USA/Canada Delivery Thread

[kitkat]

Has anyone taken delivery from Boardwalk?

Very strange / opaque process re: PPF and warranty. Would love to learn from anyone's experience.

Can you elaborate? From what I understand once you get the call from Kyle or Tom that your car has been unloaded from the truck they reach out to you from the finance arm of things to see about PPF from their installers and financing. Financing communicates about the extended 7 year fidelity warranty.

I haven't heard any details about the extended warranty such as if it covers paint.

 

[sirringo]

Can you elaborate? From what I understand once you get the call from Kyle or Tom that your car has been unloaded from the truck they reach out to you from the finance arm of things to see about PPF from their installers and financing. Financing communicates about the extended 7 year fidelity warranty.

I haven't heard any details about the extended warranty such as if it covers paint.

Kyle told me he cannot get and thus (to his own frustration) cannot give any info on PPF, financing, and warranty. Finance department owns that and presents it "when you're taking delivery of the car" - or can present it live if you go in beforehand, which is not easy for me given distance. I'm asking for Finance to call me beforehand so I can learn more.

The idea of making live decisions on all of the above at the time of delivery with no information previously given is absurd, so hopefully Finance actually rings.

 

[410 JPS Fan]

Kyle told me he cannot get and thus (to his own frustration) cannot give any info on PPF, financing, and warranty. Finance department owns that and presents it "when you're taking delivery of the car" - or can present it live if you go in beforehand, which is not easy for me given distance. I'm asking for Finance to call me beforehand so I can learn more.

The idea of making live decisions on all of the above at the time of delivery with no information previously given is absurd, so hopefully Finance actually rings.

Just say no to all of it and bring your own financing. That dealership is obviously set up with poor practices, no need to play along and feel pressured during delivery. "Let me run that by my finance manager , now look this third party warranty will cover everything, just don't call us to help when your n claim is denied "

 

[sirringo]

Just say no to all of it and bring your own financing. That dealership is obviously set up with poor practices, no need to play along and feel pressured during delivery. "Let me run that by my finance manager , now look this third party warranty will cover everything, just don't call us to help when your n claim is denied "

Yeah, it’s really just PPF I care about…

 

[kitkat]

Yeah, it’s really just PPF I care about…

Just trying to give you more info without being official for Boardwalk:

Their PPF is $4,200 for the front end and $4,900 for front end plus roof and a-pillars.

The extended warranty is fidelity and I suspect they have the usual gold and platinum 7 year packages which I suspect covers powertrain and electrical and basically nothing wear and tear and not paint.

 

[24EmiraUS]

Hey all, I’m about to pickup my vehicle on Friday. What interest rates are you all seeing and who are the lenders?

Just figure I’d do a field survey here to get the best deal.

 

[Balboa]

Just finished paperwork. Great experience w Zack from Eurocar - Lotus Orange County. No ADM. No talk of PPF or Ceramic. Mild upsell on extended wty which I politely declined. He even arranged transport down to my PPF shop in San Diego for $400. Car looks gorgeous in person. Happy w Nimbus/Red. Panel gap seems fine, Ac blows fine at all levels, rear hatch clicks nicely from about 12 inch drop, Reverse lock-out springs back nicely. They got 6 in - 2 DV, 1 black, 1 Vivid, 1 Seneca, my Nimbus. Said no issues w any so far. Now juat have to wait for my PPF. They say they will start SOON...

 

[DerTheDer]

At long last we meet! (Eurocar - Lotus Orange County)

We are brothers, I have the exact same spec! (Almost)

 

[fcajr]

Just finished paperwork. Great experience w Zack from Eurocar - Lotus Orange County. No ADM. No talk of PPF or Ceramic. Mild upsell on extended wty which I politely declined. He even arranged transport down to my PPF shop in San Diego for $400. Car looks gorgeous in person. Happy w Nimbus/Red. Panel gap seems fine, Ac blows fine at all levels, rear hatch clicks nicely from about 12 inch drop, Reverse lock-out springs back nicely. They got 6 in - 2 DV, 1 black, 1 Vivid, 1 Seneca, my Nimbus. Said no issues w any so far. Now juat have to wait for my PPF. They say they will start SOON...

What do you mean by "panel gap"?

 

[EspritGuy]

Nice summary! Some one off stuff like doors not opening too, but this doesn’t seem widespread.

Basically buying a Lotus is like rolling dice. Hope you don’t get snake eyes!

Not to be confused with Seneca

 

[Balboa]

What do you mean by "panel gap"?

I should have said 'panel fit'. Was a concern for me ever since I saw this on the MFR models they had for original test drive

 

[Lotus64]

We are brothers, I have the exact same spec! (Almost)

We're all brothers

 

[fcajr]

I should have said 'panel fit'. Was a concern for me ever since I saw this on the MFR models they had for original test drive

Oh, okay. Thanks! I'll be picking mine up in Buffalo next week and trying to make a list of what to question/look for.

 

[410 JPS Fan]

I should have said 'panel fit'. Was a concern for me ever since I saw this on the MFR models they had for original test drive

Just ignoring phone calls and teams work messages, to focus on Lotus Emira content. One of us!

 

[n4s]

Yeah, it’s really just PPF I care about…

I picked mine up from Boardwalk last week. Below was their PPF package. They said it was offered by Lotus. They also offered ceramic coating for $3995.

 

[sirringo]

I picked mine up from Boardwalk last week. Below was their PPF package. They said it was offered by Lotus. They also offered ceramic coating for $3995. I purchased their Fidelity extended warranty for $3995 for 7 years 70k miles.

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Thanks for this! Very helpful. Do you happen to know if theirs is pre-cut vs. bulk film (i.e., will edges be visible or not)?

 

[n4s]

Thanks for this! Very helpful. Do you happen to know if theirs is pre-cut vs. bulk film (i.e., will edges be visible or not)?

I believe this is pre-cut. They mentioned that it would be done in a couple hours.

 

[Wiz33]

Has anyone taken delivery from Boardwalk?

Very strange / opaque process re: PPF and warranty. Would love to learn from anyone's experience.

As of yesterday afternoon, they've delivered 8. I'm picking mine up tomorrow

 

[Wiz33]

Have anyone replaced the "LOTUS" seat insert with the "EMIRA" ones? I got a set coming in from the UK and I'm thinking about doing something odd. I'm just going to replace the one on the driver side (US version) so that if someone is looking in through the windshield. it would read "LOTUS" "EMIRA" What do you guys think"

 

[Nova]

Have anyone replaced the "LOTUS" seat insert with the "EMIRA" ones? I got a set coming in from the UK and I'm thinking about doing something odd. I'm just going to replace the one on the driver side (US version) so that if someone is looking in through the windshield. it would read "LOTUS" "EMIRA" What do you guys think"

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Wasn't this an involuntary factory option on one of the US cars?

1 of 1 with factory "Lotus Emira" seats.