Not sure if you've seen this thread...
https://forums.seloc.org/viewthread.php ... pid7849116
OP said...
"My 2016 exige v6 has issues a couple of weeks back on driving home as could not select gears whilst engine running...lots of matching of revs and starting in gear got me home.
Dealers advise a tear down of the car and clutch out for inspection. Car has done only 10k in 2 its years and 6.6k in my ownership and has not been on track and has been used predominantly for commuting to work...a bit pampered. It was the dealers demo car before and evidently was also looked after with kid gloves by them evidently....?
Dealer has asked that I underwrite the cost of the tear down..10 hours/ £1200 labour....to establish the cause....not impressed...but with no other way of getting the car assessed I dont have much choice.
Their take is that its likely mechanical failure rather than the clutch being worn out. If its a mech failure then no worries as lotus will pick up the cost of repair under warranty.
If not I was told that a new clutch, if wear and tear would cost £5k....WTF!!!!"
Randy at Hoffmans said......
"Those symptoms suggest that the problem is the release bearing binding and any accelerated wear will be a consequence of that happening - this is the most common issue on V6 Exiges that I have come across. Its a warranty repair... "
Outcome for the OP...
"New clutch assembly replaced under warranty....a big sigh of relief.
Rivet gubbins in clutch assembly parted company so a mechanical failure. Evidently dealer had one with same issue recently but not a known fault?
Phoned today to chase up diagnosis to be told that car was fixed, service fee and ready for collection.
Glad all sorted and can’t wait to get the car back
"
Sounds like the dealers are covering themselves in case it's a wear issue. They'd be daft just to diagnose over the phone and say definitely warranty I guess.
From that thread and others though, sounds like you'll be ok
As for the Evora clutch exploding at 30k miles... it's like the 911s that all have engines explode with bearing issues etc... or if you google any health issues the internet will tell you that you've got cancer and the bad aids etc.