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Echo what everyone else has said, I have had a battery fail overnight. Get a new one and if you have the possibility a CTEK trickle charger, 6 years later my battery is still going strong

I use Shell Vpower in my Esprit which is E5. I did try a supermarket super unleaded alternative and the car really didn't like it, so won't be doing that again. Its pricey but worth it IMO (also gets used in the Evora).

Just stumbled upon these updates. Also remember the day well, have often wondered how Nigel is these days. Does anyone know?

I have just renewed mine with AIB for both cars - £420 for the Evora (lives on my drive) and £120 for the Esprit (lives in my garage). Not a huge increase on last year. Both are limited mileage under 3000 miles each.

As others have mentioned, that's by far the worst dashboard I have ever seen. A lifted airbag is one thing, but the leather to the windscreen edge is something else. No idea why you would advertise this sort of car with that issue. Clearly a PO was more interested in how the car looked from the outside....which is its next problem. I get some people may want a 400 for S1 money in terms of looks but surely the hybrid nature would only hurts its value, not increase it? Marmite car IMO..and not just because its yellow on the outside and black inside.

Hi James, Its is known, not sure its well known but there is a thread about it. Apologies I can't work out how to link to it, but if you search "Massive oil leak on 2010 Evora". Hopefully someone can put a link? I replaced the rubber hoses on my car with the metal parts which looks to have been a Lexus/Toyota related service note but doesn't seem to have reached Lotus.

Lovely car but then I do like them in white. My only complaint is why the hell Lotus didn't do a carbon sail panel to match the roof and tailgate, the standard black one looks completely out of place. Never fails to do my head in when they went to all that effort and then left the final detail missing.

My Evora (also white) came with the forged wheels in Anthracite from new, and the previous owner got the black pack added to make it look like a SR. I kerbed an alloy and actually went the other way from Anthracite to gloss black, to my mind it matched the rest of the car better than dark grey. Anyway, I found a local refurbishment company with a good reputation and they did the al four for just over £400, well pleased with the result. You can get the TPMS sensors cheaper on ebay, they are GM units and used on some Saabs - plenty of threads about them, I needed to get a new one when I did my wheels.

Followed you down the A34 all the way from the M40 to well south of Newbury yesterday in pretty awful conditions so kudos for using your car in all weathers.

I think on a white Evora, the roof has to be black (a bit like mine), it blends beautifully into the sail panel and rear window: That said, I am 100% in agreement that Aquamarine looks best without the black pack and silver wheels. That's whats great about the Evora, it can do the GT thing but with a bit of black can also mix it with the supercar look.

It is a different reverse lift part, but many have re-used the existing (I think it may need a small adjustment, but could be wrong). I went belt and braces and changed it anyway with the right part when I did mine purely because I didn't want any issues later on and have to take it all apart again. Just depends if you want to spend the extra money or not.

Thanks Dave. Coolant is nice and blue, I have an aluminium header tank as the old one was rusty as anything when I got the car. I was going to do the thermostat and gasket, so sounds like I was on the right lines. The car has given me a few issues so hope I may have been panicking without too much issue.

Its been a while since I posted a technical post about my S2 Esprit, its not had much attention for various reasons but is now at the top of list. For reference, the last time the car was driven was mid 2020, and last year was only started on a couple of occasions during the summer. That was to diagnose a couple of electrical issues, one of which was the temp gauge. For that, the car was just ticking over, although the gauge wasn't working properly we had a digital temperature reader on the engine block as reference, so I know it didn't get very hot. The gauge was deemed to be the issue and has been replaced (voltage stabilizer was also replaced just prior to that) Anyway back to the present. I have just changed the oil, and on Friday have taken the carbs off to be ultrasonically cleaned. That was going to be the extent of the work but when removing the carbs I noticed some dried coolant around the edge of the kinked rubber pipe which goes to the thermostat housing. There was also some water around the bolt heads on the thermostat housing. The gasket around one of the cylinder heads also seems to be damp and I think the gasket may be compromised here, as the section visible between the two surfaces is almost like paper. There is also some white spotting on the top of the gear box So I am considering my next steps and would appreciate any feedback. Puzzled why there would be water present when the car hasn't run for 8 months (car is stored in a ventilated carcoon so I am sure it will not be atmospheric). The old oil looked OK, don't recall any coolant in it (although I wasn't looking for it), underside of oil filler cap is spotless and the coolant in the expansion tank looks fine. Presume it wouldn't hurt to flush the system anyway as coolant could do with changing. Just worried I may have a head gasket failure although surprised as to how this could have happened given how little the car has been used during the last few years. As the carbs are off, would removing the inlet manifold reveal anything? Happy to remove this but won't be touching the cylinder heads - I am at the stage now where anything major will be done by a garage rather than myself, but would be good if I had an idea what may have happened. Happy to put up any pics if required, and appreciate any thoughts/feedback.

I like it. These are not my sort of thing, but if I had a fave it would be the Urus and the fact you can get something so similar for so much less money can't be a bad thing. Looks fab from the front in yellow. Seen a lot of comments about Lotus betraying their roots, but I would hate to see the company become like Little Chef or Woolworths (sorry very UK references) and be consigned to history because they didn't change with the times. Wonder how many of those comments come from people who have never owned a Lotus.. It may be 2 tons, but if its lighter than the competition (and it seems to be ) then surely that's the point? If it helps Lotus thrive, then its all good.

You need to be looking daily, as others have said above there are not too many cars and they don't hang around when priced sensibly. It was a year of searching before I got mine. Definitely watch the "Market watch" thread, the previous owner of my car posted that he was thinking of selling and it was exactly what I was after, so I dealt direct and the car didn't get as far as being advertised. I paid top money for a used, but as someone else mentioned you don't mess around with so few cars available. Good luck, it will be worth it.

Found Hendy OK to be fair, they have only done a service and MOT on my Evora. No issues getting hold of them when I needed to (although it does help I live a mile from them and tend to just pop in). Another option if you are prepared to travel a little is Purbeck Sports Cars just outside Poole, Jon there is very good (ex Westover Lotus I believe). Used him twice and would definitely recommend, he does get booked up quick though so you may have to wait.

Around 17:45 this afternoon. Followed you down the M27 and off at J5, under the M27 (nicely done with the revs under the bridge) and down past the Concorde club. Pulled alongside as you turned right towards Eastleigh and I went left to Chandlers Ford but was in my Skoda so didn't gesture. Lovely car, anyone on here?.

I was one of the "not very complimentary" people towards Jayemm, some of what he said was well judged but it just sounded like he was upset with being outside of Lotus circles now things are that much more exciting. Anyway - back on topic. Lotus clearly had to appeal to a much broader audience with Emira, if they had just face lifted the Evora I fear the only people who would have bought it were current Evora owners/Lotus fans. I saw it yesterday at Goodwood, and it looks fantastic. I hope I can own one in a few years. That said, all the excitement of the launch just made me want to drive my Evora - couldn't wait to take it to Goodwood yesterday and I loved every minute of it, Values? Newer Evora's will take a hit I feel as they always do when a new model comes out. You may get some people who love the Emira but can't afford one opting to go for an Evora so they get a taste of the action if that makes sense. I am hoping as a 2010 MY owner that as per other models the original/early/S1 cars end up as the more desirable which keeps values strong. Such a shame the Evora never "made it" given how good all the reviews were at the time but I think the public's perception towards the build quality/interior hurt it. Yesterday, I had only been inside Goodwood 5 minutes and was looking at the Evija when some bloke said "You know what LOTUS stands for,.." Yawn. I looked at him and just shook my head. That said, I had a guy come over today to do some work on the Esprit and he had never seen an Evora before, and had no idea what it was. I am sure Emira won't suffer the same as its taken things to a new level.

Not usually a Shmee fan but really enjoyed this with Jenson at the wheel. Sooo looking forward to seeing the Emira tomorrow at Goodwood. And he is buying one!

No I didn't, strangely enough last month (only two years later) I finally got all four wheels re-finished gloss black and I have to say I am delighted, it suits my car better than the grey did. I will post a pic if interested. £430 for all four including Boris 20%.

Wow that's a massive bargain, but surely a buyers market at the moment. I can only guess the seller was desperate to sell. Would be interesting to see if a 400 has dropped below £50k before?

Really sorry to be so late to the party - going back to the question on page 2 about the front spolier, here is another pic. Basically it was just masked at the line where the section from the front wing narrows to the point where it flares back out to from the splitter. To me the front end doesn't have much definition without it: And here is the pic I got the idea from all those years ago:

@jerzybondov - Yes I do, it was going to go up on the classifieds at the weekend. Will drop you a PM

Hi @pete, yes works fine. Was a bit of a faff to fit though. I can give you details but mine was an Evora.

OK, after five Sundays I have finally got the under tray off. I had to butcher eight of the bolts to get them off so ordered some replacements. I went for black stainless steel bolts from Carbolts: https://www.carbolts.co.uk/collections/bolts/products/black-stainless-steel-button-flange?variant=8135052329078 But having read the above, not sure what I should be doing. Am I better off using the stainless bolts I have just got using one of the products mentioned, or with factory steel bolts with some copper grease? To add insult to injury, I was doing this to put a decat pipe on the car but having got the diffsuer off found it had already been done. Not sure what I was most upset about, all that wasted time or the fact the sound of the car won't be improving.