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***** In 1993 when I was 50 years old I bought my 1st sports car, a 1990 Lotus Esprit Turbo SE with 15.000 mls on the odo...... I immediately did fell in love with this Lotus and the love remain

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Just thought I’d pop in with a quick update now my evora has finally been delivered! It was the GT410sport in military grey previously mentioned on here.   I sold my exige cup to buy it as I

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I sold mine so I could purchase this. Quite a contrast...  

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Whoop whoop! :animier:

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From VX220...to Superseven R400...through Exige Sport 350 and now to potentially Evora

Realising I possibly have a thing for Lotus cars (would love an S1 Esprit and a ‘73 Elan 2+2)...

Finally at a point in life that I could afford an ‘iconic’ car that I have wanted for so long (911) but found the modern ones so disappointing and I don’t have £150K for the more engaging versions (GT) and don’t want to drop £75-85K on a 4/5 year old one and potential large ongoing bills.

The Evora seems to give me a smattering of comfort over the Exige without losing too much of the performance and ‘feel’ and of course occasional seats in the back that my youngest can use on trips with us.

Fingers crossed for this afternoon...

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Update as promised on blue Komotec Evora 400...

Said it was immobiliser that was the issue which has now been sorted but now say that the ECU upgrade has been nullified so need to take it back to Lotus Silverstone as they did the upgrade!!!? News to me as thought Dave at Hangar111 did it. Now it is "off the market" until sorted. Wonder what the true reason is!!?

2 hours ago, Silverback said:

Indeed it has ☺️

Nice one, nice colour ... enjoy it 😃

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Update as promised on blue Komotec Evora 400...

Said it was immobiliser that was the issue which has now been sorted but now say that the ECU upgrade has been nullified so need to take it back to Lotus Silverstone as they did the upgrade!!!? News to me as thought Dave at Hangar111 did it. Now it is "off the market" until sorted. Wonder what the true reason is!!?

Nice one, nice colour ... enjoy it 😃

M.

As a serial upgrader with aftermarket stuff and a history of adding s/c and smaller pulleys with ecu cracks or replacements I can say that running a modified car is a hobby. If you just want something reliable to drive on the road, stick with OEM.

Nothing against Komotec or any other tuner, but you need to return to the tuning company whenever there is a problem and be prepared to be a bit of a test bed for their products as new things are discovered or developed.

 

 

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2 hours ago, MadMick said:

Update as promised on blue Komotec Evora 400...

Said it was immobiliser that was the issue which has now been sorted but now say that the ECU upgrade has been nullified so need to take it back to Lotus Silverstone as they did the upgrade!!!? News to me as thought Dave at Hangar111 did it. Now it is "off the market" until sorted. Wonder what the true reason is!!?

Nice one, nice colour ... enjoy it 😃

M.

So they probably re-flashed the ECU software by mistake or through ignorance and the custom KT map will have been lost. I do believe that KT supply the map on a "dongle" which if they do, the previous owner should have kept and handed over with the car.

As @Bruss says you need to be prepared - however the issue may be that "independents" really do know nothing about these cars (including even the basic spec. information) and that may be your issue.  I'm sure if it was still at Christopher Neils/Oakmere then it would all be tickety boo as they say.

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@Bruss @C8RKH  ..... seems I always do things the hard way. perhaps I should resort to my pushbike ☹️ . Have always liked Lotus and had all the early models from 7 < Esprit. and would like to bring back those driving memories. Time will tell where/what I end up with.

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@Bruss @C8RKH  ..... seems I always do things the hard way. perhaps I should resort to my pushbike ☹️ . Have always liked Lotus and had all the early models from 7 < Esprit. and would like to bring back those driving memories. Time will tell where/what I end up with.

M.

https://road.cc/content/tech-news/171290-£8000-lotus-sport-110-sale-ebay

 

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14 hours ago, C8RKH said:

https://road.cc/content/tech-news/171290-£8000-lotus-sport-110-sale-ebay

 

Think I may have trouble cornering (no steering) and also very uncomfortable (no seat) although acceleration could well be good.

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Is there any particular reason why starlight black Evora S cars seem to be significantly cheaper than any other at the moment.  Is this just coincidence?  

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This seemed to be a great price and it sold in a matter of days after being advertised.

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/lotus/evora/2012-lotus-evora-s--2--2--supercharged--rare-solar-yellow--low-mileage--full-history/9958713

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1 hour ago, scotty435 said:

This seemed to be a great price and it sold in a matter of days after being advertised.

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/lotus/evora/2012-lotus-evora-s--2--2--supercharged--rare-solar-yellow--low-mileage--full-history/9958713

I spoke to Will about that car and yes sold almost immediately.  He keeps a database of potential buyers so I suspect he had a buyer before he even advertised it...

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i like black but never owned one..  every time ive gone to view one, its just too easy to see all the general wear and tear, scratches etc.. plus they never seemed cleaned properly...  

there is at least two previous cars (not lotus mind) that i was set to buy, only they poorly presented which put me off.. 

i think if detailed and presented properly i would have had them..   

 

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Popped into Paul Mattys re some bits for my Elan and noted how good the Evora looks in black, they have for sale. 

That said I do like orange ;)

Previously owned :Exige 380,  Exige 350,  Evora 400,  Exige V6S,  Esprit GT3,  2-11 SC,  Evora S,  Elite 501

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1 hour ago, Bruss said:

The red sr komotec car is still up for sale. I don't know the car but if I was looking It's got a great spec and a good price.

If that is the Scottish KT430 then that was Saj's car and he spent lavishly on its upkeep.

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My comments and observations are my own, invariably "tongue in cheek", and definitely, sarcastic in nature. Therefore, do not take my advice, suggestions, observations or posts seriously or personally and remember if you do, do anything, that I may have suggested, then you have done this based solely on your own decision to do so and therefore you acknowledge responsibility and accountability (I know, in this modern world these are the hardest things for you to accept) for your actions and indemnify me of any influence, responsibility, accountability, or liability, in what you have done. In other words, you did it, so suffer the consequences on your own!

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my favourite evora  version  of all time,  the  black gp edition..   would give my left and right nut to own one.. 

black gold stripes and red calipers just superb 

https://www.motor1.com/news/141649/lotus-evora-sport-410-gp/

 

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https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/lotus/evora/2016-lotus-evora-400-ips-blue-andamp-orange-edition-summer-sale--save-2000/9831558

Sub £55k ips  400 if you can live with the gulf colours although you maybe able to remove the stripes. This one has dropped a good few thousand over the last few months. 

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On 11/09/2019 at 18:25, andyj007 said:

i like black but never owned one..  every time ive gone to view one, its just too easy to see all the general wear and tear, scratches etc.. plus they never seemed cleaned properly...  

there is at least two previous cars (not lotus mind) that i was set to buy, only they poorly presented which put me off.. 

i think if detailed and presented properly i would have had them..   

 

I had a Subaru WRX in black years ago and said never again, however I picked up my Exige in black...I had it detailed and only had it washed by the same detailing guy...probably cost me £600 initially and then £50 thereafter every month or two but it looked amazing!

Would have looked even better had I sealed my garage when we first moved in rather than the dust magnet place it is now!

The Evora I am getting is a dark colour again (Audi Merlin Purple) so will probably need the same care and attention as the Exige did.

Each to their own, but just sad to see dark colours with poor paintwork from bad washes, swirls etc...

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