TLF GT430 Club

[exeterjeep]

My car seems more complete now....It has the proper exhaust button. 

[Ali tuck]

I need that too- I have the button but it’s got no exhaust decal on it😕

[exeterjeep]

Someone had suggested that they might send me one, but many months ago.

So bought the entire switch panel from Lotus Exeter about a week ago, (£303) and switched the cap cover. So have a number of spare plastic caps!

I bought the standard part that is for the GT410/GT410 sport which is the least expensive. Did not want to quote my chassis number etc as they might have sent me the wrong (more expensive) part.

Its not a decal either is is sort of translucent piece of plastic, so it starts white and goes red when selected - like the sport button.

[Ali tuck]

Aah ok yes didn’t think of it turning red ,good mod!!

[exeterjeep]

Looks as if the auto military grey GT430 at Hoffmans is back for sale, the price has reduced since I looked yesterday. 

https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/13460582 May be the current owner did not have it long.?

 

 

[Sizona]

It's a lot more than I originally sold it for! 🥵

Fabulous car

[exeterjeep]

The military grey auto has gone off AT and PH, may now be sold? But was at Hofmann's, who are even less Lotus than they were, so may have gone somewhere else?

[jep]

Marked as 'sold' on Pistonheads. 

[exeterjeep]

From FB, a pic of the GT430 auto LHD at SWLC open day. They were removing the engine bay loom to send it back to the factory.

[TomE]

If anyone hears of a RHD GT430 coming up for sale then drop me a message.

[Gazm]

I’ll raise that to a GT430 RHD Manual…drop me a line 👍. 

[Bibs]

6 hours left on this one...

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2018-lotus-evora-gt430

LHD and in Sweden but may be of interest to someone on here

 

[exeterjeep]

Auction ended says unsold, can't see what it got to.

[jep]

Not enough, clearly.

Collecting Cars a terrible place to sell....prices generally soft with a few exceptions, too few exceptions to justify the risk. 

Justin

 

[Ali tuck]

I saw it with about 2hrs left @ €95,500

[jimichanga]

Must have been the lowest mileage one left so prob had a very high reserve on it.

[Xynagy]

There are some GT430 for sale in Europe with even less km.

[jimichanga]

Buying a Lotus and not driving it is one of the most pointless things a person can do. Won’t do the car any good to sit in a garage for 5 years either. Really a well maintained, correctly run-in and driven example should be worth more.

[Bruss]

Buying a Lotus is of itself the most pointless thing anyone can do - as for any other non utilitarian vehicle.  You want something useful? Analyse your needs and buy a cheap runaround for the shopping/commute and hire a comfort wagon for holidays.  Meanwhile I'll buy as many pointless cars as I like and store them in the barn just in case we get a sunny day and I fancy a drive out. (Mind you I may just sell something to pay the leccie bill this winter.) 😃

 

 

[LotusLeftLotusRight]

The Market has always dictated that very low mileage cars are worth rather more than those driven regularly. By the way, very low mileage doesn’t necessarily mean neglect and deterioration. You can still have a fun car, use it on and off all year round and get it serviced annually, without putting on thousands of miles each year.

[jep]

Every time I drive a Lotus, I wonder why I ever bother driving anything else. 

Justin 

 

[C8RKH]

Probably the only thing to really rival it for driving pleasure is a Caterham or a McLaren.

[blindside]

Or a Porsche GT2/3 or 4!

[jep]

McLaren superb but in reality, too quick. Evora just so usable to exploit the oooomph on public roads 

Justin

 

 

[Yan]

Not sure if anyone is still looking, but this popped up Down Under...

https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/2018-lotus-evora-gt430-manual-my18/SSE-AD-13778449/?Cr=1