Yet no pics. Honestly boys and r8 and magma post up your other sleds for crying out loud
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I dunno if you want to go this far away but Nikki@EurocarsOC was wonderful to work with. No bs about $5k and/or additional deposit required. And should you decide to pull out they happily credit your $2500 back to your card. Good luck!
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I almost bought a Blue SVR convertible. Was one of the vehicles that made my short list.Sweet. Look at this one, for example. Perfect external spec.
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Both great cars. Good looking too. Sound great. Great road presence.
Being pushed to the end of the line is more likely in the UK, as that is what Lotus have said will be their approach if you don't take the car once your spec is locked in. In the US it'll depend on how your dealer decides to handle it.
This is my f type sweet spot at 48k usa it’s almost free
LotusAmateur
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Afraid I am out too. Test drove the car yesterday at B&C - was waiting to do that for a final decision. Agonised a lot over the weekend.
The car is good - handles well, impressively linear power delivery, the hydraulic steering is lovely. But it did not feel special or epic to me - which was a real disappointment. And the manual gears and hydraulic steering were just not enough to make me want the Emira in addition to my Alpine. And definitely not enough to justify the anxiety about quality issues and post-sales service. Since I am neither an influencer with an active Instagram account not have a VIP-tagged chassis, I dreaded having the car grounded for weeks on end while Lotus took care of me ‘soon’.
I also suspect the repeated delays and lack of communication eroded all the excitement I had about getting my first Lotus.
Let me see if and how they improve and maybe will revisit in a couple of years. Or I may just jump to the Type 135. In the meantime, someone here may get a lovely DV, tan interior, diamond cut Emira in Feb/ Mar instead of me
- enjoy!
This forum has largely been a lovely group to hear from. A huge shout out to TomE - you truly have wanted Lotus to succeed and being in new converts to the fold. You are truly generous - thank you!
Good luck with your Emiras and enjoy some lovely drives!!! Now, I may check out some Astons but suspect you lot are driving up their prices ;-)
The car is good - handles well, impressively linear power delivery, the hydraulic steering is lovely. But it did not feel special or epic to me - which was a real disappointment. And the manual gears and hydraulic steering were just not enough to make me want the Emira in addition to my Alpine. And definitely not enough to justify the anxiety about quality issues and post-sales service. Since I am neither an influencer with an active Instagram account not have a VIP-tagged chassis, I dreaded having the car grounded for weeks on end while Lotus took care of me ‘soon’.
I also suspect the repeated delays and lack of communication eroded all the excitement I had about getting my first Lotus.
Let me see if and how they improve and maybe will revisit in a couple of years. Or I may just jump to the Type 135. In the meantime, someone here may get a lovely DV, tan interior, diamond cut Emira in Feb/ Mar instead of me
- enjoy!This forum has largely been a lovely group to hear from. A huge shout out to TomE - you truly have wanted Lotus to succeed and being in new converts to the fold. You are truly generous - thank you!
Good luck with your Emiras and enjoy some lovely drives!!! Now, I may check out some Astons but suspect you lot are driving up their prices ;-)
Lotustoronto
Emira Addict
Yes, this comes down 100% to your dealer and your relationship with them. If you tell them you want a base unit oppose to F/E as them what place in line you would be. That should give you a better idea of when a car would arrive.
I didn’t make the FE batch so this would be for a base V6. As of now, FE V6 are estimated to be delivered to clients in June. Base might be end of year or early next would be my estimate.
Lotustoronto
Emira Addict
Same boat as you... I don't think we will see any base units delivered this year to North America. If you don't have an F/E, I would suggest leave the deposit as is. No point in deferring, I don't think anyone in USA will be getting an allocation for base V6 anytime soon.
Cachaco131
Emira Maniac
At this point us in NA may just rollover our deposit for the S/GT versions. Which is not necessarily a bad thing
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Lotustoronto
Emira Addict
I am thinking that as well - will decide when I get the call to submit my build.
Carbuilder
Emira Fan
That pretty much nails it for a lot of potential customers, myself included. Some of it not Lotus's fault, much of it is.
I saw a posting of a note from Lotus (on "another forum") that stated non-FE car deliveries starting 2024. Haven't seen that here; or I missed it.
So if it's $150K+ are you still in?
Cachaco131
Emira Maniac
I doubt it approaches that number. I'm assuming an inflation adjusted base (reasonably equipped) will be in the $90k range. I'd say the S maybe 100-105 and hardcore one 125k. Above that they enter dangerously into Base/S Porsche territory.
So is your dealer allowing you to just walk away from your ordered car and return deposit? Assume so and they will just receive it and sell with ADM I reckon. I thought about going to a base but given the delays already, it will probably be 2yrs until it actually arrives ....and I didn't want it to be 3yrs changing to base.
Lolub
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I wondered the same, so still waiting for an reply from the dealer. I was thinking a possible 2-3 year wait period for a base may improve the quality, given also that it'll have less content so less gremlins.
I'm assuming I will not have to forfeit my deposit at all. However, if required to take the FE, but once quality issues come up I guess I would have to sell.
No win-win situation here. I really love the car but no news from Lotus is not good news to me. I see it as things not going well, so they'd rather not say.
It's a gamble as by the time the base hits the market I suspect you'll be paying pretty close to FE price with only a few essential options.
I've mentally prepared myself for a price increase on base V6. A 5% increase wouldn't cause me to drop out, but could cause me to reconsider tan nappa leather.
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