Alfa2Evora

November 20, 2018

1 & 2 Brian & Jackie

3 & 4 Johnny & Audrey - eventually got the motor back after 8 and 1/2 weeks. 220 miles done on Sunday past. Vrooooom.

5 David (only me as Jennifer will be "doing her own thing" that day)

November 17, 2018

I'm interested too.

Thanks to modern house builders basing their garage dimensions on the original Mini, my Evora has to live outside and we do occasionally see the sun here in Scotland, .

November 4, 2018

Apologies for the 'no show' this morning.

When I awoke, I had streaming eyes, a streaming nose and a sandpapered throat so I didn't think you'd appreciate my generosity in sharing it with you all, .

November 2, 2018

Admittedly, it has got a fair bit quieter on there since the Alfabook group set up on Facebook but have faith and hopefully somebody will come to your aid. Failing that, you could always stick it on here I suppose : https://www.facebook.com/groups/alfabook.alfaromeo/about/ and you might strike lucky.

November 2, 2018

10 minutes ago, red vtec said:

......I'm asking on here as the Alfa Forum is not a lot of help!!

Give them a chance mate - it's less than an hour since you posted on there.

I don't have any real knowledge on the 'GM' V6 - all mine were Bussos and my 159 was a 1750TBi, but it is a fount of all knowledge on there so I'm sure somebody will be along in due course to help you out, .

October 22, 2018

1 & 2 Brian & Jackie

3 & 4 David & Jennifer (breakfast only as I start work at 1800hrs and will need to get some beauty-sleep, )

October 21, 2018

The later ones didn't come with a cover anyway so presumably it has no detrimental effect removing it.

I did consider 'losing' mine not long after I got the car but the NA engine isn't that exciting (or pretty) to look at so treated it to a nice red 'motorsport' one instead, .

October 12, 2018

@Bibs Just ordered a new outdoor cover as my current one, which had become a tight fit after the addition of a front splitter and an extended rear diffuser, was in no way going to fit over the GT4 wing.

Email sent with some pics from various angles to save you having to pull them from my posts on here.

October 12, 2018

5 hours ago, Bob Booker said:

............I love a good road trip and if you can get enough luggage in the Evora for a trip like that, then great.

I left home with a large holdall, a smaller cabin-luggage sized bag, a large camera case + tripod, a foldaway chair, a 20 litre wash bucket filled with bottles of various car-cleaning products, and all the oddments (warning triangles, first aid kit, etc etc) that an overseas trip requires.

I returned with all these plus 4 cases of wine and a case of champagne. In future I'll not bother taking the detailing stuff as it was never used (it would have been a full-time job trying to cope with the huge volumes of dust encountered), suffer the filthy car as I did this time and have enough extra room to spare to fit in at least another couple of cases of the local produce, .

October 11, 2018

When I saw the total, my first thought was that there was a financial slap on the wrist included but no, it was all just tolls.

I did occasionally confuse mph and kph but the speeds couldn't have been that outrageous as every time I looked there was always a Mercedes Sprinter van closing up in my mirrors and we all know how universally considerate of traffic laws the drivers of those are, .

October 11, 2018

9 hours ago, LotusLeftLotusRight said:

There also used to be some occasional visitors to the museum such as his Dad's tool room replica Bugatti Royale................

That'd be this one then?

October 11, 2018

As I was faced with some strict time constraints (to ensure I got back in time for the 70th at Hethel) I had to resort to using toll roads more than I might have otherwise done on my recent roadtrip to Murcia in southern Spain.

Even so I did try and keep it to a minimum, so it came as a bit of a surprise this morning to receive my invoice from Emovis (formerly Sanef) for £225.61 - OUCH!!!!

It's all so painless when you just sail up to the barrier and don't have to stop. I suppose having to dig around for small change or using your card to pay-as-you-go each time might inject some sense of reality into the process of crossing continents, .

Makes you appreciate our system here, even if it does mean underfinanced roads leaving us playing 'dodge the pothole' most of the time.

October 10, 2018

A short video clip from my recent Spanish roadtrip.

I didn't go too mad (self-imposed rev limit of about 6k and cornered with a modicum of discretion) but I was still having some fun, right up to the point that I caught up with the motorbicyclists, .

Part 1 is also on Youtube if you're interested - it's from the French side of the mountains but runs for about 30 minutes, the second half of which are the more interesting ones.

October 10, 2018

I got my late 2010 NA in early 2015 with a little over 30k miles on the clock. I've just completed a 10 day, 4000+ miles round trip to southern Spain (reaching and sustaining some not inconsiderable velocities along the way, ) and it never missed a beat, with its mileage now sitting at close to 67k.

In fact, during my period of ownership it has never really missed a beat ever. Apart from new brake discs all round at the last service and suspension droplinks at the last MOT (both items which I consider wear and tear consumables), the only component that has actually failed and caused some 'off the road' time was the clutch master cylinder.

Not a bad record for over 36k miles of permanent grinning from ear to ear, .

Every one of my cars over the years has been subjected to similar usage and the Evora has proved to be by far and away the most reliable and enjoyable of them all, despite outwardly appearing to be the most impractical.

October 10, 2018

Bought the plate first then took over a year to find the right car to put it on.

October 5, 2018

When I had the headunit in mine upgraded from the original Alpine 505 to the newer 920 model, the camera also had to be replaced as the original one was incompatible with the new unit.

I can't remember the exact details but I seem to remember mention being made that they had different operating voltages and that some wiring changes were also needed to get everything to work.

October 3, 2018

53 minutes ago, andyj007 said:

how many people playing "find my car" in the overheads

I can just see a tiny speck of mine in the overheads but I did manage a partial 'selfie' via the big screen if that counts?

October 3, 2018

FOR SALE

EVORA GT430

One careful owner from new (factory demonstrator)

Low mileage, never raced or rallied

Tyres and brakes nicely bedded-in, ready for the road

Offers to Lotus Cars plc, Hethel.

October 2, 2018

On ‎01‎/‎10‎/‎2018 at 14:17, Bibs said:

I've driven one and found the ergonomics hard work, the gear change embarrassing, the steering was awfully weighted and the brakes were as wooden as drums all round. Not for me!

Yep - totally agree.

I've owned an Alfa in some shape or form for over 25 years. Tried out a 4C, bought an Evora. Nothing more to say really.

October 2, 2018

9 hours ago, gghc87 said:

and the number plate a little further on

That'll be mine, . Stuck my 'chavvy' mis-spaced (A L07US A) show plate on top of my road legal one with some sticky tabs. Stayed put all the way down to Spain and back, was there at the start of the parade and gone by the finish.

They can hang on to it as a display piece for the new museum when it's built, .

October 2, 2018

What a fantastic event - huge thanks and respect to @Bibs et al for putting this together - I've organised a few events over in my other life as an Alfa club rep, including a run to Milan for their centenary, so I can really appreciate just what was involved.

Absolutely well worth returning from Murcia days earlier than I otherwise would have done, and giving the Evora an extended workout over 1400+ miles in 17 hours of driving - "Oh, those signs are in KPH are they officer?" - to get there, albeit somewhat tardy thanks to them only having 1 lane open at the Eurotunnel check-in/passport control, for the BBQ. Big thanks also due to @C8RKH and Bibs (again) for organising me some sustenance upon arrival.

I hope my car's attempt to 'add lightness' during the record attempt didn't cause any others to have to swerve around the debris on the track, . My 'chavvy' mis-spaced rear number plate fell off somewhere out there (the sticky pads securing it had clearly not endured the Spanish heat in the preceding week) - if it's found, Lotus are welcome to keep it as a momento of my visit, . I also added even more lightness by losing out of the carrier bag, crammed with all manner of 70th goodies, my newly-bought poster somewhere between the 'shop' and my car (gutted I am ) although I didn't discover my loss until I was back at my B&B and so too late to go get a replacement - can I put my name on the list to purchase another if there are any spares please?

Not quite home yet but nearly there - taking a slower pace for the final part of the journey. Stayed over amongst the turnip fields until yesterday morning so I could visit Duxford on Sunday (saw quite a few Lotus from over the channel in the car park) and meet up with my cousin who lives, for his sins, in Stevenage

Stopped in York last night, visit to the Railway Museum this morning then on home tonight.

October 1, 2018

10 hours ago, Arregueti said:

I spotted you and even managed to take a couple of pictures of your car on track. If interested I can post them / send them after verifying the quality (of the layers of dust).

Would be good to see - thanks in advance.

September 29, 2018

Final instalment, you'll be relieved to hear.

From Millau, with time now against me, it was a spirited thrash of 400 miles or so up the Autoroute to my overnight stop in Estissac, to the west of Troyes.

The final day still had enough time available to make a slight detour for some obligatory pics at the old Reims-Gueux race circuit before heading to Calais for the Eurotunnel crossing and the run to Hethel.

Those of you at the 70th event today wouldn't have had too much difficulty in recognising my car - it was the one with a few isolated patches of Laser Blue just visible under a thick layer of combined white marble dust and brown brake dust.