Anyone received their 30 day notification yet?

[emiraspain]

How’s that going to work I wonder?

Cash v finance v trade in?

eg: They can’t ask for the full balance weeks in advance from a cash buyer but have a trade-in buyer pay only their price difference at that time.

Surely final payment has to be done at handover?

thats a good question. I believe in earlier communication, much earlier, it was indicated that they did expect full payment a good bit before hand over... but with CS's emails, who knows if that was accurate.
Different companies seem to do it differently and if you deal through a dealer thats different than dealing direct.
I will ask them (customer relations) and see what they say, if no one else knows the answer definitively, but it would seem to make sense to pay about 50% at the 30 day stage, which we could say is the day they start building the car. Although it only takes 17 minutes, in reality its not 17 consecutive mins from start to finish of course. And then 50% or trade in or finance or whatever at hand over.... this seems reasonable, but with my last car purchase I actually paid a deposit of 1000 and when the car was made I paid more and the whole amount when the car was at the dealer ready for registration....

 

[Leonard]

thats a good question. I believe in earlier communication, much earlier, it was indicated that they did expect full payment a good bit before hand over... but with CS's emails, who knows if that was accurate.
Different companies seem to do it differently and if you deal through a dealer thats different than dealing direct.
I will ask them (customer relations) and see what they say, if no one else knows the answer definitively, but it would seem to make sense to pay about 50% at the 30 day stage, which we could say is the day they start building the car. Although it only takes 17 minutes, in reality its not 17 consecutive mins from start to finish of course. And then 50% or trade in or finance or whatever at hand over.... this seems reasonable, but with my last car purchase I actually paid a deposit of 1000 and when the car was made I paid more and the whole amount when the car was at the dealer ready for registration....

They also really need to communicate this to us now as well, rather than call us out the blue in X amount of time and say suprise! We would like £80,000 please. As they did with early deposit holders final spec changes...

 

[Mctaff]

Lotus control to major tom
Your delivery date’s dead
Your spec’s all wrong
Can you hear me major tom,
Can you hear me?

I’m floating round these forums
Far above the moon
Lotus comms are poo
And there’s nothing I can do….

 

[KJD]

Lotus control to major tom
Your delivery date’s dead
Your spec’s all wrong
Can you hear me major tom,
Can you hear me?

I’m floating round these forums
Far above the moon
Lotus comms are poo
And there’s nothing I can do….

We know Major Tom(E)’s a junkie.

(Well, he does have E in his name)

 

[Mctaff]

They also really need to communicate this to us now as well, rather than call us out the blue in X amount of time and say suprise! We would like £80,000 please. As they did with early deposit holders final spec changes...

I’m fully expecting a guy with my emira on the back of a flat bed to turn up at some point with an invoice for 70k in his hand….

 

[emiraspain]

I’m fully expecting a guy with my emira on the back of a flat bed to turn up at some point with an invoice for 70k in his hand….

you will do well if you get it that cheap... even after the relatively small deposits paid so far
cash on delivery

 

[TomE]

How’s that going to work I wonder?

Cash v finance v trade in?

eg: They can’t ask for the full balance weeks in advance from a cash buyer but have a trade-in buyer pay only their price difference at that time.

Surely final payment has to be done at handover?

My understanding from talking to LCC is the contact will be D-30 and you’ll then have until around D-14 to D-7 to pay the cash and/or finance part of the remaining balance. If you’ve got a part exchange then you’ll get a quote confirmed at D-30ish based on your declared mileage and condition.

It then depends if you’re doing factory, dealer or home delivery. You may find they want to collect your PX car from you in the week before delivery rather than on the same day. Dealer delivery may mean a straight swap - but it’s not the dealer who is taking your PX car, it’s the Lotus HQ subcontractor.

This and the other aspects of “finals” (like registration and personal plates) will be covered as part of the info provided at D-30.

This is only for UK. Other countries will be the usual arrangements.

 

[Leonard]

My understanding from talking to LCC is the contact will be D-30 and you’ll then have until around D-14 to D-7 to pay the cash and/or finance part of the remaining balance. If you’ve got a part exchange then you’ll get a quote confirmed at D-30ish based on your declared mileage and condition.

It then depends if you’re doing factory, dealer or home delivery. You may find they want to collect your PX car from you in the week before delivery rather than on the same day. Dealer delivery may mean a straight swap - but it’s not the dealer who is taking your PX car, it’s the Lotus HQ subcontractor.

This and the other aspects of “finals” (like registration and personal plates) will be covered as part of the info provided at D-30.

This is only for UK. Other countries will be the usual arrangements.

Cool, sounds reasonable.
Will you be collecting the money for Lotus as well as giving out the info Tom?

 

[Tonyshepp]

They also really need to communicate this to us now as well, rather than call us out the blue in X amount of time and say suprise! We would like £80,000 please. As they did with early deposit holders final spec changes...

Exactly this I need 30 days to identify which bank to rob.

 

[Leonard]

Exactly this I need 30 days to identify which bank to rob.

If you need a partner let me know. I will bring the stockings.

 

[Mctaff]

you will do well if you get it that cheap... even after the relatively small deposits paid so far
cash on delivery

Well what’s a coupl of grand between friends??!

Oh yeah, it’s the obscene road license cost and the you-gotta-be-kidding delivery charge for me to pick up from hethel!

 

[donskibeat]

You may find they want to collect your PX car from you in the week before delivery rather than on the same day.

That would be annoying if so.... 1) what am I meant to drive around in between them collecting my PX and me collecting the Emira? not all of us have multiple cars, and 2) would mean on collection day my partner having to drive us to Hethel so him then missing out on the first drive home in the Emira as would have to drive his own car back home.

 

[Hedge]

While on topic, any news on the financing interest rates? I know Matt committed to same price but have they committed to the interest rates remaining unchanged?

 

[Leonard]

While on topic, any news on the financing interest rates? I know Matt committed to same price but have they committed to the interest rates remaining unchanged?

I think Porsche is still 5.9 so I imagine they will still be matching that

 

[emiraspain]

I think Porsche is still 5.9 so I imagine they will still be matching that

Im more interested in when im going to get the xxxxxxxxxxx car

 

[Leonard]

Im more interested in when im going to get the xxxxxxxxxxx car

I'm torn now between getting one of the 1st cars in September and running it for 8 autumnal weeks... and then Sorning. Or just putting back deposit to BASE car, IF Lotus will let me .. Cant all be lucky enough to live in sunny Spain!

 

[Hedge]

I think Porsche is still 5.9 so I imagine they will still be matching that

Yeah, maybe it just occurred to ask the question. Might be a little surprise in store…?

 

[emiraspain]

I'm torn now between getting one of the 1st cars in September and running it for 8 autumnal weeks... and then Sorning. Or just putting back deposit to BASE car, IF Lotus will let me .. Cant all be lucky enough to live in sunny Spain!

your always torn between something. haha..
well the 1st blue car I will be getting but I may never even see it never mind drive it, before having to sell it to get my red car in sunny spain..... which wont be until sunny october at least....

 

[Hedge]

I'm torn now between getting one of the 1st cars in September and running it for 8 autumnal weeks... and then Sorning. Or just putting back deposit to BASE car, IF Lotus will let me .. Cant all be lucky enough to live in sunny Spain!

That’s why I chose the Goodyears!

 

[emiraspain]

That’s why I chose the Goodyears!

sounds like an add for a time machine.... or a select group of wines