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Another one over on TLF. https://www.thelotusforums.com/forums/topic/118759-emira-niggles-and-faults/?do=findComment&comment=1007920

I always thought this was a bit of a red herring being as the handbrake drum was enclosed in the rear disc and out of the wet. Emira style mini caliper might be more of a worry.

Yep. Had the bang and lurch quite a few times. (In previous Exige/Evora) Never had actual pad damage or seizure though.

It’s a not-uncommon occurrence on these type of Exige/Evora brakes, usually caused by leaving wet pads/discs to rust together. Then when the car is moved a piece of pad gets torn off as it’s stuck to the disc. The fix apparently is to clean up the disc (presumably if it’s not too bad) and fit...

After noticing @Sid ‘s brake issue I thought I’d have a proper look at mine and… Nowhere near as bad but it’s another one not noticed at PDI. B&C will be sorting it tomorrow.

Similar here. Exige 350 for 2.5 years then Evora 400 for 3.5 years. Neither of them used a drop.

There is no button on mine but the stalk definitely does “click” forwards. Non-latching. In the same way as the main/dip light stalk on the other side. The picture in the handbook suggests to me that that’s how it’s supposed to work. No rain yet so haven’t tested in anger.

30cm left with the two 40cm cases in. And the seat needs to be further forward/upright but still ok at my (6ft tall) driving position.

30cm left with the two 40cm cases in. And the seat needs to be further forward/upright but still ok at my (6ft tall) driving position.

Yep. The centre one’s sitting there beside the cover.

One of the little covers you have to pry off to get at the panel fixing screws. You can just see another one top left. They’re captive, with a little plastic lanyard.

There’s something wrong with your brake pads. They’re only sweeping about half the disk.

Sorry, no. No weighing equipment.

I don’t remember seeing a decent photo of what’s under the hood, so…

I’ll have a go tomorrow in daylight for you. Might struggle with the dog bit though. I don’t think 3 will fit. It’s about 110cm wide. So 2x 45cm leaves 20cm. edit: Just measured those cases and they’re actually 53x40x23. Still won’t fit 3 in.

I’ll have a go tomorrow in daylight for you. Might struggle with the dog bit though. I don’t think 3 will fit. It’s about 110cm wide. So 2x 45cm leaves 20cm. edit: Just measured those cases and they’re actually 53x40x23. Still won’t fit 3 in.

Tried on some luggage. 2, “easyJet spec”, full size carry-on cases. 53x40x23cm. Perfect fit. Seat slightly forward of fully back. 10kg each, of course.😉 Room for some soft bags on top, and that’s without even starting in the boot. Which will take one case and plenty of soft bags. It’s a van.

Tried on some luggage. 2, “easyJet spec”, full size carry-on cases. 53x40x23cm. Perfect fit. Seat slightly forward of fully back. 10kg each, of course.😉 Room for some soft bags on top, and that’s without even starting in the boot. Which will take one case and plenty of soft bags. It’s a van.

M8. Just looked for when I fit mine.

Seatbelts done. Bit fiddly due to lack of space but I managed it despite not being a Lotus trained mechanic. If anyone asks any of you, tell them the dealer did it, Ok. 😉

For info, in case it happens to anyone else - I’ve got a bike with a Datatool tracker (same company as Scorpion) and I use the Datatool app to manage that. When I collected my car and the tracker was activated, I got an activation email from “Datatool” (actually tracking@Scorpionauto.com)...

YMMV

You need to take the mat out to feed the cable through easily. There’s a little slot in the rubber with a larger hole through the console itself. It folds up and pulls out no problem.

Wonder why you say that? 😉

Just going to disagree with myself here. Been for a drive and the belt sits awkwardly on the shoulder. Must have had the wrong shoulder on yesterday. I’ll be straightening out the twist tomorrow.

And you can change the main speedometer to km/h. Just change the units in the settings. This is so obvious it must be a new firmware thing as I’m sure people said they tried this before. And the tyre pressures can be in PSI, which suits me better. Hadn’t seen that in any pictures before.

I’ve also found “A New Thing”. There’s a secret hole in the phone tray to feed your usb cable down to the socket.

I’ve also found “A New Thing”. There’s a secret hole in the phone tray to feed your usb cable down to the socket.

The nice people at Lotus even left me a spare screw. Rolling around in the trinket tray. At least I hope it’s “spare”.

It’s not an issue at all. Don’t believe the internet. The belt actually sits more naturally across the shoulder with that twist. Just looks a bit wrong when you‘re not wearing it.

As per the thread title, it’s finally here. Pre-reveal deposit on 23 June 2021. All good so far. 80 miles in. Yes, the seatbelts are twisted.