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Well that’s embarrassing.

It all sounded a bit of a mess to be honest. They ended their agreement with BCA months ago and returned to the dealer model, all except Bell & Colvill who Lotus have a semi-central sales model still in place. But it was made clear that no Lotus dealers or B&C would take PX, Lotus or not. It...

So in dealing with customer care and the escalation team over the last 3 weeks in an effort to resolve my defective auto v6, I have discovered that in the UK dealers/Lotus HQ are no longer accepting part exchange or making offers to buy cars. This applies to Lotus cars as well. This is making my...

Crashed off the start line at FOS

The rear wing is one of the best I’ve seen for the Emira and, to my eye, follows the lines of the car more than others. Apart from the splitter I wouldn’t go for the other parts. The bonnet (hood) just looks odd and seems out of place with the rest of the car. It’s like they’ve tried to fit an...

There were quite a few in the UK who got their fingers burnt trying to flip

Or even its direct competitor, the 718 GTS? And the high roofline? I’ve never for a second thought that it was too high given that the Emira is so well proportioned. Its actually lower in height than the 718 GTS and a full 100mm thinner. And “very little feedback”!!! There really is very...

Update: The situation is evolving but ultimately no one can tell me how long it is going to take to repair. It's possible that 3 months down the line I'm still in the courtesy car with no repair in sight. Given that some owners are still waiting for replacement doors ordered in December I don't...

Shame as it's a good looking car and sounds fantastic. But you're right almost any car I get in now has been ruined by having an Emira! Driving the Merc E-class courtesy car I feel so detached from the road.

I find myself thinking about a 718 GTS or a V8 F-type which is worrying.

Update from Bell & Colvill and it’s not good news. They initially found a few error codes for EVAP, other sensors and the AC which had been temperamental. They checked the sensors and found nothing wrong so cleared the codes and took it for a test drive. During the drive things started out ok...

V6 auto. It is now with Bell & Colvill and there isn't a definitive timeline to resolve it. I could be looking at 4 weeks of summer driving gone.

Off it goes for god knows how long. Just as the weather improved too. It’s overheating in slow moving traffic. I’m hoping it’s just software related but was told it won’t be looked at until 10th July!

My current list of issues: Bubbling on passenger door Intermittent starting problem CEL coming on randomly Squeaky rear brakes And now the new issue is overheating due to front fan not coming on. Now that we actually have some summery weather in the UK means that the engine doesn’t stay cool...

Hero 12 black 16:9 4k 30fps Linear digital lens Hypersmooth on

Testing out the new GoPro

I was able to hold a conversation with the instructor at Hethel going 125mph and with helmets on!! Admittedly, the asphalt is very smooth. The M25 through Surrey is concrete with gaps between the slabs. The texture of the concrete is such that my old GLC43 would resonate at 75mph and create an...

Has anyone had one of these watches? Having a piece of Senna’s Lotus on my wrist is seriously tempting!! https://www.recwatches.com/timepieces/98t-4/

I took mine to Bell & Colvill this morning for the engine light. Apparently I’m the 8th Emira they’ve seen now to have this problem. They found 3 error codes for module related to the braking control, steering column and one I’ve forgotten. A ticket has been registered with Lotus HQ and they...

Terminal 5 short stay at Heathrow was fine for me and I'll let you know if Terminal 3 is OK next week! I haven't scraped the front yet (touch wood) so clearance is pretty good.

I've considered this but having matt forged carbon for the engine cover with this gloss weave supercharger cover. Gloss for both might be too much

Seems like a general shift. Mercedes have admitted defeat and pulled back from the very heavy 4-pot hybrid systems for AMGs. The word is that they are bringing the V8 back for the CLE63.

I got in touch with B&C who said I am the 3rd or 4th occurrence they've seen of not starting 1st time since the latest software update came out which was meant to rectify it. Wishing I'd never had the update now! My steering position hasn't change in the 11 months I've had it. All was fine and...

I’ve had no issues with starting until it went in for a service and software updates 2 weeks ago. It’s not starting first time, open door, lock car, unlock, open and close door and it starts! It’s just thrown an engine warning light at me for the first time this morning as well.

Somehow we need to get the 2 together on a disused runway and do a 1/4 mile with launch control. I can volunteer my v6 auto!! I'm now convinced that since the first service and software updates were done a couple of weeks ago the manual shifts are more responsive. On the economy side, I drove...

That’s going to be a slippy wheel in summer and your hands will freeze to it in winter. Needs some alcantara.

It was just a 10 minute drive and I'll take it for a longer drive in a few days but it definitely felt sharper going up and down the gears with the paddles

So I had the first service done by B&C yesterday which included the HVAC cover being installed and software updates. I jump in the car this morning and it feels like the gear changes are noticeably faster. Has anyone else with an auto V6 had software updates recently and noticed a change in...

It’s fascinating that the Emira gets as much interest as some of the big boys at car meets. I was parked next to an AM Vaquish Zagato and was getting just as much interest.

New to the rotation and my first “true” GMT.