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    Mark S
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    Evora (Launch Edition) & Elise R series 3
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    Ashby De La Zouch

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  1. You need an 8mm long socket as the screw threads are too long for a normal socket. I found that out when I changed the O/S rear light bezel a couple of weekends ago on my Evora.
  2. Agreed. The HVAC knobs look to have been changed to those from the 400. The HVAC panel is definitely S1. From memory the 400 HVAC panel is not interchangeable with the S1 version . So a bit of a "bitsa" in that respect.
  3. I'm not reading anything into this YouTube video. There are too many variables here. For a start the YouTuber hasn't set or claimed a baseline, e.g. a specific engine that uses a specific grade of motor oil. I think this is an "apples & pears" comparison. I wouldn't have anything other that an OEM oil filter from a reputable source (not Amazon for a start!) on my Evora, or indeed my 2ZZ powered Elise.
  4. I just had a look on the Anglia Car Auctions website. I hope it goes to a good home.
  5. @Jovver fortunately, that organisation only has the one showroom. They used to have a second one not far away from me in Nottingham, but that seems to have closed down before the pandemic hit (the premises is now a branch of Enterprise Rent-A-Car). The Nottingham dealership's Facebook page is still live and there are some interesting comments left on there. Funnily enough, their Peterborough showroom does have a Facebook page. I think you've saved yourself a lot of heartache and agro walking away from that dealer.
  6. From what I recall of reading threads relating to exhausts and 2bular, I think Jim is more of a telephone contact kind of guy rather than an e-mail person, especially if he's up to his eyes in fabricating exhaust systems. If I order an exhaust from Jim any time in the future, I'll be sure to ring him.
  7. Regarding the 2bular exhaust system, if it's the full "power kit" version there's no 3rd cat/3rd cat delete. The tubular manifolds do away with the "log" cats bolted to the standard exhaust manifolds. A sports cat is where the 3rd cat would be on a Launch Edition or NA pre 2012. @PJB the back box on your car doesn't look like either the non-valved or valved silencer for the NA on the 2bular website, so could have possibly been a custom build by Jim. My Launch Edition retains the log cats, but has a 2bular decat pipe (before and after decat photos to compare). You can see the log cat on the aft bank to the right of the decat pipe on my car in the right-hand photo.
  8. Yellow Evora heading southbound at A42 J13 Ashby De La Zouch at about 8.40am. Looked like a GT 410 Sport from what I could see from my daily driver on the roundabout over the top. The CF tailgate was very noticeable.
  9. Don't forget the electric bicycle! Or should that be the Type 136 hyper bike to go with the Evija hyper car 😁
  10. I just realised I posted the same photos earlier in this thread! Apologies for the duplication.
  11. My solution using a hot glue gun. Looks a bit bodgy but it works. A better photo.
  12. From what was written on Facebook back in 2021, the carbon wrap on the roof and the stick on lights on the rear diffuser were going to be removed.
  13. I think the North East Sports Salvage Evora 2+0 might be this one. It appeared on the Lotus Evora Owners Group on Facebook in March 2021. North East Sports Salvage just pinched someone else's ad photo.
  14. An update on the NS2-R tyres. I eventually got hold of a set of preloved twin spoke forged alloy wheels (still no sign of the TC5s) and had the Nankangs fitted. I did a track day at Donington Park on the Grand Prix circuit in August 2023 (drizzly on the first session but dry after that) and a test day at Curborough Sprint in September 2023 (dry conditions). My initial impression is that the NS2-R is a good road & occasional track day tyre. Pushing on through the Craner Curves at Donington I found my own personal limit and not that of the car's. If anything the CL RC5+ brake pads exhibited fade on braking into the Melbourne Hairpin on a couple of occasions. I have yet to try the tyres in fully wet conditions. For me, personally, I felt that the NS2-R gave me more confidence compared to the V105s and they were more grippy given that the tyre is a 180 tread wear rated semi slick. I'd say it's a good budget alternative to the V105s and is potentially a halfway house towards the likes of the R888R and AR-1 tyres, with the AO52 still being the benchmark. A tyre to watch out for in 2024 will be the new Nankang CR-S. This has the potential to be a budget competitor to the AO52 and is being marketed by Nankang as its premium offering in the range above the AR-1 and NS2-R respectively.
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