Road Fund Licence
2 x Set of Rear Tyres
Expecting no other costs for another 12 months.

Edit - just to add, apart from a few niggly warranty claims it's been totally reliable and I still love it.

Edited by Dainty Ankles on Wednesday 21st May 19:03
£3000 over 4yrs sounds good to me - and including the road fund licence!!
I think the way to go will be to get a post 2012 model with the minor revisions done and a NA version apposed to the S which should help on tax/tyres and of course fuel.
Thanks for the insight

worldwidewebs

2,313 posts

249 months

Sunday 25th May 2014
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pablo993 said:
3000 over 4yrs sounds good to me - and including the road fund licence!!
I think the way to go will be to get a post 2012 model with the minor revisions done and a NA version apposed to the S which should help on tax/tyres and of course fuel.
Thanks for the insight
I think that's a great choice and was exactly what I was trying to find at the start of the year. The problem I ran into, and why I ended up getting a Cayman R, is that there are so few non-S MY12 cars around. The ones that are around are all the SR version and although they ticked quite a few boxes I didn't want the alcantara strewn interior and if I'm honest, they were probably a touch out of my budget being around the 50k mark - I only wanted to spend about 40.

Good luck with the search though, it'd be really interesting to hear how you find the Evora after the 993

pablo993

58 posts

204 months

Sunday 25th May 2014
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worldwidewebs said:
I think that's a great choice and was exactly what I was trying to find at the start of the year. The problem I ran into, and why I ended up getting a Cayman R, is that there are so few non-S MY12 cars around. The ones that are around are all the SR version and although they ticked quite a few boxes I didn't want the alcantara strewn interior and if I'm honest, they were probably a touch out of my budget being around the 50k mark - I only wanted to spend about 40.

Good luck with the search though, it'd be really interesting to hear how you find the Evora after the 993
Believe me if I could I'd keep the 993 but the annual maintenance cost just keeps on coming - I guess that's a 20yr car for you.
I think I'm going to have the same problem, a non-s MY12 are like rocking horses on the moon!! Although the current offers with Lotus are tempting but I'd find it hard to accept the depreciation especially after the 993 which seems to be going up in value.
So a Cayman might still be on the cards - I think I'm going to get down Silverstone and have a closer look at the Evora interiors and go from there.

pablo993

58 posts

204 months

Saturday 31st May 2014
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Located an Evora local to me today so thought I'd pop down to take a closer look.
2+2 - Come on are you serious?
To the people who take their 10/12yr olds to school say no chance. I'd never subject anyone to any form of journey in the back regardless of how short the distance was.
So for me it'd be the 2+0 configuration all day long.
As far as the interior goes I was really impressed, compared to my 993 interior its a much more special place to spend time and have lot of time for the brushed finished bespoke metal sections.
I cant see how anyone wouldn't be impressed.
After spending time in a gen2 Cayman I can honestly say I'm leaning towards the Evora - Its a stunning bit of kit, just got to find a post MY12 model.
The hunt continues.

justin220

Original Poster:

5,331 posts

203 months

Saturday 31st May 2014
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Being honest, I can't see any reason why you would not go for the 2+2. The 2+0 offers nothing over the +2, other than being the £1500 or so cheaper when ticking the option boxes.

It was always nice to have the extra seats just in case

CTE

1,488 posts

239 months

Sunday 1st June 2014
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We all have different needs, and to me the rear seats are pointless, so I would always go for the 2+luggage shelf aswell. The rear seats seem to add a bit to the resale desireability, but that is reflected in the price, both purchase and resale.