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It appears they do "size you up" pricing. Meaning, they "size you up" from a how much can we get out of him and quote based on that. Again, just like the $1000 doc. fee, not a good look.

It's so out of the ordinary and so uncommon, that specific states have actually passed legislation around it. For context, in CA a dealer can charge a maximum of $85 for the doc fee. They can charge other fees, but they have to make it clear that they are not required and simply a dealer...

Oh I know I don't want to breathe it, that's why I found the whole conversation odd. I think the original comment should have been prefaced by saying, "excluding Carbon monoxide content, anything remaining coming out is cleaner than what went in..."

Since we're going with this, now I'm curious. You are saying that in some instances of tested air, the exhaust fumes are less "dirty" than what's going in. Simple test, try breathing out of that exhaust pipe the next time it tests better than the air outside. Not being sarcastic, trying to...

Funny you mention SLC. I have 4 words for anyone pursuing a car there, "Thousand Dollar Document Fee". That's right, $1k and that doesn't include other fees. So, don't let any "discount" fool you. I will say, they absolutely seemed like great people, car brand centric, well versed in Lotus...

This must be in a very specific geographic part of the US for you. I'm on the west coast and track used car trading values and discounts on new cars and this is simply not the case in most of the US. There have been documented cases of used cars (essentially new) trading for mid $80k (see...

My AP1 S2K was my very first rear wheel drive front mid-engine car. Man, shoulda kept it. Only ones left are museum pieces or duct taped wreckers that the kids have exchanged hands a dozen times.

It'll surprisingly hold-up. I use to change the transmission/differential oil in my Evora every 20K, because the first time I did it, nothing but black water like crap came out. People always joked with me that these modern engines and transmissions are built to tight tolerances and that...

This has come up a lot for me in my life. I make it a practice to call, ask if it's in stock, get the name of the person I'm talking to and clearly state, that if it doesn't ship within 3 business days of being charged, I'll call my credit card and have it reversed. Sounds like a d i c k...

I’m a cheap date, I’ll do anything for a discount. I’m in on the first group buy, whoever runs point. Also, greg @GRP I’m dying to give you my money for those B10’s as soon as the team nails the whole passenger airbag situation. Fingers crossed you guys are making progress. I miss my CF...

I'm in. I commented in a couple of different threads about my experience. I have used GiroDiscs extensively on both Lotus and Porsche platforms and cannot say enough good things. I'm surprised it's taken them this long to get them out.

This.

Do you know who the first is? I would guess Naples? Btw, being the biggest isn't always correlated with being the best. I can tell you several potential Emira owners have not had positive experiences with Naples.

The 4C was a modern day Elise/Exige. It's what the "Elige" platform should have eventually evolved into. It was sublime, once you tuned the suspension. Unfortunately, instead of LOTUS reliability, you got Alfa's which wasn't necessarily worse, just "Italian". In any case, if you like small...

PFS in Santa Ana CA did mine as well as the graphics. They've done a few cars for me over the years. They've always delivered a quality product and remember return customers even if it's a year or two later.

Pole position to 1st place podium, not too shabby...

It's great to see these small teams succeed and get the Lotus name out there. All those Cayman GT4's be like, "wait whah..."

Agree, I definitely prefer the OE functionality.

@GrahamClark_60-68 Very cool, we'll catch up at the next one. Next time ping me on IG @f1sml8r

I am curious about this and will report back. If you go through all of the exhaust posts, it seems that it was a few early cars that had this issue. However, later designs on several different exhausts and perhaps a loosening of the calibration from Lotus have contributed to not hearing about...

Well mine came in. The quality appears to be pretty good. Btw, for anyone interested, the tips are up for grabs. I like the OEM look. So, I’m hoping someone will make me an offer I can’t refuse.

Well, I was only planning on doing San Clemente, but since it starts later and this one is earlier and just around the corner (well close anyway), I’ll swing by Flight in Tustin around 7:30, then head south (still chipping away at the break-in). You can’t miss me…

I like that you guys are fans of Belgian beers. I will say, I've had some really good craft beers from Japan as well (Kawaba, Hitachino, and Echigo Koshihikari come to mind).

Gotta love them for trying. The facts are dealers like Salt Lake City, Naples, and Galpin, have dozens of I4's sitting. Most dealers still have their core allotments (albeit smaller) sitting as well. If they want to sell them, forget ADM's and even MSRP. They have to discount off MSRP to...

I'm sure your observations are accurate, but I think this is also a case of volume in data points. I would argue that there are multiples of these cars being tracked in the states vs. other countries. Also, the number of times a car gets tracked per year is likely higher. I'll use myself as...

Yup, that's the bogus color name that was used back in the day. what's interesting is it looks like in marketing materials (like brochures), they made sure to stay away from the Lambo name (litigation risk I'm assuming and what was implied in my previous convos back in the day), yet at delivery...

Some Lotus trivia going way back.... If I recall correctly (I got chummy with a few of the senior sales guys at Lotus USA), I think Lotus didn't actually call the color "Ithaca Verde" given it was "someone else's" proprietary color? However, it was in fact the identical paint mix, but Lotus...

Appreciate it guys. Sounds like it can be done in 1 day, but they keep it overnight to fire up and ensure it's gone? If so, I may just ask to take it same day. Normally, I wouldn't care, but unfortunately there's only 1 dealer in the greater LA area and it's a hike for me.

@robrmon @bshads was this done on the same day you dropped off or did they have to keep the car for the telematics error fix? I ask, because @brainf18 dealer, it apparently took several hours which I assume means they kept the car for at least a couple of days. If you can all chime in, that...

Great to hear @GRP Honestly, I was a little surprised the usual suspects hadn't put out a product yet.

ACH has way less traffic on an early Saturday/Sunday morning. Also, CHP expects (i.e., tolerates) a certain level of enthusiasm from sports cars and motorbikes. So as long as you aren't blatantly driving like an idiot, it's the more car culture friendly road. The malibu CHP team is on the...

The only thing you can't turn off is ABS. I think it's a DOT/Uncle Sam thing at least in the states.

Usually GiroDisc puts out left/right specific rotors for front and back, but they don't appear to b out yet. Typically, Inokinetic sells them once they are available. Hopefully GiroDisc or AP put out options soon.

What's crazy is you know this will be offered as a standard color along with all the classics like Chrome Orange, etc. at some point in the future.

I was a regular with my Carrera T when we had a couple of years of flexibility starting in 2020. Now, I'm back to being a working stiff doing the 8-5 (well 6-3 as I work central time). I would be down for any pre-scheduled Saturday or Sunday morning. The earlier, the better if we want to...