USA/Canada Delivery Thread

[squish]

V6 automatic are supposed to begin arriving this summer. Has anyone confirmed their spec for an automatic?

November ‘21 deposit. August ‘23 order submitted. Was told March - April ‘24 build. Last update said late summer delivery. I‘ll be surprised if I get a car this year.

 

[Lotus Eric]

Looks great! I asked my dealer not to attach the front plate, though it’s mandatory in my state. I don’t want the bumper drilled. I’m hoping a better solution comes along in the aftermarket.

I had similar front plate issue in New York. There is apparently an under bumper mount that doesn‘t require drilling but talking around the high end sports car scene here, many people just don’t mount a front plate and tickets are apparently almost never given for it. So I’m thinking I’ll just leave it off and pay the fine if I ever get one…

 

[seriously]

During the doc signing process, I was offered a 7 year 70k extended warranty from Fidelity for $3995 with $250 deductible. They said that this has the same coverage as the lotus warranty except for all the wear and tear stuff (brakes, clutch etc). Has anyone purchased the extended warranty or has experience with Fidelity warranty? It sound like an OK deal since it is extending the original warranty by another 4 years and 34k miles. Would you guys go for this?

I typically hate up sells but on the lotus it is interesting. I might go for it if offered.

 

[NicolasB]

During the doc signing process, I was offered a 7 year 70k extended warranty from Fidelity for $3995 with $250 deductible. They said that this has the same coverage as the lotus warranty except for all the wear and tear stuff (brakes, clutch etc). Has anyone purchased the extended warranty or has experience with Fidelity warranty? It sound like an OK deal since it is extending the original warranty by another 4 years and 34k miles. Would you guys go for this?

Audi R8 crowd use Fidelity a lot and tend to have good reviews.

 

[robrmon]

During the doc signing process, I was offered a 7 year 70k extended warranty from Fidelity for $3995 with $250 deductible. They said that this has the same coverage as the lotus warranty except for all the wear and tear stuff (brakes, clutch etc). Has anyone purchased the extended warranty or has experience with Fidelity warranty? It sound like an OK deal since it is extending the original warranty by another 4 years and 34k miles. Would you guys go for this?

My new Evora had probably around $4k of warranty work in the first 2 years, the major one was a wiring harness replacement. After that it’s been trouble free with the exception of wear and tear items. While I think the price is fair, my gut tells me anything big is likely to happen in the first couple of years. And after that, it’s stuff you’ll have to pay for anyway.

 

[@Life411]

Have you taken delivery from Gator?

I just did a search on Gator in this thread and was surprised how few deliveries from this dealer have been posted here. I even created a separate thread specifically to connect with others who got their Emiras from Gator or are still waiting like me. I'm surprised by how few reports of Gator deliveries I'm seeing.

 

[benjh1028]

Have you taken delivery from Gator?

I just did a search on Gator in this thread and was surprised how few deliveries from this dealer have been posted here. I even created a separate thread specifically to connect with others who got their Emiras from Gator or are still waiting like me. I'm surprised by how few reports of Gator deliveries I'm seeing.

Isn't this the same question/observation asked or stated in the dedicated thread you started?

 

[@Life411]

Isn't this the same question/observation asked or stated in the dedicated thread you started?

It is, but not everybody follows every thread and I was surprised there weren't more comments here or there about actual deliveries from Gator, so just double-checking and hoping to discover some additional deliveries.

 

[Balboa]

Isn't this the same question/observation asked or stated in the dedicated thread you started?

Im interested in seeing it on this thread. Any US dialogue and update is welcome and appreciated

 

[Porter]

Have you taken delivery from Gator?

I just did a search on Gator in this thread and was surprised how few deliveries from this dealer have been posted here. I even created a separate thread specifically to connect with others who got their Emiras from Gator or are still waiting like me. I'm surprised by how few reports of Gator deliveries I'm seeing.

There have been very few deliveries nationwide, in the big scheme of things. It's only been a few weeks of active delivery anywhere, and it takes a lot of time to do that process per-car when most dealers only have a single salesperson dedicated to Lotus customers. It's an unfortunate side effect of being a low volume marque. Unlike a Mazda or BMW dealer, they can't just hand a second car and customer off to someone else for a parallel delivery. So the bandwidth is narrow.

 

[KAR120C]

Have you taken delivery from Gator?

I just did a search on Gator in this thread and was surprised how few deliveries from this dealer have been posted here. I even created a separate thread specifically to connect with others who got their Emiras from Gator or are still waiting like me. I'm surprised by how few reports of Gator deliveries I'm seeing.

Remember that a lot of buyers are not on the forum.

 

[Drambeenie]

49 more Emira arrived on 4/20 from the Atlantic Star.

Mine is notably absent.

 

[@Life411]

There have been very few deliveries nationwide, in the big scheme of things. It's only been a few weeks of active delivery anywhere, and it takes a lot of time to do that process per-car when most dealers only have a single salesperson dedicated to Lotus customers. It's an unfortunate side effect of being a low volume marque. Unlike a Mazda or BMW dealer, they can't just hand a second car and customer off to someone else for a parallel delivery. So the bandwidth is narrow.

I've heard of two dealers having delivered around 20 Emira each now. The common denominator I'm seeing is that these are part of larger automotive groups, so perhaps they were able to allocate additional resources to delivery and they were able to take delivery from Lotus NA of all the Emiras that had arrived.

 

[vdr]

V6 automatic are supposed to begin arriving this summer. Has anyone confirmed their spec for an automatic?

July ‘21 deposit, August ‘23 submitted spec. Dealer reconfirmed spec in early April ‘24 and was told a build would happen in early July for a Sept/Oct delivery

 

[Porter]

I've heard of two dealers having delivered around 20 Emira each now. The common denominator I'm seeing is that these are part of larger automotive groups, so perhaps they were able to allocate additional resources to delivery and they were able to take delivery from Lotus NA of all the Emiras that had arrived.

I think that's probably correct. I suspect those two dealers are the outliers, as well. Most dealers have probably delivered between 5 and 15 cars by now, depending on which state they are in and what kind of resources they have available.

 

[scarzie]

I think that's probably correct. I suspect those two dealers are the outliers, as well. Most dealers have probably delivered between 5 and 15 cars by now, depending on which state they are in and what kind of resources they have available.

And total number of allocations and deliveries the dealer got, Naples has delivered quite a few but they had ~100 cars on the lot as they're the largest volume Lotus dealer in the world

 

[DF_Toronto]

49 more Emira arrived on 4/20 from the Atlantic Star.

Mine is notably absent.

Did you notice if there are any Canadian car VINs?

 

[Raskits]

49 more Emira arrived on 4/20 from the Atlantic Star.

Mine is notably absent.

Any chance have any vins for that shipment?

 

[marc1adrien]

Make them sign a letter saying if they drill the bumper they owe you $5k to get their attention.

This is the way.

Front license plate mount?

Stay tuned here for pictures of them fitted up. We should have them ready to ship next week. GRP No-Drill Front Plate Mount for Emira Hey Greg! The plate mount is listed as special order and looks like we can place orders. We good to go?

www.emiraforum.com

just got mine. Now to get a car to attach it to...

 

[Max]

To my surprise, I saw my first Emira in the wild. A yellow one parked in Morristown, New Jersey. Looked good!
Would I buy one myself? Well, not my cup of tea, but watching this thing evolve has certainly been entertaining. I hope everyone gets their rides soon.