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i agree. I can see how a valve controller could be an issue.

What post was that? I was under the impression that an aftermarket exhaust wasn’t a Lotus issue. I can see how a selectable valve control, when left in the wrong position, would destroy the engine so there’s that.

Same reason the hot girl always has that one ugly AF friend.

Lotus Talk has an archive of people claiming “I will never buy from Lotus again after this…..” in 2005. Not really sure why people are surprised that the Emira is a 💩show given the Elise was crazy delayed and the Evora was released with a less expensive and more powerful variant the second year...

That’s what I thought as well but the post above shows 1 en route to Denver?? Maybe an old EuroSpec demo?

Big if true🤠

Anyone confirm an FE 1/2 automatic yet?

Way to go NJ. 5 yrs of play time.

“Please help, I’m a prisoner in an automobile factory”

Many, including me, were looking for something a bit closer to the at least the 410 as a jumping off point. It’s reasonable to start in the middle of the previous model’s iteration and move upwards from there.

Does the owners manual state what the intended beam distance should be? If you’re out of spec maybe the dealer can adjust for free?

I have had a deposit down for 2 years. I test drove both the manual and automatic. They were both underwhelming. I passed on the three pedal because the footwell is just too cramped for my clown feet and it would not have been enjoyable. The auto, although slightly quicker was still not super...

That’s not true. The Lotus version has different injectors and exhaust cams. Of course the oil cooler is different as well.

They’re all on the “Emira Issues” thread

You know I see that the sticker says 400hp but there are folks in the USA that have Dyno tested their cars after break in and were getting slightly higher numbers than the manufacturer states. Not huge but right at 416 crank based on the higher wheel numbers.

Mobile 1 full synthetic 0W40 I would assume. Same for Mini JCW and Lamborghini.

It comes from a misunderstanding about “break in oil”. Manufacturers no longer use a specific oil just for the break in period because people nowadays are too stupid to follow the run in process and get the factory oil dropped at 1,000 miles. They just put regular oil in now so the “factory no...

Facts. 600 miles will have the bulk of break in wear.

Awesome, congratulations

V6 automatic are supposed to begin arriving this summer. Has anyone confirmed their spec for an automatic?

Wow. I appreciate the proactive approach but how about including some more detailed and useful information? Oh wait, Lotus.

I can’t speak for your dealer but a thread on LotusTalk has a couple of early automatic depositors with confirmed builds. I’m a mid auto depositor (Oct 22) so potentially less than a year away……give or take a decade.

Are we still saying “Big if True”?

Thanks. I’m hoping to hear news about V6 autos. Lotus talk has one member who confirmed he has an automatic being built currently

Did Earth Motor Cars give you any trouble about not getting PPF or ceramic from them when you picked it up?

The China spec i4 is slightly more powerful than the N/A version so maybe some software and other items to resolve before sending for emissions testing. I’m getting crickets about V6 auto from Lotus.

That what showtime the OP was quoted; crazy

$9k is ridiculous. I can get a respray for less to fix anything down the line. Ceramic, much cheaper, will help with the cleaning and shine.

Believe that was Volvo, and not just the oil. They wanted all fluids changed at first service.

ETPCU, East Texas professional, is currently advertising 84 months at 5.75%. That’s $14.50 per $1,000 borrowed.

Nice. It looks like they didn’t force the front plate mount on you. I’m not going to add one either. Did you have to ask for that not to be done?

I think they are the same for EPA. If you look at the history the Evora just had one certification (application, certification, and summary) for each year even though they made automatics as well. CARB I think takes some other criteria into account.

Anyone have the ability to see if CARB paperwork has been submitted for the V6 Auto yet? I’m still at the mercy of Lotus’ official communications and I know that this forum is usually months ahead of that.

Probably not for a while now

The clutch has to go damn near through the floor on some cars I’ve heard. Not a bad comment actually

Is that with PPF or PPF and Ceramic. Gotta keep the buttons shiny

They looked to still be at the dealership so I’m thinking consignments from people that changed their mind.

There’s typically a loose nut behind the wheel in everything I drive. 🤭

Damnit that sucks. Thanks for clarifying but…..damn

When you say mark-up do you mean in addition to what the current configurator shows? For example a FE V6 is ~$105k with a few options. Going from the discounted launch price to the current MSRP isn’t really a mark-up it’s a loss of an early bird discount in the grand scheme.