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Camskill usually have everything https://www.camskill.co.uk/m63b0s13831p0/Car_Tyres_-_MPV_Tyres_-_People_Carrier_Tyres_-_20_inch_R20_inch_-_245_35_20_245_35R20_OE_Lotus

I thought the leather wheel I had in mine was really nice. I am not sure if you have a chance to see or try either but the leather wheel has a textured/dimpled finishing rather than just being smooth. This gives it a nice tactile feel and a sporty look in keeping with the ‘sporty but daily’...

I think it is exactly as you see it. I raised this issue with Lotus when I had mine. Like you say, it is only set back a few mm on the passenger side but this is enough to noticeably tilt away from the driver. I was loaned a demo for a week and the screen in it was much squarer on and made mine...

I also find the fixed 918s buckets really comfortable. I have spent 9+ hours in them on one occasion with no discomfort at all. They are not the easiest to get in and out of, but you soon find the knack. I appreciate everyone is different and seats can be a very personal choice, but I would...

It is shame to see the ownership experience is still letting things down to the extent people hand the keys back and walk away. Having been there myself I understand the happiness (relief?) felt when the Emira is finally taken back. When the car just represents stress and frustration instead of...

Having swapped my Emira for a (manual) GT4 I’d say the GT4 seems quicker everywhere. On paper the numbers suggest there shouldn’t be much in it but in reality I’d say it is fairly noticeable over the same roads in similar conditions. Not that this would be a primary differentiator between the...

I have received the same, although my Emira, which has already had 3 sets of belts due to this issue, is now long gone. All cars built 31/05/22 - 06/12/22 are recalled according to my letter This is the issue raised in early posts which has nothing to do with belts being twisted (or not)...

I think that’s Bingo

The nimbus Bristol car is touring. The Emira can clear fairly large speed bumps without an issue. The ones in the centre of the road you can just put your wheels either side of them and sail over the top. On slopes it can ground at the front though. I ended up in a narrow lane more suitable...

I found I had to stop, turn off AND open the door, then put the stalk into the required position before restarting to get it to reliably reset. While this means you shouldn't need to wait it is hardly more convenient as you still need to stop and you'll get wet while the door is open.

I tried sitting a magnetic wireless charger on the mat assuming the magnets would hold the phone. However, while the charger gripped the mat ok the phone slid off as soon as driving become even vaguely energetically. If I had kept the car I might have looked at options to replace the mat with a...

Did you read my posts in that thread which detail the problem and the ‘interim fix’ specified by Lotus? The assumptions made in the post you quote do not reflect my experiences over several hundred miles driving which i have shared in that thread. Put simply you definitely cannot control the...

You are mistaken. Check the relevant thread.

Actually buzzing is the wrong word for what I was getting. It sounds like some sort of resonate frequency issue.

I'd forgotten about the noise on when the fan is on 7. I have a recording of it somewhere, although it doesn't sound as loud compared to the road & wind noise as it did in reality. I don't remember having any issues with vent selection at the time, only that it seemed worse/more likely to occur...

From my experience the dealers have little or no control over what happens and no power to act on their own. The car is not their responsibility, whether they want to take responsibility for it or not, and as such they must await information/blessing from Lotus. Unfortunately their communication...

That was post investigation. Given it happen twice I pushed them pretty hard to get some clarity over what had happened. Note this was all just before and after Xmas and is taking on a bit of a life of its own after I mentioned it in the context of twisted belts on another thread.

The issue as stated by Lotus is that it was installed incorrectly (by Lotus)(twice)

I was expecting voice command but that appears to be missing. For example trying to set a nav location by clicking the voice button on the wheel results in the message that it is ‘disabled for my safety’ Raising with Lotus the responses were that it worked but they also kept referencing...

For clarity: when stating that seatbelt failed I am referring to that it was completely non functional. I was repeatedly told by Lotus that the initial replacement seatbelts would be an uprated part (I probably posted as much elsewhere when I highlighted the problem). However It turns out this...

They wouldn’t extend out. The drivers belt was initially grabby so when leaning forward to get better look at a junction the auto tensioner would prevent you from moving. It got worse until you could not extend it at all. The passenger belt was locked in the wounded position after the first use...

No passenger footwell net here

On point 5. My passenger belt was untwisted but failed within 24 hrs of collection. It was replaced with another untwisted belt but that failed immediately. The currently belt looks twisted when at rest, almost like it is backward as it twists top and bottom, but has not failed yet which is...

I think I’ll probably miss it yes but the fun was being taken out of what should be a fun car. To avoid derailing the thread too far here is another pic.

I still haven’t seen magma, hethel or shadow in the flesh but I was certainly not unhappy with my spec.

It should go back this week. There is a lot to like about the car from the way it looks to way it drives. I suspect given the opportunity to do longer test runs on exciting roads few will find fault with the touring chassis if they are looking for a fun weekend car or even daily. On the flip...

The online manual on the US Lotus site, I couldn’t find one one the UK site, definitely has some differences to the version I got with the car.

Interesting, your manual is different to mine.

More Dirty Verdant pics before it goes

As someone with an Emira Sat on the drive, for a couple more days at least, I went and gave it a go to check I hadn’t missed anything previously. I can’t find any buttons on the stalk and whether I twist it, press it or bop it, I cannot get the auto rain sensing light to illuminate on the dash...

You push it back, or at least that is how I interpreted it. That said I don't ever remember seeing a rain symbol on the dash.

Having had to do the reset 4 times in 10 miles alone in one particular journey I am about as certain as I can be that I only used the off and either normal or fast wipe positions. As the rain was patchy I was trying my absolute hardest to avoid auto/intermittent and even manual mode in the hope...

I hope it is something simple and easily resolved so you are back on the road soon.

Everyone is different and I am sure others will be more forgiving when expectations that had been set are not met, and happier to sit and wait for information than I am. At times I think Lotus were genuinely trying hard to please only for it to backfire; the seatbelts they pulled out all stops...