I'm out - the cancellations thread

[Hell4Leather]

I don't like to think that I'm out but I've cancelled my FE and am waiting to see if Lotus can sort the myriad of production issues in later variants. I'm not interested in a 100k manual and the i4 reviews are baffling. The lighter car with more torque should win a sprint between the two engines. Anyhoo, Lotus USA has more allocation available for i4s than demand so...

Why cancel an FE spot in line? If you didn’t get an invitation to confirm your order you weren’t getting one. At least you could have stayed in line for the Base model which depending on your spot would probably be a Summer 2024 order with either a Q4 or 2025 Q1 delivery, at the earliest.

 

[Magma]

Why cancel an FE spot in line? If you didn’t get an invitation to confirm your order you weren’t getting one. At least you could have stayed in line for the Base model which depending on your spot would probably be a Summer 2024 order with either a Q4 or 2025 Q1 delivery, at the earliest.

It always baffles me.why people question why others drop out? It's almost like they wish they could drop out but somethibg is holding them back...
But what is that "thing?"

 

[vdr]

I’m not exactly out yet but one more delay and I will be. I’ve been in since July of ‘21 and missed the cut for the FE1 by a couple of spots…. After hearing nothing about securing a place for an FE2 I finally satisfied my desire for an English sports car by buying a McLaren only to be contacted by my dealer shortly thereafter with a confirmation that I was in for an Emira FE 2.0.

I had 5 days to enter my config for a purported “January/December production with an anticipated May/June ‘24 delivery” or three years post-deposit. This has been a continuous game of “Hurry Up and Wait”

Of course my dealer had no samples of the additional colors so I had to kinda wing that…

This forum has been an immense form of info relative to what I’ve received from either my dealer or, of course, Lotus corporate. Wharton should use this as a class dedicated to an example of how NOT to build brand loyalty.

 

[Lotustoronto]

I’m not exactly out yet but one more delay and I will be. I’ve been in since July of ‘21 and missed the cut for the FE1 by a couple of spots…. After hearing nothing about securing a place for an FE2 I finally satisfied my desire for an English sports car by buying a McLaren only to be contacted by my dealer shortly thereafter with a confirmation that I was in for an Emira FE 2.0.

I had 5 days to enter my config for a purported “January/December production with an anticipated May/June ‘24 delivery” or three years post-deposit. This has been a continuous game of “Hurry Up and Wait”

Of course my dealer had no samples of the additional colors so I had to kinda wing that…

This forum has been an immense form of info relative to what I’ve received from either my dealer or, of course, Lotus NA. Wharton should use this as an escape of how NOT to build brand loyalty.

When did you find out about your FE 2.0 Allocation and how long did they give you to confirm spec? @Pegasi got 5 days from his dealer.

It really is incredible that Lotus N/A expects people at the drop of a hat to complete this in 5 days after waiting 2.5 years. No question the North American market is being handled terribly compared to what I read from other places around the world.

 

[Pegasi]

When did you find out about your FE 2.0 Allocation and how long did they give you to confirm spec? @Pegasi got 5 days from his dealer.

It really is incredible that Lotus N/A expects people at the drop of a hat to complete this in 5 days after waiting 2.5 years. No question the North American market is being handled terribly compared to what I read from other places around the world.

I emailed my dealer about 2 weeks ago to ask for an update. He called me yesterday because he was surprised he had not heard from me. Turns out he had an email in his outbox offering me the FE 2.0 that was never sent. So technically I probably had a little over two weeks, but since the communication mishap, I now only have 5 days. Just wanted to give the full story.

 

[vdr]

When did you find out about your FE 2.0 Allocation and how long did they give you to confirm spec? @Pegasi got 5 days from his dealer.

It really is incredible that Lotus N/A expects people at the drop of a hat to complete this in 5 days after waiting 2.5 years. No question the North American market is being handled terribly compared to what I read from other places around the world.

I was contacted in Mid -August and given 5 days to get them my config after waiting over 2 years post deposit. When I offered to come into the dealership to look at their color samples they were adamant that they simply didn’t have any.

Even if I had the wherewithal to go to Hethel and look at actual colors on cars, they weren’t producing all 13 yet and that certainly wasn’t going to get done in the time allotted.

 

[EspritGuy]

I was contacted in Mid -August and given 5 days to get them my config after waiting over 2 years post deposit. When I offered to come into the dealership to look at their color samples they were adamant that they simply didn’t have any.

Even if I had the wherewithal to go to Hethel and look at actual colors on cars, they weren’t producing all 13 yet and that certainly wasn’t going to get done in the time allotted.

The next big deadline will perhaps be posting on this (I'm Out) thread. Emiras will arrive in North America late 4Q and Forum posts will explode with photos and narratives.
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