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oh they only own 23% of Lotus? then why do I keep hearing things like Geely "bought" Lotus or Geely "owns" Lotus or comments worried about Lotus now being a Chinese brand. am i missing something or was all of that just uninformed nonsense. whos really in control of Lotus?

I recently learned about ordering something like that. TLDR; you need to buy a whole bunch of cars from one dealer to build a relationship for the CHANCE to order one.

I totally agree. The buzz around Lotus of Dallas was pretty positive, often called the most trustworthy dealer in USA. then this rumor that ceramic coating was required started and everyone dog piled them. I thought it was weird too. was that rumor ever actually proven? (to happen at least...

GREAT! I got the same june estimate. probably first week of May for me too then. ill have to call them later. im holding off only cuz im sure they are swamped with calls atm.

what was the prev estimate?

you are undoubtably making the right choice... but I would have gone into crippling debt after waiting so long. who needs retirement when you have a Lotus anyway

I wonder if im going to actually see an Emira on the street before I get my own in ~5 months

I thought the consensus was they were dependable and standup guys before this required PPF stuff happened...

lets get some audio!!!

traction control off + wet + stabbing throttle i suppose

I really disagree with this. I think americans think bigger the better. both in liters and cylinders. also when it comes to car enthusiast it think most will think NA > supercharged > turbocharged

wow iv never heard of loan terms so long before thats $55,800 worth of EXTRA payed just for INTEREST (144 months). what a huge waste of money, I hope you arnt saying you plan on doing that...

yeah... I had the same realization last week when I confirmed my build. made me think back how this price really crept up on me. really came as a surprise but im so invested theres no chance I was backing out announced starting in the 60s!!! couldn't believe it! oh that was in pounds, ok...

oh nooo i guess i need to call my dealer up. I want yellow badges not black ones.

we should all totally have name tags with our EmiraForum name on there if we ever go to Lotus events.

500 pages hype!

oh yeah i have no doubt they can make it more powerful. i just have no interest in an auto turbo 4 cylinder

well thats disappointing to hear cuz I was hoping for an Emira GT / R with the V6. if it has the i4 im not interested at all

I was told 4 months for manufacturing and ~2 months shipping to USA dealer + whatever else needs to be done until you can actually buy it

probably no mark up, i may have been one they were talking about from Lotus of Dallas. I didnt think I was getting a FE the whole time (july 2023 deposit) and was surprised with a call saying I had an allocation ~2 weeks ago.

sorry gotta tell them to hold off a little longer. we dont have 500 pages yet

what estimate did they give you to receive your car? auto or manual?

what awful timing for the website to be nearly unusable!! :oops: I keep trying to post this!! its not working!! :mad: edit: nice, worked

Magnam red black pack black alcantara with red stitch yellow calipers Larini exhaust + 3rd cat delete

wow someone might actually receive their car before 500 pages 😦

dont kid yourself the only attention we are gunna get is from men :LOL:

thats pretty different because they are paying for a service and I have their name and contact info if theres issues. that being said I dont think id ever do Uber anyway.

ok maybe im just an asshole but I really doubt id let a stranger ever sit in my car. and the concept some might even give a stranger a ride sounds absolutely crazy to me!

probably fake. easy to change numbers using inspect -> changing html

source: 200 pages back of us joking around ;) well thats the reason its worrisome, we dont know. Lotus might be desperate at this point who the hell knows what they will do. nerfing it sure SEEMS unlikely tho

oh we knew there was going to be a flash to decrease the horse power? oh well never mind then. obviously im kidding, show source

you realize software can mean less horse power and torque right. i think its pretty reasonable to assume that a flash with the intent of making the Cali hippies happy can only mean something bad, like less performance

flashing cars to be CARB compliant sounds kinda worrisome, assuming its real, which it probably isnt

im seriously considering the side skirts and front splitter but I still have 5-6 months until i get my car. wanna keep my options open also idk how I feel about the logo being so prominent, i hope i can remove it

we have a very new and very nice Porsche dealer in Austin tx. They always completely ignored me the handful of times i went in while i was still car shopping lol their loss. tho tbf they get a lotta people in there just looking. more than most probably

iv never been so obsessed with something in my whole life. basically every day I will go to youtube, sort by date, and watch basically everything within the last 24 hours. on top of checking this forum countless times a day. oh boy its a problem. part of me worries if owning the car will even...