Recent content by Nick

I am in the Magma Red/Red Interior camp too. I used to own an Elise in Ruby Red with red leather interior. It looked great IMHO. The red in the interior was not overwhelming, as parts of the seat were dark as well as the top of the dash, sills, carpet etc. You can just about make out some of it...

Thinking of doing the same to be honest. Would be very happy with the little Elise while Lotus sorts out all the bugs out of the Emira.

Just got my hands on a 2006 Elise with 34k on the clock. Depending on how the situation with the Emira evolves, I might actually be sticking with the Elise. It is so much fun!

I am a fan of Modesty Blaise comic strip, so Princess really does float my boat ;-)

Saw a couple of YouTube videos on the Emira, where they claimed the origin of the name is from some ancient language meaning leader. That was a bit too vague for my liking. What do they mean ancient? is it a dead language? The word Εμίρης/Εμίρα (Emiris/Emira) is used in Greek as a term of...

Only information I was able to dig up came from this article, I have not seen anything from official sources though. https://tekdeeps.com/lotus-emira-sports-car-received-a-mercedes-amg-engine-drive/ "The body is made of aluminum – the expensive composite seems to have been shelved for limited...

Oh I had no idea, will look into that too. Thanks!

My concerns around leasing are due to the not so stellar reputation Lotus has in this area. I was wondering if anyone is familiar with unscrupulous practices within the industry to give the rest of us a bit of a heads up.

Hi all, I came across this financial services section on my local dealer's site: https://lotusvancouver.com/services/financial-services/leasing-financing They seem to be strongly advocating in favour of leasing for vehicles such as the Emira (mostly because of taxes). I never really considered...

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The Vancouver dealer asked me for a driver's license with the credit card authorization form. The payment was processed only after they issued & I signed a worksheet / offer to purchase. Following that, I got a copy of the receipt and that was the end of it.

My weekend toy is a Ducati Multistrada 950.