I'm out - the cancellations thread

[Tonyshepp]

Tony so top marks there dealership has GOT TO HAVE great cappuccino and biscuits it’s an absolute MUST - can’t buy a car without these special ingredients

And you know what the Aston dealer, we turned up in a Skoda (had dog with us), was very polite and took me out in a DB11 and Vantage. test drive. Showed me the £800k car and walked me round it. I wish the buying experience at Lotus for 80k was representative of the effort it took for me to earn it.
When I visited Solihull the other day, the Emira was in a corner in darkness and the Electre was covered up in some kind of tarpaulin. No one approached me at all even though I was in/out of the Emira for 20 mins.

 

[ADC]

That makes no sense. Should have been offered to someone with a V6 FE build slot in Feb-June with a similar spec.

Oh sweet summer admin-child...

 

[emiraspain]

And you know what the Aston dealer, we turned up in a Skoda (had dog with us), was very polite and took me out in a DB11 and Vantage. test drive. Showed me the £800k car and walked me round it. I wish the buying experience at Lotus for 80k was representative of the effort it took for me to earn it.
When I visited Solihull the other day, the Emira was in a corner in darkness and the Electre was covered up in some kind of tarpaulin. No one approached me at all even though I was in/out of the Emira for 20 mins.

the receptionist if not at lunch, seemed very pleasant and generally interested when I was there... but then again I am devilishly handsome, so maybe that had something to do with it.
Gary - great name - was the Lotus guy and was also helpful.....
Now I did also turn up in my 4th sunday of the month car, the buggerati, so that was probably the other reason......
Final reason..... it was a slow super car day and I had called ahead

 

[Fasttoys]

Cash is now king again. Both Porsche and Aston dealerships, who know I have cash, have rang me on two used cars wanting to do a deal. Both admitted it’s slowing down ,the days of cheap money is starting to go.

Btw the coffee and biscuits are nice in the Aston dealership.

Beats the old dried up donuts, & have eaten cookies at the Corvette dealer. I can’t wait when I get my new Z06 in 2023 to deal with that dealer BS.

 

[Jonhklee]

I’m waiting to see the Jan or Feb price correction to hit like a tsunami!

Jump to 12:30 for Evora GT prices

 

[Leonard]

I’m waiting to see the Jan or Feb price correction to hit like a tsunami!

Jump to 12:30 for Evora GT prices

Id LOVE a £55k Evora GT410 kinda always at the back of my mind....

 

[New to Lotus]

One in Wakefield at 59995 at a dealer he must have paid close to 50 for it.

 

[Leonard]

One in Wakefield at 59995 at a dealer he must have paid close to 50 for it.

Yup that's the 3rd 59k car in 2 months. Dark grey tho...

 

[VTECMatt]

It is getting interesting, had a call from McLaren today, offering a car similar to the one I test drove at a cracking price.

 

[Magicman]

It is getting interesting, had a call from McLaren today, offering a car similar to the one I test drove at a cracking price.

I think I need a 570s drive

 

[Leonard]

I think I need a 570s drive

I need a 720S drive



But can't afford one

 

[Magicman]

I need a 720S drive



But can't afford one

When you've specced Nimbus with Tan and the Macca is actually cheaper

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[Leonard]

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Damn that is NICE. Not 720 nice but nice.......

 

[912Matt]

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OMG, that’s a tempter ….

 

[Hawki]

Been following but never posted. I did my test drive today at Flow Lotus in NC.
Car looks better in person vs pictures and videos.

I wasn’t overly excited with the power train. Shifts were not very smooth and the drive train noise was a bit much IMO. Also noticed a rough idle on a few different occasions.

Seats were comfortable but we’re to high for me (6-0 ft.) and the digital info screen was a bit hard to see.

I went there today with the hope it would just WOW me. It didn’t.

Enjoyed reading and following all of your posts. For those staying the course enjoy your Emira.

 

[Lotus64]

Seats were comfortable but we’re to high for me (6-0 ft.) and the digital info screen was a bit hard to see.

I agree the seat is too high! Won't stop me from buying but an annoyance for sure. Lotus said they'd lower the seat height from the prototypes... apparently not by very much.

 

[Maurice R]

I agree the seat is too high! Won't stop me from buying but an annoyance for sure. Lotus said they'd lower the seat height from the prototypes... apparently not by very much.

We in US don’t really know for sure the true seat height as all the test drive cars are EU spec. Could be same height or slightly lower. Will only know when US demo cars get here. Probably in March but doubt that
But whatever it is I will be happy.
My Evora GT is definitely lower. Keeping both cars. So I will not complain.
Once I get the Emira will give an honest opinion

 

[Honeywell]

i Am 5' 5" and the seat was on the lowest setting. I had to wind it all the way up then back down about 20% to be in the right position. It seemed to have a good amount of travel.

 

[Hedge]

Come on guys, I think we're working ourselves into a negative frenzy here.

I see the Emira as being, almost certainly,, the last manual ICE car I will ever buy. It's about celebrating the end of an era. In 10 years' time, no one is going to be saying, "oh, that's the one that had a little less power than an Evora." They're going to be viewing Emira as one of the last and sexiest cars of the ICE era. I want to be part of that.

An Evora 410 went past me 3 times today in Surrey/Sussex. Green. Looked gorgeous. More power, better driving dynamics, less weight than an Emira.

That’s the car to buy.

 

[Magicman]

An Evora 410 went past me 3 times today in Surrey/Sussex. Green. Looked gorgeous. More power, better driving dynamics, less weight than an Emira.

That’s the car to buy.

But ultimately the slower car if lap times are to be believed

I've always like the styling of the Evora but tbh it looks really clumsy at the side of the emira, the back end specifically didn't evolve well with the evora