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  1. Thanks Bibs.... hope I haven't jinxed you now! 

    Although it's further, I'm tempted to use Bell and Colvill as they used to look after the car (having bought it from them) and were excellent. I've used another dealer in Kent with mixed results and although there is now an 'official' dealer in Ashford, I've not got any experience of them. Particularly if they have their own trailers - I'm looking for as simple a solution as possible!

  2. Thanks Bibs (my manual is buried somewhere in about 50 boxes that need opening and sorting)! So it sounds like with some sensible co-ordination with the dealer and the recovery company that it can be done - even if I have to purchase a couple of dollies to facilitate it.

    Thanks for the link on the comms failure, I had read that already and took the view that it needs to go to a dealer anyway, so will as my uncle say - TMAP - Throw Money At Problem 😁

    Are you able to recommend a recovery firm in Kent (if the dealer can't sort) - I had a work leased Merc recovered a few years ago and the driver was more ape than human... would have been having kittens if it had been my own car he was abusing!

  3. For lots of boring reasons, over the last year I've not been able to use my car and it's been stored on somebody else's drive. I have been over occasionally and started it and they have apparently been charging it using my ctek, though obviously not as regularly as they said they would as the battery went flat and couldn't be revived. I bought a new battery and went to try and start it yesterday and while the ignition, lights etc worked, the car won't start - with warning lights and a Comms Failure EMS showing in the display. As the car is out of tax and MOT and is due a service (and clearly some TLC having been left so long), I'm considering just getting it recovered to a dealer who can get all the issues ironed out and get the car back on the road. However, being an Auto, will it be possible to get it on a trailer if the engine won't start?

    The good news is that i'll now be able to use it again and have a nice warm garage where it can be kept and be permanently attached to my ctek!

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  4. I find the IPS gets better the harder you drive it. Mine feels a little hesitant when doodling about, but feels plenty sharp when pushing on.

    I always have it in Sport mode (unless coming on going at unsociable hours*) and I use the paddles all the time. 

     

    *of course, when leaving home, the neighbours have already been woken by the boom when the engine starts 😜

  5. On 12/08/2019 at 06:49, Barrykearley said:

    They are selling for sure as folks on here are defo buying them.

    It’s very much a buyers market though, I don’t like to talk down prices, but the economy uncertainty due to government ineptitude hasnt helped. There’s some amazing bargains to be had and once the economy has settled you will be kicking yourself if you haven’t grabbed one. The values of these cars has been rock solid for a fair few years now - only the last few months a dip being noticeable

    Have used your words to convince the wife that we're better off holding on to my Evora for a while :driving:

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  6. 22 hours ago, Bravo73 said:

    Yes (sort of). Someone else has tried to sell an IPS recently (was it @Sumsion?) and I don’t think that he had many, if any, enquires. 

    Yes, that's what concerns me.

    Luckily i'm not desperate to sell, so if I have to wait it's not the end of the world (who could mind having an Evora in the garage...).

    Having been watching the used lotus market on and off for a while, I've been amazed by how prices have held - sadly with all that's going  on in the economy generally, I wouldn't be surprised to see demand/prices falling.

  7. OK, so after 4+ years I've decided I'm definitely going to sell the Evora. Very difficult decision as every time I drive it I fall in love with it, but I'm just not driving it enough.

    I had considered chopping it in for an Elise, but Elise prices seem to be very strong now, so might go without for a while.

    Anybody had any recent experience of the market for an Evora S IPS 2012 MY (27k miles)?

  8. I've had his book on my shelf for ages, and sadly it's taken his passing to make me read it.

    I'm 100 pages in and it's wonderful. He tells a wonderfully exciting story (and he hasn't even gone to war yet), while remaining incredibly humble.

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