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Weight reduction would be great, but I don’t think it’s feasible to reduce the weight enough for there to be a big difference in day-to-day seat of the pants performance. I think it would take a solid 300 lbs sprung weight reduction to feel much of a difference. Less if unsprung and/or rotating...

Probably best to wait and see exactly what damage is done and what options there are to repair it.

I would bet money that it is repairable. You’ve got the best sign that it can be fixed- it runs and drives, and there’s not immediately apparent big problems. The parts may take some time to get, but I bet if you are patient it can be put right again.

Here’s my guess: Marginal power bump from a different air intake and more aggressive engine tune. A small change in the side sill/rocker, a front lip and/or rear low profile spoiler, minute changes to the suspension to make it a touch lower and more focused, and a dash plaque. Maybe more...

Looks great!

Looks like a job for JB Weld!

That seems like a very, very good value!

It’s probably not going to be a featherweight, but my guess is it will be relatively light weight. I’m not familiar with all of Toyota’s worldwide product lineup, but I don’t know of any massively powerful FWD cars. So it’s either adopt and adapt an existing FWD drivetrain to a relatively...

Very reasonable in my opinion.

Cool option! I don’t see it is as the quasi-exotic style sports car the Emira is, but if it’s priced right, it looks like a really neat entry level mid engined car. It may be surprisingly quick. The FRS/86 is a pretty light weight car, so we know Toyota can build light vehicles. Also, I can...

Hear me out. Having done the oil change myself, I can see a dealership charging $500. I think this would still be excessive, but probably what I would expect given that there is disassembly required to change the oil. My price-value-gut says $350-400 would be “fair”, but real world I would...

Call Lotus USA customer service and let them know. Email your receipt. The only way this stops is if the parent corp knows about this sort of stuff.

What feels better about how it drives? Did you have the car re-aligned back to stock settings after installing the Nitrons?

I will say if you can’t find anyone to trade and don’t want to buy OEM, having your stock calipers disassembled and powder coated should give you a good result. I bought unpainted Brembo calipers for my 2006 Mustang GT (same as came stock on 2007+ GT500s) and had them powder coated. I got to...

Ziiiiiing!

Coooooool!

Great looking wheels

Now just get to work on a methanol injection system for me....

Thank you for the response and write up from my oooooooold post. I had forgotten about it. Good info, and something I am encouraged to do thanks to your sleuth work.

McLaren styling reminds me of a sleek athletic shoe. Flashy, communicates speed, but ultimately forgettable styling and incoherent.

Would you consider one of the “tribute” replicas?

Merry Christmas to you and your family too!

Sometimes no style IS the style!

The Emira with +70 hp will feel like a step up. 70 hp is a lot more! In my experience, I need at least a 10% power gain on any aftermarket parts to consistently feel the power and make it worth it, and that's a much bigger boost.

It’s a nice interior to be in, for sure. Though it matches the car well, I would still love to have round dial analog gauges.

Gooooooood morning fellow Emirati! I have an alcantara steering wheel on my Emira. Love it. Don’t love the idea of it getting nasty over time, which I know it will. How to slow it down? Maybe driving gloves. Does anyone have experience with Hungant.com gloves? Tailor made to order for what...

So, the Emira edges out the Ferrari in handling and balance?

I still want an F355 though…

I’ve never understood the argument that Ferrari and other exotics are so much better built and engineered than anything America could ever make. Like Corvettes or not, there ain’t a single one made in my lifetime (born in 1984) where routine engine out services would ever be acceptable to...

That’s said, they tick all the other right boxes!

I try to do as much work on my own car as I can, even big stuff. Granted, my experience is rather limited to common domestic cars, but in reality they all work pretty much the same. An alternator is an alternator, and a window regulator is a window regulator. BOSCH, Delco, Denso, etc., make most...

Thank you for your write-up.

Great car collection!

I remember when those were “cheap”. One of the best looking cars ever designed. Then I read about the service requirements, and tried my best to forget about owning the prettiest Ferrari made since the 1960s…

Welcome to Emira ownership! Mine did the same thing around 500 miles. No problem after that.

Our car taste Venn diagrams must be similar. I’m a huge fan of XJR’s particularly the XJK 100. What year and color is yours?

A hearse to carry me to the graveyard. Put me in the ground if I have to sell my Emira!

I think I’d have to call the deal off and look for a used Emira with similar spec.

That stinks.

They couldn't even be bothered to do some homage wheel designs, just different wheel colors.