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"continue"? :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: I'm looking forward to hearing what excuse Lotus uses when they miss the new deadline. I'll take "increased maritime insurance rates as a result of geopolitical instability".

All these issues melt away as soon as they sell the 50000 Eletres/yr the business plan called for. How's that going then? I notice the 2024 Eletre is also missing from the CARB EO list.

Dealers must be thrilled with the prospect of paying to store and insure all this unsellable inventory for another month, through absolutely no fault of their own. "What's worse than having an empty showroom with no sales?" "Having a full showroom with no sales"

Lotus Type Approval in action:

I think the argument about locating tweeters up on the pillars rather than down in the door card is that they'll have an unobstructed path to the ears. Putting them down in the door card means that they'll end up bouncing off knees and seats before the high frequencies get to you, and high...

March-May 2022: FE1.0 orders locked in, 3 monthly batches, deliveries promised Nov 2022 - Jan 2023. Some dealers required extra nonrefundable deposit at this point. Nov 2022: I could swear there was an update from dealers at this point about "deliveries will now be Spring 2023, i.e. Nov->Apr...

I would actually prefer they go out of business before rather than just after the car arrives. But it could go either way at this point. The one thing I know for sure is this is the last time I will ever deal with this company, and all my friends will know why.

This seems like a Dec 24, 4pm build.

The email was the gift, apparently. Lotus never misses a chance to disappoint! Perfect 10/10, no notes.

Even the subject line is janky: "Unveiling Your Emira V6: Your Awaited Manual Update." It's like they just can't help Lotusing up even the simplest things. I presume the "gift" will be a Lotus NFT or something.

Well we all know what that means.

I think they do settle a bit over the first few hundred miles, so I wouldn't stress about it. All the photos of UK Emiras show that the wheel gap looks fine once they're broken in.

That sounds like late Feb at the earliest for cars to make it to the west coast. Appreciate the info.

Data point: I also got my VIN yesterday (WA). Unknown if the car is still in the UK, on a boat, or sitting in Baltimore.

“Bam” ignores paying tax/title/license fees of about $12k, as well as getting insurance for the car.

Well that's certainly still a choice. They've chosen not to buy, build, or rent indoor storage space. One presumes they pass the savings on to the customers?

Wait until Lotus denies warranty claims because the dealers were not supposed to remove the shipping protection until final PDI. That'll be fun. (note: I'm just making this up, but it honestly wouldn't surprise me at this point) Also as a data point at my local dealership, zero Lambos are...

And they're made in China, if memory serves!

Has anyone checked Geely job postings for “head of bespoke division”?

This was why I gave up in November. The number of broken promises by Lotus has significantly exceeded my upper limit, and shows no sign of slowing down post-delivery. The car is pretty and all, but it's not worth being made a fool over.

No ideas on the solution, but I just wanted to commend you on the detail of the bug report and isolation steps, and hope you find an answer soon.

Seems like testing the audio should be possible while awaiting CARB signoff. In particular I’d like to know how the bass response changes if a window is open.

It's won the "Car of Next Year" award for 3 years running!

There will also certainly be quite a few FEs up for sale as soon as they finally get through CARB and PDI. Life happens and a lot of people who got locked into deposits 2 years ago will have changed their minds by now.

I mean they could, you know, not park them outside to be used as a litter box. Seems like the photo isn’t really the root problem.

I honestly haven't had much chance to drive it yet - it's been raining nonstop from the day I brought it home until yesterday! But did finally get out and it's a riot. Uncompromising, flagrantly impractical. It's a car that makes no excuses and needs none. Need to find more open roads...

It’s ironic because I am the kind of customer they should be eager to deal with. Instead I literally took my business across the street.

On a car so otherwise well-designed, the key with no hole is a baffling miss.

My disappointment is mostly with Lotus, but there is a little left for Park Place. Lesson learned.

My contract with Bellevue has no dates. After this experience I have resolved that this will be the last contract I ever sign without hard deadlines in writing. Is the language on yours different?

GM does this on the C8 with a "color override fee" for this specific combo.

Hard pass on the McDonalds spec. There will be other Emiras available. (mine, for instance!)

It would be not uncharacteristic for Lotus to invoice the dealers but provide no delivery date. "The cars will arrive... soon."

First mod for many US drivers when receiving their FE1.0 cars in 2026 will be removing the 4th, 5th, and 6th cats. :D

Well, that's _one_ way to get CARB certification.

No refund. My car will be on consignment for break-even pricing.

I have always been a big fan of irony. And my inner pessimist says there are still a few ways Lotus can screw things up before delivery. I'm not getting any younger, and a bull in the hand is worth 2 in the bush, or something.