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I absolutely love the design - especially in yellow, that would be my top choice. However, I'm rather disappointed in the weight...thought it would be lighter by more than 150 lbs and a lot closer to 3,000 lbs for the v6 manual. Would still love to test drive one - although I don't expect to, with all the supply chain issues and them being sold out for next couple years.
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I have a deposit down on the Emira, though I was late to the game. It may be a while. On the positive side, I should be able to test drive one prior to buying.
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06-19-2022, 09:22 AM | #70 |
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I thought I heard on a podcast that some of the reviews for the Lotus were not as good as they thought it would be.
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I took delivery of my Emira last January and rejected it a few months later, it was a great car to look at and drive when it was behaving itself, but it was riddled with issues.
It was an early car and they were known to have been partially built and then lay outside at the factory in the worst of the weather before being completed due to parts availability. I know people who are still having ECUs, wiring looms etc replaced due to corrosion. Mine also suffered from the common paint blistering issue, as well as a multitude of electrical faults. The Lotus Customer Care department was a nightmare to deal with and they were an equal factor to the issues when it came to my decision to reject the car. I'm glad that I got out of it when I did, as I received a full refund + PPF and ceramic coating costs. There's no shortage of second hand Emira's available here in the UK at considerably less than the initial cost. It's a shame, as Lotus had an opportunity to bring a great car to the market and shake their reputation of old, but they clutched defeat from the jaws of victory with the Emira. It was my third brand new Lotus and it will be my last.
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That sucks to hear, the Emira V6 MT is on my short list of cars to own. Lotus cars tends to have fairly long life cycles so, hopefully, by the time I'm ready to pull the trigger, they'll have the kinks worked out.
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