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Seems there was recent follow-up to his vid by one of his “friends” in the same car. More Emira bashing. I don’t really get it. I totally appreciate why those who have owned (or own) a problematic car are rightfully upset, but I get the impression there is a mostly unjustified negative bias...

We are well into 1st world problems (even top 5%) territory here but strictly thinking about product development and design, it always surprises me how many car manufacturers overlook the key as an important part of the user experience.

Harry probably did the most “in-depth” reviews of the Emira (including factory visit) but my favourite review was probably this one by Seen Through Glass.

Great video. Many probably seen it but given it’s so fresh thought worth a share. Personally I found it made me more proud to be part of the Lotus club.

This sucks. I was just catching up on @Orchardbike’s story too. There are definately some horror stories out there but the customer care elements are so contrasting/inconsistent . Having suffered 2 major faults within 30 days of owning mine, I played hard ball from the second it happened and I...

Unfortunately not as I didn’t pay for it and formed part of the deal with my car at their cost. It was the first warranty set up. Sharing for anyone that wants to talk to a dealer that is is confirmed to be selling them

I now officially have an extended warranty for 2 years from the date the factory one expires. I’m not sure which dealers can offer it but I know Lotus Endeavour can for anyone interested.

As far as I’m aware, dealerships were being trained on how to sell the warranty last week. I’ll be chasing tomorrow as mine was going to be the first they produced but not heard anything yet. Will post if I get an update

I wish that had worked on mine but the key was not communicating with the car and so it would unlock, but would not perform any other functions. When I called lotus for help, they never even mentioned an “ignition mode” but I did try holding the button (along with every other combination I could...

I recently had to get mine towed after a non-start. There is no way of disengaging the park break without power. I had to get the recovery guy to take the back wheels off and “hotwire” the park break motors to release them - they just need a bit of power in either direction to wind in or out...

My story is posted on here elsewhere. I bought from Lotus Colchester a few weeks back. Similar experience. Among other things, the mileage was over the stated miles but only by 400 or so, and the services history was not up to date/on time. I had to negotiate a discount after paying for it...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05/18/king-charles-buys-electric-lotus-eletre-160000/

Exactly this. I used to work with a CEO/Founder who later in the game would just pass all customer emails he received on to me (as head of product) to deal with. The trouble was, I was usually swamped and getting back to all of them was near impossible and I’d be lying if I said I didn’t...

That’s sounds great.. I’ll try to attend the next one. Oddly, I’ve only ever seen another Emira on the road in Colchester which was where I went to buy my car.

I managed to get 16 plants in it, plus a passenger. I was quite impressed… as were quite a few passer-bys.

Their corporate structure may not have given him as much choice/control over some of those things as it may appear. No doubt there was a higher level strategic plan coming down from Geely that he had to work towards that constrained his personal vision. Perhaps he was shouting about doing it...

If you're thinking of buying from them, based on my experience I would say that they are a decent bunch but you are going to get the "Lotus" experience - maybe a little slow and not everything is as polished as you'd get from a bigger player. They seem to have a lot of stock compared to other...

So finally got it back today. Not as quick as I’d have liked but given some of the stories I feel lucky at just over 2 weeks. Was trailered the 70 miles back to me at lotus’ cost, 2 year extended warranty added, plus some money back on the purchase price - happy days. Lotus HQ have also said...

Are you considering keeping it now?

I heard from a Lotus dealer direct, who is negotiating with head office. I’m negotiating terms on my faulty car and they are offering 2 years of extended warranty but have to wait for it to roll out this week. Will be provided by Car Care Plan apparently

Had it confirmed by today via Lotus Aftersales EU that there will be an extended warranty roll out this week.

I head up product development for an international tech company and as such have given the Emira UX a lot of attention. I’d agree that on the whole it’s been well designed but there are some seemingly obvious own goals from a “user” perspective which you could assume were overlooked when being...

I bought a car that had blistering on both doors believing it to be the “sure” way to avoid the problem - maybe wishful thinking. Having said that, it’s been at the dealers since I bought it for non-starting problems. If I ever get it/accept it back, it’ll be going back in for the doors… one day...

Interesting. I originally read it as 100k per manufacturer but you’re right, it seems a total import limit. That’s going to be interesting as JLR import almost that alone. End of the “year” will be interesting as low tariff slots dry up.

Surely you could have rejected your car at this point?

Looks great. Would also be interested in the Alcantara surround too 👍

Limited to 100k cars per manufacturer and obvs fine for Lotus. No coincidence that JLR exports around 100k a year to the US and they started shipping a few days ago before the announcement.

Congrats on the purchase. I initially wanted Nibmus but ended up going Shadow Grey too. After spending some time in person with the car, I now wouldn't want any other colour. I totally get why Lotus used it on some early press cars - it's stunning. I too worried that resale might be harder but I...

Just read that JLR have started exporting cars to the US again. Maybe they simply can’t afford to not send them despite the tariffs but it also takes 21 days to get cars shipped so maybe they have reason to believe things will have softened/changed by then. Trump softened his stance and...

My Disco 5 insurance kept almost doubling every year due to the thefts. I tried to insure it in London one year and the quote was £8k with most refusing. Car was 3 years old at the time. Last year it went back for a security update and my insurance has now dropped from £1300 to £400, no other...

Not having a manual handbrake release is a real pain in the backside when you can’t start the car. Requires having the back wheels off and hot wiring the motors to release. If I ever see my car again I’ll be turning off the auto park brake.

I wrestled with that insane panel during removal and replacement yesterday in a car reading 33 deg. If trying this, when putting back you need to pull the carpet back towards the seat a bit to allow the panel enough room to push/drop down to the floor and slide forwards under the "hooked" rail.

Your poll only works if data collected from owners who had their car from new as people who bought used have no idea how the previous owner stored it. Then, used dealers will pretty much always leave the cars outside while on sale so I'd guess that all trade car sales will have sat outside for a...

I’ve been trying for about 36 hours now. I must have tried every possible combination of sequences going with key, seatbelt, infotainment, you name it.. at least 100 different attempts now. Charging the battery over night as a final chance before getting towed tomorrow. I’m just “lucky” it’s on...

Can I ask what symptoms you experience when you say “won’t start”? I’ve been having similar issues the past few days. Mine unlocks but then the start button simply does nothing with the CEL coming on sometimes. Tried pretty much everything at this point.

Interesting. Could be good leverage for the blistering paint defects down the line. Shame about the JLR bashing though - great cars in my experience. Lotus on the other hand…!

I’m a learn by doing type of guy 😂 I’m also just now waiting for my 3rd date with the AA in 4 days - detail in another thread. This time I think the car will be getting dragged up on to a flatbed because the park brake won’t release and only the dealers have the tool to manually release.