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That's really annoying then, as Hethel is literally 8 mins / 3 miles away, so only other option would be Endeavour Lotus Colchester - 2 1/2 hour / 100 mile round trip.....

Any idea what arrangements are being made for people who like me live minutes away from Hethel but hours away from a dealer for test drives?

I assume the checkout email also covers the part exchange process?

Just like that but i've gone for diamond cut wheels - roll on October (or November) or whatever bloody month Lotus decide to build it!

Agreed, and black pack in my opinion - will post a picture when I get mine

Really disappointing about the gear linkage especially as still listed as an FE feature on website - lets hope it is country specific or just a cover which will be removed during PDI

And only recently they told me in an email they were going to offer PPF for factory collection so yet again things seem to have changed!.....

That is correct, just waiting on them to confirm details and pricing - below is extract from my last email from CS on this subject "PPF from factory will be available but we do not have the details on the applicator or the pricing. HQ are finalising the handover and delivery options and this...

Not by anyone on factory tour, but it was answered on another thread (perhaps one about goodwood) that NO it doesn't have USB C in the roof panel unfortunately

Just got email - "Production in October" apparently

Has anyone actually had a phone call / email recently from Lotus giving them any updates? I am 7th July deposit and last contact was telling me July build / August delivery, now obviously with the delays this isn't going to happen, but despite all the promises from Matt in his video message CS...

yes embarrassingly was tuned to Radio 2 at the time, DAB reception for local radio stations is patchy to say the least. Thank goodness I didn't start singing along to anything!

Yes looked like it - have reuploaded video below, hopefully slightly better quality this time https://photos.app.goo.gl/b85hLtk1GikEZa7B7 Also the two white cars that followed me on Monday - https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZS4B3eEK4r4aS3j46 And today I saw a blue one just down the road so doing...

Quite possibly, about 65 on a good day - but not much fun

I wish, my Yaris Cross isn't a match for a Yaris GR!! - so not a hope in hell of keeping up.

I was waiting for someone to say that! was definitely DV, just dull weather and poor camera quality, and the bastard got away from me too quickly!

A DV car definitely exists - excuse poor quality of dashcam footage! - and not being able to keep up with it - I was only in a Yaris Cross! https://photos.app.goo.gl/Y3voov4cbegAooxu9 EDIT: video hosting location changed as transfer limit reached for original location....

Definitely lots of Emiras out and about around Hethel this week, two white ones together followed me through village yesterday afternoon, and this afternoon I followed a dark verdant one with a trade plate on towards Hethel but couldn't keep up with it! all caught on dashcam but footage crap so...

Already discussed here - https://www.emiraforum.com/threads/lotus-increased-interest-rate-to-6-9-already.1574/ - not really a surprise in the current climate, and not really cheeky as not Lotus providing the finance directly so out of there control

I very much doubt Lotus have much control over the interest rates, the finance is being provided by a third party. Matt Windle / Lotus agreed to honour the agreed purchase prices for FE deposit holders, he didn't mention anything about the finance costs, and in the current economic client every...

Quite possibly, that and the comedy of errors of Lotus customer services etc is making us all go mad whilst waiting

My Audi TTS is on drivers side, partner had a Nissan Qashqai and it was also on drivers side, just replaced with Toyota Yaris Cross which is on passenger side

Good question and my thoughts exactly, with so many of us paying deposits nearly a year ago you would think they would have at least of planned ahead and had enough parts to satisfy the early orders without delays.

That would be annoying if so.... 1) what am I meant to drive around in between them collecting my PX and me collecting the Emira? not all of us have multiple cars, and 2) would mean on collection day my partner having to drive us to Hethel so him then missing out on the first drive home in the...

Thanks @TomE for the fantastic write-up - yet again doing a much better job than Lotus CS :)

Hi Tom, thanks for that information - yes that is what I had been told in previous responses - that's a shame and does make it more of a pain to wire one in yourself - appreciate you looking.

That's not good I placed my order before Goodwood last year and was already delayed until August, so strange that you were July originally but placed your order after I did?, so not quite sure how they are working out the order of things here. Not sure why they are telling some people this...

Obviously I assume this means customer care at Goodwood are being more helpful than those responding to emails today then as just emailed to try and find out if my "August" slot is delayed and if so roughly how much, and also to find out what number I am in the queue as lots of other people on...

Thanks Tom, much appreciated - perfect for me, as will be factory collection, as only just down the road - do we know who the local supplier is?

@TomE - could you possibly ask them when they "finally" intend to send out the email about the planned Factory PPF etc - with all the delays surely they now have more time to offer things like this, but if they don't then we need to know sooner rather than later to make alternative arrangements...

Fair enough. Don't think I have ever got "free" servicing with any new car I have purchased, and certainly wouldn't expect to get it from Lotus, been hard enough work just getting up-to-date information out of them let along anything else! Especially now with this new method of cutting out the...

it did air - on sunday 19th

Really?!! hadn't noticed!! you hide it so well...... :)

So yet again punished for living too close to Hethel then......

Okay thanks for confirming, does seem very odd especially for those like myself who live so close, but hey ho. Do we yet know if Lotus or perhaps BCA? or going to provide PPF as a factory option, I know it was mentioned several times and promised but as delivery dates move closer and closer...

Okay so I live in a village some 3 miles from Hethel and am opting for factory pickup, so you are saying my new car is going to travel all the way from Hethel to Oxford and back to Hethel again ready for me to collect it? oh my days, Lotus have made some strange decisions during this process but...

@digilotus - thank you - just working out where I would be able to route a dashcam which plugs in using a standard 12v plug

Okay thanks, so just two USB C ports, not a standard 12 v socket like in most other cars?

Thanks for the excellent pictures. Did you happen to see the location of the 12v socket?