USA/Canada Delivery Thread

[Rupes]

Not sure if anyone has tried this tactic, but I emailed Lotus today (message below) and encouraged them to respond to this forum. It seems a relatively simply request, and I hope it will be considered.

I will let you know if I hear anything...

 

[Maurice R]

Imagine they wait to ship all 700 at once and the ship sinks

Think I’ll just shoot my self
Not waiting another 2.5 years

 

[Maurice R]

Felicity Ace - Wikipedia

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Edit: the Carmen and the Arc Defender should arrive by tomorrow!

That’s great news. So now the dealers can build the cars from all the parts arriving in those vessels

 

[dgrace]

Not sure if anyone has tried this tactic, but I emailed Lotus today (message below) and encouraged them to respond to this forum. It seems a relatively simply request, and I hope it will be considered.

I will let you know if I hear anything...

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This takes me back to the single greatest thread in forum history. https://www.emiraforum.com/threads/im-back-but-different.1096/

 

[Aero]

Not sure if anyone has tried this tactic, but I emailed Lotus today (message below) and encouraged them to respond to this forum. It seems a relatively simply request, and I hope it will be considered.

I will let you know if I hear anything...

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I have tried that several times (including Lotuscars USA) over the last few months to multiple Lotus addresses. Heard nothing.

 

[kitkat]

Honestly I'd rather Lotus didn't see all the trash talking I do about them ...

 

[JimH]

Honestly I'd rather Lotus didn't see all the trash talking I do about them ...

They see it - they just don't participate......

 

[kitkat]

They see it - they just don't participate......

Self perpetuating cycle i guess.

I see you Hethel.

 

[benjh1028]

Honestly I'd rather Lotus didn't see all the trash talking I do about them ...

I’m certain you are on several “lists”. What’s one more?

 

[Porter]

They see it - they just don't participate......

No sane group of professionals would watch their best customers scream in frustration and do absolutely nothing to address it. I simply refuse to believe that Lotus staff would be that craven.

 

[KCMO68_510]

Imagine they wait to ship all 700 at once and the ship sinks

Lotus would probably cheer. They'd get an insurance payment from the carrier for those vehicles, and then stamp out 700 more to ship to the US and get paid for those as well. Get paid twice without saturating the market.

 

[KCMO68_510]

Honestly I'd rather Lotus didn't see all the trash talking I do about them ...

Yeah... the terrible disgusting things they would do just to your car specifically are against forum rules for me to even type out.

 

[Porter]

This takes me back to the single greatest thread in forum history. https://www.emiraforum.com/threads/im-back-but-different.1096/

Bless Tom. His spiel on L-CRAP v1 and L-CRAP v2 is still the greatest con I've ever seen pulled on this forum. Brilliant.

 

[silent cilantro]

No sane group of professionals would watch their best customers scream in frustration and do absolutely nothing to address it. I simply refuse to believe that Lotus staff would be that craven.

But they are though. They are fully aware comms have been awful. I’ve been told so directly from people at the performance academy, at the factory, from LAP, from my dealership, from regional sales managers…. Yet corporate chooses to do nothing about it and remain quiet.

Why can't Windle stand in front of a car again and give an update like he did a while ago? Even if it's bad news.. Do they really think silence is a better option? And if things are going according to plans why not share that? Maybe they don't want to commit and fail again and instead choose to remain quiet and hope people forget about it once they take delivery.

I remember as a kid when I had to apologize for something I did, the longer I waited to do it the harder it got. This is exactly what has happened with Lotus.

 

[Porter]

I remember as a kid when I had to apologize for something I did the longer I waited to do it the harder it got. This is exactly what has happened with Lotus.

I agree, and suspect this is a combination of issues. We should remember that the real management power is in China, and they don't seem to have a capacity for apology toward any Western constituency.

 

[Rupes]

I have tried that several times (including Lotuscars USA) over the last few months to multiple Lotus addresses. Heard nothing.

Figured I wasn't the first, but maybe the straw that breaks the camel's back?

Probably not, but whatever, glad to know I'm in good company.

 

[silent cilantro]

We need to write a letter, collect signatures, send it to Jalopnik Lotus

 

[Aero]

I've been hoping Harry's garage would do a year ownership review as well as getting a interview with Lotus again and to ask relevant questions. Maybe a prominent USA youtuber deposit holder can pull that off as well.

 

[Maurice R]

I’m certain you are on several “lists”. What’s one more?

That list would “do not build that customers”
I bet there are a few of us on that list if it exists

 

[azlambo]

I have tried that several times (including Lotuscars USA) over the last few months to multiple Lotus addresses. Heard nothing.

I’ve done the same email to multiple Lotus contacts …………crickets!