Hello from the PNW USA

[SenecaNW]

I'd be up for that, but for me would need to be Bellevue/Redmond/Kirkland area. Packing up to move at the end of the month and can't spare too much weekend time right now unfortunately. Local move, Kirkland to Kirkland.

BTW had my first Emira sighting in the wild today, along Lake Washington Blvd in Kirkland. Seneca with full black pack I think. He was headed towards downtown Kirkland and I was headed in the opposite direction in my Emira. We waved at each other. Anyone on this forum or that someone knows of?

Hey Graham,

That was me, first time seeing another Emira in the wild. I actually bought the car in Vegas, someone had a FE1.0 allocation with the exact spec I wanted (Seneca full black, black interior, touring) so I bought it there and road-tripped it up to WA. Nice way to finish the break-in in the first 48 hours

I’m up in Kirkland… perhaps see you guys at brit day over in Redmond. That said I need to get my car detailed first (already over 4,500 miles).

 

[GrahamClark_60-68]

Hey Graham,

That was me, first time seeing another Emira in the wild. I actually bought the car in Vegas, someone had a FE1.0 allocation with the exact spec I wanted (Seneca full black, black interior, touring) so I bought it there and road-tripped it up to WA. Nice way to finish the break-in in the first 48 hours

I’m up in Kirkland… perhaps see you guys at brit day over in Redmond. That said I need to get my car detailed first (already over 4,500 miles).

Welcome to the forum! Pretty much the launch spec you have there. Did you buy from a Lotus dealer? Anyway you're right about a break in road-trip, best way to get it done and past!. At least a decent portion of mine (from So Cal up to Kirkland) was epic (with of course the exception of the "freak" torrential downpour in Oregon which was not forecasted and no fun at all).

 

[SenecaNW]

Welcome to the forum! Pretty much the launch spec you have there. Did you buy from a Lotus dealer? Anyway you're right about a break in road-trip, best way to get it done and past!. At least a decent portion of mine (from So Cal up to Kirkland) was epic (with of course the exception of the "freak" torrential downpour in Oregon which was not forecasted and no fun at all).

Thanks! I bought it from the Lotus dealer in Vegas— great experience. Traded in my F90 M5 comp for the Emira; none of my friends liked riding in the back seat of the M5 anyways.

 

[GrahamClark_60-68]

Thanks! I bought it from the Lotus dealer in Vegas— great experience. Traded in my F90 M5 comp for the Emira; none of my friends liked riding in the back seat of the M5 anyways.

They won’t like the back seat of the Emira either!

 

[GrahamClark_60-68]

Well as luck would have it looks like I won't be travelling out of town next weekend as expected. Soo.....reasonably good chance I'll be bringing the Emira here: https://exoticsat.com/special-events/british-car-day-1-rkgyg Who's with me?

 

[SenecaNW]

Well as luck would have it looks like I won't be travelling out of town next weekend as expected. Soo.....reasonably good chance I'll be bringing the Emira here: https://exoticsat.com/special-events/british-car-day-1-rkgyg Who's with me?

Planning on it

 

[Pdl2thmdl]

Planning on it

Well as luck would have it looks like I won't be travelling out of town next weekend as expected. Soo.....reasonably good chance I'll be bringing the Emira here: https://exoticsat.com/special-events/british-car-day-1-rkgyg Who's with me?

Of course I will be out of town that weekend . I still really want to meet up with y'all at some point though.

 

[GrahamClark_60-68]

Of course I will be out of town that weekend . I still really want to meet up with y'all at some point though.

Sorry about that, and sounds good. But where'd you get that y'all from? (I'm originally from New Orleans).

 

[MPD]

Sorry about that, and sounds good. But where'd you get that y'all from? (I'm originally from New Orleans).

love the y'all ... from down south myself

 

[badger6sp]

What are you PNW folks planning on doing for the winter? Mostly keeping in the garage, or daily-ing rain or shine?

 

[Eagle7]

What are you PNW folks planning on doing for the winter? Mostly keeping in the garage, or daily-ing rain or shine?

Soon as we start getting rain, snow and ice, the car stays in the garage on a battery tender.

 

[Pdl2thmdl]

Sorry about that, and sounds good. But where'd you get that y'all from? (I'm originally from New Orleans).

I picked it up from my wife who spent a good chunk of her life in Houston. It's rubbed off on me

 

[GrahamClark_60-68]

Ah crap is right. https://exoticsat.com/newsy/awwwcrap

 

[GrahamClark_60-68]

Looks like not a cancellation of Brit Day but merely a postponement. Tea and crumpets on Saturday the 21st anyone? https://exoticsat.com/newsy/bag-the-tea-and-crumpets

 

[SenecaNW]

Well as luck would have it looks like I won't be travelling out of town next weekend as expected. Soo.....reasonably good chance I'll be bringing the Emira here: https://exoticsat.com/special-events/british-car-day-1-rkgyg Who's with me?

Looks like it’s gonna be rained out anyways… sad.
At least it finally got me over to Benchmark to get my car detailed. Looks good as new!

 

[Pdl2thmdl]

Looks like it’s gonna be rained out anyways… sad.
At least it finally got me over to Benchmark to get my car detailed. Looks good as new!
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What kind of work did they do for you? I had mine ceramic coated by the dealer but now I'm kind of regretting it. I have water spots and swirls still happen. I may get a front PPF instead.

 

[SenecaNW]

What kind of work did they do for you? I had mine ceramic coated by the dealer but now I'm kind of regretting it. I have water spots and swirls still happen. I may get a front PPF instead.

I had them PPF everything besides the roof and trunk. Just think we tend to get enough gravel and other stuff kicking up on the roads around here. They did a great job; they were able to cover everything except for about 1/4" gap above the air intakes where the bodywork is just a bit too concave.

Anyways... a few more weeks of fun and then it's going on the battery tender until spring.