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Interesting info, but not that worried about it personally. The warranty is only 3 years long as it is and the Toyota powertrain is probably the most reliable part of the car.

The dealership would have to prove any defects were a direct result of the aftermarket part. The risk of losing your powertrain warranty from what is effectively just a reshaped tube and filter is greater than zero but not very high IMO. "The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act clearly stipulates that...

Certainly interested, but I'll have to wait for sound clips before committing. I know you guys are already planning those, so I look forward to them!

I've tried to stay positive and patient because there's really not much else we can do. Our frustration is peaking because others are getting their cars and we can only watch and wonder when it will be our turn without any answers. I don't think they're genuinely trying to be malicious or...

Sadly no, I emailed last week asking for a VIN, and he just said "without me asking the GM who is in a meeting, if your car is an FE 2.0, then those cars are being built this month and therefore don't yet have a VIN." This is clearly incorrect as there are people in the US with FE 2.0's sitting...

Late 2021 deposit August 2023 FE 2.0 order CARB State (Bellevue, WA) No VIN given yet No gift yet No excitement when people say it might be 7-8 more weeks. I'm optimistically expecting my car at the dealer early April because I think it only takes 3-5 days to cross the Atlantic and 1 week for...

Looks like a 14 year old boys wet dream to me... aka nothing of interest outside of the Emira.

An 84 month loan is bonkers... I'd only do that if it was fixed at 3% or less. Current rates means I'm paying cash. Not worth the headache or interest paid to the bank anywhere above 5%.

I'd be shocked if you get more than $2k selling all four stock wheels. OEM's always charge absurd amounts for stock wheel replacements, but them claiming nearly $4k per corner is laughable. You can buy fully bespoke forged wheels from the highest end manufacturers (HRE, BBS, etc.) for half of that.

The carbon engine surround is currently on their website for only $30 more than the original discounted group buy price. They already did multiple group buy rounds, so asking for more now just to save $30 would be a bit silly IMO.

I'm hoping to do the same just so I can spend my first few days of ownership driving the roads around the Cascades before shipping it. Being a car enthusiast in flat Florida sucks! In other news, all aboard the CARB hype train!

CARB and NHTSA are two different entities. If they sell the cars before certification the fees would be in the millions and they'd likely face severe future consequences from the government. I'm also pretty sure you can't register a new car in many states unless it's either CARB compliant or has...

It will have compressed air rocket boosters, so it's no longer limited by grip/tires.

I decided to put my money where my mouth was in regards to EV's 6-7 years ago and it made me a decent sum of money for someone my age. I won't delve into details because the topic is contentious and potentially political, but I would simply encourage people to research on their own and try not...

In order of increasing price, any one of these 3: 911 S/T Gordon Murray T.50 Mclaren F1

I placed my deposit with the same dealer around the same time and also submitted their additional $10k deposit in Aug 23. My sales person emailed me my submission ID 2 weeks later but almost no comms since. I just assume it's because they have no information to give as Lotus USA keeps them in...

Uh, it's a Maserati lol. I don't remember a time in the last 2 decades when they weren't the most depreciating cars on the market, so nothing's changed in that regard.

To be fair I'm not sure I've heard Matt Windle say a single truthful statement about the Emira. His quotes on cost, timelines, and performance have all proven to be incorrect.

I swear every time I see that guys' videos he's closer to keeling over from hypertension. I know he's catering to his teenage boy demographic, but man it's like he takes 2 shots of pre-workout and snorted 3 lines of coke before each video. Makes it so hard to watch.

I sat in that exact model this weekend at my local international auto show and instantly noticed how well they nailed the driving position and feel. Really enjoyed the fit of the alcantara bucket seats as well. Seriously considering calling my local dealership for a test drive.

Aerie's carbon is manufactured in Japan, but sold from Hong Kong

A thread on this already exists here. I don't like the amber strip in US spec lights at all and will be looking to get a euro spec set for my car, but not sure I can justify the apparent $4k+ costs for the OEM set. Hopefully cheaper alternatives can be found soon.

Correct. Case in point: I'm a 2021 deposit holder who was quoted and expected $94k and now paying $105.4k for an FE 2.0.

3 month delay? HA, we're approaching 2 years of delays at this point, don't forget first Emira deliveries were originally slated for Spring 2022... An extra 3 months is a joke to those of us who've had deposits since 2021.

Have to say I agree. I've done 70,000 miles, two cross country road trips, and over a dozen track days in my EV daily and it's been fantastic. For daily use, EV's are miles better than ICE in terms of cost, power, speed, maintenance, smoothness, etc. The Emira and other analog enthusiast cars...

Agreed, there are tons of related tangents we could go down about EV's and they're certainly not perfect for many use cases yet (like towing or long distances in cold weather). Unless you have solar on your home or mostly renewably sourced electric utility (I did when I lived near Seattle)...

I've daily driven EV's almost exclusively since 2018 and agree with most of what Harry says in that video above, apart from the UK specific regulations that I can't personally relate to of course. There will always be growing pains with transitions, particularly with a technology that humanity...

You can see how it's supposed to work in this clip:

Also received mine, but in a twill weave and matte finish, for those interested. Just need my car now...

Mine also arrived today. Impressive 2 day shipping from Hong Kong to Florida. Quality seems good so I'm satisfied. It was mentioned before elsehwere on the forum, but the cutouts where you check the oil dipstick are fixed and not removable like they are on the OEM plastic version. Not really a...

Thanks for the update! Good chance one of those is mine :)

But the car having more features is never a bad thing. If you don't want to use it, simply don't turn it on? Zero downside to allowing more owners more choices.

They use blower fans.

Why would an EV need side vents?? You don't seem to grasp the purpose of lightweight sports cars. Go drive a Miata or Alpine A110 and maybe you'll understand.

Caterham is developing a lightweight EV sports car that has the potential to be a really fun little car. It looks gorgeous to me, particularly the analog yet modern interior design. Target weight is 2600lbs and 270hp. I also think the upcoming EV Cayman/Boxster line could eventually be good...

It's almost certainly a 60 degree conical design, that's the most common for passenger cars. I'll likely get GRP's titanium stud conversion kit. I despise lug bolts and much prefer lug nuts/studs, as it makes changing wheels MUCH easier. The titanium set saving ~0.5lbs per corner is a nice...

Sounds incredible, but the photos on their website don't show any cats that I could tell. I wonder how they're not getting any CEL's or avoiding the car going into limp mode without them given the O2 sensors are still required? Not to mention passing emissions... If they make a similar system...

Awesome info thanks! That's about what I expected based on my own (smaller) set of the same wheels on my daily. Just need CARB to pass so I can order them for my Emira too. I don't have SRA on mine and according to my tire installer they still spin true after driving over curbs on a handful of...