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I did just that. Took multiple requests and a couple months, but they sent me this last night.

I have pinged CARB multiple times, looks like it was finally approved on the 15th. We are getting close to deliveries!

Thanks, I appreciate you checking!!

That would be AMAZING. What I don't understand is that my VIN hasn't shown up on the build reports, but other i4s have. Hopefully min (4613) is coming soon!

I've reached out to CARB twice with no response.

Still no 4613. :cry: :cry:

Because then I could just buy a Cayman or similar and be able to enjoy it. I'm not getting younger, and each day is a day I'm missing out on the experience. As crazy as this sounds, I've also considered buying an early 90s Toyota MR2 and doing a full interior and powerplant upgrade as I think...

Warning...emotional word vomit below: My dealer refuses to cancel my order and refund my $15k deposit. I feel there should be some legal protection in that I ordered a 2024 and it won't be delivered until 2025. Many of you play in the supercar sandbox but not me as the income has never been...

Never got that email.

Yup...still nothing here. So exhausted of waiting. If my dealer would let me cancel without forfeiting my $15k I would have done it three months ago. So disappointed with Lotus.

Depends on who you ask. My dealer told me a couple months back that Lotus is not building/shipping any i4s until all V6 backorders have been fulfilled.

Do you mind if I ask who your dealer is?

Congrats! I also bought mine from Park Place, but I ordered the i4 so per David at Park Place I am still TBD, with no information available whatsoever. Hopefully they're being a bit more proactive with you.

Wait...I thought Lotus wasn't shipping any i4s to the USA yet? I looked at the Oct tracking report and there are VINs above and below mine...but not mine. How did you find out your build date? My VIN is SCCLEKMX3RHB44613.

I don't care whether you are conservative or liberal, you should still be fired up about this... CARB is a perfect example of why people hate the government. CARB has absolutely zero priority to their actual mission statement of certifying vehicles. This is proven with their complete...

Mine is an i4, #4613, west coast (Idaho) delivery. I asked my dealer if he had any info and again said he'll need to talk with someone else at the dealership and get back to me. Just crickets from him. At this point I am thinking it will be March 2025. The fact that they haven't started...

Someone else posted in another thread that the i4 already has CARB cert. I hope so, I don't want to wait another year for California to do their job.

So sad...I'm 4613 and 4604 and 4627 are on this list. REALLY wish they'd start shipping the i4s across the pond.

I wish they would instead focus on shipping backorders. So silly that they are consuming resources on this vehicle when they haven't shipped orders from two years ago. Just seems like a ridiculous business choice.

Mind if I ask when you placed your order?

Do you know if the west coast deliveries go through California, or are they delivered to the east coast and trucked across?

Looks like I am still about a hundred away. Hopefully they will keep bringing boats over every week or two. So I may be able to get delivery by November or at the latest December. I'm in Idaho, so maybe I'll be blessed that there is a boat coming into California and avoid the potential strikes...

Um yeah, Park Place in Bellevue provides zero updates unless I call them. I could try pinging them but I'm sure they'll just say they have no updates....again.

Not seeing that in the States, at least not yet. This one just came available at the Seattle Lotus dealer. I wonder what they'll actually end up selling it for. And I agree with Nick Sticks, if we see a 65% drop in prices within 18 months, I'll buy another Emira for my wife. :)

How did you find your build date?

Yup, i4. Hopefully I'm on that one.

Well unfortunately for me it doesn't look like mine made the 9/15 boat (I am xx4613), so hopefully I'll still see it before the end of the year. January/February are usually pretty white here in Boise so love to see it before the end of the year...

Mine is about 4600, so hopefully part of that lot. If you could go back and take pictures of every VIN, then dump them into Excel, many of us would really appreciate it. :) :)

Hmm, odd. I finalized mine with my dealership the exact same time, but they gave me a VIN of about 4600 (just last week). Wouldn't surprise me that they held my order to be a PITA...we are not on the best of terms. Love the car and so excited to get it, but SOO looking forward to never...

What month/year did you guys finalize your order with your dealership?

Anyone have a way to get updates, other than the dealer? I have a VIN, just wondering if there is another resource other than the dealer to check status.

So....tell me how you really feel. :) And I agree, the Cayman is more practical than the Emira, but I chose the Emira because: 1. I don't like the Cayman's interior. 2. All Porsches look the same. 3. The Emira looks like a supercar, the Cayman looks like, well a Cayman from 2007. Sorry...

I think they need to focus on solely the piston market. Pure EVs are a path to bankruptcy, the EV market is nothing like big players thought, just look at Ford's lessons. The EV market is straight out of Crossing the Chasm...niche products trying to go mass market, then realizing the...

Definitely helps, thanks! Kicker is I get a MY24 a month B4 '25. I guess I should be happy they are finally shipping!

Go figure, all mine had to say was, "no other info available."

Anyone know how to check status based on VIN? I decoded via a standard one online, but trying to find out if mine is in the US or still in production.

Great Scott Batman, I got a VIN!!!! So coincidental it is almost unbelievable. :) I reach out to Park Place Ltd yesterday asking for some type of update, as they have had my $15k non-refundable deposit since October '23 with literally zero updates. Not even a, "Hey, we got a demo in, would...

What day did you confirm your order with the dealer?

I paid my 2nd deposit (finalized order) mid Oct 2023 and have received zero updates from my dealer. Every time I call them they have no updates. Seriously worst dealership experience I've ever had.