📓 Journals 19 Months 12 Days later

[KJD]

I’ll have a go tomorrow in daylight for you.
Might struggle with the dog bit though.
I don’t think 3 will fit. It’s about 110cm wide. So 2x 45cm leaves 20cm.

edit:
Just measured those cases and they’re actually 53x40x23.
Still won’t fit 3 in.

30cm left with the two 40cm cases in.
And the seat needs to be further forward/upright but still ok at my (6ft tall) driving position.

 

[Toomanyloti]

30cm left with the two 40cm cases in.
And the seat needs to be further forward/upright but still ok at my (6ft tall) driving position.

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Forgive me if it does exist officially from Lotus but this sort of stuff is absolute gold for prospective buyers (or more accurately convincing the spouse that its all a good idea)

Nice one chap top effort

 

[TomE]

Agree it's very useful info. I've copied it to the sticky thread about storage space:

Storage space

Questions regularly come up about storage space in the Emira so I thought I'd consolidate the relevant information in one place. Official figures for the two main storage areas are: In cabin behind the seats (208 litres), which will hold two standard-sized flight cases Rear boot/trunk (151...

www.emiraforum.com

 

[FederGigant]

I'm really impressed with what you can fit in there. I found this about our beloved Companion and I'd say it can't fit as much as the Lotus. Cayman takes two in the front than it's full, so obviously the cabin storage of the Emira is bigger than the Caymans frunk. Both can take one in the trunk with some space left, but the Caymans trunk has quite a strange form, and the Emira also has some empty space besides the two suitcases in the cabin. To be fair, the Caymans frunk is really cool and bigger than I thought.

 

[Porter]

I'm really impressed with what you can fit in there. I found this about our beloved Companion and I'd say it can't fit as much as the Lotus. Cayman takes two in the front than it's full, so obviously the cabin storage of the Emira is bigger than the Caymans frunk. Both can take one in the trunk with some space left, but the Caymans trunk has quite a strange form, and the Emira also has some empty space besides the two suitcases in the cabin. To be fair, the Caymans frunk is really cool and bigger than I thought.

Cayman frunk makes a decent pickup truck. Weird shape for luggage though.

 

[nelly111s]

Are they matchsticks?

 

[Eagle7]

Cayman frunk makes a decent pickup truck. Weird shape for luggage though.

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Wow. That's a rather old-fashioned heater, but I guess it works.

 

[Wonza]

Pretty simple fix, if you do choose to tackle it.

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My driver side is twisted too but passenger side is ok as the seat belt rests on the edge of the seats. Spoke to Lotus dealer today and this is normal, it’s how it supposed to be. But I’m wondering why?

 

[Eagle7]

My driver side is twisted too but passenger side is ok as the seat belt rests on the edge of the seats. Spoke to Lotus dealer today and this is normal, it’s how it supposed to be. But I’m wondering why?

Dealer saying it's normal doesn't mean it's correct. They are NOT supposed to be twisted.

 

[DaaS]

For what it's worth, the passenger side seatbelt on my Evora GT was also twisted. It's a Lotus thing. Since my passenger side is hardly ever used, it's not an issue for me. Little kids go in the back seat. Can't do that in the fancy pants Emira

 

[KJD]

Been to B&C this morning.

Discs cleaned up and new pads fitted. All good.

Also centralised the steering which was slightly off-centre.

And black wheel centres and nose badge ordered.
Might not fit the nose badge but it’s so cheap I’ll get it and have a think.
They seem to have made a typo with the price (seems it should be about £80 not £8) so if you want one get in quick.

 

[Ian C]

Been to B&C this morning.

Discs cleaned up and new pads fitted. All good.

Also centralised the steering which was slightly off-centre.

And black wheel centres and nose badge ordered.
Might not fit the nose badge but it’s so cheap I’ll get it and have a think.
They seem to have made a typo with the price (seems it should be about £80 not £8) so if you want one get in quick.

How much for the black badges ? I am guessing these are the OEM versions

 

[Aero]

Cayman frunk makes a decent pickup truck. Weird shape for luggage though.

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The Cayman frunk is probably similar to the 911. Home depot sells a 17(?) gallon HDX plastic tote which fits perfectly into the frunk. Much cheaper (and prob better) than paying the Porsche tax on a dealer one. Threads on it on the Porsche forums.

 

[KJD]

How much for the black badges ? I am guessing these are the OEM versions

Yep, oem wheel centre caps. Not just badges.
Not exactly sure yet but about £30 each.
Nose badge is as I mentioned above.

 

[KJD]

So, this morning the car had a little fit.

Firstly, started as normal and moved it a few yards. Turned it off.

Went back 5 minutes later to move it back.

Nope.
Various warning triangles and messages.
Eg: ESP fault - service required, and Parking brake - service required.
More importantly, it wouldn’t start.
Pushing the button just got some clicks from the engine bay.

Vaguely remember someone else having this so disconnected the battery for a few minutes.
Everything reset. All back to normal.

I have added a 10mm spanner to the toolkit in case it does it again somewhere less convenient.

 

[Eagle7]

Sounds like a marginal battery. What are the temperatures, freezing or close to it?

 

[KJD]

Black wheel centres fitted.

Interesting how it almost seems to change the look of the whole car, without the bright points of the yellow ones.

 

[virtualmacho]

Are they adhesive, or do they "snap" on?

 

[Mistral]

So, this morning the car had a little fit.

Firstly, started as normal and moved it a few yards. Turned it off.

Went back 5 minutes later to move it back.

Nope.
Various warning triangles and messages.
Eg: ESP fault - service required, and Parking brake - service required.
More importantly, it wouldn’t start.
Pushing the button just got some clicks from the engine bay.

Vaguely remember someone else having this so disconnected the battery for a few minutes.
Everything reset. All back to normal.

I have added a 10mm spanner to the toolkit in case it does it again somewhere less convenient.

Mine has done the same. Ten minutes later it's OK. I understand that it's a software issue related to the immobiliser. Not ideal and initially disconcerting, but it does reset itself.

 

[KJD]

Are they adhesive, or do they "snap" on?

Complete centre cap. Probably why they’re £32.69 each!