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No scratches over here… but I use a finishing cloth and rotate! I took a bunch of cloths with me, worked a treat and still do it today.

The last leg of the trip was a beast… shows the touring capacity of the car. One day averaging 14mpg through twisting road roaring like a beast through the mountains… to the comfort of a 1000km drive across france into the UK. This car has opened up a new possibility for me. The sentiment...

Turns out… (I’m reading between the lines here) that lotus had an agreement that had never been triggered. Their agreement is with the holding company of AA who cover via an insurance agreement. Also it’s with a specialist cover group for sports cars in France (which are super rare in France...

Thats the one!

Thanks for the advice during the issue.. but here is the post a lot wanted to see. So its now late afternoon and after a café (espresso) in town I have a 1.6mile drive to the hotel... about 30 seconds in. An alert on the dash fires saying "Power Restricted Mode" along with an Engine management...

Its time for the afternoon drive... a drive I have done before so knew there was some cracking views and great road... (not as good as the morning mind but still awesome). At this time I felt like I would be invincible after such a great morning. However it was afternoon and traffic played on my...

A practical tip I thought I'd show how good this Nike bag is in the boot though... It seriously took me too long to find a good bag to fit in and this is a peach .. insert upside down and slide backwards ;) Everything I needed for a week away with my wife (minus a vanity bag) fit behind the...

I shall return to my trip description and get this thread back on track! If there is only ONE post you read on this thread ... this is THE ONE! So its 7am and I am out cleaning the car again in the front of the hotel ready for what I expect to be the best days driving of the trip! Admiring my...

Having worked at JLR for a long time (not anymore), not sure you’re getting a more reliable car IMO. You will be an AWESOME service when things break no doubt because they have cars go wrong a lot and have that part solved brilliantly. But getting repairs actually done and having your car back …...

Sooo TBF Lotus have been awesome!!! I’ll keep the timeline going … and report as I go… posts to follow with updates to Emira owners on the quality service 👏

Hmmm post a beverage and still waiting thought I’d go turn the car on and as if by magic the light is gone !! This is normal though as typically the DTC has to fire in order to trip the light. I’m supposed to have a 1000km drive tomorrow… not sure I should be chancing it. Last time this...

I’m in the Alps near Chamonix, at a beautiful hotel, after an awesome day! don’t feel bad for me … I’m sure we can sort something. I’ll balance this With this…

The trip was going super good … until bang ‼️engine management light and power restricted mode … sad times 😢 I am on the phone to breakdown - called the UK number they transferred to the AA Europe… lotus have no contract with the AA france apparently so they have been calling “Arc breakdown”...

Ok so today … enjoyed a day in the opposite of the Champagne avenue … we went to Evian les bains. Where the water comes from! Only got an hour in the car today after an early clean from about 1,000 bugs 🐜 roasted to the front of the bumper. Cleaned off a treat but the Mrs is getting jealous of...

I travel abroad a lot driving so am very confident with the prep. There are simple things really that have changed over time but here’s the list for me currently: 1) correct number plates; you have to have a “UK” label on your car and no chance I’m sticking anything to the bodywork so got new...

ah apologies. The main part was lots of pointing at things saying … that’s going to be an optional extra! I honestly lost count!!! The most surprising one was the manual gear linkage view 😱 They said the new engine is vastly better in their opinion. One worked in electronics and was confident...

What a day! It’s amazing how such a beautiful car changes your ability to park anywhere! Managed to park in some great spots down Avenue de Champagne, Epernay, where people just want you to park at the door. When we went to Champagne Collard-Picard turns out 2 people that work at lotus was...

Morning clean complete … phase 2 driving soon!!! Massive rain storm last night so this came in VERY handy!!