USA/Canada Delivery Thread

[eriegz]

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Man, only marketing can spin a 6 month delay as "exciting news"...

 

[DerTheDer]

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"We were so flush with money we didnt invest it into manufacturing or marketing and all our executives got a massive raise" lol

 

[Hell4Leather]

"We were so flush with money we didnt invest it into manufacturing or marketing and all our executives got a massive raise" lol

So six months from…… the last estimate of April production and ~Oct delivery? Or is this just a rehash of the 6 month delay we already knew? I’m assuming the former, so that means that FE’s will start hitting North America in Early 2024. Nice……Lots Of Trouble

 

[DerTheDer]

So six months from…… the last estimate of April production and ~Oct delivery? Or is this just a rehash of the 6 month delay we already knew? I’m assuming the former, so that means that FE’s will start hitting North America in Early 2024. Nice……Lots Of Trouble

I think this is just the dealer getting the information out late. Latest I heard was June/July timeframe for FE's.

 

[4MIR3]

Doesn't even state if this was a FE or not.

 

[4MIR3]

This would indicate a Non-FE car.

 

[Hell4Leather]

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This would indicate a Non-FE car.

Makes sense; the dealer getting info out late and confusing folks. I’m in the 3rd round of Base allocations (educated guess of course) thinking I’ll confirm my order in about 14 months or so from now. I don’t hate that because that means by the time I get my car and start peacocking like a 20 something Lotus will be out of production slots and and I can say “you can’t just go to a dealer and buy one of these”. Like it’s an Enzo..

 

[DerTheDer]

I can say I am in the top 10, if not 5 earliest US deposits. This person is talking about none FE.

Remember only 700 or so are FE.

 

[kitkat]

What a confusing email, if only we had information from a single central source instead of playing telephone through various intermediaries… say from like… a manufacturer themselves.

I know, crazy idea.

 

[kitkat]

Also, how the hell does the volume of deposits cause delays in production and delivery?

 

[benjh1028]

Also, how the hell does the volume of deposits cause delays in production and delivery?

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That was my first thought as well. Totally unrelated.

 

[Magma]

Was wondering the exact same!! What a load of BS.

 

[scarzie]

I had a back and forth with my sales guy from Naples a day or 2 before I received this email. This is regarding the delays we've heard about previously from other dealers, not new ones, and they are still expecting first deliveries in the Summer. That would align with the chart Gator (I think?) released that would pin me down for a September delivery (fingers crossed, as with all things for this brand).

 

[JSUNLAND]

I believe I was at the tail end of the FE queue, because I ordered mine in May 2022. And when I say order, I mean I placed a 2nd deposit of $10k down against a specific vehicle configuration, all of which was separate from the initial reservation deposit back in 2021.

It’s not clear from your message if you’re saying you placed a first (reservation) deposit, or if you placed an order. One easy way to tell is, an order specifies your car. The dealer would have asked you to configure the car online and submit your spec to them, and confirmed all of that with you (color, transmission, suspension, interior, etc). If this hasn’t happened, you don’t have an order you have a reservation and the FE orders have closed.

I was told to spec my FE give them the spec code and deposit on Feb 1 2022, then March 22, 2022 Lotus confirmation email saying I was in the "fast lane" . My dealer responded today and said he was under impression that I was receiving an FE. Seems ridiculous if I'm currently #68 or that he thought I would when I was original #110.

 

[Lotustoronto]

I was told to spec my FE give them the spec code and deposit on Feb 1 2022, then March 22, 2022 Lotus confirmation email saying I was in the "fast lane" . My dealer responded today and said he was under impression that I was receiving an FE. Seems ridiculous if I'm currently #68 or that he thought I would when I was original #110.

Perhaps a lot more people dropped out than anyone here has anticipated. We will never truly know our place in line for the Emira.

Porsche sold 5K spyders/GT4's combined in North American market over 4 years..... Now they probably could have sold more, based on people waiting for allocations. Point being, I think our dealers in North America, while yes for sure there are wait lists and in some areas they are longer than others, I think there is a fair amount of BS when it comes to how many are at each dealer. I think it vary's between 35-60 per dealer.... Some dealers in bigger city centres may be between 100-150.

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[Hell4Leather]

I was told to spec my FE give them the spec code and deposit on Feb 1 2022, then March 22, 2022 Lotus confirmation email saying I was in the "fast lane" . My dealer responded today and said he was under impression that I was receiving an FE. Seems ridiculous if I'm currently #68 or that he thought I would when I was original #110.

Lotus is releasing 700 FE’s in North America. If you’re getting one your order most definitely would have been submitted to the factory and confirmed. The dealer can easily confirm if this is the case. I am behind you in line about 20-30 spots. My car is coming in Q1 2025.

 

[Magma]

Perhaps a lot more people dropped out than anyone here has anticipated. We will never truly know our place in line for the Emira.

Porsche sold 5K spyders/GT4's combined in North American market over 4 years..... Now they probably could have sold more, based on people waiting for allocations. Point being, I think our dealers in North America, while yes for sure there are wait lists and in some areas they are longer than others, I think there is a fair amount of BS when it comes to how many are at each dealer. I think it vary's between 35-60 per dealer.... Some dealers in bigger city centres may be between 100-150.

Humblest opinon

When I let go of my FE deposit because I missed the cut off, I got on at another dealer for the BE almost immediately. I was #162 in March of 2022. Who knows where I am now and I also don't know if that #162 was including FE deposits or strictly Base.
Sales guy just said "you are on our pre-order list as #162."

 

[Porter]

I was told to spec my FE give them the spec code and deposit on Feb 1 2022, then March 22, 2022 Lotus confirmation email saying I was in the "fast lane" . My dealer responded today and said he was under impression that I was receiving an FE. Seems ridiculous if I'm currently #68 or that he thought I would when I was original #110.

I put the chances of you receiving a V6 FE car at somewhere between 0% and 2%.

 

[4MIR3]

When is the dealer meeting again? I forgot and too lazy to dig it up in this thread.

 

[Captain.Kirk]

What a confusing email, if only we had information from a single central source instead of playing telephone through various intermediaries… say from like… a manufacturer themselves.

I know, crazy idea.

It’s all white noise to me at this stage.

I’m waiting for an official communication from Lotus HQ/USA.

I shall continue to be patient.