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If you're attending LOG44 in Pittsburgh over the next few days (Sep 5-7), there are 25 registered Emiras that should be there, amongst many other models.

Another beautiful outing yesterday; around 600-700 cars. I'm told that there were 1,150 cars the previous weekend which is a record. Will, the C&C manager, maintains order and keeps tabs on the cars. VL3X, you should drop by sometime and say hi to our Lotus DC chapter folks whom are there...

Okay, appreciate the feedback. I'll keep the DC Lotus service in mind. Could use the name of the young service tech for relationship building purposes. A little concerned about the DC dealership's longevity if they're not willing to complete the showroom - implies that they're concerned as...

I'm avoiding Philly and DC dealers based on reviews and word of mouth stories from a few folks in Lotus club, DC Chapter. I'm sure there are good experiences as well but I'm exploring other options. I like Lotus of North Jersey and bought my car there - it's just farther than I like. I only...

Anyone know of any reputable Lotus mechanics in the area? I'm in northern MD and would love to avoid a 350-400 mile round trip drive to the dealership in the future for work that I'm not willing to take on.

Power steering issue resolved on its own. Lotus checked it out (at 1k mile break-in oil change) and said I shouldn't have any more issues (no clear root cause) but if I had the issue again, to bring it back and they'd fix without charge.

Went to Hunt Valley at the end of March and was surprised to see 600-700 cars there. Apparently, when the weather is nice, the large parking lot fills up. Planning to go again next weekend, May 10th.

Count me in

Impressive - that's the highest mileage I've seen Stateside. We probably took delivery around the same time (May 18, exactly 11 months for me) and I just crossed 3,000 miles. Only issue was TPMS replacement (all 4).

Congrats and enjoy it!

My experiences with North Jersey Lotus were great, so it's a bit surprising to hear that Ray would let the customer service quality falter. Billie Stanton is the service manager - my break-in oil service and check on my power steering (failed at one point) went smoothly. They're the reason why...

Another audiophile here and I do enjoy the KEF system in my Emira. Cant talk to the Base speaker system. I have music on around 50% of the time and if I were to describe the KEF output, I'd say it's balanced, on the warmer side which is common in British speakers.. Hard to get quality sound...

I've only been to MD car meets and never seen another Emira in the wild. None have had grey interiors. Color transfer can happen pretty easily - my 2 cents.

Seeing the Artura in person, my first thought was that it looks good and has a few similar design cues as the Emira. My second thought was that the Emira looks better overall - better proportions and more alluring curves from the profile angles. I spoke to the McLaren reps for a hour and...

I can join y'all in DE or we can find a meet point somewhere in PA. I'm planning to go for 2 out of the 3 days. LA Dodgers are playing at Camden Yards and I'm planning to catch a game.