Recent content by 981KMAN

@Raskits Sorry to see this. It sucks. I was hoping that Lotus had solved this issue prior to cars sent to North America. :cry:

So the author of this article, Mr. Moore, has contacted me and indicated that he will do a follow-up article covering the Paint Blistering issues Lotus has encountered with panels from this plastics technology. He asks for some clear photos of the Blistering. So if anyone wants to provide...

I hear you and thought the same a year plus ago. Then as time passed, many of the initial problems with the Emira that we thought would be solved still remained. More wishful thinking and time passed and there are still too many issues for a car that has been in production this long. So I...

Well to correct your post, the Poll shows 16 positive responses for Paint Blistering. 2 more must have trickled in since your post. Yet to make my statement more to your liking...... 20% of the Poll responses are affected with more trickling in The point is..... for the Poll taken on this...

Agreed...... 20% affected with more trickling in. It will be interesting to see how the North American Market is affected.

Done.....

I "feel" for all of you waiting for an Emira. Yet I'm happy I bailed out when I obtained an allocation for a Porsche 911 Carrera S Coupe (actually took me less than 3 days). Yes, it's more expensive then an Emira, yet I can get many options (like a glass Sunroof...) that are not available on...

I confirmed this.... very interesting if these are really available for sale/delivery once released by Lotus. If so, the initial demand might be satisfied in short order and then prices will drop..... :unsure:

I don't think Florida is a CARB state. So Carb regulations don't apply. Offer away non-CARB states as you have all the approvals you need!!

Ha ha ha..... "Offering" and "Delivering" are very different things. We should all know this very well having dealt with Lotus over the past 3 years!

I think you and all who were asked to "Lock-in" their order in August/September were deceived. With no guarantee on a build or delivery date, you were asked to give an additional deposit which forced most folks to buy the car at some unknown date in the future. Yes, unfortunately you were...

With the latest news from Lotus that FE1 and FE2 deliveries will not occur until they have CARB approval, and that is expected around the end of January 2024.... I am so glad I got out! I was a June 2022 Deposit. Since getting out, I already have an allocation for a 2024 Porsche 911 Carrera...

Because for Model Year 2024/25/26, EPA Light Vehicle Emission Standards are very different from CARB Light Vehicle Emission Standards. The current administration has EPA moving to harmonized requirements with CARB, yet that can not happen until the new standards for 2027 and beyond are...

Lotus deposit Refund Check on it's way!!