USA/Canada Delivery Thread

[EspritGuy]

If it goes past 2024 Im out. When i placed m deposit they said 18months to 2 years max. Then about 6months ago said probably spring or summer of 2023.

You must convert time into Dog years to grasp Lotus production

 

[WarriorHockey2266]

You must convert time into Dog years to grasp Lotus production

They’re on Hawaiian time. It’ll get done when it gets done.

 

[DerTheDer]

Saw some guy post on FB that his dealer was able to verify their VIN based off their order, as well as set a date for car shields in December. Apparently they have a local company offering additional shields. The post was deleted but he did say that he should not have posted that information. He is no longer responding to me...lol So would appear to confirm cars ARE MADE and we are in a holding pattern. It would appear some dealers are letting things slip.

 

[Rainier]

According to Lotus, the paint that comes out of the factory is not good enough 🤨; In the UK there is an option for extra ceramic coating prior to delivery; in the USA this has to be done locally by the dealer. If this is a known issue it should be included as part of the standard cost and done by default at the factory.

Ref https://www.lotuscars.com/en-GB/enhance/emira

 

[dgrace]

According to Lotus, the paint that comes out of the factory is not good enough 🤨; In the UK there is an option for extra ceramic coating prior to delivery; in the USA this has to be done locally by the dealer. If this is a known issue it should be included as part of the standard cost and done by default at the factory.

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Ref https://www.lotuscars.com/en-GB/enhance/emira

One would think Lotus would apply more protection during shipping than the minimal white strips we've seen from photos of arriving cars in Japan and UAE.

 

[kitkat]

According to Lotus, the paint that comes out of the factory is not good enough 🤨; In the UK there is an option for extra ceramic coating prior to delivery; in the USA this has to be done locally by the dealer. If this is a known issue it should be included as part of the standard cost and done by default at the factory.

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Ref https://www.lotuscars.com/en-GB/enhance/emira

Most people recognize this for what it is — a services upsell.

 

[eriegz]

Saw some guy post on FB that his dealer was able to verify their VIN based off their order, as well as set a date for car shields in December. Apparently they have a local company offering additional shields. The post was deleted but he did say that he should not have posted that information. He is no longer responding to me...lol So would appear to confirm cars ARE MADE and we are in a holding pattern. It would appear some dealers are letting things slip.

I 100% believe you that this happened, but I suspect that the OP was probably just trolling. The whole "Oh, I've said too much" / being coy / deleting the post routine, I feel like more often than not turns out to be just people seeking attention.

 

[DerTheDer]

I 100% believe you that this happened, but I suspect that the OP was probably just trolling. The whole "Oh, I've said too much" / being coy / deleting the post routine, I feel like more often than not turns out to be just people seeking attention.

Probably! People getting our hopes up . Facebook is unhinged.

 

[DerTheDer]

Most people recognize this for what it is — a services upsell.

Plain and simple, trying to squeeze money out of us.

 

[KCMO68_510]

Most people recognize this for what it is — a services upsell.

I'll let them upsell to me, if they would simply get to the part where they SELL to me.

 

[EspritGuy]

I'll let them upsell to me, if they would simply get to the part where they SELL to me.

I'm sure there's a fee for expedited shipping.

 

[KCMO68_510]

I'm sure there's a fee for expedited shipping.

I will literally plant 4 trees on my property to offset the greenhouse gases to make CARB happier, if we can just get this train rolling

 

[Porter]

I 100% believe you that this happened, but I suspect that the OP was probably just trolling. The whole "Oh, I've said too much" / being coy / deleting the post routine, I feel like more often than not turns out to be just people seeking attention.

Don't forget the type we see occasionally here, who sign up for an account and immediately make a post declaring all the "inside info" they have received about build schedule and timing from their inexplicably well-connected (apparently due to tenure, but also rank-and-file) salesperson at Random Lotus Dealer #37.

 

[azlambo]

From the “Lotus Talk” Forum:

 

[EspritGuy]

From the “Lotus Talk” Forum:

Is there another delay, you ask?
Soon, they say.
Another poke of the hornets nest.
Start those New Year's resolutions.

 

[24EmiraUS]

From the “Lotus Talk” Forum:

Mother f@(|<€,~

 

[benjh1028]

Mother f@(|<€,~

I would take those notices above with a grain of salt.

 

[Maurice R]

I would take those notices above with a grain of salt.

1 or 2 grains
And so the shit show continues 🙃

 

[Hell4Leather]

I would take those notices above with a grain of salt.

Agree. I’m not saying anything about the people who posted, BUT, insiders with good intel don’t put it in writing. US cars parked at port…..better check those FE brakes

 

[Nova]

I do tend to believe that they are indeed building quite a lot of US cars. What we've experienced in the past when they have passed over building US cars is that other customers get "pleasantly surprised" with an earlier-than-expected build and delivery date. However, we have not heard of similar stories recently. Indeed, we've heard more stories of delays and ensuing cancellations, with Lotus' cancellation department lamenting about being overwhelmed.

If the factory is running full tilt and other people's cars are not getting built, then it stands to reason that they are indeed building US cars.

My logic is sound and impenetrable unassailable. I will accept your admiration.