USA/Canada Delivery Thread

[Eagle7]

To dream the impossible dream.... here it is, after almost 3 years. Got the paperwork by FedEx today, signing and sending it back in the next 20 minutes. Having it delivered by covered carrier. Looks like it'll be here sometime next week.

 

[Porter]

To dream the impossible dream.... here it is, after almost 3 years. Got the paperwork by FedEx today, signing and sending it back in the next 20 minutes. Having it delivered by covered carrier. Looks like it'll be here sometime next week.

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I am so stoked for you sir! You've been an absolute stalwart of this forum and I can't wait for you to get behind the wheel and finally get to enjoy it. I hope your delivery goes smoothly and you enjoy many happy miles!

 

[Vampyre]

I know this feeling, just got mine on 4/20/24 Well worth the wait, enjoy!

 

[DerTheDer]

My only complain was when I got the car (covered carrier) it was filthy. Had a layer of dust or dirt over it. I was expecting something a bit nicer, but its all good.

 

[brainf18]

600?

 

[robrmon]

Just called my dealer and sent a strongly worded email, not happy. Where is my car?!

 

[FlyNavy01]

To dream the impossible dream.... here it is, after almost 3 years. Got the paperwork by FedEx today, signing and sending it back in the next 20 minutes. Having it delivered by covered carrier. Looks like it'll be here sometime next week.

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Congrats! Mine is likely just out of frame in your photo. Hoping I'm just a few days behind you in the process, although mine has to be shipped considerably farther. Looking forward to hearing your initial thoughts after the first drive.

 

[Porter]

Just called my dealer and sent a strongly worded email, not happy. Where is my car?!

Deep breaths, friend! It will come.

 

[LuckysDad]

Woohoo! I'm up to bat.
Just came off the truck

 

[Racer X]

To dream the impossible dream.... here it is, after almost 3 years. Got the paperwork by FedEx today, signing and sending it back in the next 20 minutes. Having it delivered by covered carrier. Looks like it'll be here sometime next week.

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Looks beautiful!!!!

 

[Racer X]

Woohoo! I'm up to bat.
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Love that deep blue! Looks just like the Gentian blue that my father’s 911 is painted in. I would have had a tough time deciding between that and Seneca had in been part of the original launch palette!

 

[EspritGuy]

To dream the impossible dream.... here it is, after almost 3 years. Got the paperwork by FedEx today, signing and sending it back in the next 20 minutes. Having it delivered by covered carrier. Looks like it'll be here sometime next week.

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Fly like an eagle!

 

[DerTheDer]

Guys, GO ON LOTUSTALK.COM and make a thread "WHERE IS MY LOTUS?" and describe your pain. Thats what I did and I dont know if it helped get me mine faster, but sure helped me vent! Oh and Lotus Inc saw it as well lol.

 

[DPB]

To dream the impossible dream.... here it is, after almost 3 years. Got the paperwork by FedEx today, signing and sending it back in the next 20 minutes. Having it delivered by covered carrier. Looks like it'll be here sometime next week.

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Congratulations! Speaking as one who had the dumb luck to end up with one of the early deliveries, I am so happy to see some of the major contributors to this forum finally approaching the “finish line”. @Eagle7 it seems like forever ago that you were keeping us occupied with your 3D renders and now the real thing is near. This thread has been excruciating at times, going from the highs of CARB approval (remember that?) to the depths of despair as many still remained in the dark about their deliveries. Here’s hoping the floodgates are beginning to open and all of you have your patience rewarded. It’s cliche to say at this point, but damn this thing is so worth the wait!

 

[robrmon]

Deep breaths, friend! It will come.

Just took/taking the Evora for a spin. That’s helping taking the edge off.

 

[Lotustoronto]

To dream the impossible dream.... here it is, after almost 3 years. Got the paperwork by FedEx today, signing and sending it back in the next 20 minutes. Having it delivered by covered carrier. Looks like it'll be here sometime next week.

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Congrats @Eagle7 .... beautiful spec!

 

[Eagle7]

Congratulations! Speaking as one who had the dumb luck to end up with one of the early deliveries, I am so happy to see some of the major contributors to this forum finally approaching the “finish line”. @Eagle7 it seems like forever ago that you were keeping us occupied with your 3D renders and now the real thing is near. This thread has been excruciating at times, going from the highs of CARB approval (remember that?) to the depths of despair as many still remained in the dark about their deliveries. Here’s hoping the floodgates are beginning to open and all of you have your patience rewarded. It’s cliche to say at this point, but damn this thing is so worth the wait!

I know. I remember when doing those renders thinking we'd have our cars in 6 months lol. None of us dreamed it would take over 2 years. Even though it's going to be great to have the car and driving around, there was just something about the "we're all in this together" nature of the long wait that I'm going to miss at some level. This forum was the first thing I checked in the morning, and often the last thing at night lol.

This whole thing reminded me of a movie I watched years ago, "Under the Tuscan Sun". It's a rom com which isn't something I normally watch, and I can't remember now why I happened to watch this particular one. Basically it's a story about an American woman who buys a villa in Italy that needs restoring, and she hires various people to restore it. Of course they're a motley crew of Italians who disagree about how to do things, etc., and there's lots of drama, arguments, and so on.

She of course has to corral all of them and get them to work together, and manage all the issues that come up. She decides to serve them breakfast each day, so they all have to get together at the same time, sit at this long table, and have breakfast before starting work. At the end of the movie, after the long project is finished, there's a final scene where they're all sitting at the breakfast table, only instead of the usual talk and chatter, they're all sitting there stone quiet, looking like they're at a funeral. They all realize this is the last time they'll be doing this, the project is over. Through it all, despite all the dysfunction, angst and drama, they'd become like a surrogate family. I won't say anymore in case anyone wants to watch the movie, but this forum right now kind of reminds me of that moment in the movie.

I'm going to start a project thread of all the things I'm thinking about, planning on, about to do, or actually doing to my Emira. I've been working on renders of various ideas, and I've finally narrowed it down to what I want to do with the back of the car. I have the ideas for the front and sides nailed down. The thought about what to do about the back finally came to me a couple days ago, and I've done a quick preliminary render, and it looks good. I think I'm close to getting it to look right. Everyone is welcome to browse my project thread, participate, and respectfully comment as it goes along hehe.

I've also designed a custom gear shift knob, but I'm having trouble finding someone who can do it. It combines metal, wood and leather. Does anybody know someone who can possibly do it? The guy I thought could do it, Latheworks, doesn't work with leather.

 

[Vampyre]

Thank you Lotus of Western New York.

i've been busy driving all around and no where at the same time.
I picked up my Magma over tan Emira on 4/20/24, A day to remember, the wait is over!

 

[Clam]

Thank you Lotus of Western New York.

i've been busy driving all around and no where at the same time.
I picked up my Magma over tan Emira on 4/20/24, A day to remember, the wait is over!

She's a beauty!

 

[Balboa]

To help get us all though the wait...