USA/Canada Delivery Thread

benjh1028 · Mar 14, 2024

Drambeenie said:
I’m surprised there is no $2,350 destination fee, which is charged by lotus corp

Mine was tacked onto the sticker price. I suspect that was the case for most as it is a mandatory Lotus fee.

KAR120C · Mar 14, 2024

Drambeenie said:
I’m surprised there is no $2,350 destination fee, which is charged by lotus corp

The destination fee is a Lotus NA fee, not a dealer fee. Everyone gets that tacked onto the sticker.

KCMO68_510 · Mar 14, 2024

Porter said:
Lol I got the same story from my dealer about "Nano Fusion" PPF. They can't all be the only one right?

My dealer told me they only work with one installer, I guess I should double check if they still warranty the paint work if that installer is used.

KAR120C · Mar 14, 2024

Cwolf said:
Picking it up tomorrow. They did the Starshield PPF at the dealer. Said it is the only PPF warranteed for any paint issues after that fact. View attachment 38844

I'm getting the Lotus Guard/Starshield as well. I heard it would be Lotus branded like the old port-added Starshield. Did you check the corners and see the little Lotus roundels embedded in the film? I'm curious if they are really there.

trackday14 · Mar 14, 2024

robrmon said:
The car I saw the other day in Miami had a ton of orange peel. If my car comes that way, I’ll probably live with it, but it was noticeable, so a little concerning.

My car is Dark Versant…I only notice it on the roof at certain angles.

Porter · Mar 14, 2024

Drambeenie said:
I’m surprised there is no $2,350 destination fee, which is charged by lotus corp

There is, it's wrapped into his MSRP.

Porter · Mar 14, 2024

KAR120C said:
I'm getting the Lotus Guard/Starshield as well. I heard it would be Lotus branded like the old port-added Starshield. Did you check the corners and see the little Lotus roundels embedded in the film? I'm curious if they are really there.

See this is what I thought as well, and they described this as being the exact same film and service that you're talking about, but they called it Nano Fusion PPF. Which seems to be from a company called Diamond Shield rather than Starshield. Very, very confusing.

Skymira · Mar 14, 2024

Cwolf said:
Picking it up tomorrow. They did the Starshield PPF at the dealer. Said it is the only PPF warranteed for any paint issues after that fact. View attachment 38844

Will you offer your thoughts on the quality of the PPF install? Are the edges visible? Thank you.

Aero · Mar 14, 2024

This thread made the news.
https://www.yahoo.com/autos/lotus-emira-v6-first-edition-143000209.html

benjh1028 · Mar 14, 2024

Aero said:
This thread made the news.
https://www.yahoo.com/autos/lotus-emira-v6-first-edition-143000209.html

Nice!!!!l Are we famous or infamous?

kitkat · Mar 14, 2024

benjh1028 said:
Nice!!!!l Are we famous or infamous?

Some of us famous, some of us infamous

TurnerAtGator · Mar 14, 2024

Aero said:
This thread made the news.
https://www.yahoo.com/autos/lotus-emira-v6-first-edition-143000209.html

I think I'm famous by association? Does that count?

seriously · Mar 14, 2024

So I guess no one is getting the LOTUS lettering in the carpet anymore?

Guess we need to get this stencil...

Lotus carpet stencil

I loved the detailing from the factory collection, but I’d rubbed out half of it getting in and out.. 3D printer to the rescue! I’m going to make a few more tweaks so the bottom acts as a guide against the rubber, but I’m quite chuffed with the result 😃 Happy to post the STL file once it’s...

www.emiraforum.com

TurnerAtGator · Mar 14, 2024

seriously said:
So I guess no one is getting the LOTUS lettering in the carpet anymore?

Guess we need to get this stencil...

Lotus carpet stencil

I loved the detailing from the factory collection, but I’d rubbed out half of it getting in and out.. 3D printer to the rescue! I’m going to make a few more tweaks so the bottom acts as a guide against the rubber, but I’m quite chuffed with the result 😃 Happy to post the STL file once it’s...

www.emiraforum.com

Thanks for the idea....

seriously · Mar 14, 2024

TurnerAtGator said:
Thanks for the idea....

Customers will love it! and it's not much effort at all.

KAR120C · Mar 14, 2024

Porter said:
See this is what I thought as well, and they described this as being the exact same film and service that you're talking about, but they called it Nano Fusion PPF. Which seems to be from a company called Diamond Shield rather than Starshield. Very, very confusing.

Mine is getting done in the next few days so I'll report back on what I learn.

iVTECdailyy · Mar 14, 2024

Hello all,

New to the forum. Been lurking since the car was announced a few years ago.
I managed to get a reservation for V6 FE 2.0 6MT in California. I started calling all the dealers in the US the Monday the first US deliveries started. I wanted to place a deposit when the car was announced in 2021, however I never went through with it.

I was able to secure a "pre-ordered" car by the dealer. I am not sure what exactly this means. I am assuming it was an allocation for the dealer to eventually have on the floor and sell from the showroom. Please correct me if I'm wrong. They said no changes can be made to the order spec at this time.

I was promised an April 2024 build date with a June / July delivery. Does this make sense to you guys? I submitted a deposit and I have a submission / order ID number. Is there any other information that can be provided to me? What are the current build timelines? Is there an order tracking website? I do not have a VIN yet. Will I get a Lotus gift package?

Thanks!

robrmon · Mar 14, 2024

I 3-D printed the stencil, the creator uploaded the STL file to thingiverse.

VL3X · Mar 14, 2024

iVTECdailyy said:
Hello all,

New to the forum. Been lurking since the car was announced a few years ago.
I managed to get a reservation for V6 FE 2.0 6MT in California. I started calling all the dealers in the US the Monday the first US deliveries started. I wanted to place a deposit when the car was announced in 2021, however I never went through with it.

I was able to secure a "pre-ordered" car by the dealer. I am not sure what exactly this means. I am assuming it was an allocation for the dealer to eventually have on the floor and sell from the showroom. Please correct me if I'm wrong. They said no changes can be made to the order spec at this time.

I was promised an April 2024 build date with a June / July delivery. Does this make sense to you guys? I submitted a deposit and I have a submission / order ID number. Is there any other information that can be provided to me? What are the current build timelines? Is there an order tracking website? I do not have a VIN yet. Will I get a Lotus gift package?

Thanks!

Thanks for joining! And congrats on your order. Not sure you'll get the gift package though, but you'll always have us.

Lotustoronto · Mar 14, 2024

iVTECdailyy said:
Hello all,

New to the forum. Been lurking since the car was announced a few years ago.
I managed to get a reservation for V6 FE 2.0 6MT in California. I started calling all the dealers in the US the Monday the first US deliveries started. I wanted to place a deposit when the car was announced in 2021, however I never went through with it.

I was able to secure a "pre-ordered" car by the dealer. I am not sure what exactly this means. I am assuming it was an allocation for the dealer to eventually have on the floor and sell from the showroom. Please correct me if I'm wrong. They said no changes can be made to the order spec at this time.

I was promised an April 2024 build date with a June / July delivery. Does this make sense to you guys? I submitted a deposit and I have a submission / order ID number. Is there any other information that can be provided to me? What are the current build timelines? Is there an order tracking website? I do not have a VIN yet. Will I get a Lotus gift package?

Thanks!

Welcome to the Forum! What dealer did you go with in California? Congrats on getting a car so quickly!