Recent content by mjw930

I see a number here still think there is a 2 year book of orders for North America, I seriously doubt that to be the case. I canceled my order months ago from Naples, who claims to have well over 200 reservations yet I got an unsolicited call from the sales manager 2 weeks ago stating, “Hi...

And they will continue to push it back as the general public rebels. EV’s, as good as they have become, are a flight of fancy and the wholesale conversion will take decades, not years, regardless what the EU elite, our brain dead President or the current OEM CEOs say. I’m 65 and I don’t see EV...

Since the thread exists I’ll register my cancellation, in case anyone’s counting. Hopefully it moves someone closer to getting theirs. The reservation was placed with Naples.

Or just buy a Taycan............. The only reason I'm even considering an Emira is the UK connection, I have absolutely no interest and a gussied up Geely Chinese EV. There is nothing "Lotus" about any of these forthcoming EV's aside from the badge.

My prediction, if you are over 50 you will not live to see the demise of ICE vehicles. Alternative technology is decades away from providing the reliability and convenience of todays motor vehicles. The progressive outlook is totally abstract to the majority of humanity. Once these...

Their cars are supposed to be in the first batch of FE deliveries that are supposed to start in April 2023.

Are you part of the FE batch or one of the plebes like me looking to order a Base when the order book opens?

Well, as I suspected, Naples claims they sent emails out a couple weeks ago and have test drives this week. I never received any email regarding a test drive but I sure as hell get all their BS sales blasts. I’ve always had a bad feeling about them but they have the most allocations so being...

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Lotus need to make 3 times that number in 2023 to satiate existing demand. They have already committed to making over 2000 for the North American market next year. If I can’t place an order in Q2 2023 for Q4 2023 delivery then I will be cancelling my reservation and moving on and I’m sure I...

Ford, GM, Chrysler and I’m sure a few others maintain a robust aftermarket business selling crate motors of designs that haven’t been in a production vehicle for decades. If Lotus were to commit to a run of say 7,500 - 10,000 motors do you think Toyota would refuse to produce them?

Actually the 2025 date has been proposed, it has yet to be ratified. Manufacturers are pushing back hard.

Based on delivery schedules it feels like it’s already been discontinued. Sorry, I couldn’t resist.

I get it and agree, I’d be pissed if I got bumped so someone off the street could take a test drive this time around. The dealer demo cars that will be in the first batch are for that purpose. I’ve seen the car in person at Hethel so I may just wait till the first batch come in and schedule a...

Naples is going to need it for more than a few hours, I hear they have over 200 deposits. If 50% want a test drive and the best they can do is 4, maybe 5 per hour that’s 20 hours (2.5 business days). Not looking forward to the 5 hour drive but I’ll do it if I need to. Probably not fair to ask...