I am so upset all the paint is blistering

[Nelumbo nucifera]

I'm on the cusp of buying a new 2026, but this issue is extremely concerning--enough to make me very possibly not buy the car at all. My guess is we're seeing perhaps less prevalence here in the U.S. only due to our cars beginning deliveries much later than the U.K., though one would think with the failures even on recently replaced doors in the U.K. that we would see more of this issue here. Hmmm.

Perhaps buying your new car now, armed with information regarding certain problems inherent with a few (note, certainly not each and every) Emira produced, may play into your hands when negotiating warranty length of time and extent of warranty offered. They’ll want to make a sale and could even suggest there is no problem anymore with panels and paint bubbling. Great, in that case they should be willing to offer you a 100 year warranty on that and any other problem you raise and that they say is ‘no longer an issue”. Yeah, ok you may not get the 100 year warranty, but you surely “get the drift” about using the weight of your knowledge to illicit a sweeter deal.
As a matter of interest and hopefully encouragement, my 2024 2.0 T has been absolutely fault free, and so have the vast majority of cars delivered.

 

[cwfg]

Mine were approved last November but have still not been done, the dealer blames Lotus and Lotus blames the dealer for the delay. Both parties make the right noises when challenged but I never seem to hear, I’ve given up for now as I don’t want it disappearing for 4/5 weeks over the summer months.

Which dealer? I took mine to B&C in March for inspection, it was signed off within 24 hours and the doors were in stock 2 weeks later

 

[Nelumbo nucifera]

Which dealer? I took mine to B&C in March for inspection, it was signed off within 24 hours and the doors were in stock 2 weeks later

Ahh, now this is the type of report we like, need and want to hear! While we would agree with a previous comment made by one of our switched on members, to the effect that it is very uncommon for a vehicle manufacturer to produce an entirely fault free car (including good old reliable Toyota). The saving grace for car makers is what they do to fix and, importantly eliminate the problem, hence we hear of many instances of component recall.
Thank you so much ‘cwfg’ and others for posting positive comments.

If Lotus maintained a proactive response when problems become apparent , then confidence in the brand name would, in the least, counter feelings of discontent in the eyes of owners and potential purchasers, we would hope.