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

[DH2]

Got a not quite 12k mile very late (2015) Evora S in here at the moment - which the customer is looking to sell.

I will get some photos once it has had a wash, but anyone looking for such a thing, feel free to drop me a line.

Dave

[tim_marra]

Red really suits the Evora, even more so with the SR treatment!

[Daveb99]

I’ve been distracted by a couple of Evora 400’s over the last week or two.

I can’t believe how much the brake disks cost - £800 - £1300 a pair??!

Are they all ally belled or were they an option originally? 

[Cdm2018]

7 hours ago, Daveb99 said:

can’t believe how much the brake disks cost - £800 - £1300 a pair??!

I paid £500 for pair drilled discs and general pads and about £250 fitting at my lotus garage and about to do the same later this month 

if you opt to go with higher spec type then yes £800-1300 be about right I guess 

I purchased from Elise parts but have gone with lotus supplied items I think we get discount and don’t have to pay the extra delivery charges 

[Daveb99]

Is that for an Evora 400 though, or an NA / S? I think the 400 has larger discs (370mm front, 350mm rear).

[Cdm2018]

You could be right mine a lowly NA but check out Elise parts and others don’t forget to get quote from lotus garage too as ever shop around 

I guess if you have skills and facilities you can DIY 

I have none of the above so reliant on others ! 

[TrevS]

White 400 that was discussed recently is back on Autotrader at £35k. Previous posters suggested it might need quite a bit of work to get it up to scratch. 
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202405029298370?sort=most-recent&advertising-location=at_cars&make=Lotus&model=Evora&postcode=cv239bu&fromsra

[Bravo73]

12 hours ago, Daveb99 said:

Are they all ally belled or were they an option originally? 

Yes, all 400s came with ali belled discs. So, I’m theory, only the discs themselves will need replacing. 

elise-shop.com offer an aftermarket option for Exige V6s: https://www.elise-shop.com/elise-shop-com-front-brake-rotors-exige-v6/ It might be worth asking them if there is a 400 option as well. 

[MattyB]

6 hours ago, TrevS said:

White 400 that was discussed recently is back on Autotrader at £35k. Previous posters suggested it might need quite a bit of work to get it up to scratch. 
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202405029298370?sort=most-recent&advertising-location=at_cars&make=Lotus&model=Evora&postcode=cv239bu&fromsra

If I were him, I'd strip the suspension and exhaust off it, give it to Motorway (circa £33k, probably £32k once they've haggled) then sell the bits - they're probably worth £2k second hand. He'll get closer to that price and it'd be a much, much easier time for him.

[Daveb99]

Yep, I’d do exactly the same in his shoes.

[Jonathan Ashcroft]

21 hours ago, TrevS said:

White 400 that was discussed recently is back on Autotrader at £35k. Previous posters suggested it might need quite a bit of work to get it up to scratch. 
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202405029298370?sort=most-recent&advertising-location=at_cars&make=Lotus&model=Evora&postcode=cv239bu&fromsra

Also, could help himself by writing a more appealing ad. Less talk about touring and going to 11 different countries and more about service history and the good parts of the car. 

Not enough detail in the ad for the average Lotus buyer. 

Seriously tempting pricing though (ignoring the details now known) 

[MattyB]

Agreed on the advert, it's not great - I'm also going to get on my soap box and explain he should be listing the bad stuff in the advert, and why you should when you sell yours:

1. Saves everyone time. Most Lotus owners are pretty switched on and will do alot of research in the history, condition, and maybe ask for inspections. Just list them now and save everyone the time.
2. Weeds out timewasters. Anyone serious and who knows the cars will know the issues and look past it anyway
3. [This is the most important] - if you talk the car down, people are usually suprised to find its better than expected due to the slightly negative advert, leading to a far more positive reception. How many times have you seen a car listed as "Mint!" with "FSH!" and "As new condition!" and getting there and find it's not that bad, but worse than expected? Puts you in a negative space on the car already. What else are they bull****ing you about? So do the oppostite. Sets a genuine tone.

All but one of the 15 cars I've sold over the years have sold to the first viewer. I've no idea why everyone tries to make selling cars so difficult for themselves.

[Rambo]

Good points Matty. I'm on the same soap box as you 👍

Edited May 8 by Rambo

[Mellow Yellow]

On 04/05/2024 at 08:44, Jonathan Ashcroft said:

Also, could help himself by writing a more appealing ad. Less talk about touring and going to 11 different countries and more about service history and the good parts of the car. 

Not enough detail in the ad for the average Lotus buyer. 

Seriously tempting pricing though (ignoring the details now known) 

Down to £31,999 now

[MattyB]

I don't understand...he can get more than that giving to Motorway/WBAC? Why go through the hassle of a private sale?

[funbobby09]

If that’s true that’s madness ! Quite the reduction in price…

[mcdonaa]

I think someone mentioned WBAC was offering 29k ish. Before or after they do the obligatory knock down in price for any defects, who knows 🤷‍♂️

[Techyd]

Perhaps they won’t touch it?

It has to be getting tempting for someone?!

[Bruss]

 Crazy cheap. Just MOT advisories. Someone will take that, fit a new set of refurbed wheels  and make money.

[MattyB]

1 hour ago, Techyd said:

Perhaps they won’t touch it?

It has to be getting tempting for someone?!

Motorway are up for £33k....he's nuts if he doesn't let them have it (and even more nuts if he doesn't take the mods off beforehand!).

Ultimately going to be a £40k car if you pay someone to do all the work that's realistically needed, so it's not that cheap.

[TrevS]

On 30/04/2024 at 23:55, TrevS said:

Winning bid on the GT410 was £57,500 with reserve met so assume it has sold

Sold at auction for £57,500, now on Autotrader for £67k! http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202405089495976

[570S]

Anyone know the story behind that car or the owner? The red car that was for sale near Chesterfield for almost a year recently disappeared from the dealership,  looked very tidy.

[TrevS]

Don’t know anything about the car above although some people pointed out it’s a GT410 and not the sport as it was advertised at auction. So missing carbon rear deck and some other goodies. 
 

That red car at chesterfield did look really nice. Had black wheels and yellow calipers if I remember and also had a 430 carbon splitter which you couldn’t really see from the pictures on the listing. Nice car. 

[570S]

Yes I looked at it and had a sit inside but wasn't actively looking at the time. Was a very nice car, didn't look through the history etc but presentation was spot on.

[hamza]

Anyone know much about this car?

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202402176672141?sort=price-asc&advertising-location=at_cars&make=Lotus&model=Evora&postcode=Ha5 5an&fromsra

my sister is interested in it