USA/Canada Delivery Thread

[scarzie]

To my brother in the hethel yellow rolling through Middletown CT this afternoon, looking good! Was behind you in my i4 waiting to get on 9, wish I was in my DV that came last week would have changed my route to roll with you for a bit!

 

[Yotus]

Got the email today that my car that landed in Newark 3/29 finally got to the dealership. Can't believe this almost three year journey is about to end!

When did your car complete production/have a VIN confirmation? Trying to get an idea of time to delivery after that point.

 

[kohubone]

Did anyone got theirs from Galpin yet?

 

[DF_Toronto]

When did your car complete production/have a VIN confirmation? Trying to get an idea of time to delivery after that point.

Unfortunately it’s completely random and Lotus hasn’t been delivering in any particular order relative to production. Another dealer in the US that’s delivered a lot of Emira’s hasn’t got their 1st build yet and my dealer hasn’t got their 2nd yet. Perhaps they will catch up at some point but it appears that they’ve had more cars built while waiting for CARB / coming off the assembly line than they’ve had delivery transports for, and have therefore just selected cars at random or “last in” to go onto the transports.

I got my VIN 6 weeks ago and have no idea if it’s been put on a ship yet, I just know it’s not in the US yet. I’ve heard of people getting their car within 3 weeks of VIN. I’ve also heard people who knew their car was built in December and haven’t received yet. It seems like those deliveries are happening now though - fingers crossed they pick up and deliver what should be prioritized in the next month or two.

 

[MPD]

So with all the talk about insurance, besides 1 hit I get 2. Add the Lotus and an 18 never licensed driver to your AAA insurance. $5800 at $500 for both for the year, damm, $9500 a year in just car insurance.

@morphious I got a separate policy with a different insurance company just for the one vehicle my teen was allowed to drive. That policy with just me and the kiddo was still $2k for an old car but way cheaper than adding to my regular policy. Down side is she can't drive the other cars but the financial trade off is worth it to me

 

[3A3968M]

Nice to see folks finally getting their Emiras!

I got mine last Friday, but when I posted it here it was waiting for moderator approval as I'm a new member, and by the time it was cleared it was several pages back. So here's another pic of mine when I took delivery

and a quick iphone video of some gentle driving to hear the exhaust/blower:

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Congrats!
It’s so tempting to wring it out past 4000 RPM, I don’t know how am I going to survive the first 1000 miles of this….
The PPF supposedly done today.
Picking it up on Saturday!

 

[ManOfSteel]

Congrats!
It’s so tempting to wring it out past 4000 RPM, I don’t know how am I going to survive the first 1000 miles of this….
The PPF supposedly done today.
Picking it up on Saturday!

The manual DOES NOT say you cannot exceed 4,000 rpm for the first 1,000 miles. Brief high rpm bursts are "beneficial".

 

[Wiz33]

The manual DOES NOT say you cannot exceed 4,000 rpm for the first 1,000 miles. Brief high rpm bursts are "beneficial".

Yep. just not continuously above 4000 rpm and try not to drive in constant RPM so I'm shift between 5th and 6th on the freeway. And the "No Sport mode" nonsense is to be ignored according to my dealer cause it was never in the UK manual.

 

[sidepieceracing]

Yep. just not continuously above 4000 rpm and try not to drive in constant RPM so I'm shift between 5th and 6th on the freeway. And the "No Sport mode" nonsense is to be ignored according to my dealer cause it was never in the UK manual.

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these type of instructions are typical for any new manual transmission install. you gotta bed the clutch in.

 

[Nitro]

Went to see my car at Galpin before pre delivery inspection. We noticed serious damage on the roof, likely scraped against something metal during transport. Sales rep said it will be repainted of course. Otherwise the car looked happy, i was worried the other Emiras would pick on her but they all seemed to get along. Spec is Vivid red over tan.

 

[Blackthought_]

Went to see my car at Galpin before pre delivery inspection. We noticed serious damage on the roof, likely scraped against something metal during transport. Sales rep said it will be repainted of course. Otherwise the car looked happy, i was worried the other Emiras would pick on her but they all seemed to get along. Spec is Vivid red over tan.
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Dang, wouldn’t a repaint devalue the car since it’s no longer considered original paint?

 

[fcajr]

Yep. just not continuously above 4000 rpm and try not to drive in constant RPM so I'm shift between 5th and 6th on the freeway. And the "No Sport mode" nonsense is to be ignored according to my dealer cause it was never in the UK manual.

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I don't see anything about staying in tour mode!

 

[WindJunkie]

Dang, wouldn’t a repaint devalue the car since it’s no longer considered original paint?

This. That is absolutely brutal. Personally I could not take delivery of the car if it had that kind of damage

 

[Wiz33]

I don't see anything about staying in tour mode!

The picture was from the UK manual. The "No SPort Mode" was in the interim US and Canadian menu.

 

[Porter]

same. i'm sorry to see this, @Nitro, must be crushing after this long of a wait. While I'm no paint expert, I'm pretty sure a "proper" fix of that roof gouge, short of taking it down to the bare metal and respraying it at the factory, would require an area there to be sanded, repainted and coated, then 'blended' into the rest of the roof - and any experienced painter/detailer will be able to spot the difference in texture and paint where the blending was done.

and even outside of the question of diminished value; after this long a wait, you should not have to compromise - the car you get should be perfect! this is awful, I hope you find a way to resolve this! Hopefully Galpin has some paths/options to offer you, please keep us updated!

FYI it's not metal, the body panels are GFRP. I believe including the roof, though someone will hopefully correct me if I'm off on that.

 

[Nitro]

same. i'm sorry to see this, @Nitro, must be crushing after this long of a wait. While I'm no paint expert, I'm pretty sure a "proper" fix of that roof gouge, short of taking it down to the bare metal and respraying it at the factory, would require an area there to be sanded, repainted and coated, then 'blended' into the rest of the roof - and any experienced painter/detailer will be able to spot the difference in texture and paint where the blending was done.

and even outside of the question of diminished value; after this long a wait, you should not have to compromise - the car you get should be perfect! this is awful, I hope you find a way to resolve this! Hopefully Galpin has some paths/options to offer you, please keep us updated!

Yeah Galpin has been really nice and cooperative so far. I’ll keep you posted on what happens. The car hasn’t been prepped for delivery yet so I’m curious how they plan on handling it. I expect to be treated fairly.

 

[Cachaco131]

Went to see my car at Galpin before pre delivery inspection. We noticed serious damage on the roof, likely scraped against something metal during transport. Sales rep said it will be repainted of course. Otherwise the car looked happy, i was worried the other Emiras would pick on her but they all seemed to get along. Spec is Vivid red over tan.
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That's the attitude. Get it painted properly and ensure dealer does not use their insurance so it doesn't show on carfax. Get a couple of years of service or something in return. Enjoy the car. You will forget it got repainted in 15 days. Don't go down the victim route and suffering the process.

 

[drjazzsk]

Nice to see folks finally getting their Emiras!

I got mine last Friday, but when I posted it here it was waiting for moderator approval as I'm a new member, and by the time it was cleared it was several pages back. So here's another pic of mine when I took delivery

and a quick iphone video of some gentle driving to hear the exhaust/blower:

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looks like the same specs as the one I'm getting eventually. Nice!!!

 

[scc.131.fe]

That's the attitude. Get it painted properly and ensure dealer does not use their insurance so it doesn't show on carfax. Get a couple of years of service or something in return. Enjoy the car. You will forget it got repainted in 15 days. Don't go down the victim route and suffering the process.

My thoughts exactly, especially on the "throw in some free services...".

 

[Lotustoronto]

This happens all the time, usually the manufacturer fixes these things at arrival at port. I know at least Porsche at the port of Halifax as a team that repairs "transit issues" prior to shipping to dealer. You would never have known it happened. Still sucks that you had to see it...