Lotus in the Peak 8-10 July Derbyshire - event thread

[EF_Guest234]

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Not your fault Tom we should have all had a bit more foresight
I was looking for your car but struggled to find it!
Was it this one? #hidinginplainsite

tease shot of the XI

 

[TomE]

tease shot of the XI

 

[TomE]

All that launch crap fireworks and build up completely turns me off.

Just bring a car, park it up...... bingo

Why bother with the big birthday event at the factory if not bothered about the existing drivers.

I think this is a marketing department oversight and i bet someone is biting on their thumb!

Very poor judgement

It was a different management team at Lotus when they did the 70th Anniversary event. It seems times have changed.

MLOC, Central Lotus and I all asked Lotus for an Emira to attend and were told "sorry, the press cars are all busy that weekend". The local dealer agent made the effort to attend, along with a number of indies and other Lotus-related aftermarket suppliers. Missed opportunity and was noticed and commented on by a lot of people.

 

[jamesbxxx]

Definitely a missed opportunity. The largest Lotus gathering anywhere in the world this year!
Loved the event but a little cooked in the Elise without aircon!

 

[Leonard]

It was a different management team at Lotus when they did the 70th Anniversary event. It seems times have changed.

MLOC, Central Lotus and I all asked Lotus for an Emira to attend and were told "sorry, the press cars are all busy that weekend". The local dealer agent made the effort to attend, along with a number of indies and other Lotus-related aftermarket suppliers. Missed opportunity and was noticed and commented on by a lot of people.

If Lotus only has 3 Emiras available to them at this point in time, then they/we really are in trouble!

I still get the feeling they are trying to distance themselves from the enthusiasts though. Maybe we have upset them with too much honesty on this and other forums...

If so I apologize in advance for folk not being able to see an Emira at the weekend lol

#ForTheDeriders

And let's be honest they didn't even have to turn up in an Emira, it could have been any of their new models, or historic ones...

 

[TomE]

They've got more cars than that (7 Emiras at Goodwood for example) but silos within Lotus seem to make it more difficult. Different teams have "their" cars and no one seems able to loan a car to another team. So one team wants to support LitP but Press/PR have got all their cars allocated to something else. Development can't loan a car etc etc.

I had found a volunteer from Hethel willing to drive a car to the event and chat to people, but no car.

I'm not sure if they're deliberately ignoring the enthusiasts and owners of previous models, or just that it's part of the whole poor comms thing.

I'm assuming the large majority of the 120 people who placed pre-reveal deposits are current or former Lotus owners. They were prepared to take an Emira without a test drive. They'll also be the first month's deliveries and hence the first cars other people will see. Not engaging with them in any way (in fact screwing up their deposits and hence the limited comms they have got) seems like another missed opportunity.

 

[Leonard]

They've got more cars than that (7 Emiras at Goodwood for example) but silos within Lotus seem to make it more difficult. Different teams have "their" cars and no one seems able to loan a car to another team. So one team wants to support LitP but Press/PR have got all their cars allocated to something else. Development can't loan a car etc etc.

I had found a volunteer from Hethel willing to drive a car to the event and chat to people, but no car.

I'm not sure if they're deliberately ignoring the enthusiasts and owners of previous models, or just that it's part of the whole poor comms thing.

I'm assuming the large majority of the 120 people who placed pre-reveal deposits are current or former Lotus owners. They were prepared to take an Emira without a test drive. They'll also be the first month's deliveries and hence the first cars other people will see. Not engaging with them in any way (in fact screwing up their deposits and hence the limited comms they have got) seems like another missed opportunity.

Ah good old working silos.
That venue with that audience, I simply fail to understand why it wouldn't have been in the Marketing calendar in advance.
If you wanted to make it less about the enthusiast and more about New Lotus, then bring the Eletre
The 35mile radius around Chatsworth is probably the most affluent in the North/Midlands.
Anyway.....

 

[Tonyshepp]

Ah good old working silos.
That venue with that audience, I simply fail to understand why it wouldn't have been in the Marketing calendar in advance.
If you wanted to make it less about the enthusiast and more about New Lotus, then bring the Eletre
The 35mile radius around Chatsworth is probably the most affluent in the North/Midlands.
Anyway.....

And with ice creams retailing at over £5 we need to be affluent up here

 

[Leonard]

And with ice creams retailing at over £5 we need to be affluent up here

You had to be rich just to attend. Helicopters only

 

[MCS]

You had to be rich just to attend. Helicopters only

 

[EspritGuy]

God I miss Benny Hill.

 

[Lankan]

Jeeps, never seen so many Lotus (Loti?) in one place before - usually such gatherings are the preserve of Porsche, Alfa, Ferrari etc. Really disappointed to have missed out...

@Leonard, @TomE, and everyone else who posted up pictures and info about the event. Quite an eclectic mix of models and colours. The weather would have been perfect.

Were there many Series 2 Exiges? Did see handful in the photographs, but didn't think I saw any Series 2 special editions; Cup 255/260, RGB, S2 Type 25, Scura, GT3, Sprint etc?

 

[Leonard]

Jeeps, never seen so many Lotus (Loti?) in one place before - usually such gatherings are the preserve of Porsche, Alfa, Ferrari etc. Really disappointed to have missed out...

@Leonard, @TomE, and everyone else who posted up pictures and info about the event. Quite an eclectic mix of models and colours. The weather would have been perfect.

Were there many Series 2 Exiges? Did see handful in the photographs, but didn't think I saw any Series 2 special editions; Cup 255/260, RGB, S2 Type 25, Scura, GT3, Sprint etc?

Yes were quite a few
I liked this one Sorry for poor photo

 

[Lankan]

Yes were quite a few
I liked this one Sorry for poor photo View attachment 7346

Thanks - my mistake, I meant the Type 72. The green one in the photograph looks like the Exige S3 Type 25, and a true limited edition model, but there was an Elise Type 25 prior to that!

This is the thing with Elise and Exige 'Special Editions' - get a number wrong and you end up talking about a completely different car.

 

[Leonard]

Thanks - my mistake, I meant the Type 72. The green one in the photograph looks like the Exige S3 Type 25, and a true limited edition model, but there was an Elise Type 25 prior to that!

This is the thing with Elise and Exige 'Special Editions' - get a number wrong and you end up talking about a completely different car.

No my bad I saw S2 and read S3

 

[TomE]

Were there many Series 2 Exiges? Did see handful in the photographs, but didn't think I saw any Series 2 special editions; Cup 255/260, RGB, S2 Type 25, Scura, GT3, Sprint etc?

i wasn’t specifically looking out for them but there’s this S2 Exige in one of my pics:

…. and this immaculate Scura

 

[Lankan]

i wasn’t specifically looking out for them but there’s this S2 Exige in one of my pics:
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…. and this immaculate Scura
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Lovely, thanks for that.

That Scura (#6 of 35) was up for sale recently, so wonder whether it was the new owner who brought it along.

I fact, I wonder whether the Exige S2 parked up next to the Scura is an RGB in Carbon Gray...it certainly has the forged wheels.

 

[Leonard]

What's this one?

 

[Lankan]

What's this one?View attachment 7357

Judging by the rear spoiler and roof scoop, it appears to be a 2010 S2 Exige, but the wheels are not standard.

 

[770K]

What's this one?View attachment 7357

Its my friends old 240. He likes to make his cars better than new - his thread on this one below

Lee's Exige - Exiges.com

Hello all, I would like to introduce my new to me 2010 Lotus Exige 240. I am not new to Lotus this been my 4th car, first was a 2001 Elise Racetech, a 2004 111

www.exiges.com