USA/Canada Delivery Thread

EZcheezy said:

yeah... I had the same realization last week when I confirmed my build. made me think back how this price really crept up on me. really came as a surprise but im so invested theres no chance I was backing out

1. announced starting in the 60s!!! couldn't believe it!
2. oh that was in pounds, ok still 75k USD thats crazy!
3. oh thats still unrealistic since thats the i4 and no options. still probably like 85k right... still great!
4. oh a price increase... probably like 95k now for a base? ok... still works lets gooo
5. oh I have the rare opportunity to buy a First Edition great! that means 105k now...great
6. options (black pack, alcantera wheel) + taxes + ppf now very near 120k...welp im too invested to back out now

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Nixonpc said:

Just picked mine up from Auto Europe Birmingham MI.

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Nixonpc said:

Just picked mine up from Auto Europe Birmingham MI.

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Nixonpc said:

Just picked mine up from Auto Europe Birmingham MI.

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erich said:

My rough calculations then:
MSRP FE 2.0: $105,400
Destination: $2,500
Dealer Fee: $1,700
"Mandatory" Ceramic Coating: $1,295
Sub total: $110,895
Texas sales tax (6.25%): $6,931
Total: $117,826

And that is before any PPF. Since I have a little time before mine is built I may keep an eye out for a DV that's selling for less. Definitely a lot more than expected when I put my initial deposit in before the price increase was announced. It made way more sense when starting at 95k.

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ameeriklane said:

Just got off the phone with Gator. They plan to deliver their first cars to customers today.

My car arrived at port 12/29/23 and according to them it's still sitting there waiting to be released to them.

Lotus will shortly be offering a PPF option, the benefit being that it is then covered under their warranty. He said it's about $2500 for front coverage, and it's from StarShield (same company that did it for Elises). Right now, the installers are going to the dealers and doing it at the dealer, but the plan is to have it done at port, like they did with Elises.

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Finbarqs said:

yeah on the agreement I saw a 999.00. And the deposit is NON-Refundable, and you can't sell the car within the first 9 months, unless it's to Naples with a 10k discount.

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• The brakes are quite touchy. They bite hard with very little pressure.
• The engine likes being in a gear one less than I'm used to - 6th feels like it's just for highways. It doesn't like being at less than 2k rpm.
• I don't remember the steering wheel being as chonk as it is on the dealer demo car, but you get used to it quick.
• You have to press the brake to disengage the parking brake before moving.
• Infotainment is quite complex. Going to take some time to configure everything just right.

TCB said:

What happens if you want to put PPF on the car? You shouldn't put ceramic on before PPF as it will not adhere as well. In addition, what ceramic product did they use and did they perform the necessary paint correction before installing the ceramic. That's BS.

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MajHall04 said:

I thought destination fee was included in the price.

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Gprodigy said:

nope, add another $2500 on top

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Sjetware said:

• The engine likes being in a gear one less than I'm used to - 6th feels like it's just for highways. It doesn't like being at less than 2k rpm.

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Sjetware said:

Picked my car up from Lotus of Dallas! I think I'm the third delivery in North Texas. Lots of misinformation flying around online about that dealership; they've been nothing short of superb in all of my interactions with them.

Of course, my Miata is now exiled to outside the garage, and of course it's raining today.

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Sjetware said:

Picked my car up from Lotus of Dallas! I think I'm the third delivery in North Texas. Lots of misinformation flying around online about that dealership; they've been nothing short of superb in all of my interactions with them.

Of course, my Miata is now exiled to outside the garage, and of course it's raining today.

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Nixonpc said:

Just picked mine up from Auto Europe Birmingham MI.

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GrahamClark_60-68 said:

Cup2s in the rain, how was that?

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