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It's been posted on this forum back in July that modified doors have been fitted since 14/06/2023. The later specification doors have a black/blue primer on the inside. If it's white primer you have the older doors. I had a Lotus employee say this to me also in September. The post is here...

I wonder if the 90 unaccounted Emiras are preregistered ones sitting at dealers?

Sadly it looks like you have to buy them with the gift box now: https://banc-tech.myshopify.com/products/keycover-compatible-with-lotus-emira-key-with-giftbox

That's a tough question. There are a few just under £60k on Autotrader at the moment, one with the same mileage as yours, though no details yet. Your spec is good with the PPF etc. For an April 2023 car the mileage is good but there are others out there with similar. On price you will be...

There are the small patches in front of the rear wheels and a couple of other small places but not the whole car.

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There's never been any talk of the UK getting a charger, only the US. If you are after one the CTEK MXS5.0 I use works well with the M8 indicator quick connector. Also worth getting the extension lead. There is a post somewhere on the fitting of the quick connector leads.

There doesn't look like there's any damage to the surrounding body so maybe not levered off. Definitely a tab thing is broken though. How annoying.

Yes, they fall off regularly. The next time it happens I will be using some Blu Tack.

If that happens I'll buy a second one for spare parts.

The First Edition model is fully loaded as far as options are concerned. If you look at the Emira configurator you can get an idea of what a base model could be by some of the options in the FE that are pre-ticked and can't be unticked. Things like Sports Pedals and Heated Seats etc. The seats...

I vacuumed out the drivers footwell for the first time as there was the usual gravel collecting. Just visible but tucked under the mat next to the pedals was this rubber thing. I immediately contorted myself to look above and around the pedals to see where it could have fallen from but nothing...

Or the UK, which there should be V6 manual production in 2025 if my original order in January was to be honoured. Also the UK configuration website still says new orders would be delivered in 2025. Of course anything can change, it will be interesting to see how in pans out.

It should be this place in Colchester, I had some work done on a VW and it was excellent. https://www.chaplane.co.uk/approvals/manufacturers/lotus-approved/

Did Lotus Essex change the door or was it Chaplane's? Just thinking ahead.

My Car has an R in the 10th position and it was built 1st November 2023. The R denotes the Model year, in this case 2024, rather than build year.

You might get an amber light after one day if the battery wasn't fully charged previously. CTEK info: Red: means the battery charge is below 12.4 V. It’s definitely time to charge the battery. Yellow: means the battery charge is between 12.4 and 12.65 V. It’s time to start thinking about...

That's my 1970 Europa S2 that I bought in 1980. It's completely in bits with the body fully done and resprayed. There's a new chassis and suspension under there somewhere. Unfortunately I've now got to the stage where I find myself with not enough time or indeed the willingness to complete it so...

I have just realised that my forum joining date is one day after my car was built. 🤓 I joined back then because I wanted to see how people were getting on with their cars and what the issues might be. I had been on two factory tours in early 2022 and early 2023 to see them being built but hadn't...

Was there a miles/days number displayed and if so does it tally with the "Service due in" information? On this screen mine is showing the number of days that correlates to a year after my car was first switched on and connected to the battery the week before it's build was finished. As mine was...

I have the opposite, as in I can only connect with Bluetooth for Android Auto. I've tried several different cables in both of the USB sockets in the armrest to no avail. The only issue is that the Bluetooth connection drops every now and then, annoying as I use the phone for navigation. A quick...

Ah yes, a bit of research says it's better for the environment.

I like that yellow hanger on the mirror, it has the ACBC logo on it, nice touch. I'm guessing it says: Driver free brake pads. @Biggles of Norwich Did you get a better photo of this? Also that build sheet of the V6 going to Canada says no DAB radio - is that not a thing in Canada?

There is a normal paper service booklet with room for an impressive 23 services + the pre-delivery inspection. Although I prefer and have the leather steering wheel I would be reluctant to have it covered or changed from the alcantara if it was me.

I set up a user profile and password protected it only to realise you would have to select it each time you got in and key in your password. If it's password protected it isn't selected, it just goes for the unprotected default profile. It doesn't prompt you so you forget, as you say, you just...

British GT Championship at Donington Park, UK, 8th September 2024.

The grid walk vibe was quite exciting.

We were at the hairpin and watched this Ginetta with brake failure run straight on into the tyre barrier. It was actually quite shocking in real life seeing it and the bits flying into the air as opposed to seeing something like this on TV. The driver was ok and walked to the Ambulance for his...

How to get three people working on the engine before a race.

Here's a photo of the other Emira.......