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lol is this still happening. I bailed months ago and figured things would improve by now.

How does EVO mag feel about this. :ROFLMAO:

That seems to be the theme of the past 2 years across various industries.

Delay of few months? You should just stay in it, and not worry about alternatives. I got out of it and got a refund on my initial deposit because it would have been 2 more years for me.

DAMN, I got bamboozled. Didn't realize this was an old thread. UGH! WAIT, it WAS YOU!

This should be done for every single Porsche dealer for literally every single model. The 2 year era for price-gouging is over.

I don't think you can blame "shortages" for being inept at building websites.

To each their own. I'm curious though - what fits your criteria for your preferences? Based on your previous replies, it seems like you're better off with a Cayman GT4.

Honestly at this point, the best way forward is to have zero expectations. I actually ordered my M2C back in 2019 without ever even driving it (no dealers had one available on the floor, so finding one to test drive was impossible) and took my chances. I was pleasantly surprised. I'm sure...

The Emira itself doesn't really have any red flag faults to me, so I'm still looking forward to it; what ruined it for me is I got sick of the delays and radio silence from both Lotus and my dealer. But eh, what can you do. First World problems; I'll just suck it up. I am, however, really keen...

Don't care at all for the next-gen M2. Exterior design looks awful, imo, and not a fan of the wall to wall screens. I'm biased but I like my F87 M2 Competition. Looks awesome to me and is incredibly fun to drive. It also still has ANALOG gauges; back when BMW didn't go completely mad yet.

I see. Happy to be wrong here. So you're saying I should be getting a call BEFORE Q3 2023 from my dealer and get delivery in Q3 2023? If that's the case, that's great. The website does not make that very clear, and I've had zero comms from my dealer so I have no idea what the process actually is.

You said Q1 2023. I think you're mistaking "Arriving in Q3 2023" to mean deliveries in Q3 2023. That is not right. Like I said before, you only get to configure in Q3 2023 (for U.S.), with deliveries in 2024, depending on where you are in line with your dealer. Can someone keep me honest here?

Where are you getting that information? It states Q3 2023 for Base V6 on the website. It's on the official Lotus configurator for U.S. Not sure about Canada, but I imagine all of North America is going to be the same, timeline wise?

That doesn't sound right. Base V6 is a available to configure in Q3 2023, so my guess is expect deliveries in Q3 or Q4 of 2024 for an MY2025.

I think the initial pics are pretty dated. I saw these pics months ago on Instagram so a few things have changed since then.

I mean, in all fairness............a 2GR-FE isn't that special. My ex-gf's Lexus has one in bone stock Lexus form.

I rather just have a BMW Twin Turbo S55 in the Emira and call it a day. One of my favorite 6-cylinder's ever.

I sense a great disturbance in the Force, and it's coming from Lotus. I forsee a nice set of BBS wheels for me to replace the boring stock wheels selection.

I'm hoping by the time I actually get my Base, they'll have options for a gunmetal finish on the silver wheels.

I'll always upvote yellow!

Weirdly on the few review vids of the Emira, they all said the clutch was also a bit stiff..........I wonder if that's just a Lotus thing? All I know is, I had a 1995 E34 540i "HE53" 6MT years ago, and my current M2 Competition 6MT clutch feels pretty much.........the same as that car did...

I figured it out guys - the reason none of us are getting delivery is that we're all on this forum, and Lotus' secret screening process is discreetly asking depositors "Are you on any Lotus forums?" If "NO" - Congrats you get your delivery in 6 weeks. If "YES" - We apologize for ANY...

I had no idea TinTin was Belgian!

I still have no idea why Belgium gets top priority with deliveries. It makes zero sense to me. It would be like the first initial deliveries of the upcoming new 2024 Ford Mustang going to EGYPT, and not America, where the car freaking CAME from. Boggles the mind. IMO, UK deliveries should be...

Add that to China locking down entire cities for months whenever someone sneezes or burps. And seemingly everyone else going on strike for whatever reason - pilots, your local Starbucks Barista, your Mom's second cousin who works at Target, my friends Border Collie because I refuse to give her...

Was going to say the same thing. :ROFLMAO: FIFY Q4 of 2023.

It will be. Soon. Need to go to bed. Soon.

I stopped being excited for you after I read "soon".

Welcome! In true Lotus fashion, because you did your initial deposit TODAY, you will get delivery in just 6 weeks, bypassing everyone who has been waiting for 10+ months so far, and into 2024. Congratulations! Post pics!

I was randomly thinking the other day that if I ever had grandchildren, telling the story of buying a Lotus Emira would be a story I'd pass down to future generations. As a warning from history. "When your grandpa was in his wild 40's, he put down a deposit for a Lotus Emira. 15 years later, he...

Is it bad that I'm kind of meh about it all at this point? This entire experience so far is pretty horrible. And I'm a pretty patient person.

😂 I still don't get how that happened.

Lotus Future Owners But Hold On This Might Take A While Gathering 1 LFOBHOTMTAWG1 I'm usually able to make this event everyday with you fine folks here.

Yikes!

I mean, if that's the case, awesome. But I am not holding my breath, to be honest. I am expecting more "SOON".

LOL, try 2 years. On the website, they updated Base config to Q3 of 2023. That's JUST to config, and we're among the lucky few since we already put down the initial deposit. Anyone who tries to put a deposit now or in the near future is SOL. My deposit was in Nov 2021 - I don't imagine I'll...

I always preferred the 991.2 Carrera T; to me, it's the best modern Porsche. Pre-pandemic, I think it was actually attainable, and was rarer (and more desirable, imo) than any GTx variant.

Personal preference - I still don't find this view attractive. *shrugs*