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  1. Yachtie

    Seen the Emira live.

    :)(y) I went to Goodwood with my wife and she wanted to put a deposit down almost as we walked onto the stand! Can’t call it my car now!, :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
  2. Yachtie

    Lotus 3rd Phone Call

    I contacted Lotus by email this afternoon and got a very quick reply (1 hour) as below. Hopefully this is a new beginning in communication for 2022! With regard to the delivery question I placed the first deposit on the 8th July (Thursday at Goodwood) around 11am. If the rumours are right that...
  3. Yachtie

    Lotus 3rd Phone Call

    Anyone had their 3rd phone call this year yet?
  4. Yachtie

    Lotus Communications

    ps hope the Emira doesn't follow the same path as the M250 project!! o_O
  5. Yachtie

    Lotus Communications

    I bought one of the first S2 Elise's and went through some of the similar communication problems we are experiencing now with the Emira. However despite all this I received the Elise In May 2001 just two months after the original date quoted at order. I still have it, it has perfomed pretty much...
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  8. Yachtie

    Hill start assist in the manual V6

    I’ve had manual cars with electric handbrake and they just released when the clutch was engaged. Worked very well, I would assume Emira would be the same
  9. Yachtie

    June Delivery / Change of Spec info

    I woud have thought there a lot of buyers looking to change spec, I including me, moving everyone around will create chaos in their already muddled system!!
  10. Yachtie

    Changing Spec + Update from Lotus UK

    I was told the same thing on paying second deposit so I didn't spend too much time pontificating over specific final spec as thought I could do some small changes in January. They also indicated that there should be some cars painted in all the colours either in flesh or proper pictures before...
  11. Yachtie

    i4 or v6

    Agreed and you will probably be a couple of months ahead of my V6 manual as well! :p
  12. Yachtie

    Emira GT4 rear wing

    Completely spoils the lines of a beautiful car
  13. Yachtie

    EMIRA GT4 Spec Announced

    I think it might be more cost effective if I loose the weight rather than the car!! :)
  14. Yachtie

    Build Code Drop

    I would be tempted by the green if it was that light but samples seem almost black. Need to see real colours on real cars!!
  15. Yachtie

    Emira Custom Plates

    Mine is EM12 AEM My initials AEM so that sort of works as well :)
  16. Yachtie

    Production delays and weighing our options

    I'm in a business that buys materials and makes things, we have seen 20%+ rises in some materials just this year so I'm sure Emira prices will go up quite significantly moving forward. Hopefully it won't affect us early depositors!!
  17. Yachtie

    Would you rather?

    I’m not waiting, want the car now!. I bought one of the first S2 Elise and I think it was better than many later built one’s. This was confirmed by some Lotus drivers when driving it on their track days. Lotus will put a lot of effort in to make sure the early builds are good as this is key to...
  18. Yachtie

    Be careful with the mirrors!

    :)(y)
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    Emira i4 has arrived at Guangzhou Car Expo in China

    That's quite a posh truck for China!! :ROFLMAO:
  21. Yachtie

    Update of colour choice poll (plus black pack), post Harrys Garage / Roadshow and better photos.

    The real problem I now have with all these pictures is that the car looks great in all the colours!! I guess it means you can't make a major mistake but it does make it difficult to make a decision!. I really hope I can see 6 cars lined up in 6 colours before I have to fix the configuration!!!....
  22. Yachtie

    AMG M139 HP

    I have exactly the same opinion about power except my choice is the V6 manual
  23. Yachtie

    Phone call from lotus

    I may be biased but I'd like to think they would put a limit on the FE badging so there is some exclusivity to them, especially as those of us near the front of the queue have commited and supported early in the process!! :)
  24. Yachtie

    Privacy glass

    Both the Blue show car and the working car had clear glass, definitely going for that as I agree that the car will need good lighting inside. I noticed in the Harry's Garage video that he said you can see the throttle inkage working as you press the accelerator through the rear window, now that...
  25. Yachtie

    Twelve Go Wild On An Island

    Would prefer 2-6th if a choice
  26. Yachtie

    Twelve Go Wild On An Island

    Participant list: # Colour Forum name Participants 2-6 Sept 9-13 Sept 1 Seneca Blue Yachtie 2 yes no 2 Seneca Blue 3 Hethel Yellow TomE 1 Yes Yes 4 Hethel Yellow 5 Magma Red 6 Magma Red 7 Verdant Green 8 Verdant Green 9 Nimbus Grey...
  27. Yachtie

    Emira Interior Options - Pictures

    I'm sure someone will have better pictures but gives some idea
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  29. Yachtie

    It's nearly deadline day...

    I'm all in, but glad we still have time to confirm the colour as the wife and I need to have further discussions!! :rolleyes: Nice problem to have though!!! :)
  30. Yachtie

    Second deposit paid.....

    Yup know all those, but it was good to here that Lotus will probably do an Emira specific training which I'll definitly go on as a step up from 120Hp to 400Hp is a big one!! Still the light weight Elise will still 'ave it in the corners!!! ;)
  31. Yachtie

    FE Deposit done but want to test drive before the final commitment...

    My understanding is that if you don't pay your third deposit to fix the build when they ask, you end up going behind all the people that do pay the deposit. So that could be a long wait for a car. Initially when I spoke to them at Goodwood they indicated that you could postpone for a certain...
  32. Yachtie

    Second deposit paid.....

    There was a very broad mention of that when I went to Hethel, I think it is a great idea. I also asked about driving experiences and training and Matt said watch this space for later next year as that was under consideration. I remember when I bought the S2 Elise back in 2001 we did track days...
  33. Yachtie

    Emira V6 FE UK Build Slots

    Look forward to hearing what they say to you
  34. Yachtie

    Emira V6 FE UK Build Slots

    The sequence from memory was journalists from about feb/March dealer demo’s April time and first customer deliveries from late April, he seemed reasonably confident that it would be before early June as my wife piped up it would be in time for her birthday! I guess they still don’t really know...
  35. Yachtie

    latest colour info...

    That’s the conversation wife and I are having! My preferred blue or red wife’s Blue or yellow. :unsure: We are configuring and paying second deposit tonight! I guess blue is favourite!! :D
  36. Yachtie

    Emira V6 FE UK Build Slots

    Went to the road show at Hethel last night and was really impressed with the whole setup there. All the Lotus people from top to bottom are so into the business and the car it really gives you confidence for the future of the company. They also made you feel very much part of the buying process...
  37. Yachtie

    Hello from the Scottish Borders

    Welcome, there is a strange symmetry with me there, placed my Emira Deposit 8th July and bought my first Lotus, an Elise S2 RaceTech in 2001 and still got it!!
  38. Yachtie

    Anyone attending the event at Endeavour at Colchester this week

    Yellow and red Exiges at Endeavour compared to Emira colours. I like the yellow but being solid I don’t think it shows off the curves as well as the metallics
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