USA/Canada Delivery Thread

[DerTheDer]

Everyone move your money over from your brokerages, it’s car buying time!

Never! Will wait for confirmation lol

 

[EspritGuy]

Looking at metadata or the PDFs:

Standard PDF from CARB Website:
Title: [The EO Number]
Author:
Subject:
Producer: Developer Express Inc. DXperience (tm) v22.2.8

PDF from Lotus Talk Member:
Title: A-037-0050.pdf
Author: Cuevas, Cesar@ARB
Subject:
Producer: Microsoft: Print To PDF

Searches on Cesar Cuevas he is a CARB employee and he is indeed in charge of handling of confidential records and public records act.

Amazing sleuthing.
Now find out what time his meeting was with HR and the disciplinary outcome?

 

[Rupes]

Looking at metadata or the PDFs:

Standard PDF from CARB Website:
Title: [The EO Number]
Author:
Subject:
Producer: Developer Express Inc. DXperience (tm) v22.2.8

PDF from Lotus Talk Member:
Title: A-037-0050.pdf
Author: Cuevas, Cesar@ARB
Subject:
Producer: Microsoft: Print To PDF

Searches on Cesar Cuevas he is a CARB employee and he is indeed in charge of handling of confidential records and public records act.

Liam Neeson, is that you? If my kid ever goes missing, I’m calling you.

 

[Magma]

Crossing my fingers that doc is legit and you all get your cars literally SOON! Been watching from the sidelines since I cancelled last May. Excited to hear everyone's feedback. Such a gorgeous car!

 

[Aero]

I texted my dealer and he said he is aware of rumor. He contacted his rep and they've heard nothing official. Said they may get official word/notice Monday if true.
Was ready make trip now too

 

[Emirahouston]

That would be great IF this was real, unfortunately for me it would only mean that I can now pay for the car and get it moved over to window tinting and powder coating for the wheel and caliper colors I want so…

more waiting for me anyways but I would rather get it all done at once and be done with it versus getting the car as is and further down the road have to schedule windows tinting and then again powder coating.

Still hope this CARB thing is real so I can at least move onto the next stage

 

[Fasttoys]

Everyone move your money over from your brokerages, it’s car buying time!

Thank you AI stocks in 4.5 months you paid for my Emira & a backyard oasis with a pool. Now I have to wait for my car to arrive.

 

[LuckysDad]

Everyone move your money over from your brokerages, it’s car buying time!

I literally just did that!

 

[Nova]

In other news... here's the VIN of the 7 Emiras that arrived in Baltimore on 2/26:

SCCLEKAX2RHA11295

SCCLEKAX1RHB10545

SCCLEKAX3RHB10840

SCCLEKAX5RHB10435

SCCLEKAX7RHB10548

SCCLEKAX6RHA10912

SCCLEKAX4RHB10605

 

[Maurice R]

For the next 37 pages we can discuss dealers online listed price vs MSRP

My car is listed online at $97,650

2024 Lotus Emira - SCCLEKAXXRHB10527 | CarStory

Used 2024 Lotus Emira for sale. This Used Lotus car is priced at $N/A. Buy from home available.

www.carstory.com

MSRP from order submission sheet - $95,300

Safe to assume that $97.650 is including the destination fee?

Yes it is including destination charge

 

[DerTheDer]

Any dealers confirm anything here? Bear...Gator...?

 

[Hell4Leather]

A public records request sounds plausible. This would explain why the PDF looks different from the other PDFs published on CARB's website.

This PDF of Lotus Emira approval is all images except for one small bit: the California Public Records Act stamp at the bottom right:

View attachment 37873

Searching on line for other documents issued by CARB according to CPRA requests, while not exact matching in format, the location and overall format of this CARB CPRA stamp is very similar. It looks like the person made the request on 1/5/2024 and has either been following up periodically, or this CARB bureaucrat put it on his "to do" list and followed up on his own and sent this approval PDF as soon as it became available.

I also would not put it past it that some Lotus/Emira enthusiast actually knows someone or works at CARB and knows about the CPRA mechanism and was able to get it released earlier than the batch EO publication.

I'm going to go with 95% confidence that this is real.

Big if true…….maybe these poor cars can get out of the weather:

 

[Cachaco131]

I just got an F1 TV subscription so that could do something other than watch this forum, and then y'all go and do this....

Max V. has already won 2024! Why do you pay extra?

 

[LuckysDad]

In other news... here's the VIN of the 7 Emiras that arrived in Baltimore on 2/26:

SCCLEKAX2RHA11295

SCCLEKAX1RHB10545

SCCLEKAX3RHB10840

SCCLEKAX5RHB10435

SCCLEKAX7RHB10548

SCCLEKAX6RHA10912

SCCLEKAX4RHB10605

Still not mine

 

[DF_Toronto]

Texted my dealer already, the order number is right, no other obvious tell tell signs, if it is fake, it took a lot of thinking and insight to make it like that. I have spent already 30 min plus on disecting comparing to others, and it looks very convincing….hopefully Lotus can clarify in short order

I already asked my dealer for payment detail and wire info to pick it up today/tomorrow

They just finished the window tint this week, and I have the Larini exhaust at the house, I am ready ready

What tint did you get done? Looks NICE. I’ll be in NC in 4 weeks, going to be on Emira lookout!

 

[KAR120C]

Great news for buyers if this is the real thing! Bad news for Florida's feral cat population as they'll have to find new places to sit.

 

[DF_Toronto]

carb approved no more dieting

I just did some upgrades to my simple sim rig, added a fanatec shifter and a GT seat, the bolstering is bit snug…I’m going CARB free until my Emira arrives.

 

[KCMO68_510]

Great news for buyers if this is the real thing! Bad news for Florida's feral cat population as they'll have to find new places to sit.

That car actually can't be sold anymore as it would disrupt the local ecosystem.

 

[DF_Toronto]

I hope this is not someones idea of an EARLY Aprils Fools joke!

 

[Blackthought_]

I just checked the website and if you hit the button to the right and see the V6 FE, the HP will go up to 400. Looks like the base emiras will have the lower HP listed in the website. This makes sense if they are trying to come in around 90k