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No, I haven’t done that. I guess I probably should. But honestly, so far my telephone call experience hast been great. It’s felt like a way for Lotus to be non-commit Al or to say what people think I want to hear without a written record. I guess I’ve grown accustomed to preferring a paper...

quick question.....It's been 5 days since I messaged my sales associate regarding my deposit refund but I have not yet received a response. I'm thinking of contacting Tammy McKenzie for her assistance. Can anyone in the US share with me their experience when trying to secure their deposit...

Thanks so much for this nice sentiment. I will indeed be looking in from time to time. I wish only the best for all of you with you new cars. Looking forward to hearing great stories. Best, Mike

me too. thanks. enjoy them for me.

hi everyone...... I write to share that I'm out. I won't rehash the reasons, as they've been articulated eloquently by others already. Here is my letter to my SA, Ken Scott, at FlowLotus in North Carolina. ----------- Hi Ken, Hope you are well. I’m writing to let you know that I have decided to...

Hi all. Been hovering but not really contributing lately. First, a couple of questions. 1. Does anyone actually know what percentage of deposit holders have asked for their deposits back and moved on? It sure seems like a lot of folks here on the forum are baling, and for those sticking in...

This comment was something I heard from the sales rep at the dealership I worked with when placing my deposit in the early days of Emira. Obviously circumstances have changed with the emergence of actual cars. There was a lot of info floating around early on that turned out to not be true…. Most...

Thanks, Tom.

I have definitely thought about it. It’s a terrific car. I’m not much of a German car guy, at least not in the past. But multiple wonderful cars coming from the German manufacturers.

Thanks, guys! I’m really grateful. I will try to catch up on some of the postings, but knowing how active the forum has been in the past, this is an intimidating prospect. I appreciate you guys giving me solid info. I wasn’t able to drive the car. But I have watched a few others on YouTube and...

Hi all. I’ve been away for quite a while now. I wonder if someone here in the US, or knowledgeable about the US market, can catch me up on what is happening. My situation is as follows. I was a July 2021 depositor and ended up as #31 on the list at Flow Lotus in Winston Salem, NC. Ken Scott is...

I’m in Charlottesville, VA and placed my deposit with Flow Lotus in Winston-Salem, NC. That’s where I was directed by LotusCars. Have found it interesting to hear some report they are moving up the list at their dealers because of drop outs. I’ve not heard anything but non-commital messages from...

I suspect future version will have their screens better integrated into the dash but for now people are stuck with these slapped on approaches. My wife’s Audi has one and I hate the look…just seems like an unimaginative afterthought. But I love the functionality.

Thanks guys. I was able to find the date signed from production for this car as April 23, 2012, so I’m assuming that means it was produced in 2012 rather than 2011 and sold as MY2012. Likewise, I assume that it has all the changes outlined in the buyers guide on TLF. Is that right?

Is there a way to tell the model year from the vin? Also, this car is on the other side of the country from me, so I will need to engage a local person for a pre-purchase inspection. Not sure if there is a local dealership that could interrogate the computer to be sure all the flash updates have...

Hi all. An opportunity has come my way a seller is departing with their 2012 Evora with the IPS transmission. Not the supercharged version. It has only 19000 miles and is apparently in great condition. But honestly I don’t know much about the early Evoras and would like to hear any advice from...

Question….are people saying that the FE colors will only be available on FE cars. So no Magma, Seneca, or Hethel Yellow for BE cars?

Hi all. As I’ve been away from the forum for a while, and won’t get a meaningful answer from my dealer or lotus themselves, can someone please provide an update on where things stand with US allocations and deliveries? My personal situation is I made my deposit with Flow Lotus in Winston Salem...

I can speak to this….I have tried this for the last three months, barely even looking at the forum. And not a single thing has changed. Persistent delays, not one word from Lotus or my dealer. It has been a pretty deflating experience. Were it not for the fact that I’ve gotten used to my deposit...

Hi @DerTheDer. I have been off the forum for a while, with too much going on at work to stay up to date on Emira these days. I too live in Charlottesville. I put my deposit in with Flow Lotus in NC in mid July 2021, but still did not get a FE slot. Actually a little perturbed about it, as others...

Super well deserved, @TomE you will certainly bring even more value to the forum in this new official role. I’ve been away from the forum for a while, as honestly, it’s just been too much of an emotional roller coaster. I have been stalking, just not engaging. I remain ever hopeful that one...

I have the Motortrend app on my iPad that I pay a monthly subscription fee for. The legacy Top Gear and I think all the other Top Gear variants are on there. Does anyone know if the episode will be streaming on this platform?

Sorry you had that experience. Your perseverance seems to have been far more effective than my efforts. Perhaps I’ll try again,

All of what you say is sensible. But I will tell you, being a first time Lotus buyer, and without a dealer within 300 miles, I called Lotus for guidance. They directed me to the dealer where I placed my deposit and assured me that where I placed my deposit made no difference. It was the timing...

Not Emira related. Just noting that my wife and I were in your beautiful city last September. We really enjoyed our brief time their. The cathedral is magnificent. I took a picture of my shadow while seated on the cathedral steps and it serves as my login avatar on my computer. I’m reminded of...

That’s a very generous offer! But I’m either magma/tan or nimbus/red, either with silver forged wheels. If there’s one positive in all this it’s that I’ve not yet been forced to reconcile this duality. No communication also means no forced decision making 😜.

Thanks xen. The FE thing I could learn to live with if the circumstances felt fair. It’s hard to swallow that someone could put a deposit down a few weeks ago at a dealership in the USA about 100 miles from where I put my deposit down a year ago and they get a FE but I don’t. That sticks in my...

Thanks, Tom. Yes, I’ve communicated with Tammy through lotus cars USA in the past to get answers to questions, and she is very responsive and helpful. I actually thought she was in the US. My beef is that she is largely a dead end when it comes to information. I don’t see her as a conduit to the...

Fair warning….my post turned into a rant. So I’m confused. Are they still taking FE deposits just for UK buyers or is the FE possibility still open for all depositors? As some of you may know, I put my deposit in on July 25, 2021 and missed the FE allocation at my dealer (they were allocated...

If you want to see a really special red, have a look at soul red in the sunlight while wearing a pair of Oakley sunglasses. Holy mackerel!

This is a really interesting question. Not so much because of the choice if transmission for me, but because of the power plant. I’ve been thinking about this same question of v6 auto vs. i4 DCT. The DCT will be epic, and the auto less so, but still damn good. Instead I’ve been thinking about...

Thanks so much @Pegasi. That’s really kind. My work has me very busy these last few months, so the best I’ve been able to do is follow along here on the forum. Still no word on what’s going on with timing of a car,whether it will be a FE, V6 vs. I4, etc. since it all seems out of my control I’ve...

Congrats to everyone. I’m still confused about when I might get a car, and even about what is my active configuration after all this time. But still enjoying the dialogue. Thanks admins!

I imagine this has already been discussed, so please forgive me for asking. But now that US dealers have gotten notice of their first allocation and are taking orders, does anyone know when they will be advised of their next allocations? And similarly, since the only V6 FEs for the US are these...

Perhaps you would be willing to share the name of the dealer? It would be helpful to future buyers, and would seem to be the only defense buyers have against this kind of behavior.

Well then…congrats. have you placed your order yet?

I find it hard to believe that you could be #3 on the wait list for a FE V6 car with a late August deposit. I’m a mid July deposit holder and am 31st on the wait list at my dealer. Something doesnt seem right about that. An allocation of 17 cars suggests a decent size dealership, which in turn...

I think you are right about this. Once the excitement of making the deposit and the anticipation of ownership wears off, folks are left with a hole to fill and mounting frustration as to when or if it will happen. For those who made deposits shortly after the reveal only to learn they won’t be...

No worries whatsoever. I will reach out to my sales associate again. He’s a nice guy, and in a tough spot with not really being able to say anything concrete. But the obfuscation associated with those conversations just leaves me frustrated. Fingers crossed for a major dump of information soon...

I’ve heard this same thing but don’t know how it works.