USA/Canada Delivery Thread

[WindJunkie]

Strangely the Honda accord manual is pretty good! 😀

The Civic Type R has the best manual gear box, with rev match, I have ever driven. When I test drove the Emira, the gearbox was fine and precise, but no where close to as good as my CTR LE that I sold to raise cash for the Emira.

Granted, I haven't driven that many different brands of manuals to say I've driven them all, but IMO you would have a hard time finding a better manual gearbox than the 10th or 11th gen CTR...or Accord for that matter. Honda can make a damn good 6 speed all the way down to their base model Civics

 

[Balboa]

The Civic Type R has the best manual gear box, with rev match, I have ever driven. When I test drove the Emira, the gearbox was fine and precise, but no where close to as good as my CTR LE that I sold to raise cash for the Emira.

Granted, I haven't driven that many different brands of manuals to say I've driven them all, but IMO you would have a hard time finding a better manual gearbox than the 10th or 11th gen CTR...or Accord for that matter. Honda can make a damn good 6 speed all the way down to their base model Civics

I still love a 5 speed. Old school

 

[Climber]

I still love a 5 speed. Old school

 

[Climber]

Wait till you get your Emira. Had mine over a month. It’s only getting better with time. The shifter is getting more buttery and the engine is running Smoother..
The car looks fantastic makes my porsche GTS look plain. Even through it’s not. In isolation the porsche looks great and people still complement it, but
Next to the lotus. The lotus steals the show, it drives is much more engaging and rewarding.

Haven’t looked at the form in a month…
Just walk out to the garage and look…

Translation “ if your going to dream exaggerate”

FYI Not a single problem!!!
Well one, you will get a lot attention.

 

[sirringo]

Out of curiosity, when did you finalize your order?

Aug 2023. Deposit was Sep 2021.

 

[Eagle7]

Some more new arrivals at Bellevue:
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I wonder if that DV one could be mine? He said it would be there by Monday. It's good to see they're being transported from New Jersey by covered trucks!

 

[Eagle7]

Damn that is so fast. Mine is on the 3/29 boat. I checked with my guy at PP yesterday, and he said my car is still at the port.

As silly as this may sound, it may simply be a case of first-in last-out. The ships arrived pretty close to each other, delivering hundreds of cars. Mine was on the last ship, so it went into wherever they're storing them last, which means it was the closest to the front, while the cars that arrived earlier are now in the back. By the time they were cleared through customs and all, and were available to be picked up by the carrier trucks, they may have just started taking the ones in front and working their way towards the the back. That's a lot of cars to start pulling out and loading onto trucks.

Just a guess on my part. Hang in there, it looks like they're trying to move them as fast as they can, and I would think sometime in the next 2 or 3 weeks you'll get some good news.

 

[UBoT]

Some more new arrivals at Bellevue:

The yellow one is mine. Picking it up tomorrow afternoon.

 

[dgrace]

I wonder if that DV one could be mine? He said it would be there by Monday. It's good to see they're being transported from New Jersey by covered trucks!

There was another DV that had already come off the truck as well. Inside, a shadow grey w/ red, and my magma/tan plus the yellow pictured.

 

[eriegz]

The yellow one is mine. Picking it up tomorrow afternoon.

I was just drooling over that picture! 😍 Same spec as mine, except I ordered red calipers. Us non-black pack folk need to stick together, we're a minority! 😜

 

[Still gonna send it...]

I'm not sure if this has been covered elsewhere, but the first Emira has been listed on BAT. This to has been delivered to Lotus of Pompano Beach, but they appear to be doing business as FLC or "Ft. Lauderdale Collection". This example appears to be an FE1 car. Current bid: $98,000 with 5 days remaining.

2024 Lotus Emira First Edition V6 6-Speed

Bid for the chance to own a 2024 Lotus Emira First Edition V6 6-Speed at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #144,480.

bringatrailer.com

 

[eriegz]

I'm not sure if this has been covered elsewhere, but the first Emira has been listed on BAT. This to has been delivered to Lotus of Pompano Beach, but they appear to be doing business as FLC or "Ft. Lauderdale Collection". This example appears to be an FE1 car. Current bid: $98,000 with 5 days remaining.

2024 Lotus Emira First Edition V6 6-Speed

Bid for the chance to own a 2024 Lotus Emira First Edition V6 6-Speed at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #144,480.

bringatrailer.com

If you'd scroll down just a few spots... 😉

First Emira has hit BaT

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2024-lotus-emira-4/

www.emiraforum.com

 

[RTM]

Some more new arrivals at Bellevue:
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That DV one could be mine!

The yellow one is mine. Picking it up tomorrow afternoon.

Dropped by Park Place a short while ago - got to see Dark Verdant and tan in person for first time. Fortunately all good on both counts - the tan isn’t orange at all 🤗

There were a few cars ready for handover, including a yellow one. Looks like they have 3 DVs right now - told 14 cars a week are arriving so hopefully not long to go now!

 

[scc.131.fe]

got to see Dark Verdant and tan in person for first time. Fortunately all good on both counts - the tan isn’t orange at all 🤗

I've seen some great and not-so-great black&tan combos on car leather, and I think Lotus' interior group hit it out of the park with this tan selection. It's a bit darker and bolder than Aston's Sahara Tan (also by Bridge of Wier) and it pops more accordingly but without being loud.

The only "oh well" is that it didn't smell as unique as my wife's Vantage, which is like the world's most luxurious baseball glove. If someone could make candles out of that car's leather smell, I would burn 'em like a hippie. 😌

I wonder if Bridge of Wier's process has changed and resulted in a more traditional "new-car" smell? Or maybe Aston works with them to develop that particular smell? Anyone in the business feel free to comment!

 

[FlyNavy01]

That DV one could be mine!

Dropped by Park Place a short while ago - got to see Dark Verdant and tan in person for first time. Fortunately all good on both counts - the tan isn’t orange at all 🤗

There were a few cars ready for handover, including a yellow one. Looks like they have 3 DVs right now - told 14 cars a week are arriving so hopefully not long to go now!

Great news. What's the plaque they have on the windshield?

 

[Blackthought_]

Gentlemen, I finally was able to get my car from Gator and drive it home from IN to NJ, about 800 miles in total over the span of 2 days. Outside of a tailgate light occasionally coming on saying it wasn’t closed properly (possibly from not closing it hard enough) the car performed well and it was an awesome drive!

 

[RTM]

Great news. What's the plaque they have on the windshield?

It looked like a laminated sign that had the new owners named written on

 

[Seburke]

Drove down to my dealer Lotus of Boston today to see my car in person. It is real after all! Car was on the 3/29 boat. Put a deposit on it 7/14/21 and this was the first time I saw Magma Red in person. Looks good on a cloudy day so I think it’ll look even better in the sun! Expecting a call on Monday to do the financing, etc. and then will have the car transported to my local detailing shop for PPF and ceramic coating.

 

[Climber]

Drove down to my dealer Lotus of Boston today to see my car in person. It is real after all! Car was on the 3/29 boat. Put a deposit on it 7/14/21 and this was the first time I saw Magma Red in person. Looks good on a cloudy day so I think it’ll look even better in the sun! Expecting a call on Monday to do the financing, etc. and then will have the car transported to my local detailing shop for PPF and ceramic coating.

Enjoy 😊 Magma Red is a curious color light seems to change it’s personality.
Dark blood to a vivid almost sparkling color…. Your really going to enjoy it..
Tip dress well, you will thank me later!

 

[Climber]

Enjoy 😊 Magma Red is a curious color light seems to change it’s personality.
Dark blood to a vivid almost sparkling color…. Your really going to enjoy it..
Tip dress well, you will thank me later!

FYI The Emira was ranked as one of the 10 best looking sports cars by hot cars!