Paint problems with Lotus Emira built Q1 2025?

[carl-johan]

I have read everything at the forum about the paint issues that Emira is attached with. What I can understand this is more or less cars from 2022, 2023, 2024 affected by this. I am close to bying a brand new Emira, 2025 built in Q1. My question is; Have anyone heard about a Lotus Emira built in Q1, 2025 with paint issues?
/ Carl

 

[Foxy87]

No but on a facebook group some owner stated in the comments that his replacement doors bubbled again…

 

[cryptovince]

No but on a facebook group some owner stated in the comments that his replacement doors bubbled again…

This is what I'm really afraid of, but fortunately so far I've had no issues on my original doors, July 2024 build.

 

[Biggles of Norwich]

I have read everything at the forum about the paint issues that Emira is attached with. What I can understand this is more or less cars from 2022, 2023, 2024 affected by this. I am close to bying a brand new Emira, 2025 built in Q1. My question is; Have anyone heard about a Lotus Emira built in Q1, 2025 with paint issues?
/ Carl

Unlikely to show up this soon, usually takes a while before bubbles appear. 1 year on mine, July 2023 car which sites outside all year.

 

[SimonT]

I have read everything at the forum about the paint issues that Emira is attached with. What I can understand this is more or less cars from 2022, 2023, 2024 affected by this. I am close to bying a brand new Emira, 2025 built in Q1. My question is; Have anyone heard about a Lotus Emira built in Q1, 2025 with paint issues?
/ Carl

I really would avoid the Emira at all costs. Porsche GT4 2 yrs old from Porsche with 2 yrs warranty (extendable) with less than 5k is still £20k cheaper. No fear of paint problems and depreciation way less.

 

[geoffbland]

I think it is too early to tell. Lotus are being very, very quiet about it and not providing any information. This suggests to me they still don't know the cause and so don't know themselves if it is fixed.

The closest you are going to come to an answer would be in this thread here which you may have already read.

I bought mine expecting to have the issue - and so was not surprised when the issue occurred - it'll be fixed under warranty. I'll be without the car for a while and the issue may re-occur. But the time I've had with the car so far has made it worth it.

If you buy it fully expecting to have the same issue - and you don't get it then that's a bonus.

After all, the worse that can happen is you end up buying a Porsche

 

[robrmon]

I think it is too early to tell. Lotus are being very, very quiet about it and not providing any information. This suggests to me they still don't know the cause and so don't know themselves if it is fixed.

The closest you are going to come to an answer would be in this thread here which you may have already read.

I bought mine expecting to have the issue - and so was not surprised when the issue occurred - it'll be fixed under warranty. I'll be without the car for a while and the issue may re-occur. But the time I've had with the car so far has made it worth it.

If you buy it fully expecting to have the same issue - and you don't get it then that's a bonus.

After all, the worse that can happen is you end up buying a Porsche

I’d rather have paint bubbles!

 

[SimonT]

I’d rather have paint bubbles!

If only it was restricted to 'paint bubbles'.

 

[Beachbum]

If only it was restricted to 'paint bubbles'.

Do you ever get the feeling, your time here is wasted ?

 

[SimonT]

Do you ever get the feeling, your time here is wasted ?

If I can help anyone avoiding the pain of owning an Emira I'll continue.

 

[NJemira85]

If I can help anyone avoiding the pain of owning an Emira I'll continue.

Respectfully, I’ve been in your shoes with McLaren. I understand being angry at the brand, the dealer, etc. wanting to protect others from similar bs.

That said, there are many (ie most) who won’t be subjected to equivalent negligence either way.

Remaining as a scarecrow then becomes, more than anything else, and certainly unintentionally, a buzz killer.

I quietly showed myself the exit after telling everyone what happened so they could be informed.

Regarding porsche, every porsche since the 997.2 steers like dogshit. You know it, I know it.

It’s why I ended up with a 600lt instead of a 992.1 gt3 6mt.

Porsche are wonderful cars, reliable, measurably performant. If that’s all there is to life, gt4 or gt3 is clearly the best and perhaps only rational choice available.

But the existence of Ferrari, lambporcini, McLaren, aston martin, Lotus etc suggests that many (who have all already owned one or more porsche) Find porsche to be sterile, lifeless, monotonous, or simply too common to be sufficient.

Not hating on porsche or you.

Appreciate you for sharing your negative experience. But unsolicited lobbying of everyone to avoid an emira on an emira forum is more than just protective.