Recent content by CarGuy07

Would deleting cat pass California smog? Any salt/rust on the car with Michigan roads?

Agreed. At $80-90K USD, I’d be willing to chance it. At $110K+, it’s harder to stomach and isn’t worth it IMO.

So I went to drive the turbo yesterday evening. My thoughts below: - sport suspension was too jittery for my liking - there was a rattle in the driver side window sill that the salesperson said was seatbelt (definitely was not the seatbelt as I held it and the door/window was still rattling) -...

^ how’s the sound of the turbo vs V6? I think you’re referring to this: https://www.jubu-performance.com/en/shop/part-jubu_dct__doppelkupplungsgetriebe_v6-2219 It’s $22K USD for the conversion. Probably makes more sense to get the turbo version unless someone really prefers the V6+DCT.

curious what the pros are on the Turbo I4 with DCT vs pros for the V6 with slush box? I’m circling back to the Emira and don’t want manual. Is the AMG engine reliable? How about maintenance vs Toyota V6?

Which do you prefer in terms of performance/handling?

OMG. I just texted Tom and Kyle 15 minutes ago and then came across this thread. So sad to hear. May he RIP. Was such a good dude.

What are your thoughts on the Spyder?

I got payment of about $1900 a month for 3 years/10k a year from Los Gatos Lotus. Crazy quote…

Y’all sure it’s an FE 2.0? Boardwalk Lotus is just getting their 1.0 in and Los Gatos doesn’t even have a demo car. It would be very strange if this was a 2.0 that LG got in. Also, are 2.0 cars even shipping to US?

Available at Los Gatos Lotus at MSRP. I thought the MSRP on FE cars should be around $98K. This one at almost $108K is either marked up or is an FE 2.0.

i had the same issue on a BMW before. Dealer worked on the steering column a few times and it helped but never went away. Still can hear it faintly. I don’t know what it is but I feel like it’s happened to the last few cars I owned. Current Macan does that but very faintly from time to time. I...

It’s up to $7,500 now. I personally would not pay over MSRP for this car. If anything, I can wait and expect a discount. The car market, like the luxury watch market, has started trending down. I have two local Lotus dealers offering me cars that people bailed on: one dealer at MSRP+$10K while...

Lotus missed a huge opportunity to make a splash by not advertising during Superbowl few weeks ago. It is expensive but worth it to the millions who don’t know who Lotus is. Cost per impression would have been very low.