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Just an observation, but if the first edition models come decked out with all the accoutrements, what could a Base model possibly look like? To me, I would never want anything less than the package that the first edition includes. Not that I feel it is upscale in any way, but I can’t imagine an...

Welcome to the club. I shot down my i4 commit back in August when the dealer tried the hard sell on me to finalize my build in the next 2-3 days. For every reason you list, plus workmanship and QC issues along with questionable design in some areas. I couldn’t imagine if I had committed then...

Actually my dear, my having laid out a deposit for a year and a half, and watching the ensuing stillbirth to come, has afforded me the right to be here. I truly wish things had gone differently, and I should have been in one a long time ago. Back when the Elise first came out, I wish I had...

So, in essence I should have first worked for decades on shitty British sports cars, to get to the point of being able to own an Emira? Got it. And you’re right. It’s not the car, nor the company for me. I thankfully turned down the demand to finalize my build for an i4 back in August. And look...

Start simple. Your assuming everybody buying these things are mechanically/electrically inclined or mechanics. How about the 95 percent that bought, simply wanting to drive their 105k USD paperweight without the frustration of pretending to play Mr. Fixit??

:eek: What a difference a day makes!! First 2024, now 2025. Tomorrow, well, you know….

My dealer called me on August 16th, and told me I had to lock in by the 19th. After the wait to get to this point, to give me three days to finalize, I told em go scratch. He told me he could sell V6s for 10k over MSRP. And now in the UK you can get them for 10 k less!! Now they can’t give i4...

The fact that we’re talking about the used car market, for a car that hasn’t even hit the shores doesn’t bode well. Of course expectation is lower with the purchase of a used car, and one could really give two craps about what the original owner went through, but if a company has aspirations of...

I wouldn’t say that. Watching some 0-60s (which is somewhat useless) and multiple “pulls” approaching the stated top speed, was quite uninspired. Watching the speed increase towards (but never achieving) the top speed was glacial. It took forever for another mph to be added to the screen. But...

Truth be told, I think “demand” has severely waned for Lotus. At every turn they are failing the customer, and those lured by the pretty faced Emira are jumping ship after seeing how CS, shitty build quality and issues, lack of communications and DELAYS run rampant with this company. You have...

Get past the PDI first!!

Not even the fact that you’ll have ZERO traction in the snow, but rather that the colder temps approaching freezing can damage summer tires. Different compound that can develop cracking if frozen thawed repeat. First order of business for you to get a dedicated set of winter tires.

Wait for it….. Wait for it…. GLOBAL DELAY FOR THE I4.. Summertime expected delivery dates!!! 🤣🤣🤣

So glad I bailed out back in August. I keep watching for arrival notices of the V6, let alone the i4 here in the states. In days of yore, was told they would arrive before years end. Now summertime?!?! Picked up an alternative beauty back in September, loving it, and won’t look back. Hope they...

Well at least you won’t have to mothball it for winter……oh wait…..

Is that what happened to me???

“Youtubers were probably referring to the added REFINEMENT”. That is one hell of a precious statement!!

No offense, but 625 miles is only tank two of gas. Not broken in yet. Respond back in a couple thousand miles as to how your doing.

I guess that’s true to form Lotus. Recite an October delivery….in November. You really can’t make this up with them! Laughably sad at this juncture. Best thing that ever happened to Porsche sales….Lotus.

Play on words…”blew“ it. Blue-blew

Caveat emptor. Read the varied and voluminous records of members here. Not only a handful as some would have you believe.

That would be China.

Were it Lotus, they would screw it up though! If you want an Evora, just get an Emira which is an Evora in a Fat suit.

It will probably hit the U.S. at the same time as the Emira! A 2026 will ship, Globally, most likely Sept/Oct 2025. An awesome homage to the MR2 of yore!

Whatever the Japanese car manufacturers wind up producing, it will be thought through, manufactured impeccably, and most likely be produced and released ON TIME, if not early!! They won’t tolerate cars dying because they got damp. Won’t tolerate paint peeling off of body panels. Won’t tolerate...

This……

Or…the Emira may turn out to be Lotus’ Edsel of the 21st century. By their own hand of course.

Difficult to do, as the OP states they were one of occurances. Your camera would need to be in a state of constant on.

Be careful with Hagerty, as they have MANY stipulations, and any driving persons in the same household must have access to their own daily driver, or you must file an exclusion form barring those without from having authorization to drive the vehicle. Not to drive to work. Not to drive on...

I bailed on my allocation for a plethora of reasons, but I still get emails from the dealer with offers for i4 allocations…no wait. There are many who have jumped from the list. Perhaps he meant that the i4 might hit these shores in 6-8 months? Who knows at this point, as they have moved the...

We’ll see I guess.

Or maybe it will go up in value. Anything is possible, as the flavor of the month dictates demand. My GT4 has gone up in value after three years in, not so much a function of being a flash in the pan but more a tried and true classic. Coupled with the fact they won’t produce anymore and it’s a...

I would definitely not let it get anywhere near zero, OR take the wheels/tires off and keep them warm. Summer tires which are allowed to freeze will deteriorate even if not driven on them in the cold.

They did the same with me, and as i was already on the fence with pulling the plug (plethora of reasons) this was the straw that broke the camels back. I told them shove it and asked for my deposit back. Yesterday I get an email how they still have “a limited number of i4 slots available. I...

When I emailed requesting my deposit back, I received an angry response questioning why I wouldn’t want one now, and that they could command 10k over MSRP. Does one really need to ask WHY after such a long wait, such shoddy workmanship with issues abounding (and not isolated to “a few members”)...

Keep both, as the Emira it seems will be in the shop repeatedly.

In the US, the dealer I dealt with is still advertising that they have more i4 AMGs available to order. Seems it ground to a halt and he swears he‘s getting 10k over msrp for the V6.

Hard pass