Bruss 566 Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 It may be the light, but the DL car looks lighter? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LotusLeftLotusRight 1,148 Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 It’s also a 2016 400 and for sale in the UK. Other than that.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM C8RKH 5,965 Posted January 19 Gold FFM Report Share Posted January 19 1 hour ago, LotusLeftLotusRight said: It’s also a 2016 400 and for sale in the UK. Other than that.... And has a ghastly looking orange and white stripe painted, yes I do believe it is painted, over the left hand side. That would be an expensive cock-up to rectify. Get rid of the stripes, brake colour change to orange and it would look a lot better. 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
au-yt 451 Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 8 hours ago, DJW said: Yet I’m assuming this car is same colour and has been for sale for over a year now https://www.dicklovett.co.uk/specialist/used-cars/2016-lotus-evora-35-v6-400-ips-2-door-2-2 . Love the interior Totally different car, it was ordered like that from the factory, in a sort of “golf colours” with out having to pay the royalties for the colour scheme. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM C8RKH 5,965 Posted January 20 Gold FFM Report Share Posted January 20 8 hours ago, au-yt said: Totally different car, it was ordered like that from the factory, in a sort of “golf colours” with out having to pay the royalties for the colour scheme. Yup. We realise they are not the same car. I think the point was we were saying we liked the GT430 so the poster was asking why the 400 in the same colour was still hanging around at the dealers. The 400 was a special edition that to my eyes was not special! 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
The Pits 4,407 Posted January 20 Report Share Posted January 20 Take away the nostalgia and historic motorsport association and I don’t think many people would go for baby powder blue. Not a fan of it on any car except a GT40 replica. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM C8RKH 5,965 Posted January 20 Gold FFM Report Share Posted January 20 1 hour ago, The Pits said: Take away the nostalgia and historic motorsport association and I don’t think many people would go for baby powder blue. Not a fan of it on any car except a GT40 replica. I actually thought on that GT430 it looked superb and I'd be very happy to have it in my garage, even without the history associations. I jut thought it suited the GT430 perfectly and the orange lines on the front lip were very subtle. The whole car in that picture just looks very sharp, crisp and modern. The 400 on the other hand just really does look shite - those offset orange and yellow stripes are meh (imvho) and as they are painted on (I believe) I think it seriously restricts the appeal of the car to a new owner as they would be very expensive to fix. Someone out there will buy it. It will just take time to find the right owner.. Nostalgia and historic motorsport associations do work though, let's face it, Lotus have been living off them for years with the red/white/gold of the red stripe team, the black and gold JPS, the yellow or red or blue with the gold stripe and white sills of the "sprint" cars etc. It's just that particular car does not work even though the scheme was "chosen" by Lotus fans on Facebook. 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
2GOOD 105 Posted January 20 Report Share Posted January 20 19 hours ago, DJW said: Yet I’m assuming this car is same colour and has been for sale for over a year now https://www.dicklovett.co.uk/specialist/used-cars/2016-lotus-evora-35-v6-400-ips-2-door-2-2 . Love the interior Apologies thread drift - It’s not been at Dick Lovett for over a year, Howard’s in Weston sold it to a chap from Cornwall 1/10/2019, obviously didn’t keep it long for some reason, it was at Howard’s for ages mind Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pits 4,407 Posted January 20 Report Share Posted January 20 Gulf blue car only proves that the GT430 manages to look good in any colour. Even powder puff blue. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM C8RKH 5,965 Posted January 20 Gold FFM Report Share Posted January 20 Notwithstanding your well documented bias re the GT430, I believe you could say the same of all Evora's (without crappy orange/white stripes) looking good in any colour. 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
DJW 677 Posted January 20 Report Share Posted January 20 2 hours ago, 2GOOD said: Apologies thread drift - It’s not been at Dick Lovett for over a year, Howard’s in Weston sold it to a chap from Cornwall 1/10/2019, obviously didn’t keep it long for some reason, it was at Howard’s for ages mind Probably got fed up after an hour with hairdryer trying to remove stripe, realising it was paint. Shame. Back on topic , seems GT430’s are at an attractive price point now. Can see one of these being on my shortlist in next 12 months. 1 Quote Previously owned :Exige 380, Exige 350, Evora 400, Exige V6S, Esprit GT3, 2-11 SC, Evora S, Elite 501 Link to post Share on other sites
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The Pits 4,407 Posted January 21 Report Share Posted January 21 Welcome aboard. Mission accomplished. Gold star for that homework. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pits 4,407 Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/lotus/evora/lotus-evora-gt430-sport-at-lhd/10344080 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM Ali tuck 136 Posted January 29 Gold FFM Report Share Posted January 29 1 minute ago, The Pits said: https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/lotus/evora/lotus-evora-gt430-sport-at-lhd/10344080 Fantastic colour-shame it’s a lefty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pits 4,407 Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 Then again, imagine driving that across Europe though. LHD wouldn't put me off if I really wanted a GT430 Sport, auto is a bigger issue for me personally. Gorgeous thing either way though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM Ali tuck 136 Posted January 29 Gold FFM Report Share Posted January 29 4 hours ago, The Pits said: Then again, imagine that in Europe though. LHD wouldn't put me off if I really wanted a GT430 Sport, auto is a bigger issue for me personally. Gorgeous thing either way though. Auto probably makes it quite a rare thing being a sport too- Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stephenwhyte 1,861 Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 That’s beautiful! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM C8RKH 5,965 Posted January 29 Gold FFM Report Share Posted January 29 How much would a rhd conversion be? 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
Popular Post 21gg 392 Posted January 29 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 29 33 minutes ago, C8RKH said: How much would a rhd conversion be? Probabley cheaper to move ☺ 1 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM C8RKH 5,965 Posted January 30 Gold FFM Report Share Posted January 30 8 hours ago, 21gg said: Probabley cheaper to move ☺ Probably. I bet the parts would be out of stock anyway! 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
Popular Post 21gg 392 Posted January 30 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 30 Yes i belive the rhd steering wheels are 1 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hakim0v 50 Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 (edited) Guys I have a technical question: is it normal to have slower gas pedal response when revving slowly, if the exhaust valve is open compared to closed? The car is cold and in parking mode. U feel, with valve open, like a bit of choking from the engine when u press the pedal, in the 1st 2500 rpm, that goes away when I close the valve. thx Edited January 31 by Hakim0v Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pits 4,407 Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 Sorry UK cars can’t open the valves at low rpm so I can’t help. All of the Lotus V6 cars run rich generally and sometimes can be a bit slow to react to quick stabs of the throttle. Best to keep it above 5000rpm! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM C8RKH 5,965 Posted January 31 Gold FFM Report Share Posted January 31 1 hour ago, The Pits said: Sorry UK cars can’t open the valves at low rpm so I can’t help. All of the Lotus V6 cars run rich generally and sometimes can be a bit slow to react to quick stabs of the throttle. Best to keep it above 5000rpm! But you could disconnect the valve so it's always open. I mean, why have a beast of a car with the roar of a puddy cat? No open exhaust valve on startup/all the time would be a reason for me NOT to buy a GT430.... lol... 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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