Evora - a cheap way to daily?
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In the next few months I will start commuting by car after a couple of years working abroad, so I am looking for cars. My plan was to spend little and keep costs down.
Then I got to reading P4cks readers rides about his Evora which reminded me how much I always wanted one.
I have kept half an eye on Evora prices for a few years and it seems that at the bottom of the market they have only depreciated maybe £5k in the last 3-4 years.
When I then got to thinking about car ownership it's pretty obvious that the biggest cost of owning a car is depreciation.
I cant think of another car that could be realistically used as a daily that depreciates so slowly so maybe a used Evora is a great choice.
A quick flick through the forum here and over on Seloc suggests reliability isn't a major concern but clutches may be a problem on earlier cars and Evora like to eat tyres.
Am I crazy for thinking this is a good idea? Any other pitfalls I am missing? Do you think I convince the wife this is a money saving exercise? I guess I would be looking at cars around £28k.
Edit to add: I guess my question is can the Evora be a cheap way of motoring given its glacial depreciation?
Then I got to reading P4cks readers rides about his Evora which reminded me how much I always wanted one.
I have kept half an eye on Evora prices for a few years and it seems that at the bottom of the market they have only depreciated maybe £5k in the last 3-4 years.
When I then got to thinking about car ownership it's pretty obvious that the biggest cost of owning a car is depreciation.
I cant think of another car that could be realistically used as a daily that depreciates so slowly so maybe a used Evora is a great choice.
A quick flick through the forum here and over on Seloc suggests reliability isn't a major concern but clutches may be a problem on earlier cars and Evora like to eat tyres.
Am I crazy for thinking this is a good idea? Any other pitfalls I am missing? Do you think I convince the wife this is a money saving exercise? I guess I would be looking at cars around £28k.
Edit to add: I guess my question is can the Evora be a cheap way of motoring given its glacial depreciation?
Edited by drgoatboy on Thursday 8th August 08:53
Edited by drgoatboy on Thursday 8th August 09:13
giveitfish said:
I daily mine and it’s totally doable. I’d say it’s cheap for this kind of car, but general servicing and things like tyres and insurance are obviously quite a bit than more than a Golf mile-for-mile.
How many miles do you think you’ll be doing?
Biggest pitfall you’ll notice is getting out of the car in narrow spaces. Not much else tbh.
Thanks, good to know. I would be doing 10-12K a year so relatively low numbers. I had a quick look at blackcircles and tyres seem to be available from about £150ish for premium brands. My last commuting car was an infinity and the runflats on that were £250. Servicing was equally eye watering too.How many miles do you think you’ll be doing?
Biggest pitfall you’ll notice is getting out of the car in narrow spaces. Not much else tbh.
I haven't checked insurance but at 20 years no claims and a medium ranked postcode I would hope it is not too outrageous.
I'm used to wide doors and tricky access, and luckily for a tall (and old) guy I am still pretty flexible!
I got he knack of getting in and out of my vx220 pretty quickly when i had it a few years ago.Thanks everyone, Sounds like it is entirely doable then.
Finding a well looked after early car thats had the clutch and gear linkages done sounds like it could be as cheap as running a newer golf gti.
A quick look suggest leasing a golf over 2 years would cost £11k, plus servicing, so assuming I bought a £28k Evora, and expect it to depreciate £5k over 2 years, that would give me £6k to deal with any maintenance.
Man Maths at its best!!
Finding a well looked after early car thats had the clutch and gear linkages done sounds like it could be as cheap as running a newer golf gti.
A quick look suggest leasing a golf over 2 years would cost £11k, plus servicing, so assuming I bought a £28k Evora, and expect it to depreciate £5k over 2 years, that would give me £6k to deal with any maintenance.
Man Maths at its best!!
p4cks said:
Do it, they're incredibly cheap to run if you're resourceful in parts sourcing on the rare occasion something breaks.
I don't daily mine but it's totally doable as it's very comfortable to drive.
If you buy an early NA you want to make sure it has the MY12 gear linkages (mine does) and a new clutch/throwout bearing. Other than that there's very little else that'll go wrong with them.
I take it you managed to keep yours then? I recall your username from vx220.org from a long time ago btwI don't daily mine but it's totally doable as it's very comfortable to drive.
If you buy an early NA you want to make sure it has the MY12 gear linkages (mine does) and a new clutch/throwout bearing. Other than that there's very little else that'll go wrong with them.
blueg33 said:
Very similar to my thoughts and use, I started with an n/a as daily and now have a 2014 S SR IPS (mine has the 400 front end so I get some of the looks of the 400 which I like, but I get to retain the super comfy recaro seats).
Which Komotec upgrades did you do to the SR IPS? I will do something with mine if I don't swap it for a Ferrari 360 so would be interested to hear your thoughts
When do the recaro seats end. I thought it was my12 but obviously not. Which Komotec upgrades did you do to the SR IPS? I will do something with mine if I don't swap it for a Ferrari 360 so would be interested to hear your thoughts
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