mik 375 Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 3 hours ago, jep said: So I just packed some old bulbs from my Fiat 128 pile and bought the headlamp bulbs from Fleabay, £66 for two. Osram D1S 35W Xenon bulb New HID 66144 If you are going to purchase bulbs, why not upgrade and keep the originals as spares? Info here Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM jep 786 Posted January 23 Gold FFM Report Share Posted January 23 7 minutes ago, mik said: If you are going to purchase bulbs, why not upgrade and keep the originals as spares? Info here Probably a good idea and a great thread to assist. I bought some fancy bulbs for the Excel and it made no difference, to my eyes. I rather lost interest after that experience. I tend to drive older vehicles most days so the Evora headlamps seem very good already to me. I don't really think about it when Evora-ing at night. Justin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mik 375 Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 (edited) 9 hours ago, jep said: Probably a good idea and a great thread to assist. I bought some fancy bulbs for the Excel and it made no difference, to my eyes. I rather lost interest after that experience. I tend to drive older vehicles most days so the Evora headlamps seem very good already to me. I don't really think about it when Evora-ing at night. Justin You’re not alone Justin - this is the least popular Evora modification ever . I am not sure if others are nervous about accelerating the well-documented headlight mask problems (my car doesn’t exhibit this at all yet - touch wood), or whether I am just at the lower end of the bell-curve in terms of forum member carrot consumption? Edited January 24 by mik 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM jep 786 Posted January 24 Gold FFM Report Share Posted January 24 42 minutes ago, mik said: You’re not alone Justin - this is the least popular Evora modification ever . Evora tow-hook mod just wins. Justin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Julian73 151 Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 On 23/01/2020 at 16:36, mik said: If you are going to purchase bulbs, why not upgrade and keep the originals as spares? Info here I think the intent is to carry some cheap bulbs to met the French regulations of caring spares, rather than spending major money on factory led's and HID lamps. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mik 375 Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 6 minutes ago, Julian73 said: I think the intent is to carry some cheap bulbs to met the French regulations of caring spares, rather than spending major money on factory led's and HID lamps. I was responding to jep, who stated that he did buy two new HID bulbs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post mayevora 1,141 Posted January 29 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 29 On 22/01/2020 at 21:33, woodyrvf750 said: Thanks Dave. I've got all alerts set. My ideal would be a manual, NA in Red. Good choice Sir 2 1 Quote Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk - that will teach us to keep mouth shut! Link to post Share on other sites
mayevora 1,141 Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 I always leave the handbrake off in the garage but just had to put the towing eye in and pull it out of the garage as brakes had ceased. Definitely shouldn’t have put it away beginning of December after a clean without drying the brakes out. 1 Quote Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk - that will teach us to keep mouth shut! Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post DBG 112 Posted January 30 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 30 18 hours ago, mayevora said: Good choice Sir Agreed! 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post LOTUSMAN33 1,306 Posted January 30 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 30 I like the later models aggressive look but there is something special about having the uncluttered design lines. The same is said about the S1 Esprit these days. 3 Quote Do or do not, there is no try! Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post woodyrvf750 16 Posted February 3 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 3 Glad to have put a deposit down on the white sports racer recently on Piston heads and Autotrader. Looking forward to the experience. 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotty435 977 Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 8 minutes ago, woodyrvf750 said: Glad to have put a deposit down on the white sports racer recently on Piston heads and Autotrader. Looking forward to the experience. Great car at a great price 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LOTUSMAN33 1,306 Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 Well done and welcome to Evora ownership, lovely looking car. 1 1 Quote Do or do not, there is no try! Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM jep 786 Posted February 3 Gold FFM Report Share Posted February 3 45 minutes ago, woodyrvf750 said: Glad to have put a deposit down on the white sports racer recently on Piston heads and Autotrader. Looking forward to the experience. That car was value. You won't look back...…. Justin 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mik 375 Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 You have impeccable taste 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattyB 24 Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 That looks like a bargain - I was chatting to the owner, because I was genuinely amazed it was still for sale given the price; I'd have given my right arm for a <30k SR 18 months ago, as they were all £35k+. We assumed it was the mileage that was putting people off....no idea why as 65k is nothing. Still, that's a whole lot of car for the money. Enjoy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM paranoidandroid 63 Posted February 3 Gold FFM Report Share Posted February 3 Congratulations, lovely car and if it’s the one I’m thinking of, amazing value. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
woodyrvf750 16 Posted February 4 Author Report Share Posted February 4 10 hours ago, MattyB said: That looks like a bargain - I was chatting to the owner, because I was genuinely amazed it was still for sale given the price; I'd have given my right arm for a <30k SR 18 months ago, as they were all £35k+. We assumed it was the mileage that was putting people off....no idea why as 65k is nothing. Still, that's a whole lot of car for the money. Enjoy 10 hours ago, paranoidandroid said: Congratulations, lovely car and if it’s the one I’m thinking of, amazing value. The UK used car market is so price sensitive to mileage. I hope I've got a good one, it all looks very straight with a nice accountable history. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM jep 786 Posted February 4 Gold FFM Report Share Posted February 4 6 minutes ago, woodyrvf750 said: The UK used car market is so price sensitive to mileage. I hope I've got a good one, it all looks very straight with a nice accountable history. Correct re UK market. Bonkers. And it means many do not use their cars as they worry about depreciation. To own a sports car and not to use it would be liking dating a supermodel and not sleeping with them. Justin 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TdM 148 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 23 hours ago, woodyrvf750 said: Glad to have put a deposit down on the white sports racer recently on Piston heads and Autotrader. Looking forward to the experience. Put it back, I was waiting for my bonus to buy that Congrats on grabbing a peach. I shall restart my search! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
woodyrvf750 16 Posted February 4 Author Report Share Posted February 4 1 hour ago, TdM said: Put it back, I was waiting for my bonus to buy that Congrats on grabbing a peach. I shall restart my search! Sorry about that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Giveitfish 60 Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 Thanks everyone for the kind words about my Sports Racer. Well, it’s not mine anymore but after meeting Mark I’m very happy it’s gone to a good home 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post woodyrvf750 16 Posted February 17 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 17 It's an amazing car. I'm so glad it's not an ultra low mileage car so I can just use it. It went to North Wales this weekend in horrendus conditions. The winter tyres provided total security in the wet. The roof has been flatted back and polished to remove surface scratches and I'll get the piant work 'refreshed' and ceramic coated in the Spring. I took a good friend for a shot spin on Sunday morning and we both agreed it was the perfect package; beautiful balance of comfort, power, braking, stability, and looks. Loving it.. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bruss 566 Posted February 17 Report Share Posted February 17 59 minutes ago, woodyrvf750 said: It's an amazing car. I'm so glad it's not an ultra low mileage car so I can just use it. It went to North Wales this weekend in horrendus conditions. The winter tyres provided total security in the wet. The roof has been flatted back and polished to remove surface scratches and I'll get the piant work 'refreshed' and ceramic coated in the Spring. I took a good friend for a shot spin on Sunday morning and we both agreed it was the perfect package; beautiful balance of comfort, power, braking, stability, and looks. Loving it.. Totally agree. Those Lacia Fulvia's are a peach. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM C8RKH 5,965 Posted February 17 Gold FFM Report Share Posted February 17 On 23/01/2020 at 14:06, 2011 Chrome Orange said: As far as wiring harness issues, there was a poll conducted over here (back in '15) to see who had their harness replaced and what years were impacted. The results of the poll showed that the early cars appear to be less impacted than MY12+. I don't believe any '11 owners ever reported a harness replacement. Here are the extracted poll results of replaced wiring harnesses: 2010 Evora NA MT (NOTE: harness short due to coolant leak, so probably shouldn't be counted) 2012 Evora NA IPS 2012 Evora S MT 2013 Evora NA IPS 2013 Evora S IPS 2013 Evora MT (replaced 2x) 2014 Evora S MT 2014 Evora S MT 2014 Evora S IPS 2014 Evora S IPS Please be aware as @ChromeOrange has posted above - there all sorts of "internet miss-truths" about the Evora and you need to buy this model or that - the wiring harness is just another one of those... The clutch and track days is another one - the clutch will likely get more grief driven poorly in stop/start city traffic / traffic light launches every day than the occasional thrash on the track. Best advice is drive the car. Buy on condition and service history and the chances are you'll be fine. Even better if you can get someone to look over it for you first who really knows the Evora. 1 Quote Alcohol. Sex. Tobacco. Drugs. Chocolate. Meh! NOTHING in this world is as addictive as an Evora +0. It's not for babies! The first guy to ride a bull for fun, was a true hero. The second man to follow him was truly nuts! Link to post Share on other sites
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