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    UK test drive booking process

    As I said, I'll be the first to admit the route isn't particularly good. I'm not trying to defend it, I'm simply providing a different perspective and an answer on why certain decisions have been made. As for your other point about the moors, simply put - mileage. A route was thrown around...
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    UK test drive booking process

    Don't ask me how I know this... 👀 The simple location of the dealership unfortunately massively limits the routes that can be used, as there are very few 'good' roads around Bradford that are accessible within the mileage and time constraints put down by Lotus themselves. They told dealerships...
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    Hethel Yellow Lotus Emira Photo Thread

    No Exige sadly but ;)
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    UK dealer demo cars - specifications

    Definitely not a permanent media staff member there... definitely not :censored: I've heard they do private shoots at a discount for Emira owners too ;)
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    UK dealer demo cars - specifications

    I'm like a little kid waiting for everyone to wake up on Christmas! I'm so excited for the car(s) to arrive - I'm hoping that I'll be able to get it out for some photos, but if these trackers are that strict than that might not be an option :cry:
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    UK dealer demo cars - specifications

    Lotus themselves haven't chosen the route - we (dealers) were just told to propose a suitable test route for them to approve - I suspect it's something to do with the trackers, but that's just my thoughts, no idea how true that is. Sadly my particular dealership has no exciting roads within a...
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    UK dealer demo cars - specifications

    No comment :censored: I will say though that the time constraints are most likely down to the sheer volume of test drives expected - we're expecting to be inundated with constant test drives almost non-stop following our demo's arrival, so there's only so much time we can offer to ensure...
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    UK dealer demo cars - specifications

    No problem! I totally get that, though for our dealership specifically it really is a challenge to find good roads to drive any Lotus within a reasonable distance - if they could stretch to an hour's test drive then I could easily put together a really fun route with some incredible roads...
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    UK dealer demo cars - specifications

    It would seem that way, yes. I'm not part of the sales team but have been asked to help cover test drives if need be (no complaints here!) We do get a lot of our customers come from hours away who aren't familiar with the area at all (we're in a pretty urban location, it takes a good half hour...
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    UK dealer demo cars - specifications

    Let me rephrase that slightly - that's our proposed route ;) it has to be sent off and approved by Lotus first! We haven't got a huge amount of proper Lotus roads within a short test drive distance so we're hoping to get a bit further out!
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    UK dealer demo cars - specifications

    I'll post the details of ours when they arrive.. the sales team are fed up of me pestering them I think! We've still got no clue on specs for ours, we've got our test route sorted out though, should be about a 45 min loop :) Still no idea if I'm actually allowed to say which dealership I'm...
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    How many on here have now been advised Sept build?

    It's interesting - I work at a Lotus dealer, and the sales team received a bulletin with copies of the emails that went out to customers - there was no mention of September dates in that email, only October, November (maybe Dec too I can't remember) & 2023
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    Anyone received their 30 day notification yet?

    I must say I'm surprised at the September emails - we received a bulletin email at work including the variations of emails being sent to customers (I.e. October, November & 2023). Was no mention of September ones at all 🤔 And sadly for me, no mention of any demonstrator arrivals either...
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    Dealership Photographer here!

    Just heard from sales that emails have been sent out - still nothing to us regarding demo arrivals however.
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    Dealership Photographer here!

    Part of me is hoping our demo will end up being DV with a tan interior I must admit!
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    Dealership Photographer here!

    I'd better not comment on the communication side of things :ROFLMAO: but yes it's certainly been... interesting. I really feel for those of you who've been waiting years. Hopefully it's at least some comfort that all the reviews I've seen so far suggest it'll be worth the wait! @AudR8 all sales...
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    Dealership Photographer here!

    I'd imagine requests were done before I started here (I joined in February) - supposedly at one point we had a vague idea of demo colour, but the impression I got today when I asked was that it was not communicated effectively to us and it's essentially fallen off the radar, so it's just a wait...
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    Dealership Photographer here!

    Thanks for all the welcomes! @emiraspain I'm 22 so I suppose you're not wrong there! I'll keep dreaming, who knows! @TomE sadly no information on that front, no one in sales has any idea on spec. Every time I've asked it's the same answer; all we know is we have a car coming... at some point...
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    Dealership Photographer here!

    Hi! I'm A. I work as a photographer for a UK Lotus dealer (don't really want to say too much about which one right now, not entirely sure how much I'm allowed to say!). I deal with their social media as well as website stock photos etc. My job is essentially taking Lotuses out to nice places...
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