seven whole years.
The 2014 Evora was unofficially the oldest new car for sale in the U.S. before finding a new home on Long Island last month. Offered by Secor Lotus of Connecticut, it sold for about $70,000, Lotus told Popular Mechanics recently, or about $20,000 less than its MSRP.
It has been on the dealer lot for so long that its factory warranty actually expired. But Steve Plona, Secor Lotus’ general manager, hasn’t just let it rot.
He told the outlet that he over-inflated the (original) tires to try to preserve them as much as possible, he let the engine run every once in a while, and he changed all of the fluids except for the synthetic oil, to allow the new owner to change it out after its 1,000-mile break-in period ended.