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That sounds terrifyingly possible. Also possible, they just want to see 500 pages on this thread. Get to typing everyone.

My unwavering multi-year faith in MIGZ never lets me down.

MIGZ hasn’t been proven wrong yet on any info he shared to this point. May just not have seen the posts.

Well this doesn’t sound positive…

My salesperson told me that he received positive CARB news just this morning. Since CARB hasn't passed his landlord is going to give him until the end of February to catch up on his overdue rent before he will have to evict him. BIG IF..... PROVEN AFFIRMATIVELY

Does anyone know if their are any steps dealers have to take AFTER the approval from CARB comes through? Like is their paperwork that they couldn't complete until that event took place? Because if so, then I would say the chances of January are literally zero already.

The rapture. Get out there and start sinning or you may never see your Emira.

I mean people are just openly disrespecting the power of the admins at this point 😂

"For the Waiters"

So long friend…

Voluminous if veracious.

What if... and hear me out on this... Time2Fly is AI and he never talked to any authors at all and is just trying to lay down cover for the AI uprising. BIG IF TRUE.

Fair. I placed a deposit in November of 2021, so certainly nowhere near the earliest, but I've still been on this crazy train for well over 2 years. I knew originally I had missed the FE1.0 700 and that my timeline would take far longer. Ironically though my car is already here so I'm now in...

If you've received other communication from Lotus, then I get your point. Legitimately though, the only communications I've ever received from Lotus was the email we just got. From my Lotus Dealer, the only communication I've got is that my car arrived and they will release it when they can...

Here are the two actual quotes: ""There is other testing and software updates that need to be completed," Meier said. She could not give an estimate on when that would be done." ""Basically, what we are saying is that there are some final checks that need to be done before we can move forward...

What I'm saying is the only Lotus communication I've received said "first couple weeks of the year" not January. I think the January comment came from some communication to dealers, and to be fair that could have a bit of the game of telephone in it causing us to all think it was definitely...

It may not be a "site" issue though. It could just be that CARB only has one official approval date monthly and the posting is actually timely to when those approvals are made.

So basically we are this point: Lotus said they thought CARB approval would be first few weeks of the year. CARB is not approved officially yet. So it really comes down to your definition of "first few weeks of the year" if we think something has changed or not. To me at the moment it seems...

Doesn't matter that it previously existed. The engine in a new car has to pass the new regulations of today, not the regulations a prior car passed. So the engine being the same is irrelevant. The test got harder.

I'm more than willing to wait IF we are receiving the same product that was sold to us, and that storing the cars for whatever period doesn't harm the vehicles. I'd feel a TON better if they just had waited for approval before producing the cars. My FE2.0 somehow already built and sitting...

I’ve seen more Emiras than Zs personally. And the Emira isn’t even CARB approved yet 😂

This is actually a good argument for Lotus wrapping up the Emira quickly to move Hethel onto more high volume EV stuff.

My dealer just reached out to confirm my address today. Said that Lotus said they'd send a gift directly to me after the sale becomes final.

Very similar. Once you unplug it, it will slowly die and never start again.

It honestly feels like it happens at mid-moth or month end. Trying to see if it will happen prior to that (in-between) feels just like hope.

I got an international text (probably Geely corporate phone) letting me know that they were my new salesman, and that they could process my delivery via text today. They just needed my license, bank login, name of my third grade teacher, and the passcode that just popped up on my phone. They...

Depends on what you are using it for. If you are track day lapping, the torque doesn't matter as much, because once you are up to speed you just keep it in the right gear. If you want the torque because you want to just do launches with the car, then yeah, it's probably not the right car for the...

It's hard to explain, but if you drive it I think you'll see what I mean. It's a momentum car, not a torque car. It requires the driver to place confidence in themselves and the car. You have to stay in the power band, so a lot of technical shifting and footwork will be required. Reminded me a...

Yeah, back in 2022 when they had the first test drives that was the exact car that I compared it to. A lower reving S2000 with more overall power and grip.

I know I'll get crucified for it... but I think my hot take is that isn't a good looking Ferrari. Might just be me though. Tastes vary.

EmiraForums: Matt Windle, did you order the Emira email? Lotus PR: You don't have to answer that. Matt Windle: I'll answer the question! ... Matt Windle: You want answers? EmiraForums: I think I'm entitled to them. Matt Windle: You want ANSWERS?!?! EmiraForums: I WANT THE TRUTH! Matt...

You would HAVE to think if that email was an error that they would send a follow-up saying, sorry for the accidental email.

Maybe it only went to US customers?

Its true. Your email client may think it's NSFW.

Part of me wonders if they said "weeks" because they didn't want to promise January, and writing "months" would have sounded WAY worse than "weeks". Could 6 weeks still be "a few weeks"? Maybe...

I'm hoping software update that fixes all the initial issues UK buyers experienced.

Yes. I still think it will be one of the 30ths of a month.

Same in Missouri.

Yeah, I even went to a broker that has like 30 different normal insurance carriers, and he said none of them have it in their systems so he can't really quote anything accurately yet.

If you are already looking at collector car insurance, I really do suggest you get a quote at Grundy. Hagerty always is significantly higher for similar insurance.