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It's going to be a lengthy process to see how this all lands. The rules of the game have changed significantly and everyone needs to reassess their new hand to work out how to leverage any advantage they may have as a result. Should the UK manage to negotiate lower tariffs on cars then not only...

It does concern me about upkeep a little but I’ll suck that up for now. Sometimes we get to choose the pains we suffer. Have a call with the dealer this morning to see if it’s out of prep. Hoping it is and the. I’ll be making the trip. Either way I’ll have it by the end of the weekend. Will be...

Thanks all - it has helped nudge me over the line hearing positive stuff about the shadow grey as there isn’t as much “hype” about the colour. I was after Nimbus with tan originally but I felt uninspired by Nimbus when I saw it in the flesh and also, it is too much like the Silicone Silver I...

Looks great, even in the dark. As I’ve progressed on my journey, shadow grey has gone from a colour I initially overlooked to a colour I now really like. Hopefully collecting mine on Thursday… pending a final test drive. Dealer is 2.5 hours away.

Starting to wonder if the doors are just a precursor to wider paint issues further down the line - the doors just being a weak spot due to design flaws where it’s presenting sooner than elsewhere

If so, that strikes out any potential claim under the longer corrosion warranty later.

If I were buying new I think I’d go for Osmius Silver. I love silver as a colour on cars for many reasons - lack of visible scratching and ease of keeping clean are bonuses. I’ve never had a black car as it’s not my thing but having seen the Emira in DV which looks black from some angles/lights...

Amazing, thanks for taking the time to share those. The more pictures I see of Shadow Grey the more I like it and it’s a real positive that it changes in the light so much. I’ve always been a “light” paint person but this may just be my first dark car. I have a call tomorrow to scope out the...

In an ideal world I'd like it to look metallic grey and not too flat/dull. I love the blue fleck in your image. If it comes out in the sunlight like that, and also how it present sin the video then I would be very happy. Thanks for the share.

Hi all, im in the process of looking for the right used Emira. At some point on this journey I have considered literally every colour but finding the right car is challenging given known issues and compromises. Anyway, I have recently been considering a Shadow Grey car with black Alcantara with...

Colchester Lotus told me quite matter of fact yesterday that "every car" has the door issue - this was within the context of the current used stock they have and not post-fix cars but it certainly seems to be a question of "when" and not "if" you will have paint issues. From the experience of...

I have come very close to buying an Emira from Lotus Colchester in the last 2 weeks. I'm firmly of the belief that all the cars on their forecourt are "dud" cars and hearing how useless they seem to be at dealing with repairs/issues I just don't want to rely on them for after sales care at all...

I was after an AM6 Vantage until I came across the Emira. I’d been looking for the right car for some time and was set on it. The Emira was the first car - other than maybe a 992 911 - that pulled me away from it. I can’t look at the Vantage now after seeing the Emira, it just looks bland and...

So I finally got around to speaking to the dealer. I decided to scope out a second car they have on the forecourt while I was talking, which is a 23MY Nimbus vehicle with 3500 miles. My reservation was that it has had 2 owners in 2 years so I asked the dealer about it. They had to “investigate”...

Whilst there is no enforcement of recall in this case, there is a pretty strong case for claims under the CPA in the U.K. It meets all the conditions - even for second hand owners, though Lotus will push back hard here as there is no automatic legal obligation but it’s not a get out of jail free...

The way I’m looking at it, the paint is perhaps a red herring. From what I’ve understood, it seems the paint bubbling is the affect and not the cause. If it’s possible to prove the composite is itself damaged by moisture/chemical, or blistered along with the coating, then the door/panel has...

Interesting. So does Lotus view the issue as a “corrosion” problem covered by the 8 year warranty as it’s in fact not the paint, but the panel… “inside to out”. That could change things quite a bit

As someone on the fence about buying a used Emira, I would love to know more about this too. It's the potential paint issues that are holding me back right now from pulling the trigger. Pretty much all used cars currently available are these early models and so I have to decide if the risk of...

Sounds like a horror story. One I would certainly like to avoid given a limited year of warranty remaining on whatever car I buy. I could go new and have 3 years of “reassurance” and I’ve considered it but I’m not a fan of going new and it doesn’t mitigate the potential issues either. Your post...

The cost per mile to the previous owner is eye watering! These situations never make sense to me. It suggests “very deep pockets” but then, why sell it if you don’t need the money having never driven it. If you don’t have money to burn and have been forced to sell, then what a complete waste!

I haven’t managed to speak to the dealer yet but it’s a good point. Going by market prices, the DV car in question is about £3-4K overpriced before the paint issue is factored in. I would normally argue that so called “approved” cars will always have a premium attached but in this case, the...

Wow, great responses. Thanks all for taking the time. I know there is probably a bias to the advice as this is an Emira forum and if I were being honest with myself, I was hoping that would be the case because I really want the car. So the general consensus seems to be to use the paint as...

Apologies in advance for the long post. Yesterday I drove 2 hours to a Lotus dealership in the South East of the U.K. to view a 23MY V6 Emira in VG. While there my wife and I were handed the keys to a demo and told to take the car for an hour long test drive which I was not expecting but it was...