Evora market watch, for discussion and to help those searching!

[windymiller]

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202104131306970?make=LOTUS&radius=1500&model=EVORA&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used&postcode=ip215ba&advertising-location=at_cars&sort=datedesc&include-delivery-option=on&page=1

 

beautifull !!!

[scotty435]

Wow that’s low mileage, steep money especially when it’s missing the sports pack. But a stunning car nevertheless, sports exhaust a plus. Could well sell with the lack of availability at the moment.

[jep]

Why no matching oyster leather band going around the rear seats? I thought that a feature on all Evora of the period. Perhaps rear seats are not leather, so does not feature?

A shame the original gearknob has gone. Red engine cover incorrect? 

Personally, I would prefer to see silver wheels and body coloured roof/mirrors, not sure if black wheels a factory option in 09, black roof certainly was not.

Apart from that....lovely...though sad it has seen so little use. If all genuine, worth the asking price though why has it been 'got at', looks-wise. 

Justin 

 

[scotty435]

12 minutes ago, jep said:

Why no matching oyster leather band going around the rear seats? I thought that a feature on all Evora of the period. 

A shame the original gearknob has gone. 

Personally, I would prefer to see silver wheels and body coloured roof, not sure if black wheels a factory option in 09, black roof certainly was not.

Apart from that....lovely...though sad it has seen so little use. If all genuine, worth the asking price. 

Justin 

 

My old NA with silver wheels in the same location.

[C8RKH]

If it is still for sale then this is a cracking buy!

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202103130110200?make=LOTUS&radius=1500&include-delivery-option=on&model=EVORA&postcode=ip215ba&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used&sort=datedesc&advertising-location=at_cars&page=1

[Doug Ashley]

57 minutes ago, scotty435 said:

My old NA with silver wheels in the same location.

and my current also there.  The Parkway ad was how I found it before it was for sale, googling the specific colour 

 

[JimH]

1 hour ago, jep said:

Why no matching oyster leather band going around the rear seats? I thought that a feature on all Evora of the period. Perhaps rear seats are not leather, so does not feature?

A shame the original gearknob has gone. Red engine cover incorrect? 

Personally, I would prefer to see silver wheels and body coloured roof/mirrors, not sure if black wheels a factory option in 09, black roof certainly was not.

Apart from that....lovely...though sad it has seen so little use. If all genuine, worth the asking price though why has it been 'got at', looks-wise. 

Justin 

 

Rear seats are cloth.....

[C8RKH]

2 hours ago, jep said:

Why no matching oyster leather band going around the rear seats?

I believe that would have been with the "Premium Pack" - leather rear seats, leather armrest etc.  Cloth rear seats where standard.

[scotty435]

C8RKH is right it’s a none premium pack and sports pack.

[Kimbers]

On a short fuse today as feeling unwell. Just posted this elsewhere. 

 

Frankly, anyone selling an NA sub £30k is an idiot! Why would you do that when both Market research and supply demand says £30-35k is where the market is!!

On an aside, I deal with over 100 dealers in the UK and have just sent an email out asking them to call me with any Evora they get offered. As a Professional buyer, If someone's stupid enough to sell sub £30k I want a piece of that action.

As an example, Peugeot Boxer Long and High were £14000 for a 12 month example a year ago. Now they book at £18000 but I am selling them at £19500-20000. Its where the market is. A trader put some on at £18000 the other day and me and a dealer bought them all between us at £17500 and then I traded out of them at a £2k profit, never even collected them from the dealer! Even Professionals don't do their homework but I monitor trends as part of my job so notice these things. It annoys me when other people don't do their homework before selling something!

I'll reiterate it here. If you are stupid enough to sell an Evora Sub £30k give me a call. I'll buy it instantly and resell it for a big profit!

 

As an example, here's a 2009 just come on at £36000! Now that dealer I like!!

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202104131306970?make=LOTUS&radius=1500&model=EVORA&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used&postcode=ip215ba&advertising-location=at_cars&sort=datedesc&include-delivery-option=on&page=1

[mawheele]

Just wanted to share that my Evora 400 is for sale at Lotus Silverstone. Chat with Aimee if you are interested.
https://www.lotussilverstone.co.uk/vehicle-details/Lotus-Evora-U320/

 

[scotty435]

4 minutes ago, mawheele said:

Just wanted to share that my Evora 400 is for sale at Lotus Silverstone. Chat with Aimee if you are interested.
https://www.lotussilverstone.co.uk/vehicle-details/Lotus-Evora-U320/

 

Wow 701 miles you have not used that much 

[pete]

Then you will get lotus people on here and seloc saying that is too dear. Lotus no longer sell to just lotus people and the new buyer will pay the right price for one without a quibble

[C8RKH]

9 minutes ago, pete said:

Then you will get lotus people on here and seloc saying that is too dear.

Until they want to sell their own car when they will expect that price as a px from a dealer!

[Graham Ridgway]

13 minutes ago, pete said:

Then you will get lotus people on here and seloc saying that is too dear. Lotus no longer sell to just lotus people and the new buyer will pay the right price for one without a quibble

The only definition of too dear is a price that the car doesn't sell at!

[LotusLeftLotusRight]

It took me a grand total of 48 hours from first even thinking about an Evora, to seeking one out on Autotrader, going to view/test drive it and then handing over the deposit on the first one I looked at. I could have ummed  and aghed for another 8 years and still not saved a penny.

[cdco]

3 hours ago, Kimbers said:

 

As an example, here's a 2009 just come on at £36000! Now that dealer I like!!

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202104131306970?make=LOTUS&radius=1500&model=EVORA&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used&postcode=ip215ba&advertising-location=at_cars&sort=datedesc&include-delivery-option=on&page=1

Feck me on paper then I've made just shy of 10k in 9 Months of ownership ... I'm liking this Evora thing ... Not selling the thing though just lets me tell the boss what a good idea it was 😅😅

[Colin P]

5 hours ago, C8RKH said:

I believe that would have been with the "Premium Pack" - leather rear seats, leather armrest etc.  Cloth rear seats where standard.

I cannot see the arm rest in this car. The rear seat does not match the front seats. I suspect that this is a non premium pack car that someone has bought the dash panel, door panels and front seats in oyster and swapped them out. All the oyster is from a premium pack car, but it is missing the arm rest, rear seat and the rear side panels, presumably it will not have the lighting pack either.

It's a base car that has been chopped and changed, a "bitsa". 

1 hour ago, Graham Ridgway said:

The only definition of too dear is a price that the car doesn't sell at!

3 posts, now don't you come on here with all your talking sense nonsense 

[cdco]

5 hours ago, Colin P said:

I cannot see the arm rest in this car. The rear seat does not match the front seats. I suspect that this is a non premium pack car that someone has bought the dash panel, door panels and front seats in oyster and swapped them out. All the oyster is from a premium pack car, but it is missing the arm rest, rear seat and the rear side panels, presumably it will not have the lighting pack either.

It's a base car that has been chopped and changed, a "bitsa". 

... Also no tech pack - no reverse camera, or sports pack - no cross drilled disks ?

[C8RKH]

42 minutes ago, cdco said:

... Also no tech pack - no reverse camera, or sports pack - no cross drilled disks ?

The closest then to Colin's philosophy so the best one!

[TdM]

Surely the drilled brakes make it lighter though?

[r3nault]

I’d have thought a sports pack is a must on a Lotus, even to Sir Colin... the doughy throttle in normal mode (and lower redline) is very frustrating in a sports car!

[Cdm2018]

I have only tech pack but car had a different exhaust and then I recently added new cross drilled brakes all round , would like to add CAI at some point ? 

I am happy with my Evora ! And that what matters in the end 

[C8RKH]

5 minutes ago, Cdm2018 said:

I have only tech pack but car had a different exhaust and then I recently added new cross drilled brakes all round , would like to add CAI at some point ? 

I am happy with my Evora ! And that what matters in the end 

Nice my NA was a base car (even no back seats) with the sports pack only so even came with the single din hifi.  The installation of a double din sat nav unit with DAB and a reversing camera (that never gave me an issue or let me down unlike it seems loads of standard ones on here) was under £500 and I got the cruise added as a freebie by the dealer when I bought it - would have been £250.  To be honest, at that point there was nothing from any of the other packs that I missed. Craved for. Felt ashamed for not having.  My car was the muts!

I did upgrade the interior to venom red (Lotus sold off a number of the brand new still on the original pallet OEM recaro's in the Sports Premium trim and colours - the seats cost me £1200 which was less than the price of one new standard Recaro CS!  I sold my dull boring black/charcoal second hand ones to a guy who wanted them for his Fiesta ST for £1200!  hahaha - what a deal eh?)

Nothing wrong with your car @Cdm2018, it looks the mutts, and as you say if you are happy then that is all that matters bud.

[Cdm2018]

I know new buyers are looking for right car as buying a car like Evora is something you want to be careful selection but proud and enjoy the ownership.

I must reflect that buying experience today is so different to that just two or even one year ago?

my take is life is too short , if you want to wait for right car then be prepared to wait for possibly long time 

However if you can flex you options and be PDQ you get into ownership and enjoy the pleasures it brings !