Colin P

I'd rather have the silver one that's been on the market for the last year through various dealers. Currently £30k but was £27k at one point. With no sport pack they seem to be almost unsellable and in a 2 seat configuration won't help.

Steve, you weren't trying then ;0). Mine was nearer 21 and I don't think I did as many miles on the island. Actually I have the long box, so spent most of the week in 3rd. Maybe it's not so economical when hooning. SWMBO and I are Looking forward to a return already. About 38 is the best I have had on a run, but I have the M25 to contend with.

My guess. Evoras are used more as every day cars so are not driven as hard. The Exiges are likely driven harder for a greater percentage of their use. Porsches tend to be everyday cars so may back up this hypothesis (did I really just use that word on a car forum!) if they suffer as well. I suspect that the pads need to be abused more in order to self clean the discs and therefore when you use the brakes only lightly the build up occurs. May also explain why only the rear discs on m1lums car had the issue, as they are essentially the same set up and the bias will be toward the front.

They seem to be becoming something of experts in Evoras.

One taken recently on the IOM. Good potential, let down by the cameraman!

Not sure what sat nav you have. If it's the 520, try pushing the arrow head in the bottom right. Sounds like you may have pinned it on the map.

Not had any squeal at all. No pad build up and they seem to stick a bit less when parked up wet. (They have less metal in them). Allegedly less wearing on the discs as well. Mine certainly felt much better after the clean up and the new pads. I don't drive on track though and my driving style means I am quite light on the brakes, which might be why I had the build up issue to start with.

Thanks tom. My change is a little bit stiff when car is cold in the winter, but ok in summer. It's due a gearbox oil change next service so might get Jez to switch the oil at that time.

I concur, had mine done at Christmas for same issue. Also used chequers lane garage, they did a very light skim as didn't need much, more of a clean up. I replaced the pads with red stuff at the same time to see if this would stop the issue recurring. So far so good.

Tom, have you noticed your gear change being better or worse in the summer. Even when warm?

Judging by the dates and amount of wear when I got the car I think mine were original. Changed at about 3mm and 31k on them.

Congrats. Some nice weather at the moment, enjoy. These cars can handle all weathers, though the back will get a bit lose when down to 3mm or so of tread. It actually snowed when I picked mine up and had a 250 mile drive, pics attached, my wife was following me and getting the spray!

Stupid question, but they should slip right over the bar, I assume you have removed the rubber mounts from the car, slipped them on then reaffixed the lot. Can't see why the lairini should be difficult unless it is built wrong. My 2bular went straight on. Biggest problem was getting one of the flange nuts off, which I had to use a splitter on.

No question, I'd replace that immediately.

JB, how did you get on with the TPMS. I had mine done recently and asked about this. Was told that occasionally they break one, but would be surprised if they broker more than 1 on a single car. Managed mine with no casualties, fortunately. Slightly different finish on mine, dependant upon angle and light varies from black to chrome (they are a modified shadow chrome):

Main dealer up to £100 hr is usual. Indie probably £50/60. The mechanic probably gets £20 of that, which is why often the best guys set up on their own and why the indie network is so good.

Comments about the service pricing being reasonable for the type of car are valid and I never would (or would advocate), cutting corners on servicing/maintenance, but actually the type of car being worked on is largely irrelevant. The key consideration is (or should be) the parts cost and the actual work required. Considering that the Evora runs a Toyota Powertrain and has less work involved than certain Elise models then it would be reasonable to expect that the servicing cost in the same garage would be no higher. Less work should equal less cost. Why for instance would a fluid change be any higher than for a VW/Merc/BMW etc within their networks? Considering the price variations in the network, it says to me that the costs are being set around value of car and what the specific dealer feels they can get away with, rather than an assessment of the job. high value car = higher cost servicing. nb - there is about a 30% cost discrepency in the Lotus dealer network between the lowest price and highest price dealer where I can find thier costs. Other service items are even more disparate, for example Geo at one dealer - £250 - another £120.

Back on track in Guildford have quite a bit of experience on them. I use them for mine, for reasons other than price. Not sure I agree it will affect the resale price significantly, but I don't plan on selling anyway. If B&C charging under £400 for a service they must have revised pricing. They were quoting me circa £460 , £650 & £850 for the constituent parts of the service schedule (inc SELOC discount).

Ross, I have my 2bular installed now - it's the 6inch box with decat, so the louder of Jim's creations. More than happy to arrange a "hearing" if you like.

Yep, Jim finished it yesterday. Might be able to make some noise now! The challenge is getting it on before Newlands Corner on Sunday (I suspect I'll fail unless it gets here very early Saturday).

You could try sellman on here - I recently bought some spare trim off him and he had one of these before he bought his car, but seemed quite happy with the sports exhaust and Decat he had. He might be up for an offer. Me, this, complete with decat pipe, is supposed to be in the post tomorrow, from north of the border........

You'll gain confidence in the ground clearance. It is surprisingly what it will go over without grounding. One of our office car parks slopes down both sides to the gutter quite steeply and I am always surprised it clears.

I've just had a full set put on from here. All exact spec and no more than a month or so old. Oldest mfr date was on the rears and was feb 2014. Delivery is from Germany but only takes a few days. Fitting is extra but I had my wheels refurb end at the same time.

Welcome to Evora ownership, you'll love it. Still has the feel of the older cars, but just does everything that bit better and no worries about using it every day

Yes a known warranty issue. Like Paul a few minutes with wet and dry and you are back to white plastic. Sprayed mine up and were fine, but didn't really like the plain black on a relatively dark colour car - they get lost in the shadow, making the lights look smaller. I think there is actually a supply problem on the silver ones as well, presumably a quality issue - like the headlights.