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Reliability for long road trip?
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Six Speed Stephen
Emira Fanatic
I drove my car 1,600 miles from the dealership across the US with only 1 issue (intermittent failure to start)
I've got a long road trip coming up from Vancouver BC to Portland and back, roughly 800 miles or so. How has everyone's reliability been so far, any commonly seen critical issues? Trying to not break down in the middle of nowhere.
My wife and I just got back from a 4000 mile, 14 day road trip which included a 5 day 1000 mile time/speed/distance rally - no issues whatsoever.
Car is meant to be driven so I’d “go for it”. Perhaps easy for me to say, since I’ve had no problems with mine. But if you’re the same, that should give you some confidence. Just figure out the location of nearby Lotus dealers ahead of time and make sure you’ve got a flat repair kit to go along with your supplied compressor, gunk and tow hook.
I drove just over 700 miles round-trip to Salt Lake City and back, no problems. Car ran great. There's a Lotus dealer (Park Place Lotus) in Bellevue, Washington (near Seattle) in case you run into any issues.I've got a long road trip coming up from Vancouver BC to Portland and back, roughly 800 miles or so. How has everyone's reliability been so far, any commonly seen critical issues? Trying to not break down in the middle of nowhere
6750 miles since May 17 delivery...two issues, neither of which impacted driving the car (small paint bubble on the front bumper and a snapped trim tab on the driver seat controls panel - both fixed by the dealer under warranty. Temps stabilize at 200 degrees no matter the outside temp. Literally drive it every day.
Blackthought_
Emira Fiend
Yes sir! I’ve put over 7500 on mine since I got it in April. Drove it 800 miles home the first weekend I got it. 500 miles to Vermont a few weeks after that and then an awesome 2k mile round trip to the tail of the dragon over the summer.
Initially had some trunk issues (trunk latch needed to be replaced) and most recently o2 sensors that needed to be replaced but no issues that affected the trips!
Initially had some trunk issues (trunk latch needed to be replaced) and most recently o2 sensors that needed to be replaced but no issues that affected the trips!
Nick in Sydney
Emira Fanatic
2,500 km round trip drive from Sydney to Brisbane. Emira was awesome and problem-free.
Anecdotal of course, but we did a 1,200 mile trek to complete the break-in on our 300 mile car.
Had some minor concerns as we travelled on secondary roads in some remote areas often without cellular service.
The reward was a few days of stellar driving and scenery through Kentucky and Tennessee…
Had some minor concerns as we travelled on secondary roads in some remote areas often without cellular service.
The reward was a few days of stellar driving and scenery through Kentucky and Tennessee…
trackday14
Emira Fanatic
I’ve done two 400 mile road trips without issue, but a third road trip that ended quickly after a CEL came on and resulted in engine power loss. Restarting didn’t help, and it turned out to be a failed Mass Airflow Sensor that took 3 weeks to diagnose and fix.
Sandalwood
Emira Fan
I did 1000 miles in 72 hours with nary an issue. I did keep an OBDII reader with me, but never needed it. Now I'm about 2500 miles and still trouble-free.
I've done Seattle to Vancouver BC and back twice already. I've also done San Francisco to Seattle one way. 4700mi so far in ~5 months.
I did a 1400 mile rally into Canada along the north shore of Lake Superior. Car was comfortable and a blast to drive, no issues.
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