This would have made a lot if sense if the I4 and V6 autos were still on schedule. Based on numbers, it only makes sense that FE builds are nearly completely finished by Feb/March, unless Lotus is expecting a huge delay for some reason that they dont want to tell us about. Would it not makes sense from a revenue stand point to build and deliver base cars next if other trims are delayed?
"for person reasons' - good to know it wasn't for plant, animal or mineral reasons..
And as far as customer satisfaction goes, FE customers are happy theyre finally getting their cars, and that with price protection and likely a considerable discount from a fully loaded base car. If starting base price comes in at just a few grand under I dont think anyone will be complaining. And delivering base cars earlier will obviously make the base customers happy(er). So Lotus only stands to lose both revenue and customer satisfaction by delaying base builds/delivery
Thanks for the response. It jarred my memory a little. My dealer did say Lotus doesn't have the pricing established yet for the BASE. I wish I would have taken notes but he caught me in the middle of something.
Hethel yellow - that's why I mentioned it might be the differentiator; there haven't been any yellow confirmations as far as I know
I reached out to mine last week about base cars but no response. My rep is normally pretty good at replying so maybe he really doesn't know or just missed the email. Will try again this week.
In this theory do people in the queue get moved up from BASE into FE 3.0 the same way people moved into FE 2.0?
I must missed it about the confirmation of 150 cars being non-CARB state cars. I heard from my dealer that my VIN is not included in the first shipment. I think what my dealer implies is that they are receiving cars among the first shipments but mine is not in the list. My dealer is in a CARB state. That is why I deducted that carb-vs-non-carb is out of discussion.
I really do not understand how FE 2.0's are being delivered at the same time as FE 1.0 Logic would dictate that cars are produced in the order that deposits/final builds were submitted as I was told by the dealer. So, If 2.0 cars are on a boat, Are all FE1.0 cars alsoalready built and either in port or transit? What was the @#$#I#&Y point of my (*U#)(()&# Deposit over 2 years ago? Beyond pissed off.
Think about you pay 10k less than those FE2.0. That will hopefully calm you down. That calms me down every time FE 2.0 depositors report they got a VIN.
Mine was on the other end of the spectrum. I just missed the FE2 cutoff but they are expected to send my base configuration (which will be loaded AF) in June ish with a delivery ~6 months later. I deposited “early” mid 2022 because I wanted my car Q2 2025. This isn’t my first rodeo and actually I’m shocked how many of us were “surprised” at the delays. Even the dealer back then said I was too early for that time frame.
Don’t be too annoyed by this, I’m an FE 2.0 order and began my ordering process on announcement day during Goodwood 2021. Meanwhile there are FE 1.0 buyers who payed 1.0 cost who didn’t put a deposit until September 2021, so 1.0 vs. 2.0 doesn’t really mean you were ahead of anyone. Let’s just keep our fingers crossed all of us FE buyers who’ve been waiting what will be close to 3 years get our cars in time for the summer driving months, and can enjoy them throughly. Feel for the autos who got bumped and hope they get their cars during the summer as well, even if it’s mid-way.
You do realize you got a discount over others who probably put their deposit before you and paid more for their 2.0 based on Lotus making dealer allocations that were NOT based on deposit date to begin with?
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