Just super frustrated!

[Av8tor2]

only way to fix this is to adopt a black cat. Then the Emira will be a 10 second car, pull 1.12g on skidpad!

I have 3 orange cats and a dwarf black one. She is 3 pounds and 2 years old.

 

[Kalel]

View attachment 68465View attachment 68466I have 3 orange cats and a dwarf black one. She is 3 pounds and 2 years old.

At least we figured it out!

 

[NJemira85]

My 2 asshole cats just did this. Surely I somehow jinxed myself?!

 

[djprov431]

Exactly why I turned the transport company away -- that sucks.

 

[Av8tor2]

Exactly why I turned the transport company away -- that sucks.

The voice in my head said the same thing. I was on the phone with Lotus roadside, talking about how late they were and they showed up at that time. So I let them start loading the car...

 

[celsius-233]

Sorry to hear about those issues. Those are bigger than the one’s I’ve had to day. At around 700 miles my O2 sensors went bad. Also, my parking sensors are driving me nuts. At stop lights they go off at passing cars. The “fixed” it, but the problem persists. I had the windshield wipers intermittently go out. They were able to find the issue which was a lose connection that they fixed. Also I have this weird popping sound every so often come from the rear speakers. The seemed to have gone out but then they came back. I’m thinking this is an intermittent issue that will be hard to get fixed.

Not too happy. My Porsche’s were the tops and if Lotus want’s to be on par at the same price point they need to do way better. I still love the car. I always wanted a Lotus and I sat in the Espirit in a showroom when I was about 13 yo. Hang in there, I hope we both fair better from here on out.

 

[cwfg]

This sucks. I was just catching up on @Orchardbike’s story too. There are definately some horror stories out there but the customer care elements are so contrasting/inconsistent . Having suffered 2 major faults within 30 days of owning mine, I played hard ball from the second it happened and I got taken care of pretty well. Car shipped 100+ miles (twice) at cost to lotus, extended warranty added retrospectively, money off after the deal was done. My case was no different to any one else’s. I simply bought a (used) car that developed faults soon after delivery. I (non patronisingly) encourage people to really get to know their rights and to put your foot down hard with the dealer - chatGPT will serve you well here. Be prepared to walk away and use real legal assistance to recover funds. When the dealer thinks you’re serious though, they don’t mess around too much - at least in my experience (rejected 2 other cars in the past as well and always got my money back without any hard effort - just using very specific words). Best of luck to OP (and @Orchardbike). It’s a really sad situation.

 

[mshea31]

We are all thinking, I hope that doesn't happen to me. My dealer comes to my house and picks up the car for free. They have been amazing (Lotus of Philadlephia). I also had a bunch of problems but they got them all fixed during my 1K Mile service. I have a YouTube short that outlined the problems I have had.

 

[SimonT]

This sucks. I was just catching up on @Orchardbike’s story too. There are definately some horror stories out there but the customer care elements are so contrasting/inconsistent . Having suffered 2 major faults within 30 days of owning mine, I played hard ball from the second it happened and I got taken care of pretty well. Car shipped 100+ miles (twice) at cost to lotus, extended warranty added retrospectively, money off after the deal was done. My case was no different to any one else’s. I simply bought a (used) car that developed faults soon after delivery. I (non patronisingly) encourage people to really get to know their rights and to put your foot down hard with the dealer - chatGPT will serve you well here. Be prepared to walk away and use real legal assistance to recover funds. When the dealer thinks you’re serious though, they don’t mess around too much - at least in my experience (rejected 2 other cars in the past as well and always got my money back without any hard effort - just using very specific words). Best of luck to OP (and @Orchardbike). It’s a really sad situation.

CS hit and miss for sure. I've just picked mine up after 9 weeks at the dealers, no courtesy car, Lotus refusing to pay for aftermarket spoiler, £399 inc VAT, on new tailgate and still not had a reply on the extended warranty.

 

[Rupes]

Porsche HQ must love the Emira Forum lol....

This is funny. But had me wondering...

Porsche sold 320k cars last year
Lotus sold 12k cars last year.

Even if every one of us went the Porsche route instead of Lotus, it would only represent a ~4% increase in their total sales. I suppose a claim could be made that Porsche has the potential to lose more sales if Lotus had their act together though.

 

[hagen111]

My recommendation...be a bit more filosophical about life...

People nowadays expect that everything is perfect and mostly that everything is going their way. If it doesn't, they become real assholes...
Look at the world in general and what is going wrong all over the world... it's the world we live in. Its all relative, ffs...we are talking about a car here.

Car ownership can be a real treat and fantastic journey if you accept that the product is not perfect...that you need to hone it, to take the bugs out, to bond with it by driving it... just a few hiccups a the start... is that really going to mess up a life long relationship with the Emira. The opportunity to build a relationship with the dealer and the people there. If it is just people who are trying their best, why care about the shipping back and forth and who is paying for it.

It's your own mindset and brain that decides how to view things in life. Opportunistic people tend to achieve a lot more in life.

It's that simple. Ride it, break it, fix it, improve it, enjoy it, love it!

 

[Orchardbike]

For some people it hasn’t been “a few hiccups at the start”

 

[hagen111]

For some people it hasn’t been “a few hiccups at the start”

Again...it's your own mindset and brain to decide. As long as you don't die in it or get seriously injured "why care?" Life is simply too short to be upset by minor things as a car! Every day spend in agony is a lost day. A day spent dealing with a problem often leads to insights, solutions, creativity and provides a richer life in general.

 

[1031ent]

Sorry to hear about those issues. Those are bigger than the one’s I’ve had to day. At around 700 miles my O2 sensors went bad. Also, my parking sensors are driving me nuts. At stop lights they go off at passing cars. The “fixed” it, but the problem persists. I had the windshield wipers intermittently go out. They were able to find the issue which was a lose connection that they fixed. Also I have this weird popping sound every so often come from the rear speakers. The seemed to have gone out but then they came back. I’m thinking this is an intermittent issue that will be hard to get fixed.

Not too happy. My Porsche’s were the tops and if Lotus want’s to be on par at the same price point they need to do way better. I still love the car. I always wanted a Lotus and I sat in the Espirit in a showroom when I was about 13 yo. Hang in there, I hope we both fair better from here on out.

Lotus will never be as refined as a Porsche. Porsche builds way more vehicles, and their is no substitute for experience.

 

[1031ent]

As someone who worked in Insurance for 20 years and handled tens of thousands of claims, I can count on one hand how many times we paid for shipping. Those times were mostly due to upper management wanting to shut the customer up.

Nobody pays for shipping ever. The manufacturer can not control were you live. If they were to start covering shipping they would then have set precidence to cover shipping for all customers legally. Then somebody will move to Mt. Everest and sue because their vehicle wasn't flown to them with a helicopter. Yes, the helicopter is a bit of exaduration but you get the idea. The manufacturer can't control where you live. There would be no way to know how to price a product and still make a profit if they have to cover shipping to and from the nearest dealership.

Sorry to crash your dreams of free towing.

As for the car, if it continues to give problems, I would sell it while the value is still high. Had a VW Corrado G60 and I didn't sell it after problems started creeping up. Ended up paying 3x car cost in repairs. Sometimes some lemons role out of the factory.