UK test drive booking process

[fatjase]

Question, what was stopping them giving UK dealers LHD cars, as an interim, ages ago for Demo cars? In the current climate I absolutely could of lived with that if parts supply issues is genuinely delaying RHD production!?!

 

[Toomanyloti]

I can't wait to test drive an auto....... oh wait

 

[BeHappy]

I know, it’s so over-controlling. Lotus don’t trust us and don’t trust the agents.

When I was looking for an Elise or Exige before my Evora, my dealer gave me the keys to 3 cars for the afternoon and just asked me to let him know when I’d finished with them.

When I got my Evora he let me drive one home and back to check I could fit it in the garage!

Haha same here when I got I8, dealer at Newcastle just gave me the keys and I said I’m taking car back home as I can only buy car if it fits in my garage with the flippy out doors, and WHOO HOO it did fit ( always keep my pride and joys safe n sound in garage ) I also took car to Sainsburys to check I cud park it without being jammed in lol
This is how you sell cars
Lots of with Lotus can imagine them being difficult with any warranty claims

 

[emiraspain]

Haha same here when I got I8, dealer at Newcastle just gave me the keys and I said I’m taking car back home as I can only buy car if it fits in my garage with the flippy out doors, and WHOO HOO it did fit ( always keep my pride and joys safe n sound in garage ) I also took car to Sainsburys to check I cud park it without being jammed in lol
This is how you sell cars
Lots of with Lotus can imagine them being difficult with any warranty claims

warranty claims... dont be ridiculous, there wont be any faults with these cars...... you can trust lotus on that, as much as you can on their delivery dates

 

[TomE]

They’re not faults, they’re “characteristics” or “within acceptable parameters”. That’s not a new approach by Lotus.

 

[Pugwash]

Close. They’ve got problems activating the trackers on some of the demo cars. And some cars haven’t reached dealers yet.

Some people might think there is an underlying problem with the software build for some UK cars.

 

[RENDERMAN]

None of you drunken Brits ever thought of breaking into the factory and taking one for a 24 hour joy ride? you guys are no fun!

 

[TSEmira]

None of you drunken Brits ever thought of breaking into the factory and taking one for a 24 joy ride? you guys are no fun!

I was considering breaking in and building my car.

 

[TomE]

I was considering breaking in and building my car.

Build time is only 12 hours, you could build one over the weekend

Lotus could offer DIY build alongside Hethel collection

 

[Forlorn]

Close. They’ve got problems activating the trackers on some of the demo cars. And some cars haven’t reached dealers yet.

I do hope that all the demo cars have some serious run in miles in them, so would hate to be restricted to 3-4k running in revs. Maybe, they are waiting for dealers/agents to accumulate some miles on the cars and become familiar with them. Watched a Caffyne YouTube agent explaining most of the controls last night. So I guess they have to get all up to speed on the controls etc.

 

[CheshireCat]

Could we request a home build kit? Cant be much harder than a Caterham or the type.

 

[emiraspain]

Build time is only 12 hours, you could build one over the weekend

Lotus could offer DIY build alongside Hethel collection

with some of the quality issues we are seeing, Im not sure this isn't exactly whats going on...... haha

 

[RENDERMAN]

Build time is only 12 hours, you could build one over the weekend

Lotus could offer DIY build alongside Hethel collection

I actually thinking of sending an email and tell Lotus to deliver my car in a box, that I can put it together faster than they can!

 

[Mctaff]

Bristol have confirmed that they will only be doing test drives on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays with 5 slots per day.

“It’s a first come first serve basis so keep an eye out for the email.”

 

[TomE]

15 a week? That's going to take a while to get through everyone.

 

[BeHappy]

15 a week? That's going to take a while to get through everyone.

Omg it just keeps getting better and better - so if all dealers adopted this approach I wouldn’t be able to get demo as work Monday to Friday.
Everything is so prescription certainly not tailored for the customers

 

[duff]

Bristol have confirmed that they will only be doing test drives on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays with 5 slots per day.

“It’s a first come first serve basis so keep an eye out for the email.”

What? This might be another nail in the coffin as sounds like it will be pure luck as to whether a test drive will be possible before needing to commit for Jan delivery

 

[Forlorn]

What? This might be another nail in the coffin as sounds like it will be pure luck as to whether a test drive will be possible before needing to commit for Jan delivery

If all dealer/agents have this policy of approx 15 drives per week. Any we have only 10-14 agents then approx 200 test drives a week- for two weeks then less than 500 lucky guys and gals are going to test out of the priority list. Then it’s open to all. I cannot see this working - another disappointment I am afraid. I feel for R8 and others who work Monday to Friday. I hope that other agents are more accommodating than Bristol in this Prescriptive arrangement - we will see.

 

[EspritGuy]

Build time is only 12 hours, you could build one over the weekend

Lotus could offer DIY build alongside Hethel collection

That would reignite customer interest again, offering a Shadow program to follow the build process as it occurs: a Day in the Life of a Lotus Emira .
Who is up for this?

 

[Mctaff]

What? This might be another nail in the coffin as sounds like it will be pure luck as to whether a test drive will be possible before needing to commit for Jan delivery

Agree. Lotus are redefining the term shitshow on a weekly basis…