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Oh, btw, I don’t touch the throttle at all during the start procedure. I tried it once when it was spluttering and it died instantly. I don’t believe you should need to touch the accelerator with any properly set up modern car, especially one with a push button start.

It’s certainly not cold weather related here. :) I received my car in the depths of winter and it had no starting issues for the first 2500km. Not sure if it had something to do with one of the updates it’s received (there had been two before this latest one), but this problem did seem to come...

Ok, an update. After picking the car up and driving it home I went away for a week. Started it for the first time yesterday. No difference, I’m afraid. Still the same stuttering and spluttering for 5-10 seconds before it finally caught and idled normally. I then drove to work where the car sat...

Definitely. I’m roughly 85kg, so a 60kg owner has about $20k worth of weight saving over me right from the start! And probably $100k worth over a 150kg owner! :ROFLMAO: Or, if you don‘t fill the tank over half way there’s 20kg over someone who always fills up, and so on. That said, I’m all...

They just need to make it optional. Easy to turn off or easy to turn on. It’s annoying when something I didn’t ask for that wasn’t there yesterday is there today. And I wasn’t even told about it. There seems to be an arrogance with so many things these days that because someone arbitrarily...

Ok. I’ll see what I find with it. After all, since the update I’ve only driven the car home from the dealer! As I said, I never apply the park brake on a slope anyway and still manage to move off without rolling backwards. It’s not that hard. I guess it could be handy on a really steep slope...

I get what you’re saying, but I wouldn’t put the parking brake on in that situation unless I’m half way up a cliff! Anyway, I felt it working today not only when I was on a hill. it seemed to come on even when moving off from level, so the clutch has to fight against it and then there’s a...

It is in a sub-menu in car settings. You can select to have it come on / off automatically or not. I think it only comes on / off automatically if you leave the car in neutral (when parking) but someone else may correct that.

I’ll give it a fair go before I decide. I’ve had it on several cars (including current ones) but I usually turn it off. This is the first time I’ve had in on a manual car, though. First impression is that it feels unnatural, and can’t be good for clutch wear. The slightly irritating thing is...

I‘ve had no other issues at all. The car would always start the second time. No warning lights or anything else. Re the auto hold, it would be nice if Lotus gave owners a summary of what has been done / changed each software update rather than having to wait to experience something on the drive...

Possible thread overlap here (I posted in the cold start stalling thread) but mine has had the update as well. Definitely noticed the hill start assist on the way home (or auto hold or whatever it’s called). To be honest I’m not sure I like it. I’m not a fan of it on any of the cars I have...

Ok just picked up the car. It has had the latest software update that came in last night. They are expecting the issue to be fixed but obviously want feedback over the next couple of weeks. I’m going away tomorrow so won’t be able to check, but my wife will probably drive it once or twice so...

That’s what we’re all doing. We can only report what we‘re each experiencing and try to help. I had no issues at all until around 2500km in.

That is interesting, as the one question they asked me yesterday was what fuel I use. I answered that 90% of the time I use BP98. They said that’s good, because there have been problems with cars using Shell fuel! :ROFLMAO: It’s worth noting though that there are big differences between one...

They still have the car. They are speaking to Lotus who are obviously aware of the issue. Should know more tomorrow but I got the impression they may want to keep the car for a while, which is fine with me as I’m going away for a week or so. Perhaps the aforementioned update is what they are...

Well, the car goes in tomorrow morning. Will report what they find.

Wow. That is interesting. My car is going to the dealer next week after I described this issue. They said they’d do a software update and then if the problem persists look into it further. As I’ve said previously I “always“ use BP98 and until a month or so ago had not had this problem at...

Superb. Love it. 👍 Although I am absolutely 100% happy with my spec, that is the only one I’ve seen that could tear me away from it. If there’s a “final edition”, I think that’s how I’d spec it.

I prefer the spec you’ve chosen as well. Just out of curiosity how does it look without the upper black pack?

That is a really nice colour. That with silver wheels would look superb, IMO.

Isn’t it funny how different peoples opinions can be? I absolutely despise black wheels, on any car. Silver wheels would look superb with that colour. The diamond cut also look good. Never black. That said, each to their own of course. It’s your money. Do what you like. 👍

I personally find the gearchange fine. Much better now than early on (After 3000km). That said, I knew going in that it wasn’t going to be anything like a DCT! When a chose an old school manual I knew what to expect, and I think it’s pretty good all things considered.

Now I’ve got this issue as well. I’ve done nearly 3000km in the car and it never happened for the first 2500km. Now, every cold start is a stuttering, spluttering affair that sometimes “catches” and continues running but more often stops. Second start attempt totally normal. The car has...

Exactly what I was going to say. Anyone who routinely buys a new car and sells after a year is surely going to lose big time most of the time. The Emira will likely be no different. I think the enthusiasm for the car on release and the state of the market at the time encouraged a lot of...

The main question I have (although I wouldn’t do any engine mods while the car is in warranty) is that we constantly hear that the gearbox is the weak link. What can you do to make it more robust if it’s suddenly having to handle 460hp / 490Nm?

I think with the Komotec upgrade you have to take it to them, so not really available for rest of the world at this stage. I‘ve got sport chassis and Goodyears and find it a great combination. You could always get another set of lightweight wheels and stick cup 2s on that set for trackdays...

Which is a huge saving. And well worth the money. Factor that in and as previously stated 90-100kg becomes possible. Personally, I don’t want to change the seats but I can fully understand why you would.

Since they quote the weight of their battery at 2.8kg, that’s an 18kg+ saving, so within what they claim. Quite significant (whilst also being ridiculously expensive). Add some lightweight wheels (and titanium wheel studs - why hasn’t anyone developed these yet?) and you’ve got 30kg+ before you...

I’ve been kind of half looking at the lightweight battery that Komotec advertise. Claimed 17-22kg weight saving, but very expensive. Also not sure how it would go in normal road car use. Does anyone have any experience with these...

Ah, ok. Thanks.

Quick question: what is this 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 business? What does it actually mean? It seems to be mentioned quite a lot on here but I have no idea what you’re talking about. Thanks.

Actually I love that colour. if it had been an option on the FE I would have ordered it. Same colour roof, and silver wheels. Lovely.

BP 98 is generally thought to be the best fuel in Oz. Not all “98s” are equal.

Thanks for the well thought out response. My comments weren't meant to be a personal attack - like others I've watched and enjoyed your journey. People are a little too quick to be offended these days, IMO (usually on someone else's behalf). I guess I'm just a straight talker. For some...

Not trying to be an a-hole, but I suspect the mods will make it more difficult to sell. What impact do they have on warranty? There seems to be no clear answer on this yet. Regardless, considering you’ve been so enthusiastic about the car, to now be so desperate to flip it so as to buy...

Australia.

Exactly my spec.

Personally I don’t think depreciation will be particularly bad, but if it is I couldn’t care less. Like everyone else, I’ve lost money on most cars I’ve owned (properly had my pants pulled down on a couple of BMWs), and I’ve gained on a couple of others (Including tripling my money on one). I...

Ferrari 355 with complete non-standard system. Tubi headers, Hyperflow cats, Nouvalari exhaust. Unbelievable old school F1 sound, and LOUD.