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Not up close she doesn't. Cookeen face.

The worrying aspect is, it will sell at that or near that level. Yet getting £10k for an original, low mileage FSH Excel is not easy. Ask me how I know 🙃 Justin

Wider tyres....typical of designers drawings, cars look better with bigger tyres and wheels.....but for road use, skinny tyres are much more fun and better feel.

Insurers won't repair stuff like headlamps and seem to insist on new bumpers etc....instead of repairing. Owners will usually find a way to get around any parts issue, with the help of genuinely enthusiastic specialists. Justin

Evora artwork: both sides of the tote bag issued in 2009 for the Evora launch. I have two, I'm not going to use them, so best they go on the wall. Sadly I no longer own an Evora 😥

I fear it is track specific. F1 seems to be all about the tyres in this era. Justin

F1 ain't all about 1st place......but don't let ACBC hear. So happy for Mclaren. They've had a rotten time, especially the road car division. And quite a comeback from the start of last season.

It's a con. Now the government subsidies have finished in most territories, low and behold, manufacturers prices drop. Yet again, taxpayers have filled the bank accounts of the car companies. It happened with diesel, twice, and now electric. Justin

You'll (nearly) always get a better price selling a Lotus privately. I can't think of an example were that wouldn't be the case. Not many dealers will want a 10 year old Evora in p/ex, if any. They'll trade it straight out again. P/ex is there for folk who: are too lazy to sell privately/are too scared to sell privately/are time-poor (read 'can't be bothered')/company is paying/need out fast/who can afford it. P/ex is fabulous for dealers, they make more money otherwise they wouldn't do it. They make that money from you as the p/ex customer, it isn't magic by a Money Tree Car Fairy. Justin

Nothing like being prepared.....but not sure even The Lotus Forum crystal ball can predict what will happen in 2025/2026.

It's fun watching Mclaren resurgence

Newey: full respect to him, incredible man and so sad Williams didn't offer him equity all those years ago - how different that story would have been. However, reading and watching the coverage lately, it's seems Newey is the greatest Grand Prix designer ever. Newey has been at it for 30+ years and won 13 driver titles/12 constructors as a designer. Colin Chapman was active in F1 for circa 20 years as a designer, team principal and team owner. He won 13 titles in an era when reliability made serial winning very tricky. Chapman is surely the greatest ever in F1. He may or may not be the most successful in any one discipline but in terms of overall input to multiple high pressure tasks, no-one can touch him. Justin

A definite improvement. The S1 wheel is not pleasant, in look or feel. The S2 Nardi is fabulous, one of the best. Justin

Good. It's a decent job in 2024 and should not adversely affect your son's health. You couldn't say that about the same job 30 or more years ago. Health and safety at work may have tedious and irritating consequences for the customer (and probably some staff) but in the main is acceptable progress in a civilised society.

But they probably died younger than they should or lived in pain from various injuries. Would you want your kids to work the bins in 1950 or 2024? Think about both sides of any debate.

Very sad....but pure speculation as to the cause. Terrible journalism.

The idea for Cadbury Flake came from the residual chocolate flakes left in the machines during the production of chocolate bars. The idea for the 70s/80s adverts came from a pervert.

And sold by Bonhams more recently.

Congratulations. Evora easily the greatest drivers car of the last decade. Probably. A hidden legend.

Cycle lanes: if there is a dedicated cycle lane, a car will pass the cyclist without any attempt to move further away from the peddler. The line differentiating the cycle lane from the car lane is clear and everyone gets on with their day. The car will usually be within 1 meter of the cycle lane, perhaps less at times. If there is no cycle lane, the Highway Code stipulates the motorist must give 1.5 meters width to any cyclists. That's at 30mph or less, over 30mph you must give more room. This rule is paralysing the UK roads, particularly country roads were it is near impossible to comply. Either you break the rule or sit at 10mph or less for miles. If a cyclist is safe in a dedicated lane with cars at 1 meter or less, why are they vulnerable elsewhere? Justin

My favourite Government intervention on safety at the moment is huge digital signs at the side of the road, usually motorways, stating: "KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE ROAD". Bonkers. Justin

I wouldn't worry about any of the big bits (engine, transmission, chassis, suspension etc). The ancillaries are all reliable too but will fail with age. Who knows when but they'll add up over an extended period. Over a 2 to 3 year time frame with 6000 miles pa, I'd budget £2,500 per annum on servicing and maintenance on a higher mileage older Evora. The failure rate of components will significantly reduce if the car lives inside when unused and if it has previously been regularly garaged. If the car has lived outside on the coast for many years, you're more likely to see failure of items like radiator and exhaust. To summarise: it's not an exact science. Justin

Yawn alert 'cos I keep making this point. Folk continually compare Evora to Emira but they are different segments. Jaguar/Aston reference was deliberate stretching of the point to emphasise the difference. Justin PS. 1968 Jag XJ6 is the same chassis as 1990s DB7. The DB7 is on the XJ-S platform, that being a shortened (hence S) XJ6 chassis.

Yawn alert..............and Evora is +2. Emira is not an Evora replacement, shared bits or not. A Jaguar XJ6 is not comparable to Aston DB7 but they share a (modified) platform....yes, really, look it up. Justin

Can Geely remember Lotus wasn't founded at Hethel in 1948.... a recent PR made this howler. Justin