will_warne

What spec are you ideally looking for? I think a few of the cars that were hanging around for a while have finally sold, so there's less out there at the moment...

^^^ This! It may be fine, depending on the spring rates and the intended use. At 35k this looks like a MASSIVE steal.

I was in Wales for the weekend and the car got its first proper outing. What a machine!!!! I was expecting there to be moments where I'd miss my old Elise but there genuinely weren't any - the chassis and steering on the Evora is incredible and it sounds amazing. I didn't even miss the angry bark of ITBs at 8000 rpm! It just feels such a special machine. At the other end of the scale, the car was much more pleasant for the journey there and back - put the exhaust into quiet mode and it is a very quiet and comfortable place to cruise on the motorway. It has such a massive operating window!

Having +2 was one of the big drivers for me - my GT410 Sport replaced a highly modified S1 Elise. The Elise was fantastic, but it didn't work with two young boys (3 and 6). While the space in the back isn't massive, it's certainly enough for a couple of little people! Auto v manual is very much down to preference. However, it sounds like the car is going to be a weekend one, so I'd have thought the manual is the one you want.

Here you go. Hardly taken any yet, given I only picked it up in December...

I looked at this one, and the green one with Silverstone before settling on my red one - mine is a very similar spec to the one in the link (including the carbon 'diffuser'), but with red rather than yellow calipers, and with ~9k on the clock. What ultimately swung it for me was that the car I got was much closer to me, and they were willing to come down more in price. While Motorsport Green is a lovely colour, the sums didn't stack up on the one Silverstone have as 1) I didn't want touring suspension (so that would need changing); and 2) I really wasn't keen on the black badges everywhere. It would have meant spending several thousand straight off, and it didn't seem worth it. The red also looks great, particularly with the wheels redone in gold 😎

Finally managed to collect the car earlier this week and I’m over the moon with it. My wife’s less convinced on the gold wheels, but I’ll hopefully win her around! I mean, how could you not like this???

So things may not have progressed quite as quickly as I'd hoped. However, a deal was done on a car a couple of weeks ago and I now just needing to find time to collect it. To say I'm excited is an understatement!

Almost certainly, but I need it to be 2+2 and I understand there is only one manual 2+2 GT430 in the UK, and the 2+0 to 2+2 conversion isn't really a viable option....

Thanks Phil! Your car does look lovely, I must say! Re price, it is difficult to know what people are actually paying - I've been keeping an eye on the market and I agree that it looks like the price has moved upwards from its lowest point 18-24 months ago. However, very few cars seem to sell quickly (unless priced low) and most seem to end up getting knocked down before they do go. Also, what people pay vs the sticker price is the $64k question!

Hi all, I'm hoping to join the club very shortly - I've owned an S1 Elise for nearly 16 years and heavily modified it in that time (~215bhp K series on throttle bodies, close ratio gearbox, Randy spec 46mm Nitrons, rose jointed wishbones, uprated ARB, quick ratio steering rack, ali belled brake discs, probax motorsports seats sourced directly from Lotus etc etc etc). It's been a blast but its now time to move on - with two young boys I really need the 2+2 and, as fantastic as the Elise is for a Sunday morning blast or a track day, I don't get much time for either of these. I now tend to get fewer, longer distance, trips (eg Wales for a weekend) and the Elise is rather hard work on the motorway... Anyway, I normally lurk around SELOC but I know there are more Evora owners on here, so I thought I would say "hi". I've currently got my eye on both the red car on with BAM specialist cars (https://www.bamspecialistcars.co.uk/used-lotus-evora-clay-cross-derbyshire-5140503) and the Essex blue one that went up yesterday with Caffyns (https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202306068207835?advertising-location=at_cars&atmobcid=soc5&fromsra&include-delivery-option=on&make=Lotus&model=Evora&sort=most-recent). I feel the pricing on both of them is a little ambitious, but I would welcome other owners' views on this. Also, although I do really like Essex Blue, I'm a little concerned by the mileage of the blue car - 30k seems quite high and I don't really have a feel for how well these cars wear their mileage. From the video they have sent me it seems to be in decent shape but, again, I'd appreciate views any other owners have. I'm pretty flexible on colours, other than not wanting a car in black, white, silver or grey and, ideally, it would have the carbon rear diffuser. Once I do find a car, I've got a few plans... To start, the wheels will need to go silver (if they are not already) - I'm just not a fan of black wheels. I also want to partially paint the rear tailgate (in the same style as the 'Spy Who Loved Me' Evora) and also do the the number plate cut out above the diffuser in carbon (like the GT430 and the US GTs) - I just think that will make the back end look a little more cohesive. Initially I will probably see what results I can get with carbon effect vinyl. However, I suspect I will ultimately look to see if I can get it done in the real thing and may, at the same time, look to see if I can get the sail panel skinned to match (as best as possible) the roof and rear lid. I'm also quite keen on the GT430 cat scratches, so will probably look to get those added too. Longer term, I will probably look to add some more power and I'd be very tempted by some Ohlins TTXs.