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My contract was pretty plain vanilla. My dealer added $1995 for "destination" but we discussed that it was a guess and the contract clearly says it's an estimate to be adjusted upon delivery. Of course, the tax rate was also an estimate since none of us knew what the tax rate would be given the...

That's pretty good. I think our tax rate is closer to 7 3/4 % in CT ( It's graduated and depends on the value of the car and I haven't checked it recently) I think many states will also have a "dealer conveyance fee" or some such BS fee of around $495-$895 that you can negotiate under normal...

The front plate discussion reminds me of the time I asked my Porsche dealer to a put a plate on my car. First he ignored me. Then I asked again and pressed him after he kept saying “Are you sure?” . Finally, he put the front plate on but he had tears in his eyes when he was doing it.

I'm happy not to see an abundance of Seneca blue cars. It was obviously the best color and I was worried my choice of blue would be hackneyed ..sort of lowering my ownership experience to be more like owning a Porsche...well..except for the ease of ownership, dependability, customer service and...

I thought that’s what has already happened and that is why Lotus has been so tight lipped about the multi-year delay. My sources told me Lotus has been ordered to keep quiet about the cars’ status and whereabouts.

A number of years ago I was on a factory tour. If I remember it was the Gibson guitar factory in Memphis. We were told multiple times that there was to be no photography and that we couldn't use our cell phones and should turn them off. About halfway through the tour, one guy's phone rang and...

You can rant and rave all you want. It's not my problem. I just relayed what my dealer told me. No I didn't ask them to take a lie detector test. In the end, the car arrives, when it arrives. I know my car is coming in the early batch...that is...if any cars come to NA at all. I'm not...

My dealer has been pretty tight lipped about what has been going on regarding delivery and not blowing a lot of smoke. Pretty much they don't say much because they have e lot of info. I am scheduled for the second batch of FE1.0 cars to be built in October. My dealer says they have confirmation...

Haha...the wicked pissah talk from Beantown disappeared pretty quickly. I guess some things never change. LOL.

Yeah… no problem..right after they give you a 30% discount for pain and suffering.

I vomited in my mouth a little bit on reading that one.

I’m as aggravated as anybody about the Emira wait. I’m into my third year with my deposit down and my fourth(?) promised delivery timeline. But I’ve turned down two allocations for the Cayman GTS4.0 at MSRP in the last few months because I just don’t want it, I want an Emira. They aren’t...

I agree. My dealer has been good. He’s been telling me every couple months, going on three years, “We have no news”. Well, that is, except the few times he’s given me an estimated delivery date and then he’s had to call and tell me things have changed, LOL. At least the little communication...

Now for my little rant. I’m not sure what irks me more. Seeing some asshat in a $300k car with Montana plates or seeing my personal property tax bill for my five cars. It’s a close call.:mad:

I looked into it. I didn’t see anything particularly worthy about it. Looked like tax fraud to me. I’ll also say that when I see a car with Montana plates in CT, where I live, the first thought through my mind is, “ oh another jackass”.

I didn’t see where this review was already posted. It seems like a nice down to earth review where, in a short section of it, the presenter goes over some of the interior shared parts with Proton/Geely without getting wigged out. He doesn’t mention the door pulls but I think I saw those in a...

Both! Er…I mean neither!

I think it’s so you can shift with your elbow and not take your hands off the wheel.

Hard to believe I almost didn’t put my deposit down quickly because I didn’t want a “first year” car. I thought it might be better to wait and let the initial bugs be ironed out. Who would have guessed that Lotus would have close to a year to work out bugs on my “early delivery” car. If...

Yeah, sign me up for a laggy old school turbo with a sluggish pdk….said nobody ever. It’s a bit pathetic when turbo lag becomes a feature rather than a con. Release of the mediocre i4 is enough of a final straw to make me second guess whether I even want my FE v6 allocation. Maybe Lotus...

Last report from my dealer: I was recently given a build month of October but still no commitment on delivery I.e. pending. I have no complaints about my dealer’s communication. He tells me “ not much” because he knows “not much”. Of course what he does say is constantly changing…delivery...

I’m entirely agreeing with @Max’s sentiment on this one if not his specifics. The launch in the US has been totally screwed up by Lotus. I think it’s hard for any reasonable person to make any excuses for Lotus at this point. This isn’t 5 guys in a garage in Las Vegas launching a new car...

I was strolling around London and noticed this storefront: I looked up the press release and it was projected to be opened in the Fall of 2022. I guess making cars isn’t the only thing Lotus is having trouble getting a handle on.

My recollection is that, early on, Lotus had a big spiel about how the Emira was designed as a “world car” so that they would be very few issues getting it approved in all global markets. This was all part of the great new, well run Lotus we, as customers, were going to be dealing. Sounds like...

fixed…

I drove the touring on the highway and there was nothing “floaty” about it…and I like my cars in the stiff side. I went with the sports but you’re going to have to get a different metric to decide your preference, LOL. Back to the hand wringing…

AFAIK, the Goodyear Eagle F1 Supersports on the car are high performance summer tires, not all-season performance tires. Not as track oriented as the cup2s but still summer tires.

I finally got a call from my dealer today. My original delivery was for Nov/Dec 2022, IIRC. ( V6FE, ordered in April 2022). I was scheduled for the second month of FE builds/ deliveries. That got pushed out to a February build with and April delivery in late 2022. My update today was my car...

1). I didn’t like the exterior looks of the Evora so there was no emotional impulse for me. 2) I took a new Evora for a test drive and the car broke down within ten minutes. Game over…LOL. Bad omen. 3) I thought the build quality of the Evora was poor. Some of the parts felt really cheap...

Of course the Emira is better. That’s why I’m buying one and have never wanted to own an Evora. And since we’re on the topic…Coke or Pepsi?

Agree on conflating “sold” with “ deposits”. I wouldn’t be surprised if 25% of those deposits vaporize when the rubber meets the road, delays, interest rates, weak economy, reviews… My local dealer, where I am waiting patiently for my FE car, sent me an email a week ago saying something like ...

I posted a long rant on Pistonheads….don’t want to repeat here. https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=&t=1992691 Note: My research revealed the part had a similar issue with the AMG cars however Mercedes eventually had a recall and extended the warranty to ten years on the...

First, you can ignore most of the advice regarding running costs from people in the UK. For example, people in the U.K. who say the extended warranty is about 1500 aren’t even close to US pricing. Dealer price for the extended warranty in the US is about $4500. Dealer annual service is about...

Sorry you are having trouble getting your deposit back. No doubt the lack of original credit card is a red herring. I heard the woman who is responsible for refunds has been reassigned to building transmissions so they can get the cars out faster. As soon as demand slows down, no doubt your...

Hell…I must be the only person on here that doesn’t analyze the sh!t out of the car they drive. I drove the Emira. Wasn’t the least bit concerned about the gearshift, the clutch, the brakes… drove it, liked it. Now I’m going to buy it. Analyzing this stuff to death is just pointless. I...

I think it's been clear that Lotus has said there isn't a big difference between the Sport and Touring suspension. The Lotus rep/engineer I spoke to said I might not even notice the difference on the roads around me. ( and suggested I get the sport if I was on the fence.) Maybe they were...

Looks like it's time to start an online forum to swap springs and dampers. Anybody want to trade me the parts for a touring setup for my sport? I'll throw in $10 and shipping! I'm only kidding...so don't PM me!

Oh..oh…the “off-topic” police are on the case! Now you’ve done it…

Really? I haven’t seen a prototype, demo or squat regarding the I4. Can you point me in the right direction?