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Oh, I will let it drop to 1500 or so if it means saving a shift. But just as a general rule, I try to stay above 2000. I don't think it hurts the transmission to chatter. I just don't like the sound of it.

I shift to keep the RPM above 2k. That's about it. Below 2k the transmission chatters and I try to avoid that.

Canada, like the US, uses HD Radio instead of DAB. Unfortunate there is no HD Radio support in the Emira. The hardware seems to be there but not sure if it's complete or can be enabled through software update.

Yea, I got it too, haha. They sent at midnight here on the east coast. Saw it in the morning. Good news all around.

I think the Turbo SE was the moniker used for Aussie Emiras with the 400HP turbo. Maybe all US turbos are "Turbo SE" but they reserve the option for importing the 360HP turbo at a future date to... what? Offer like a lower end version of the I4 at a lower price? This will be like the C43 of Emiras.

Lol, they sent out the email at 12:14am EST. This is not fair to those of us on the east coast who was already asleep.

Moar Emiras showed up on 11/17/2024. This shipment contains both US and CA cars. All cars are V6 manuals and automatics. Image below goes to tracking sheet with VINs.

Nope, someone can issue a freedom of information request to CARB.

Yea, the rounded heel design should work really well for driving.

Yea. Given that the interview is of Gavan Kershaw, it's pretty accurate. There's no mention that there are different links or mounting points, but that the springs, dampers, geometry are different. I did see in that post that the "bushings and bump stops" are different, but I am not sure about...

So, a Lotus C63 S E-Performance? I am kidding… but let's hope they take a much lighter weight approach to that design. Although if it is going to be a small SUV with AWD… it's going to be pretty heavy. But much more importantly, this signals a significant changes at Lotus. They were headed...

Second vote for Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66 shoes. They are no longer sold in the US but plenty of importers ship them to the US - lots on eBay shipped directly from Japan. I like these because they are fashion shoes that happen to be great for driving.

The tracking sheet has been updated with the 66 cars that arrived on 11/8. Congrats to those that found their VIN in this shipment. Image below links to the tracking sheet.

TeamLabs Borderless and/or Planets if you have not gone before. Borderless was definitely one of the highlights of our visit.

No no, I mean that a small sub like the JL Micro Sub will fit on the rear shelf, and most of the more affordable custom jobs will also just be building a small MDF enclosure on that space. Now if you start talking fiberglass... yea, you can possibly build a custom mold enclosure to fit in the...

Before going the full custom route, try something like a 10 inch JL micro sub. Any custom install you use will be something every similar but much higher cost.

Oh, the thing in Japan I have experienced is that they are all very helpful, especially the hotel staff. Our Ryokan arranged the car for us, and it belonged to a local taxi agency. I want to say Hakone Taxi, but not sure. It cost about 300 dollars for 5 hours, because it was a big van and there...

That looks like a great stay! Doing the half board too? The food is 1/2 the experience at a Ryokan, IMO. We spent a couple of nights at Izu, just south of Hakone. It's much less touristy, but we spent most of our time enjoying the Roykan and onsen anyway. During the day we hired a driver that...

The KEF Uni-Q speakers themselves are pretty good, IMO. I've not seen convincing arguments that replacing them will improve audio quality in the Emira. Sure, I've seen arguments, but not convincing. The subwoofer is a 6x9, and I doubt it'd be easy to find another subwoofer of the same size to...

Try doing a reset of your audio system settings. After that, keep all your EQ settings flat. Listen to that for a bit before deciding what to do to improve it. The main issue with the subwoofer is the driver size. It's too small. Consequently, there is a significant low end roll-off after...

It hasn't shown up on my searches yet. So far, I see two shipment of spare parts in November, no cars.

Yea, like KitKat said, this is extremely common. My power steering pump was changed at the dealer before the car was even delivered to me. I have no idea why this part is so prone to failure since it is a Toyota part.

Amazing guide. Much more involved than I thought. Thank you for putting together these clear steps. I'm definitely going to do this.

GRP decat seems to be the default choice here unless you had a specific reason for the Milltek one, such as if you wanted the Milltek exhaust as well and wanted to keep it all the same brand. My take on the valve controller is that it's up to you. After break-in, you can drive in the sport...

Some more US cars were delivered to Baltimore MD on 10/29, only 18 cars this time and still just V6 cars. I don't think we'll see any shipments of I4 cars until the CARB EO has been issued, which is anticipated to be sometime in December. Click on the image for the tracking sheet with VIN.

Oh, yea... I agree with that, especially with the Toyota engine.

Oh, you do have an aftermarket exhaust? Do you mind sharing which exhaust you have - is it Stainless Steel or Titanium? Not saying that this is the cause, just curious. Thanks!

Finding a non-franchised Lotus specialist in the US is like finding good Texas BBQ in the UK. I am not saying it doesn't exist, but they are few and far in between. It's very easy to find MB/BMW/Audi specialists in the US because of the popularity of those cars - like how easy it is to find...

Hey, I thought it was just the box itself that melted, but it's actually the cable? How do you have the cable routed? From the pictures it looks like the cable goes up into the heat shield? Do you have any photos of where the cable melted? Sorry for all the questions, I think others with this...

Yea, I think $300 is probably fair for an oil change on this car. But that's about what an MB/BMW dealer charges for cars that are much easier to work on. So if you allow for some "premium margins", $450 may not be shocking for a car like the Emira. Above that... I don't really see how it can be...

The 360HP figure is from an error in Lotus' NHTSA filing. The real number is 298kW.

Which brand film did you use? Thanks in advance for sharing your experience.

Lotus of NJ gets my vote. I ordered my car with Ray and had a great experience.

A big thanks to Greg ( @GRP ) for getting me these Braid wheels. Here's the spec that I got: Front: 20x8.5 ET47 (10mm further out than stock) Weight: 22 pound measured Rear: 20x10 ET42 (12mm further out than stock) Weight: 24.4 pound measured The wheels are beautiful. I love the way the...