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I agree. With a lift, getting the rear tray off is very easy and the rest of the process is very simple. MB charges about 300 for an oil change service "A" so I guess I would be okay with that. 700 is just absurd.

We only see the records of goods unloaded at US ports, unfortunately.

LOL. Yea it seems *some* dealers are able to have better information than others. Not perfect, but better. My dealer (Lotus of NJ) seems to have done an admirable job. What accounts for the differences may be either 1) Lotus USA is communicating things but other dealers are not paying attention...

Once they arrive at port, it's anyone's guess how quickly they will show up at dealers. We don't have that information, unfortunately. It's up to the port operations what order they get those cars ready and transported out.

Need pics of those 2x4 race jacks. For science.

The filter cartridge plug on mine is on really tight. I couldn't get it undone and didn't have a strap wrench handy so I just left it on. The entire filter cartridge was only hand tight on the car. I was able to unscrew it with my hands without much effort. It wasn't too much trouble to use my...

Yea, the total number of cars is in my tracking sheet. I am missing 51 cars from the total because I can only see a limited number of vins from the very first shipment.

Yea, those panels are definitely missing. I would get that replaced.

I think I stopped replacing crush washers sometime in the 90s. 🤣

Drain plug torque always seem excessive to me. It's just a drain hole.

Oh so it doesn't always happen? I see… I will now nervously expect a pop everytime I open my door.

Damn, that's cheap! If I could get $160 oil changes... I still would change my own oil, but it would be a tougher choice.

Cars arrived in Baltimore on 6/3 aboard the Hoegh Berlin, including both US and Canadian cars again. Link to the tracking sheet:

https://www.homedepot.com/p/DAP-Mouse-Pest-Shield-15-oz-Spray-Foam-7565012521/312598322#overlay Didn't know this was a thing. The video is worth a watch.

Good luck! Ray/Pete have been great to work with and they are one of the more experienced dealers on the east coast. Hope you get your car back soon!

Oddly, I don't have any of these popping sounds in my car and I'm sensitive to odd noises like this. Does any one else *NOT* have this issue with their cars?

Remember to check the back side of the rotor too. The good old reach around and feel for lumps routine.

You can try a cleaner wax or light polish. Don't use anything motorised or powered. Just polish with your hands. It should brighten up significantly. The caliper is not clear coated so it is only high temp enamel that's protecting it. Aggressive cleaners may soften the paint and allow dirt to...

I would be careful with aggressive and harsh cleaners. Don't let them dry, especially baking in the sun. If the black stains are already etched on the yellow paint, your only option may be to lightly polish them to get rid of them, or at least lighten them significantly. Then ceramic coat your...

I ceramic coated my wheels and calipers and it's certainly easy to clean them, but the issue is that within 10 miles of driving, there's a layer of brake dust. The calipers stay clean, but the wheels are perpetually "dirty" as soon as any driving is involved. I am afraid the only solution is to...

I think the seal is just a part of the black pack. Yea.

The fins are to smooth the airflow and increase their velocity traveling under the car. This increased velocity causes a drop in pressure and reduces lift as the car moves along. Personally I would try bending it back the best you can, drill and clamp it with some reinforcement plate material if...

I don't think we would know... Remember, the factory delivery cars were sorted before being delivered. The delivery by UK dealers were likely also fixed prior to delivery. The non-CARB state cars also had ample chance to be fixed before being delivered. The only reason we are finding out about...

I don't think they are allowed to tell me that... I may be able to get it out of the tech if I was able to talk shop with him, but the dealer I purchased from is 4.5 hours away from me, so... Next time I get a chance to look at the underside of the engine - which is this weekend if all goes...

It took about a week.

On the Evora it was the Toyota 44310-07040. I would expect the Emira to use the same pump. I could only find the Emira power steering fluid reservoir part number of 44360-33040, which has been replaced with Toyota part number 44360-06030, and 44360-06030 is used on the same Toyota cars as...

Okay, that makes sense too... so our steering pumps are going to be a high failure item going into the future?

Oh... I thought PDI was the stuff done at port. Never mind, then.

I don't think PDI caught it... I don't know what the PDI folks do but I don't think they fix the cars. Until the cars get loaded on a transport, the dealers don't really know anything. Sometimes they don't even know that a shipment is coming until it just shows up. I am thinking this problem was...

The same thing happened to my car. I don't understand how the steering pump could be failing at this rate on new cars. I really doubt that there was some manufacturing defect on the pump itself, so I'm assuming it's more likely an assembly time error that damages the pump beyond repair. It's...

More US and Canadian cars arrived. Here's the link to the list of VINs that arrived 5/26 in Baltimore:

Walmart usually has the 0W-40 Mobile 1 Euro oil for around $25 per 5 quart jug. I used a lot of it on my various MB cars. I used the Pennzoil for the first oil change on my Emira but I'm sure the Mobile 1 is fine also. I also backed up to Rhino Ramps, and while it was a tight fit under the car...

Someone caught my car at a cars and coffee event.

@Tokion , my replies are inline below. You should hold off on planning any changes to the system until after you get your car. I am not sure about the system you heard but the production V6 FE car I have sounds very good. Except for the subwoofer, which I will get to later, it's well...

Nothing shows up yet. Might need to check back tomorrow.

Then venturi effect is that when air moves through a narrowed path, it's velocity increases and pressure drops, and that pressure drop is used to achieve some function. The Eventuri intake does not make any use of the pressure drop, so there is no venturi effect being utilized as far as I can...

Sorry, I am not getting the supposed benefits of this beyond reduction in intake pumping loss due to reduced restriction - a benefit which you only get during WOT. Any other throttle position, the butterfly valve is regulating how much air gets into the engine, and the reduced restrictions from...