USA/Canada Delivery Thread

[24EmiraUS]

We KNOW there were cats around...

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The true hero’s of lotus right now

 

[brainf18]

 

[niterida7]

You tell me - if there were Emiras sitting on the lot and the dealer said "we'll I ca

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Look at that swagger with all the bling around his neck, he belongs there

 

[3A3968M]

I just stopped by Summit, NJ dealership. They have 3 Emiras ready for the customer pickup. The cars are coming.

 

[LuckysDad]

Just received word four cars arrived at Lotus Philly from the 3/29 vessel.
Should be any day now for mine

 

[LuckysDad]

My Philly spec twin...

 

[CoryC]

I just stopped by Summit, NJ dealership. They have 3 Emiras ready for the customer pickup. The cars are coming.

This means we could be looking at a 10 day turnaround from dock to dealer... I'll take that!! I was on the 4/7 boat. The end is near... (33 months in)

 

[Nova]

I just stopped by Summit, NJ dealership. They have 3 Emiras ready for the customer pickup. The cars are coming.

Yea, they called me to tell me that my car is leaving Baltimore tomorrow on their way to the dealership. So it's a constant stream of cars now. Other further away dealers should be getting cars soon too.

 

[VroomPop]

Ring... Ring..

I finally got the call this afternoon. My car is on a truck headed toward my dealer (Lotus of Bellevue, WA - a CARB state).

My car arrived on the 3/29 ship into New Jersey and is now on a truck. It should arrive at the dealer in 6 days and be ready for me to take delivery next Saturday, 4/20.

My dealer was surprised that I had somehow jumped the line as I was not the first to make my deposit (7/21), with many ahead of me. It just seems so unreal after all this time.

Great news and now we have some sense of timing at Bellevue. Same boat. Same dealer. No news. Hope the rest of us can expect at least 10 days notice which would be helpful. Congrats!

 

[LuckysDad]

 

[LuckysDad]

It's "interesting" that one of the very first cars delivered in Philly is a V2.0

 

[3A3968M]

It's "interesting" that one of the very first cars delivered in Philly is a V2.0

When I talked to my dealer he mentioned that too. Looks like the first batches of FE1.0 cars were shipped and stored while the CARB cert was happening, in the meantime, the FE2.0 cars were produced and sent overseas, and now these cars are last in first out.

 

[boisecrawfords]

It's "interesting" that one of the very first cars delivered in Philly is a V2.0

It is indeed. I tried all I could to back out of my i4 once I heard about the push to 2025 and Park Place in Bellevue, WA said not a chance. Lotus said no problem, but Park Place said the contract was with them and just because the car has been delayed 10 months isn't grounds for me to receive my deposit back. (Which really means they already spent it and don't have it).

So...that means that I will continue to wait for my i4 until sometime in 2025. But your comment about the 2.0 is promising...does that mean that they are starting to hit the shores here? The delay is quite odd because I was in China in October and they had four i4s sitting on the showroom floor in left-hand drive, so not sure why they are pushed out so far for the US. Maybe Geely is forcing Lotus to meet all backorders for China first? Either way, it would be nice to get some kind of update from Lotus.

 

[EspritGuy]

When I talked to my dealer he mentioned that too. Looks like the first batches of FE1.0 cars were shipped and stored while the CARB cert was happening, in the meantime, the FE2.0 cars were produced and sent overseas, and now these cars are last in first out.

Emira FiFo Edition

 

[Hell4Leather]

It is indeed. I tried all I could to back out of my i4 once I heard about the push to 2025 and Park Place in Bellevue, WA said not a chance. Lotus said no problem, but Park Place said the contract was with them and just because the car has been delayed 10 months isn't grounds for me to receive my deposit back. (Which really means they already spent it and don't have it).

So...that means that I will continue to wait for my i4 until sometime in 2025. But your comment about the 2.0 is promising...does that mean that they are starting to hit the shores here? The delay is quite odd because I was in China in October and they had four i4s sitting on the showroom floor in left-hand drive, so not sure why they are pushed out so far for the US. Maybe Geely is forcing Lotus to meet all backorders for China first? Either way, it would be nice to get some kind of update from Lotus.

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The China spec i4 is slightly more powerful than the N/A version so maybe some software and other items to resolve before sending for emissions testing.

I’m getting crickets about V6 auto from Lotus.

 

[ajbucolo]

Just got confirmation that my car (along with two others) are coming to Lotus Long Island tomorrow morning. Will upload pictures when I get there.

 

[Porter]

So...that means that I will continue to wait for my i4 until sometime in 2025. But your comment about the 2.0 is promising...does that mean that they are starting to hit the shores here? The delay is quite odd because I was in China in October and they had four i4s sitting on the showroom floor in left-hand drive, so not sure why they are pushed out so far for the US. Maybe Geely is forcing Lotus to meet all backorders for China first? Either way, it would be nice to get some kind of update from Lotus.

He's referring to Emira First Edition V6 cars in the second allocation batch, commonly referred to here as "FE2.0". Has nothing to do with the AMG powered I4 cars.

Also, don't hold your breath waiting for Lotus to communicate appropriately with you, or even with your dealer. It's not going to happen.

 

[LotusNewbie]

Just got confirmation that my car (along with two others) are coming to Lotus Long Island tomorrow morning. Will upload pictures when I get there.

was yours part of the 3/29 or 4/6 cars?

 

[ajbucolo]

was yours part of the 3/29 or 4/6 cars?

3/29

 

[RichiEmira]

I have news! I just received an email from Lotus of Pittsburgh. They received their first two Emiras yesterday. They were on the 3/29 vessel. Unfortunately, mine was not one of them. I’ll let you know if I hear anything else. Good things are happening!

”When will then be now? Soon! How soon?”