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Thanks @Evotion, you lucky guy! I've not seen much of your other stuff (I promise to have a look😉), but I find the telling is in the reactions as opposed to the words... And your reaction was great to see!

And that's where his inclination to find the figure dissappears! 😉

@TomE ...admin😬... you have one hell of a job with this lot😉

Beautiful and classy. Lovely choices. Congratulations. Are we at a turning point? Can we all start to get excited?! More slowly for some😉

Have I missed the link to the video?

Such a valid point... Where you have just pushed the stick should give you a pretty good gauge of what gear your in! What a waste of a very prominent area of the display. A nice round tach showing the red line (which we all know we will bounce off a few times!) will be much better!

So death on wheels then 😬

In all honesty I can't see it pulling me away from the emira as my main requirement was a bit more of a use able fun car. But when you see such cool retro looks as that, you can't help but delve a little deeper. Price and after sales will eventually make my head win the battle, but I'll enjoy...

Me too! 😁

I think it was the added wink😉

At your age, you really shouldn't be discussing such things with 15 year old school attendees😜

This is my favorite thread of chats on this website. And about the only thing that makes me resent my 2 young children 😬😜! But one day I will get to do my 'Epic road trip' which is already mostly planned out in a file in my office! It is broadly based on your recent trip @GetawayDriving...

Mine are 3 and 5 and already arguing about who is having my black bike (the k6) and who is having the big red one (CRF 250 for a bit of green laning). K6 hasn't turned a wheel in nearly 2 years. Just can't bring myself to sell it... Keep promising myself I'll get back on track next year! But...

I've got a gixxer 600 in the garage too. K6. Is yours a k8/9?

Has this happened and I've missed it? Or are you suggesting it is still to come?

I will consider the Emira an investment😉. For diversification sakes!

We've been starting to get a few real person reviews now which have all perked my excitement once again. This one I think tops them all! And hopefully has helped quite a few (maybe even our resident porsche fan @Leonard 😜). To hear that someone with extensive P experience rates the car as much...

The hill assist on my transit van releases after about 10 seconds and you start to roll back. Maybe it'll be the same?

@NickyBuddy co gratations on at least seeing your new car! Hope you get to drive it soon! Was that an emira starting up at the end of the video? And if there were 5 other emira, a little walk 'down the line' would be appreciated so we can all look at other spec combinations!

See... Your penultimate paragraph is another gem of life experience learning we can all ponder! There is one clue that gives away your retirement age... Your length of posts😜😜🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

The recent comments on this thread have brought me back to posting on it... Getting to 'know' peoples situations is always enlightening... I make assumptions of what each member is like and time and time again I get another snippet of info and realise I was wildly wrong😂! @Eagle7 you were...

The more I see those DC, the more I think I need to go black! That'll be me not seeing my car until 2024!

So I haven't read all the comments below, but one of the instructors also told me +others that rhe suspension stiffened up dependent on the driving mode selected. This we all know not to be true so I wouldn't believe everything your told (despite it coming from someone representing Lotus😭)...

I attended too. And despite feeling as sick as a dog all day after going on the skid pan /circle exercise, this is what I sent my car buddies when they asked for a review... So.... I have been wavering on my commitment to the emira over the last month or so due to some issues and reviews...

I've owned mine for probably 6/7 years now. I use an indy for work. Averages 700-1000 Service and have spent probably average 1k a year on work. Albeit I did have a problem within 1 month of buying it fixed under warranty which would probably have cost 3k. Not trouble free, but wayyyy better...

You're going to love it more and more. I'm sure an emira will turn heads... But not like that! For me the emira will be my 'most weekends' car. But the 430 will be the special one.

No.... Dont do it.... 😜 You'll find yourself driving along one day and an emira will pass you the other way (unlikely to pass you in same direction😉), and think to yourself... Damn I should've got that car! Whereas if you are in the emira and a porsche passes you, you will think... What version...

Well checking out that link has made me want to track my Emira more than I thought I would. So glad to hear Lotus operate track days

Thanks for the review. One thing is for certain... I want black wheels on my Nimbus! Damn... That's the only thing I got wrong on my first spec!

Thanks @JXJ. That's just a nice summery and exactly what I wanted to hear so obviously I like it 😜. I really like DV. Have gone for nimbus but DV is definitely in second place for me ATM. Will be able to make up my mind on 3rd August.

What's your date? I'm 3rd August

In for a penny, in for a pound!

Is there anything on your website which analyses the battery production and disposal once degraded? Its something I am interested in finding out about. I am (with some but not extensive research) a believer that EV has its place, but should not be being pushed as the panecea as there are...

So I have looked into this but cant find s definitive answer. I thought I understood that the first year was unavoidable. Ie. Paid on drlivety and not possible to Sorn. But I am definitely not certain on this.

I do. I've used them on other cars (can't remember what) and I think they are wierd. But didn't want to moan either. There are things I would prefer differently, but unfortunately Lotedidnt built it specifically for me so I couldn't choose my own door handles, or switch gear, or digital...

Thanks. Looks like my original research was incomplete. Thanks for the pointer. Further research means I'm pretty confident to say the V6 will pay £2365 first year (ouch!) and then £520 years 2-6. Then £165 from year 7 onwards. The £520 and £165 is the same for any car over £40k regardless of...

Another opportunity missed by Lotus! I could take a citroen 2CV down to South of France and have a great time... He would no doubt have given it a great review and it would've been great publicity. But the silver cloud is that for all their fu*k ups, there will be less sold and so ours...

I've been informed 4 sports suspension and 1 touring so I'd make it known you want to drive the touring before you get there so you can allocated that car. I asked if I could drive sports/touring back to back and they said they would try but it may revolve around getting someone else to swap...

So from my research it looks like the V6 has a Co2 emissions rate of 258g/km. That is only 3 g's over the 255 rate that pushes you into the top vehicle tax rate. So essentially those 3g are going to cost us all an extra £300 per year. I know, if we can afford this car we can also afford to...

A few have mentioned this but I'll say my piece to those opting for the porsche... If I didn't hold aesthetics and uniqueness in such high regard, and wanted the 'best' car in terms of performance, I would opt for the Porsche. And indeed aesthetics is subjective so for anyone who thinks both are...