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I’m a very long term lotus owner, the Emira is my sixth. Based on my experience with the cars and my 2024 Emira, a relative and a close friend also each bought one. I am now telling all inquires about purchasing one to avoid it at all costs. While a few of the Emiras have been trouble free...

A picture on my bedroom wall when I was 15

We own a 2024 V6 manual, as do close friends whom live nearby. A northern state dwelling relative recently visited our Florida home to compare our Emira driving experience vs. the C8 he was considering buying. After comparing both drives he bought a new I4 First Edition, wanting the auto gearbox...

We did the traditional yellow stripe on our verdant green, it makes the car

Fast and faster

Bummer

Have Cup2s, black wheels, 1500 miles no chips. This may be simply a factor where the car is operated, generally smooth, gravel free roads in Florida. I also early on installed front stone guards as I only covered front of car with Expel. Originally used carbon fiber ones from England but didn’t...

In I would really like to hear from those who have had bubbles on their rear fenders- where did they occur? Randomly scattered or in a line like the doors?

I decided to contact Lotus directly to find out what actions had been taken regarding this problem. Here is the intell I received. “ Modified Doors have been fitted at production since 14-06-2023. The way to identify if there are the later spec doors is to check the primer on the inside of the...

All the panels made by Teijin

I originally hoped that the early cars were going to have the most problems with this issue, but seeing problems all through the manufacturing dates ( with the most recent having the least amount of exposure time) I am now concluding that the trigger is the environment the car lives in rather...

According to their website, Teijin Automotive Technologies only makes the doors, rear fenders and rear hatch on the Emira. The material of the rear bumper is probably something else. From the photos it certainly looks like the base material is degraded and moisture has compromised the finish

So I was at our local dealer having ( what else) warranty issues delt with. I mentioned to the service manager and salesman that I had never had a hard copy of the actual warranty given to me among the sales documents and owners manuals. I had been told at the time that warranty info was online...

I posted earlier that both our seats at less than 500 miles were defaced by the plastic trim panel. My wife was the only one to sit in the seat, she weighs 135 and only sat in the car three times. The plastic trim actually cut through the surface of the leather on her side. Took it to dealer, he...

I have been following this thread since we got our car, and I appreciate the effort to determine if a certain build date‘s potential defects contributed to the problem. I have thought a great deal about the issue, and as a long time Lotus owner (50 years), an A&P, IA who’s background is in metal...

2017 F-Type R. The last Jag I owned was an E Type decades ago, it was so bad that I swore I would never own another Jag. Flash forward into the 21 century, I’m at the Lotus dealer having my Elise serviced and I talked to the service manager about the maintenance comparison between an Evora and...

We just got one of the your sun shades for Evora/ Emira for our Emira and I’m not too impressed with the fit, would like to send or back and exchange for one specifically for the emira

At this point the “damage” is cosmetic, aluminum is actually a very reactive metal. As the prior poster mentioned ACF-50 is also another good option to neutralize this surface corrosion. I maintain, restore and fly WW II fighters and bombers for a living so I’m familiar with long term...

Just for context, the jeep arrived with zero paint flaws, our Emira came with factory paint flaws and transportation paint damage. The Jeep you can wash or drive through water and the AC will still work, the Emira the resistor pack and perhaps part of the wiring harness will fail. The Jeep you...

No, you’re right it’s not a jeep. A jeep is built much better

Welcome to the salt air effect. They sit a a lot waiting to shipped and once unloaded get another batch of salt air when they arrive. Doubt the area or container they were transported in were airtight. Ours was delivered in the same condition. You can, like we did apply Boesheild T9 to...

I was told through the grapevine that lotus intends to round off the edge of the plastic side piece . Don’t know if it’s actually happening.

Saw a test drive being done in England on you tube, looked about a year old ( don’t remember the title). As the driver opened the door you could clearly see the damaged side of the seat before he got in. This isn’t a new event…

All modern paints are much less durable than years ago- complying with environmental issues required reformulation . That said, check your paint VERY carefully. Ours had a large “bullseye” in the clear coat on the top of one fender, an obvious factory produced flaw. What I didn’t find until I...

We took ours to the dealer today to start a claim- no idea yet if lotus will accept it. Have not had good luck before with lotus. Took a damp piece of paper and laid it between the leather and the plastic trim piece then pushed the bolster against the plastic as a test, sure enough the plastic...

Our car has 600 miles and noticed the same thing on both seats. Neither my wife or I are close to overweight. It appears that the black plastic has a sharp edge where it faces the leather. While the plastic does not contact the leather while you are sitting square on the seat, when the lower...

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Does anyone know of the three “buttons” located in the rear of the rear wheel arch that support the rear wheel vent are caps overlying screws or the typical Lotus Christmas tree plastic push on fasteners?

In Celebration, put deposit down , ultimately wanted a VG with tan interior, sport suspension yellow calipers. Three weeks later dealer calls, they got one in that matched my specs, the fellow that ordered it backed out of the deal ( same as what happed on our 2005 Elise). They were going down...

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Does anyone know how the front lotus bottle cap emblem is attached to the body work on the Emira? The original ones on older cars had studs/ nuts to attach them and were smaller, made of ceramic and metal. The current emblem is larger and seemingly made of plastic, no matter- are they now held...

Actually I own 2024 VG Emira. I don’t drive it much due to all the unresolved warranty problems still trying to be sorted out. By the way my F type never had any problems at all…

I would challenge that description, my F Type R coupe is a GT with real power, speed , luggage space and comfort and luxury that the Emira simply doesn’t have. The Emira is a “modern” sports car that has added equipage that current buyers insist on. Is it softer than my old Elise? Absolutely...

Gee, Lotus ownership sure has changed- my Lotus Super Seven didn’t even have a gas gauge ( to save weight) and the first thing my friends and I did with our Europas and Elans was to rip out the radio and speakers to save weight. My Europa didn’t even have a passenger seatbelt (to save weight)...

The parts you describe are easily the poorest execution of a rubber product I have seen so far on a western made car. They are rough, porous , and present like the cheapest Chinese made crap they could find. These mirror door seals look and feel like they would be lucky to last 6 months...