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Test drive done I was 50:50 before the drive - going to soak on it over the weekend but currently 80:20 that I am in. Drove my drivetrain/suspension spec i.e. V6 manual touring. Very rainy/wet and lots of traffic so wasn't able to real stretch the car or lean into many corners but still...

Test drive done I was 50:50 before the drive - going to soak on it over the weekend but currently 80:20 that I am in. Drove my drivetrain/suspension spec i.e. V6 manual touring. Very rainy/wet and lots of traffic so wasn't able to real stretch the car or lean into many corners but still...

TomE, Thanks as ever for your helpful and comprehensive comments. Just had my test drive and will post thoughts on that shortly. Not sure where Nicola fits into the hierarchy but I was told Sharon was head of Customer Services and I am due to have a call with her when she is back in the...

Just been to the nearest dealer for my test drive. I asked. The lady looked a bit taken aback. So I think that’s a form no, Concept24 😜

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Very encouraging from an experienced Lotus owner 👍🏻. Thx for your thoughts. Looking forward to my test tomorrow 🤞

I get GDPR but I doubt I would have clicked a no to Lotus marketing. Even if I had I would have thought GDPR would allow Lotus to contact an individual with whom the company has a contractual relationship ?

Yep ! I think I will know after the test drive. 🙏 I’ll post my thoughts.

I am sure I can manage a few glitches - of character as some might call it ! Not sure I’d be happy with loads of trips to the dealer to get stuff fixed, particularly with a brand new car. Moot point if I bail - all hinges on tomorrow’s test drive 😬

Very encouraging to hear ! I still haven’t seen one on the road so the rarity factor is a nice thing. Thanks for your thoughts.

Many thanks, Captain ! I too found the whole “marketing preferences” thing a load of nonsense. A “perfect” Emira may be too much to hope for, but perhaps one where the wipers work ?!?

So after 7 delays (Spring 22, August 22, Sept 22, November 22, December 22, March 23 and now April 23) I have finally received my checkout email. I only knew it had been sent yesterday (they sent it to the wrong email address !) when I was on the phone to Customer Service today seeking to...

This thread reminded me of a question I have had for a while - I did the whole click link and save/confirm configuration but have never received a letter/pdf/document that actually confirms my final as ordered spec. If this the same for all UK customers or does anyone have any form of written...

Spot on ! 🙏 ref the Touring, bought it from a flipper so don’t ask me about resale value 😳 The Porsche GT allocation circus is for another forum….

There are so many factors that will ultimately determine resale value, that it is really hard to predict. A big one is number of cars produced and clearly the Emira is not a limited run car like a 911R. Neither will it be produced and sold in such small numbers for it to be really scarce, like...

Thanks for all the info Tom 🙏

Can you share more on what the myriad of issues are that are causing the delays ? Thx

PS - if you find out if the red starter button cover then let me know. Might get mine powder coated yellow !

I have locked in DV without the upper black pack and I am wondering if I should have gone black pack…opposite to you frazzer ! It’s good we don’t all think the same ! I wonder what color the Lotus letters are on the back with DV and whether that changes whether you have BP or not ? I have tan...

Just looked at Lotus Silverstone website. Indoor £399.60 and outdoor £499.20. Looks like they have updated to include 20% VAT ?

And it’s the same LSD whether you spec Touring or Sport suspension on the V6 manual ? Thx

Tom, Many thanks for the great explanation and detail. I have locked in Touring spec but I am interested in limited slip diffs. This is an extract from The Intercooler review “There are two chassis specifications, Sport and Touring, which come with different springs and dampers, with...

Final spec - September delivery (delayed a month from August); V6 FE Manual Touring suspension Verdant Green Lower Black Pack Tan leather Leather steering wheel Silver wheels (planning to paint bronze or gold) Yellow calipers Goodyear tyres Privacy glass Tracker

Bilbao-Emira, seems like there are many people who put deposits down grappling with a lack of information on delivery. Whilst I have sympathy with setting up a new production facility etc, and the challenges of supply chains (Brexit and Covid haven't helped) at the moment, it is still better to...

Dommo - thanks for that extra colour. I am hopeful that based on your interaction with them today, what they told me and also the great input from TomE (who looks like one of the top forum contributors for sure), that they honour our places in the built queue "for a while" when they can't get...

Super helpful !!! Thanks TomE. Much appreciated. I thought I was quick on the draw on 12th July, but clearly not that quick ;-) I read somewhere that the V6 may not be offered for long - have you heard anything on this ? Thx again !!!

Thanks dave355 - much appreciated. I'll lock in spec and wire the next £3k and hope for the best ! Going to check the spec threads now as the latest configurator looks very different (in terms of options) to the one I played with before I put the July deposit down...

Thanks donskibeat - I kinda feared that. But I think he should have been honest with me rather than say no impact. And they should have tried to call me rather than assume I had seen an email - that I didn't receive. Can you shed any light on what difference first batch versus second batch...

Hi - first post... I put my initial deposit down in mid July. Hadn't heard anything and been busy at work so didn't think anything of it assuming they would be in touch. Then started to get a bit worried so called Lotus UK sales tody and was told they sent me an email on 13th Oct to get...