USA/Canada Delivery Thread

[@Life411]

Have you still not gotten yours? Any updates?

Nope. And no inkling when I might...only the wall of silence. Thanks for asking.

 

[CHEESE]

Without foot on brake or clutch, hold start button for 5 sec. Next, put in Sport or Track mode. Next, turn on car by holding foot on brake.

Ok, that actually makes some sense. I'll give it a shot.

The modes I'm aware of regarding the start button I believe are something like:
1. Tap the start button once, which turns on the screens (and maybe the entertainment system?)
2. Tap the start button a second time to turn on more things, like air conditioning (and the entertainment system if not from the first tap?)

So I'm wondering instead of having to hold the start button, if it just needs to be in the 2nd mode, thus allowing you to select drive modes before starting the car.

 

[brainf18]

out of the blue I got an email from my dealer offering sign ups for test drives. I've done this twice but I signed up again while I wait. A friend and I are going together and we are driving there in his 992 911 Turbo S. Should be fun, but I'm pretty sure the Emira is going to feel slow on the test drive

 

[TCB]

But do you have to do this every time?

Yes, like any other modern car, they all start in econo mode to pass emissions.

 

[Blackthought_]

Is it possible to start the US-spec Emira in track mode? Thought I remember reading on here that you can start in track mode by first holding the mode select for 5 seconds or something like that.

Do you want to start it because of the exhaust note? If so, wouldn’t the valve controller allow you to keep the valves up 100% of the time during start up?

 

[Eagle7]

Took delivery of my Emira today from Galpin Lotus. Awesome feeling. I was on the waitlist for about 2 years, and am pretty surprised I have it, it seems I'm relatively early to get one in the US. Thanks to this forum and everyone in here for providing some help and entertainment during the wait. If anyone has questions about the purchase experience, dealer stuff, etc, feel free to ask!

Also, surprisingly got given a Lotus jacket as a gift from Galpin. Honestly, pretty impressed. It's super high quality, not like much of the other random Lotus merch.

Terrible photos for now, will get some better ones.

View attachment 42846View attachment 42847View attachment 42848View attachment 42853

Nice jacket! It's good to see that somebody liked my Emira badge idea. I created this back in October of 2021. We were all expecting our cars within a few months back then lol. Little did we know.

 

[T6061]

Nice jacket! It's good to see that somebody liked my Emira badge idea. I created this back in October of 2021. We were all expecting our cars within a few months back then lol. Little did we know.

View attachment 42891

Where can we source such a badge? To my eye, it looks like the Union Jack version is slightly elongated vs. the original. I would definitely pop for these if they were a direct replacement!

 

[Time2Fly]

Took delivery of my Emira today from Galpin Lotus. Awesome feeling. I was on the waitlist for about 2 years, and am pretty surprised I have it, it seems I'm relatively early to get one in the US. Thanks to this forum and everyone in here for providing some help and entertainment during the wait. If anyone has questions about the purchase experience, dealer stuff, etc, feel free to ask!

Also, surprisingly got given a Lotus jacket as a gift from Galpin. Honestly, pretty impressed. It's super high quality, not like much of the other random Lotus merch.

Terrible photos for now, will get some better ones.

View attachment 42846View attachment 42847View attachment 42848View attachment 42853

That's a great jacket. I would actually buy one of those.

 

[Eagle7]

Where can we source such a badge? To my eye, it looks like the Union Jack version is slightly elongated vs. the original. I would definitely pop for these if they were a direct replacement!

That's just a graphic image I created. It's a bit longer than the actual badge that's on the car, but I could adjust the imagery to fit within the actual size if somebody wants to have this made for real. I'm sure there's a company somewhere that could do it. If you find someone who can do it, let me know and I can send you a vector graphic file that they could use to make it with.

 

[Time2Fly]

If I could find a company that would do it on a decent quality I would.

 

[pc368]

Took delivery of my Emira today from Galpin Lotus. Awesome feeling. I was on the waitlist for about 2 years, and am pretty surprised I have it, it seems I'm relatively early to get one in the US. Thanks to this forum and everyone in here for providing some help and entertainment during the wait. If anyone has questions about the purchase experience, dealer stuff, etc, feel free to ask!

Also, surprisingly got given a Lotus jacket as a gift from Galpin. Honestly, pretty impressed. It's super high quality, not like much of the other random Lotus merch.

Terrible photos for now, will get some better ones.

View attachment 42846View attachment 42847View attachment 42848View attachment 42853

Nice jacket! Did Galpin say it's only for FE 1.0 or all FEs?

 

[SONOFEMERY]

Nice jacket! Did Galpin say it's only for FE 1.0 or all FEs?

They said something about it being only for the first few customers. Not sure how many, I'd take a guess it would be the first 30 ish. My car is a 2.0, so I guess its not just for 1.0 customers.. however my dealer said I was "the only 2.0 car they had received" which was most definitely a sales tactic.

The jacket is made specifically for Galpin, it has giant "Galpin Lotus" lettering on the front. But I wouldn't doubt other big dealerships with some sway may have their own versions. It's honestly very high quality, made by the jacket company Jeff Hamilton, so probably costs like $400-$800 for regular purchase (I'm sure they got some deal or Lotus sent it directly to them or something).

 

[pc368]

They said something about it being only for the first few customers. Not sure how many, I'd take a guess it would be the first 30 ish. My car is a 2.0, so I guess its not just for 1.0 customers.. however my dealer said I was "the only 2.0 car they had received" which was most definitely a sales tactic.

The jacket is made specifically for Galpin, it has giant "Galpin Lotus" lettering on the front. But I wouldn't doubt other big dealerships with some sway may have their own versions. It's honestly very high quality, made by the jacket company Jeff Hamilton, so probably costs like $400-$800 for regular purchase (I'm sure they got some deal or Lotus sent it directly to them or something).

I am FE 2.0 as well and my car arrived at port on 3/26. They told me 2~3 weeks last week, hope they are right.

 

[CHEESE]

In case anyone is wondering what the empty indentation is in the glovebox, it's for the passenger airbag switch, which apparently isn't installed on US-spec cars due to how passenger airbag regulations are different in the US.

I only looked it up because it seemed like I was missing a component there and I saw pictures of something in that indentation on US dealer photos and couldn't make out what it was. I guess those were just stock photos.

 

[benjh1028]

Took delivery of my Emira today from Galpin Lotus. Awesome feeling. I was on the waitlist for about 2 years, and am pretty surprised I have it, it seems I'm relatively early to get one in the US. Thanks to this forum and everyone in here for providing some help and entertainment during the wait. If anyone has questions about the purchase experience, dealer stuff, etc, feel free to ask!

Also, surprisingly got given a Lotus jacket as a gift from Galpin. Honestly, pretty impressed. It's super high quality, not like much of the other random Lotus merch.

Terrible photos for now, will get some better ones.

View attachment 42846View attachment 42847View attachment 42848View attachment 42853

Congrats! Trade you a Lotus pen and notebook for the jacket. Hell, I’ll even throw in a Lotus ball cap!

 

[Nitro]

They said something about it being only for the first few customers. Not sure how many, I'd take a guess it would be the first 30 ish. My car is a 2.0, so I guess its not just for 1.0 customers.. however my dealer said I was "the only 2.0 car they had received" which was most definitely a sales tactic.

The jacket is made specifically for Galpin, it has giant "Galpin Lotus" lettering on the front. But I wouldn't doubt other big dealerships with some sway may have their own versions. It's honestly very high quality, made by the jacket company Jeff Hamilton, so probably costs like $400-$800 for regular purchase (I'm sure they got some deal or Lotus sent it directly to them or something).

It’s not, my vivid red 2.0 is waiting in their back lot. Posted about it a few pages ago.

 

[Dr.JDK]

I am FE 2.0 as well and my car arrived at port on 3/26. They told me 2~3 weeks last week, hope they are right.

I am FE 1.0, same boat arrived on March 26. My dealer does not have any updates regarding my car. I saw a DV Emira with silver wheel last week in the showroom, and the vin is one digit smaller than mine . It could be mine...

 

[pc368]

I am FE 1.0, same boat arrived on March 26. My dealer does not have any updates regarding my car. I saw a DV Emira with silver wheel last week in the showroom, and the vin is one digit smaller than mine . It could be mine...

My dealer received a car last week that came on the same boat as mine and the VIN is 2 digits behind me.
I think the tragic accident at Baltimore port, necessitating rerouting the cars to NJ before trucking them to Baltimore, is causing most of the chaos we have seen in vehicle delivery to the dealers. (The delay in CARB certification also plays a role for those us buying from CARB state dealers.)

 

[Nova]

My dealer received a car last week that came on the same boat as mine and the VIN is 2 digits behind me.
I think the tragic accident at Baltimore port, necessitating rerouting the cars to NJ before trucking them to Baltimore, is causing most of the chaos we have seen in vehicle delivery to the dealers. (The delay in CARB certification also plays a role for those us buying from CARB state dealers.)

Yea, I feel like the deck was shuffled, so to say. It's probably a little overwhelming trying to sort them all out for different dealers. There are cars at the back of the lot that belong to earlier depositors, I bet. Not ideal.

 

[I.am.Duke]

After 2.9 years and 620 pages on this thread, I am pleased to announce that my Emira has arrived. Pick up later this week. See you all in the problems thread.