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I don't understand why people let their key fob get so scratched up and shabby attached to a bunch of keys on a key ring. I got myself one of these from Ali express (different options available) and the quality is fantastic. Keeps my key fob like brand new! I only paid £2.50 for mine inc...

I agree with and have 1st hand experience of nearly everything Jay Emm says about the company and would say he gave an extremely articulate and true account of Lotus. They had such a great opportunity and they blew it. The entire senior management level needs wiping out and starting again! They...

Yes my i4 is noisier than most 4 cylinder cars I've had on initial start up. As Nick Stick says, the engine is right behind your ears with little soundproofing! However, I wouldn't say it sound like a bag of bolts and it's fine after it settles down from cold start after a couple of minutes. If...

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The fob part was cheaper than this from my local dealer (Oakmere) £96.86 and they are off the shelf virgin fobs. Its the internal key blade thats the expensive bit and takes weeks to come from China! See below:-

Me too, AO plate from Auto100, Was 4 months old and had 1900 miles on it. 1 Key and 1 fob for Scorpion tracker not activated. I think mine was a press car, as I have since seen it on Youtube being reviewed.

As this is potentially a safety related issue and you have roadside assistance with your Manufacturer warranty, I would give them a call and say that you are concerned about driving the car due to safety. Roadside assist should send someone out to check it and if they deem it 'not safe' to drive...

I Agree, but unfortunately this will never happen. Lotus need to keep selling theses things and this is a way of dangling that carrot!

Shmee's car had Michelins, not Goodyears, so I don't think that's his. He is also a lot more particular about the condition of his cars from what I have seen. As far as I know, the winner of his car opted for a cash alternative and his car went to a used car dealership for sale, not back to Lotus.

Unless you drive a shitbox and/or dont give a crap about your car, then automatic car wash should be out of the question!

Always worth a shot. Its unlikely you will ever need it to be honest. Only if the battery goes flat and you need to gain access to the car manually (and if you have also lost your primary key) will you be up the creek.

They must have some sort of contract with Lotus as they seem to have been buying loads of pre reg'd cars from them with extremely low mileages. They somewhat seemed to have set the bench mark in the used prices (particularly the I4) in my opinion, they had so many of them compared to anyone...

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You didn't by any chance purchase your Emira from Auto100.co.uk did you? They are purchasing a lot of nearly new Emiras. I got mine there and was told the same story as you, only they gave me two keys initially but one was for someone elses Emira. Make sure you also get the replacement key blade...

That's great news! Mine is going in on Thursday for this issue and I can't wait. It has been making me somewhat embarrassed/nervous about driving my car at all recently, because it's happening so frequently (just refusing to enagage gear at all!) and even better news that it should improve the...

I have not yet suffered from a complete drain, but if I dont use the car for a couple of weeks, the Ctek battery indicator that I have fixed up to the battery shows red that its very low and needs charge immediately. Never known this in any other car I have had before and I am convinced that...

I have the issue with both reverse and drive gears. No matter how patient I am, I could try to engage gear 30 times and it still will not work. The only thing that I seem to be able to do to get out of the predicament is........for reverse gear failure, I try and engage drive 1st and move the...

I have driven them all and would say you wont be disappointed with any of them. That said, I would narrow it down to between the manual v6 and i4. I currently own the i4 sport chassis and it is a second car for me but I still thought the auto was a better choice given how much time I can spend...

They are shockers there at JCT600 Bradford. I bought a used BMW X5 for £65k and in addition paid an small fortune for ceramic coating and interior protection to be done. They did not prep the car at all and applied the product over a dirty gritty paint surface and also over dirty carpets on the...

Recently spoke to my local dealership to order a key for my Emira and they informed me that there are 4 current outstanding recalls on my car (March 24 vehicle). 1. HVAC shield 2. Climate Control module. 3. ECM update (not sure if this is the gearbox software update that everyone is hoping for)...

WEBAC are absolute p**s taking cowboys and in no way do they give you a true reflection of the cars value or the real trade in price even! (maybe a few years ago they were different). I recently got a price from them for my BMW X5 (2 years old 22k) which was £32k. The part Ex price I actually...

I used to work for Mercedes AMG (Sales) and as part of the training were were told about the bench running in proceedure. That said, I personally, would still not go out and give it full beens on a new engine until it had a fare few miles on the clock. We were also advised, it was no longer...

I have just been in to my local dealer today to test drive the i4. It was the local dealer who contacted me to say that my car had been built and soon to be ready for handover if I still wanted it, even though I cancelled in December! So yes, it is definitely the Lotus way of dangling the carrot...

I've heard of this before happening on other types of vehicles through the car speaker. I was told it is something to do with a bad earth.

Just had a call from Lotus to say that my i4 order, that I cancelled in December (deposit refunded, after being dicked around and waiting over two and a half years for), is going to be ready for one of the first i4 deliveries this month if I want it!!! WTF! The emotional roller coaster starts...

If the noise is internal (from the steering wheel area itself) I would say it could be the clock spring. I remember a very similar issue with Nissan Qashqai's and it was resolved by replacing the clock spring. You can google/youtube clock spring noise to see some examples and see if you think it...

Does the car start? Just a guess but is it an auto and have you engaged P (Park) before trying to start? If Lotus says is fuel related it could be a faulty fuel sender.

This sounds a little odd. I have never previously heard of Lotus actually calling a customer directly to advise of a delay but time will tell. If there is some truth in this, I guess we will find out soon. If this person has spoken to LCS they usually say that they do not know exactly when we...

Imagine a full engine cover of gloss carbon fibre for the i4 though. It might look good but it's gonna reflect in the rear glass something chronic. It would be ok if it was just the surround I guess like the V6 with a little more imagination of creative design for the centre of the cover in some...

There are companies out there that will re trim the steering wheel in Alcantara and coloured stitching etc. if required. Not so sure on costs though. Might require a bit of research.

Lotus Customer Service don't know their arse from their elbow and what they don't know they often make up! (instead of doing some research to find the answer). They said to me that servicing my Emira outside of the Lotus dealer network would instantly void the warranty. When I asked them to show...

Hi Eric. Congratulations on your order. Did you get to do a test drive in an i4 in China?

Lotus Customer service have advised me that you can take your Emira to any reputable service centre for a service, without affecting the Lotus warranty, providing the car is serviced in accordance with Lotus stipulations i.e time/mileage, parts, oils etc. As to be expected, any warranty repairs...

I would strongly encourage the first few who get their checkout email for an i4 (in UK) to push back and get absolute clarification of of the service requirements/maintenance schedule and PAYG costs, so we all know where we stand on this matter before getting ripped off. The current costs simply...

Ok so this does change things somewhat, if it is actually your perfect spec! You could therefore say you are saving approx 6k off current list and available NOW! It's a tempting offer! If you do not have a pre price rise deposit already locked in I would say it could be worth considering. Just...

Is this £500 discount on the current configuration price list after the recent price increases. If so, I would definitely want a lot more discount than this! I assume that the car is also not 100% your chosen spec and that you are making compromises as most do on pre registered cars. OK the...

Most Manufacturer warranties do not insist that the car is serviced at main dealers anyway. Just that it is serviced within the Manufacturer guidelines. Obvs I have not checked any T&C's on Lotus warranty, I am simply going of my experience of working for a couple of other Manufacturer Main...

Maybe we should be taking the I4 to Mercedes for servicing if they are almost half the price!