What things annoy you on Emira?

[CarGuy11]

My biggest gripe is the abysmal Lotus customer support and the impossible approval of warranty repair. My dealer complains of the same. I can live with the rather long list of mostly user interface issues others have commented on but Lotus not addressing the warranty to the point that I have paid out of pocket for issues that should not be present for a car of this price is unforgivable. Not the best way to build brand loyalty. Many, many people ask me about the car when in the wild and I tell them the car is great but unresolved issues diminish the enjoyment that other car manufactures have sorted.

Interesting, what wasn't covered? All of my actual problems were covered under warranty.

 

[JDR]

I have documented in other posts, defective battery and very loud interior rattles. The car sat at the dealer for 5 weeks and I got frustrated and took the car back and replaced the battery at home and have an appointment at another shop for the very loud and annoying creaks. The dealer never got approval ($ reimbursing approval from Lotus) and I could not get Lotus to respond to my request for contact to resolve (Lotus US, UK would not talk to me after $100 of phone calls). I think they are trying to limit their cost for repairs due to their financial problems?

 

[crestima]

This was my response to this same pos ton FB. There are speakers in the back.

There is a rubber gas area flap that can be installed that drapes down over the body to protect it when filing up. Available on Amazon. Works great. I pull the gas nozzle out after filling and twist the handle so the spout is pointing up and that keeps fuel from spilling on the car.

There are two mid bass speakers at those upper locations in the rear. They don’t produce much sound but they are there in addition to the sub.

You can replace the haptic steering wheel controls with non haptic. That is a simple but huge upgrade.

You can use voice commands for turning on the seat heaters. That work much easier if you replace the haptic steering wheel controls.

Also, the voice command works two ways. Short press works with built in car systems. Long press works with CarPlay.

I’m with you on the proximity entry not being there and a button at the rear hatch to open it. That seems standard nowadays.

Good guidance and solutions. As for your second point, however, I think the reviewer criticism was the Emira's fuel filler opening being on top (vertical access) rather than on the fender's lateral side, like on most vehicles. The advantage of having it on the side is that, when inserting the fuel dispenser nozzle, you avoid inverting the hose, spilling residual fuel from the previous customer's usage. This happened to me a couple of times so, lately, before inserting the nozzle, I've resorted to pointing it downward towards the ground to empty any potential residual fuel in the hose. Admittedly, it's not the safest of practices, but in a toss up between the ground and my Emira, the ground will always lose. Incidentally, I also placed the rubber apron which helps to protects against potential nozzle scraping and dripping of fuel directly on the paint.