eclat2emira
Emira Maniac
Hi everyone, hope you are all well.
I've been absent on here since September last year, having been a regular thread starter and poster until then, including many regarding my Emira paintings which I'll come to in a bit.
The short update is I am still in. So "in" that I should be collecting my Dark Verdant Emira from the factory next week - that's incredibly exciting and photos and early impressions will be forthcoming. It will look exactly like this, including wheels and calipers:
I've been keeping an eye on many of the threads here - my goodness a lot has happened in the last 6 months since I last posted on here!
- The Emira review roller coaster!
- Some early ownership niggles but everyone seems to love owning and driving them
- Economic uncertainty - increasing the cost of borrowing
- Frustrations with Lotus delays and comms
- Some of you have fallen out with each other!
- The vast majority of you are still being respectful of each other's views
- Lots of great new members and some brilliant insight
- @TomE became an Admin (always good to have an adult in the room!)
- @TomE found a unicorn Evora - she's a beaut.
- The condition of UK roads got even worse thanks to winter potholes - thank god for Touring spec.
- Some of you still insist one chassis spec is "the best" or the "right" one. There is no best, it's all down to your own preferences, use and needs.
Since I last posted:
I took over the Chairmanship of our local rugby club in the Scottish Premiership - on top of the day job, that kinda ate up my spare time and put the brakes on painting - sorry!
My Dad, a talented artist whose car paintings may soon get some recognition, sadly passed away - he's the one responsible for the petrol in my veins...and my own paintings.
I've had Covid again and a knee operation - jeez, GETTING OLDER SUCKS!!!
A number of you have DM'd me, either about painting commissions or just to ask where the heck I've been - thanks for getting in touch. Sorry to say I cannot offer prints of any paintings just now - this is my bad. The original images belong to Lotus so I do not have image ownership or the right to reproduce and sell, so I'm truly sorry for any disappointment this may cause and that's on me for not doing my homework properly - it started as something fun to share with you all, then grew arms and legs. One-off commissions are not affected. If any of this changes you'll be the first to know.
This is a truly great global group of people and I'm looking forward to being an active part of it again. I look forward to swapping views, stories and photos.
For me, the Emira is still the great proposition it always was. There was an interesting post last week asking what our two top reasons are for buying one. I think the Emira's greatest strength by a mile is what it represents as a carefully balanced package: performance and handling, value for money, features and comfort, looks and ownership experience - the real x-factor is it having the right amount of each one of these attributes. This blend is not right for everyone, as we've seen on this forum, but it is right for a lot of people - a heck of a lot more more people than any Lotus that's come before.
That's why I'm in and why I'm here.
I've been absent on here since September last year, having been a regular thread starter and poster until then, including many regarding my Emira paintings which I'll come to in a bit.
The short update is I am still in. So "in" that I should be collecting my Dark Verdant Emira from the factory next week - that's incredibly exciting and photos and early impressions will be forthcoming. It will look exactly like this, including wheels and calipers:
I've been keeping an eye on many of the threads here - my goodness a lot has happened in the last 6 months since I last posted on here!
- The Emira review roller coaster!
- Some early ownership niggles but everyone seems to love owning and driving them
- Economic uncertainty - increasing the cost of borrowing
- Frustrations with Lotus delays and comms
- Some of you have fallen out with each other!
- The vast majority of you are still being respectful of each other's views
- Lots of great new members and some brilliant insight
- @TomE became an Admin (always good to have an adult in the room!)
- @TomE found a unicorn Evora - she's a beaut.
- The condition of UK roads got even worse thanks to winter potholes - thank god for Touring spec.
- Some of you still insist one chassis spec is "the best" or the "right" one. There is no best, it's all down to your own preferences, use and needs.
Since I last posted:
I took over the Chairmanship of our local rugby club in the Scottish Premiership - on top of the day job, that kinda ate up my spare time and put the brakes on painting - sorry!
My Dad, a talented artist whose car paintings may soon get some recognition, sadly passed away - he's the one responsible for the petrol in my veins...and my own paintings.
I've had Covid again and a knee operation - jeez, GETTING OLDER SUCKS!!!
A number of you have DM'd me, either about painting commissions or just to ask where the heck I've been - thanks for getting in touch. Sorry to say I cannot offer prints of any paintings just now - this is my bad. The original images belong to Lotus so I do not have image ownership or the right to reproduce and sell, so I'm truly sorry for any disappointment this may cause and that's on me for not doing my homework properly - it started as something fun to share with you all, then grew arms and legs. One-off commissions are not affected. If any of this changes you'll be the first to know.
This is a truly great global group of people and I'm looking forward to being an active part of it again. I look forward to swapping views, stories and photos.
For me, the Emira is still the great proposition it always was. There was an interesting post last week asking what our two top reasons are for buying one. I think the Emira's greatest strength by a mile is what it represents as a carefully balanced package: performance and handling, value for money, features and comfort, looks and ownership experience - the real x-factor is it having the right amount of each one of these attributes. This blend is not right for everyone, as we've seen on this forum, but it is right for a lot of people - a heck of a lot more more people than any Lotus that's come before.
That's why I'm in and why I'm here.