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Rejecting the car seems a bit dramatic to me. At least wait until they tell you how quickly the pump will be replaced. It might just be a few days.

That's really encouraging news. Great to see these early issues being (slowly) ironed out.

True. But that's not the same as saying that very high qualify manufacturing can't be consistently achieved in China under the right conditions. There are plenty of Chinese, Korean, European and American businesses doing so. (typed on my iPhone . . . that was made in China)

Really encouraging to see annual Emira production heading towards 5,000 cars.

I don't get this mindset. Lotus Cars Limited is a low volume sports car manufacturer. They would be idiots not to access parts that are available across the broader Geely group, like indicator stalks from Volvo or steering wheel controls from Lynk & Co. That is a long way from "scraping the...

I will assume a disgruntled former employee until proven otherwise. Anyone who has spent time in factories or workshops has met the "conspiracy guy" and the "professional victim" . . and they're usually the same person.

Sydney, Australia. But close! :D

Sorry to hear-- really sucks. I would expect that your dealer would have done the full software update before handing over the vehicle (they certainly do in Sydney) so I question whether this is a software issue.

This doesn't sound right to me at all. Most PPF installers using quality products (Xpel, Suntek, etc) offer a multi-year warranty, so why would you need to spend 7,800E every 2 years to "renew it"

That's my favourite spot for car photos! Have been planning to take the Emira there, but you beat me to it.

Great to see a road trip post! This is what we need: more driving, less complaining.

VG is a beautiful colour, but make no mistake, it is dark. It looks black in the shade and only pops in bright sun. The other thing to be aware of is that VD shows marks, scratches, swirls, etc (much like black paint can).

For what it's worth, my car was built in March and I haven't had a single issue with it.

I've owned many Porsches. Have had the Emira for about a month now, and I'm loving the change. It's a breath of fresh air. As someone else said above, the interior quality is about 90% of Porsche, but I'd argue that every time you drive the car it's much more of "an event". It feels much...

Absolutely sucks. Can't believe Lotus doesn't understand the reputational damage this sort of situation creates. Is Matt W just asleep at the wheel?

I don't think Lotus is bothering with Emira media. They have a two-year order book for Emira . . . why waste time generating more demand they can't supply?

When I picked up my Emira a few weeks ago I was told that Lotus has stopped providing the printed manual and switched to online only (at least in Australia)

Ditto. I'm absolutely loving my Emira. I've owned Porsches for years (most recently a 911 GTS), and the Emira is a breath of fresh air. It's an event every time you get in the Emira. But don't get one if you're uncomfortable with people staring and pointing.

This is an issue in Australia. Apple Play shuts off for about two seconds every time we go through a toll booth. Suspect it's something to do with the radio frequency used for toll transmission.

Just blending in at the local car park!

That's what the dealer told me when I picked up my Emira. Haven't really tested it to see if he's right.

Your first point is incorrect. The Emira does have Hill Assist. However, if you leave the car in gear when you're waiting at the light the Hill Assist times out. If you wait in Neutral and put it in gear when you're ready to move off, you have several seconds of Hill Assist.

Great to hear!

Romans have got a bloody talented photographer on staff. Not only have they managed to make VD look sensational (more like BRG) but they actually got the tan leather looking correct, rather than the oranage you see in most photos.

Matt Windle has personally come to your house with his tool kit and upgraded the engine to GT4 spec as an apology?

Almost certainly UK only. Lotus is very unlikely to run their wholesale invoices to Europe, Australia, etc through the same numbering system as their retail invoices in the UK.

Say it isn't so? Why the change of heart?

Not the situation here, unfortunately. DAB is literally not enabled on our cars for some bizzare and unexplained reason.

Spot on. These are RHD cars, so Lotus can't send them to many other markets. Given what has happened to UK interest rates, and the fact that most of these orders were placed two years ago, it's hardly surprising that there are cars available.

And yet you're still here . . . . bringing your negativity every bloody day.

Hi Jon, sorry to hear about the paint. Am curious, do you have PPF and if so can you easily spot the bubbling through it? I rushed off to get PPF on my car, but then it occurred to me that it could conceal this issue "until it's too late".

The lack of DAB or maps in Australia is annoying, especially because they were clearly listed as features of the car— and the cheapest KIA or MG has these as standard these days. I also don't think it's right that new owners only discover this issue when they go to pick up their Emira. I use...

Don't agree with this at all. 1. We have no "reliability data" for the Emira yet. Initial problems (and most are small annoyances) with very early production cars don't mean that reliability will be poor. I remember back in 2014 when Porsche had to replace the engine in every single GT3 . ...

Nice! Thanks.

The earlier batches of cars in Australia came with a printed Owners Manual. They've only recently stopped including one.

The most recent batch of Emiras delivered to Australia doesn't include a User Manual. The factory says they are no longer providing a paper manual, only an online manual via the Lotus website. Has anyone taken delivery in the UK in the past few days, and is this the same there? BTW, the car...

Feel for you. Terrible customer service from Lotus, I'm afraid . . . yet again. For all the talk, they still just don't seem to get the level of customer service expected at this price point. They need to seriously lift their game before Electre starts attracting luxury SUV owners to the brand.

No. These complex colours like Nimbus are not going to be easy to match at all.