Recent content by weepel

I feel for you lot. My wife and I lived in Oz for two years (2011-2012) and I was floored by the cost of cars (and rego). We had a '96 VW Golf that cost us the equivalent of what two would cost us here in the States. That being said, we can't get Skylines or Peugeot here, so while expensive...

Me. I'm silly enough 😂The build I sent to my dealer in July was Shadow Grey with the black pack but I haven't seen the car in person yet... I'll need to wait until December before it arrives here in the States. The more photos I see, the more I lean toward the Seneca blue with black pack, as to...

No sympathy for our friendly neighbors to the North, and on Canadian Thanksgiving no less!? Joking aside, I do believe our Canadian brethren may be getting a bit screwed on pricing when compared to other markets (although I'll throw in the Aussies too as their pricing is painful. Having...

In fairness to Lotus, I skipped over the Supercharged V8 option (since it only comes in AWD) which sent my build to $111K, a good ~9k over the Emira FE price (assuming a $2k destination charge, which I believe is not included in the 93.9 price).

Before I get booed out of this thread, I fully recognize that a Jaguar F-Type is a significantly different vehicle in terms of class and purpose, however as noted in @NoFear99 's reply, Lotus themselves are targeting the F-Type, Cayman, and Vette as competitors to the Emira. Full disclosure, I...

I too am in the same boat - talked it over with the wife this past weekend and I'm 95% confident I will wait and do a base V6 and spec it out with the options/packs I want. You and I have similar desires for options/packs (leather, black pack, black wheels), although I'll be opting for the V6...

Ooof was really hoping for sub-$90. With the black pack, it's going to put the car at around $100k after taxes... I realize Lotus doesn't want to cannibalize FE orders but I wonder what a Base V6 will come in at.

Agreed regarding aesthetics, but I disagree regarding performance. On the drag or in the straights, the C8 will probably excel, but I'm willing to bet dollars to doughnuts that the Emira will outshine the C8 on track, at least the technical/squiggly ones. Power-to-weight ratios will be pretty...

Yeah very interested to see the US pricing in a few weeks... Looking at the UK and EU pricing, I'm not heartened the FE will be under my budget, which means I may knock back to the Base edition queue. As a rough comparison: Evora GBP: £72,000 Evora USD (converted): $98,431 Evora USD (MSRP)...

Completely in the same boat. I want to like the new Supra, I really do, but meh. Same with the Cayman, but meh. The C8 Corvette actually caught my eye for a second until I saw it in person and realized it's a land yacht. Emira is the first car in a long time that (...wait for it...), revs my...

(Apologies in advance for diverting from the thread topic) Oh man TT 300ZX was my high school dream car - @VL3X yours is so clean! Do you still have it? I nearly traded in my first car (2nd Gen Integra) for one and in retrospect am glad I didn't - 16 year old me definitely lacked the...

Hey Mike- I believe we in the US will have an update this upcoming week. I reached out to the dealer with whom I placed my deposit yesterday (Motorcars of Atlanta) and he had the following to say: I hope this helps!

Nice! I do love the java black, especially with gold wheels! Are you saying you had the first STI in the states or just that it was the first model year introduced here? I lucked out with mine - I found it used in 2015, one owner, only 35k miles and relatively unmolested - and they priced it as...