USA/Canada Delivery Thread

[DF_Toronto]

I live in Toronto and I’ve only seen a Lotus in the wild twice in my life! An Elise in a parking lot 15-20 years ago, and one next to me at a traffic light just after I deposited on the Emira in summer 2021, that’s it! Expecting to see an Emira perhaps once a month. Toronto may be different from the US though, Ferrari’s and Labourghini’s aren’t too rare, Porsches are very common, rarely seen many C8s.

My unscientific observations in Toronto:
Porsche
AMG
Lambourghini
Ferrari
Maserati
Aston Martin
McLaren
Vette
Lotus

 

[Rhinocerosity]

I mean its pretty rare so far, I've had one reserved for almost three years and I still haven't seen one outside of the demo car I drove... some number of years ago?

Joking aside, this is a very low production count car relatively speaking, and keep in mind that over time a good percentage of them will be some combination of stashed in barns and forgotten about, crashed, or clapped out. In ten years there's probably going to be less than 5k half-decent examples of them in the US, and if Pantera shopping is anything to go by, that's going to make them very valuable.

On a completely unrelated side note if anyone has a somewhat well sorted Pantera they want to trade for my eventual Emira...

 

[I.am.Duke]

Yeah I’m guessing it’s 1-4 more months now for the very first reservations in CARB states for FE 1.0 manual v6. It’s not even going in any order either. Goes to show you how poorly planned the whole emissions and logistics was behind this.

Is also 1-4 more months at Naples cuz they cant deliver the volume...

 

[TCB]

Is also 1-4 more months at Naples cuz they cant deliver the volume...

It’s crazy, they had months to prepare but didn’t do anything. Now they have to install the software updates and send them for paint correction. Seems to me they could have done that over that past 3 months as cars were sitting in their parking lot. They could have also taken orders for PPF or Ceramic and figured out who were cash buyers versus financing. Cash buyers should have been released within a week of CARB approval.

 

[I.am.Duke]

It’s crazy, they had months to prepare but didn’t do anything. Now they have to install the software updates and send them for paint correction. Seems to me they could have done that over that past 3 months as cars were sitting in their parking lot. They could have also taken orders for PPF or Ceramic and figured out who were cash buyers versus financing. Cash buyers should have been released within a week of CARB approval.

exactly.

 

[Go Kart]

We don’t see many “nicer” exotics where we live just driving around in Utah. We have neighbors with Italian and German super cars, but I have not seen a Lotus in person anywhere out and about in Utah… ever. Seeing a nice car here is always a treat for us.

With the smaller exotic car community within this state I would imagine my wife’s Emira will be the only one we see anywhere around us… even with the higher production numbers than the Evora.

 

[brainf18]

Due to additional i4 Delays and Auto's more allocations were given to North American F/E V2's. I am not saying you were wrong when they originally announced, but I believe by the time we add up all the shipments into Baltimore by the summer, we will be beyond the 1200 number.

And yes, even at 3K Emira's, it will be a very rare car. I don't think a Lotus will ever be a common sight in North America!

Remember - the i4 and V6 Auto still have to get CARB cert

 

[seriously]

The emira will be more daily drivable than past Lotus. Though they are rare I think they will be driven more than past cars. I expect to see a few roaming around in SoCal.

 

[HeReigns]

Just arrived to Phoenix! We can’t stop driving it!

 

[iVTECdailyy]

The emira will be more daily drivable than past Lotus. Though they are rare I think they will be driven more than past cars. I expect to see a few roaming around in SoCal.

Add me to the SoCal list. My vehicle is waiting to be picked up by a shipper. Coming from lotus cape fear.

Hoping it’ll be here by late next week!

 

[eriegz]

Hopefully your waiting is over soon, picked up my car last week.. loving it, “ everything works “ 450 miles so far!
Star Motors in Houston was fantastic.
No extra fees. MSRP + tax + title & license. No dealer prep no hidden charges… Justin is amazing. When first viewing the car a chipped the door. Asked if he could order some touch up paint. Justin introduced me to the parts guy ( supper nice ) who said it maybe difficult to get. He did look up the paint paint code.
Later when leaving with the car Justin asked me to stop by a local body shop, Gilbert expertly mixed a sample of paint and touched up the door, and handed me a container full of mixed Magma Red. This was done at not charge. Also
Justin let a new lotus shirt and key ring inside the car form me… Truely old school care…

Full disclosure I did send Justin for Christmas a Starbucks gift card…

Kitty-cat in the background on his way to lick his balls on top of your Emira.

(for those who don't know what I'm referencing)

 

[2Lotus]

Got an email from my dealer today that my car is on a boat! I'm in a CARB state with a FE 1.0 order.

 

[LuckysDad]

Got an email from my dealer today that my car is on a boat! I'm in a CARB state with a FE 1.0 order.

You might be the first in PA to get a car.
What dealer?

 

[2Lotus]

You might be the first in PA to get a car.
What dealer?

lotus of Pittsburgh

 

[eriegz]

Just arrived to Phoenix! We can’t stop driving it!

Man, black wheels look sooooo good...

 

[EZcheezy]

congrats on 1 million views fellas

 

[Raskits]

The emira will be more daily drivable than past Lotus. Though they are rare I think they will be driven more than past cars. I expect to see a few roaming around in SoCal.

Planning to daily mine in SoCal when received. Expecting to do 25k-30k miles/year on it.

 

[iVTECdailyy]

Planning to daily mine in SoCal when received. Expecting to do 25k-30k miles/year on it.

When are you expecting the car? Are there any SoCal Facebook groups besides the lotus club group? It’s fairly inactive.

 

[Raskits]

When are you expecting the car? Are there any SoCal Facebook groups besides the lotus club group? It’s fairly inactive.

Mine is May-Aug. But might expect sooner. My dealer’s excel sheet of orders shows everyone around me in the page has gotten a vin already. Mine for some reason still says locked. Don't mind the wait though. I waited 2 years already and nearly forgot about my deposit after so long. Another 3-5 months for me won't hurt

 

[Go Kart]

Mine is May-Aug. But might expect sooner. My dealer’s excel sheet of orders shows everyone around me in the page has gotten a vin already. Mine for some reason still says locked. Don't mind the wait though. I waited 2 years already and forgot about my deposit after so long. Another 3-5 months for me won't hurt

It’s very refreshing to see someone on this forum not complaining like a petulant child about the last few weeks or months leading up to their build deliveries. Patience is a virtue… and our first world problems seem very trivial to me in the grand scheme.

Cheers to you