mik

At the risk of sounding like a broken record - changing to better (but still legal) HID bulbs (such as Osram Xenarc Laser brings a noticeable improvement. Easy enough to change too (see This thread for some images).

I ruled TVR's out when Andy stated "reasonably reliable and robust." 😶 I still get all excited when I see a T350 though. And particularly when I see/hear a Griff. 😎

@heardarrow Whilst Toyo don't make a tyre in the size you need, they are one of the few manufacturers who handily quote a wheel width range for their tyres, which makes them a great reference. They recommend a wheel width between 11.0" and 12.0" for a 325/30, so you shouldn't have any problems fitting that width to your 11" rears. As it's a 30 profile, the tyre sidewall is 30% of the width : increasing the width by 10mm adds 3mm to your sidewall height (6mm to the overall tyre diameter), which would be 0.78% increase in gearing. (And as you highlight, the gearing change between a fully treaded vs fully worn oem tyre is more like 1.5%). At the front end - Michelin don't offer a 275/35/23, but they do sell a PS4 in 285/35/23. (Your fronts are 9.5" width, and again Toyo recommend a rim width 9.5" - 11.0"). This would give an increase in gearing of 0.9%. On 4wd ICE vehicles you have to be catious with tyre size changes as a mis-match causes the centre diff to spin at a rate the manufacturer never intended. Obviously no concern there for EV's, so it's ABS and stability systems you need to worry about. Caveat - I'm not a tyre engineer, but I have altered tyre sizes on many of our cars over the years.

Watched it - nice one 😎 For the bracket on the end of the motor - you can just remove the uppermost bolt and then rotate it on the lower bolt to swing it out of the way - makes it slightly easier to refit.

Check out the potential insurance - would be extortionate in the UK, but I have no idea what these costs are like in Canada. Otherwise - an awesome choice if you can cope with the compromises it's size brings.

The above reminded me of time in Italy

Yep - sounds like you have the same issue - new starter motor yoke is obviously the cheapest solution, but not sure how quickly you'd be able to get your hands on one (?) I'm sure Silverstone will have no problems, but if you have a local garage, the job isn't really "specialist" - particularly if you show them the thread (plus pics) that you linked to - but it's physically awkward (or it was for me at least). You could take the Evora to Goodwood if you can be confident you'll be able to park on a hill so you can bump-start it..... 🙉

@NickW Annoying. They are easy enough to remove quickly, so shout if you need any images of how an intact one should look? Replacement isn't cripplingly expensive - I presume you need item #17 on this image? https://parts.bellandcolvill.co.uk/deroure?qs=1&preview=1&make=1&model=20&groupid=12646

Yes - see this vid. Removal around 45 secs Replacement around 7min 20 secs

I think you can distract the casual viewer by other cunning means.

It would appear to be the low-performance variant (?) 🤔 "The downforce of the car was increased to an amazing 32kg of downforce at the top speed of 150mph!"

You mean the part of the grab handle that faces the interior? If yes - it’s supposed to come off (to provide access to the screws that hold the handle onto the door). Just held on with friction clips (edit: so you just lightly thump it back on with your hand).

@sjc I can't copy it here, but I saw the image on your Pistonheads Thread I don't have a 410, but the wheel arch splits look strange to me (and certainly don't exist on my S1). Others might be able to advise 🤔

One option might be stop a little earlier at the 350kw Ionity chargers at Polmadie, just off the M74. See HERE I haven't used this site for mrs mik's car, but I know of it.

Ah - thank you. I assume I'm not using the correct syntax for the command then (?) I tried entering "command: 22031E" but it didn't returen anything. Then I tried entering just "22031E" but it returned "no data". Should I be entering "RD 22031E" (I understand "RD" is "Read" ?)