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

[pete]

6 hours ago, SimonC said:

As is our new GT410 Sport in Italian Flag Green …… Very eye catching !

No good without photos

[LotusLeftLotusRight]

It’s in the For Sale classifieds section.

[Dave Eds]

13 minutes ago, pete said:

No good without photos

Oh yes it is.........

[Frimley111R]

Still window shopping for now and have looked at the AMV8 and the F-Type which are around £40-45k. Both have their merits but it does occur to me that the Evora has very low levels of depreciation whereas the F-Type and AMV8 could cost me considerably more in depreciation. That's quite a factor to consider.

[Techyd]

19 minutes ago, Frimley111R said:

Still window shopping for now and have looked at the AMV8 and the F-Type which are around £40-45k. Both have their merits but it does occur to me that the Evora has very low levels of depreciation whereas the F-Type and AMV8 could cost me considerably more in depreciation. That's quite a factor to consider.

Agree - other cars I'd quite fancy are such a depreciation bomb in comparison such that I really wouldn't know what to replace the Evora with, shy of a newer one of course!

[Bravo73]

1 hour ago, Frimley111R said:

...and have looked at the AMV8 and the F-Type which are around £40-45k.

Have you driven either/both?

They are both quite different to an Evora. Heavy, front-engined, V8 GT cars vs a relatively light, mid-engined sports car. Also, both ‘common as muck’ vs an Evora. 

[electro_boy]

19 minutes ago, Bravo73 said:

They are both quite different to an Evora. 

Yep highly agree with this. I've driven an early AMV8V and not saying its not a nice car, it is a very nice car but its a different experience to an Evora.  If you want something smooth, agile and with feedback the AM doesn't offer that well certainly not to the level the Evora does.

It can take a while to find the correct Evora for you as there are not that many on sale.  Hang in there and the right one will eventually come round.  Make sure the dealers near you are aware of your requirements so they can call you as soon as they have something.   Often you'll get a call or email before the car is advertised on their site so you can get a look in before everyone else.

[Frimley111R]

Yep, I'm aware they are different but currently we have a Z4 35i (convertible) and a 120d M-Sport (daily run around)plus a Megane R26 hoon/track car, so my car options are this:

Ditch Z4 and 120d and buy 240i convertible plus buy Evora

Keep 120d, ditch Z4, buy AMV8 or F-Type as they are also both lovely but have convertible roofs (and we can't not have a convertible)

I do like the Evora, having owned one before of course but then I've never owned an Aston or a Jaguar. I know they are quite different but the Evora will be our 'special occasion' car and I'm not sure I'd spend a lot of time really giving that some stick on the road/track. 

First world problems....😁

[gregs24]

9 hours ago, Frimley111R said:

Still window shopping for now and have looked at the AMV8 and the F-Type which are around £40-45k. Both have their merits but it does occur to me that the Evora has very low levels of depreciation whereas the F-Type and AMV8 could cost me considerably more in depreciation. That's quite a factor to consider.

My MY12 Evora (for sale at Lotus Silverstone) is around that money  - and that is the same as I paid for it 4 years ago. Can't get much better than that.

AMV8 can be a serious money pit, depreciation not the biggest problem, but they can be frightening to maintain. Somebody I know had a £6k MOT recently! Wiper motor wasn't working and it is virtually engine out to fix it. F-Type is a depreciation money pit - Jags depreciate to virtually nothing unlike Lotus and Aston which bottom out at a far higher value.

So for me, Evora is by far the most economic sense and even for a fun third car that is important. Big bills ruin the fun pretty quickly.

[aus-exigent]

Last year I moved from an Aston V8 Vantage S and Elise S2 to the Evora Sport 410.

No regrets.

The Evora retains the best features of these cars, without their foibles.

I found the Vantage S with the sports suspension to be nervous and jittery on anything but good roads. The automated manual shift was slow and ponderous. I also was fearful of the potential for big bills to come in. Reading various opinions on various sites most people talk about clutch failures. Down here in Aus that's a $10,000 job. The up side of the Aston is it is a beautiful car and a lovely place to sit. The Evora is almost there in this respect, but not quite. However personal opinions differ.

The Evora is a great GT car with dynamic sports car qualities thrown into the mix.

[Frimley111R]

16 hours ago, gregs24 said:

My MY12 Evora (for sale at Lotus Silverstone) is around that money  - and that is the same as I paid for it 4 years ago. Can't get much better than that.

Yep, I lost £1k over 2yrs on mine. Having a car like that for such a low cost is like having your cake and eating it. just need to try a 240i convertible to see if its as quiet and comft as our 120d when you're on a long slog back home after a busy day

[E18VRA]

Does anyone know if the dealers give good values when part exchanging an Evora against another newer Evora, or is it just best to sell yourselves?

[Colin P]

My experience is that the total deal will be what it’ll be. ie if they give you more trade in then they’ll charge you more on the new one. 

For me it’s all about cost to change and the dealers seemed to have the same approach, ie margin on that plus margin on the other is what they want and don’t care what the distribution is.

SOR then order a new one might work well.

 

[gregs24]

Selling an Evora privately will be a slow job and probably no better in the long run. They are fairly specialist and expensive cars. Most people want access to finance and the legal protection of buying through a dealer.

[E18VRA]

Good points. I'll lower my expectations re trade in price for the ease and hassle free approach. Would have stayed with current car as it's fab but like the cosy feel of 3 year warranty.

 

[Neal H]

Depending on finances or timing, you could give your existing car to the dealer to sell on an SOR basis rather than as a part exchange. You would get more back that way.

[Bravo73]

Looks like a nice NA:

 

[C8RKH]

On 21/03/2019 at 17:19, E18VRA said:

Does anyone know if the dealers give good values when part exchanging an Evora against another newer Evora, or is it just best to sell yourselves?

I can only speak from my own experience.  Last April i traded in my 2010 NA for a new Evora 410 Sport.  The dealer offered me a great deal, a good discount on the 410 Sport (they had had it in stock but unregistered for a while) and they offered me just £500 less than I paid for my 2010 NA some 3 years before (I had taken the mileage from 15k to 25k).

As @Colin P says it will depend on a number of factors.  If the new car is in stock, and not a special or new order at the factory then I am sure you will get a good deal. Now is also potentially a good time as many dealers will be looking to close their financial year end at the end of March. How quickly can you move?

I'd also recommend taking some of the deal on Finance. The dealer gets a kick back and you have much stronger come back if things possibly do go wrong. You can always pay it off early, say 6 months in at little extra real cost to you.

Good luck and give Aimee at Silverstone a ring!

[Bazza 907]

4 hours ago, C8RKH said:

 

Good luck and give Aimee at Silverstone a ring!

Might be worth getting to know her first...

[PaulC]

Hi, 

New to all things Lotus, as ever this forum has been ace and this thread is cool. 

This seems cheap and I think I know why but want to see what I have learned so far...so can I have your thoughts

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F273740019638

[pete]

looks about right price for a private sale

[electro_boy]

Top dash panel looks like it’s covered in a different fabric to the leather used everywhere else? 

[Bravo73]

12 hours ago, PaulC said:

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F273740019638

Welcome to TLF, Paul. 

This car comes up repeatedly because it has been for sale for a long time. For good reason. 

Go back to page 81 of this thread to get a ‘flavour’ of the situation, particularly regarding the seller. 

[C8RKH]

It is worth new/prospective owners really reading this thread to prevent the same things coming up and also to get a real feel for what you need to look for. Good luck with your search.

[PaulC]

7 hours ago, C8RKH said:

It is worth new/prospective owners really reading this thread to prevent the same things coming up and also to get a real feel for what you need to look for. Good luck with your search.

Thanks Bravo...(&C8RKH)

Rather hilariously I'd started reading on the page after that because I'd assumed you guys were talking about cars that would no longer be available. 

Really helpful advice on there from people that have been to see it and love the fact people using their gut instinct and feel for a car/ seller

May go and look at the two white ones for sale unless anyone has gut instinct feel having visited those two