They can state what they like but the placing of monies ie the deposit being placed would superseed any terms and conditions they make , in any international jurisdiction the court would be bound by the relevant precedents and once a deposit is placed they as a manufacturer and you as a...
The way round the request is to spell out consumer law to them and issue them with your intention to issue legal proceedings if they deem to restrict supply and or delay delivery once they have accepted your deposit and indicated a delivery schedule that is a binding contract for them to supply...
Believe me lotus has no grounds to restrict or remove your right to sell the car once you take owner ship I would actually go so far as to say if challenged in court that to refuse to sell you a car on the suspicion of selling it on is in itself illegal,, that amounts to trying to control demand...
I’m with you my friend to get a 5k return on any deal assured is a no brainier to ask more when there will be plenty on the market in 2/3 months will risk your 5k when you actually get your car , lock in your potential new owner and run with it you will pass on a car a new owner won’t have to...
I have it on good authority that two of those aforementioned dealers have had at least ten people wishing to pass on there as yet untried car for 5 to 10 k more than list ! Needless to say the dealers see no mark up at that level and feel that a first edition emira which is being produced for...
It’s not over because the dealer to sell fir 90k to 95k means the dealer will only give you 80 to 82k ; you will earn little the dealer a little after taking the px he will have to take ! The car is not an earner in any shape !
Had my alpine May 2021 - Tulip Noire -dark purple - from alpine Solihull , had revisions to brakes geometry and suspension by for life David Pooke ; found the straight ahead stance especially on motorways awkward and floaty before the revisions and kept it 240 bhp ,as it honours the warranty and...
I have a business associate in Belgium who like me has a passion for the shiny metal and according to a car friend of his the emira has hit the ground so to speak but has had very little fan fare and without any undue drama ,perhaps it’s just us brits getting all worked up !
Won’t disappoint me good luck will keep enjoying my evora to and look forward to my boxster gts in the autumn and await my 4 qt 2023 cayman gt4 rS , a slot I happened to have having been disappointed with my Newley arrived 911 gt3 and resold it back to the Porsche dealer with a 30k profit ...
If the deposits would have been non refundable I expect the demand to be in the low thousands if that , they don’t exactly have a track record on delivering the product as stated !
Exactly me twelve months ago ,couldn’t decide emira or gts boxster placed deposit on the emira 8 July and told car would be available spring summer 2023 ,also placed deposit Porsche gts boxster told 4 th quarter 2023 ,thought ok a nice spacing between the two ,looked forward to 2023: went to...
And 50 thousand pounds cheaper and will always resell - will the emira first edition with no limits on the amount to be produced and the later probs more sorted v6 somewhat cheaper I spy trouble up ahead
There’s a car with a proper gear box a joy to use -thinking the emira will with its stiff long travel clutch and gravelly change will make you pick the Yaris every time - the Yaris to drive and save yourself 50 k
It spoils the look of the front and over time that rubber trim will discolour and stand out even more that plus the gear change being from first impressions on trying on the stand more snatchy than the evora I run makes the car diminish in my eyes
If you wait two years for the auto and find you don’t like it’s price the so called first edition emira will have depreciated from the 80 k now to 65 k as in all mass produced cars - geely hopes to sell upto 4000 emira cars by then ; eventually the auto will be the slower depreciating model by far !
Glad I pulled my deposit placed at good wood at Xmas .The reviews mirror my thoughts the new skin look lovely but my evora is lighter therefore faster ,sounds better and will be rarer and I bought it with 2k miles at 74k .As expected the emira is a reskinned evora but hasn’t improved in the key...
Just watched the reviews especially from harry , glad I reversed my decision back at Xmas ; having put my deposit down at good wood. It’s as I expected slower heavier than my evora ; gear change still an acquired taste , not as tuneful , heavier etc . My evora sounds better is more bespoke...
The same issue here ,paid my 2k was about to pay the further 3k to spec but wanted to try the actual car prior to putting down the final and binding further 3k ; was told by lotus launch staff that without the full 8k paid your 5k is held by them and you drop off launch list but will be put back...
Flipping the car an obvious way out and in the past I have achieved some good returns ( never buy the way a porsche as they watch proceedings and act accordingly) but there’s the rub lotus are not porsche who restrict supply to bolster demand and price , no restriction on demand for this car and...
Attended launch at Rybrook Solihull,disappointed to see the same car as at Goodwood , however wanted to get chance to see the colours in real light etc . Spoke to the team attending and was amazed at lack of up to date and vague replies to questions ie time line having paid 5k and imparting the...