USA/Canada Delivery Thread

[2Lotus]

Got the email today that my car that landed in Newark 3/29 finally got to the dealership. Can't believe this almost three year journey is about to end!

 

[morphious]

So with all the talk about insurance, besides 1 hit I get 2. Add the Lotus and an 18 never licensed driver to your AAA insurance. $5800 at $500 for both for the year, damm, $9500 a year in just car insurance.

 

[fcajr]

Got the email today that my car that landed in Newark 3/29 finally got to the dealership. Can't believe this almost three year journey is about to end!

The journey has just begun!

 

[Balboa]

So with all the talk about insurance, besides 1 hit I get 2. Add the Lotus and an 18 never licensed driver to your AAA insurance. $5800 at $500 for both for the year, damm, $9500 a year in just car insurance.

Try Hegarty and leave 18 yr old off the policy?

 

[drjazzsk]

according to the manual, normal.

does anyone know why this would be normal? On most cars, this is an issue that needs to be fixed/replaced. Just odd to me.

 

[SirSoysauce]

Although the MF is not good, isnt the residual actually pretty good? If the MF can be negotiated down it may not be a bad way to go.

The residual is pretty good, if MF gets better by the time my number rings up, it'll definitely make me feel a bit better. I'm considering leasing given that the concerns for paint bubbling. APR of roughly 10.4% though feels like a nightmare....

 

[Wiz33]

does anyone know why this would be normal? On most cars, this is an issue that needs to be fixed/replaced. Just odd to me.

The housing is not airtight. been that way on a lot of cars with plastic lens cover. I don't know if it's to prevent air pressure difference when driving at altitude or something.

 

[Eagle7]

Does anybody know if there's a Lotus app for iphone that has the owner's manual on it?

 

[KAR120C]

Does anybody know if there's a Lotus app for iphone that has the owner's manual on it?

I've tried to find one before, but couldn't. So I just moved the PDF over to my iphone and can access through acrobat. Works great.

 

[RichiEmira]

Do you plan on cruising the Front Street to 2nd street loop?
(Former resident)

I’m on Front Street a lot returning from North Harrisburg. Beautiful drive long the Susquehanna… although prone to speed traps!

 

[pc368]

Although the MF is not good, isnt the residual actually pretty good? If the MF can be negotiated down it may not be a bad way to go.

Yes, the residual is very good, MF is .

I'm considering leasing so I can have options down the line (return the car, keep it, or keep and sell). Although I almost never do cap reduction on a lease, I may put some $ down this time to ease the pain of the 10%+ interest rate this time.

I'm weary because I will be a first-time Lotus owner (Lotus does have a reputation). If the experience pans out like I hope, I can always buy out the lease early to escape the 10% IR.

On a side note, I saw an Emira that arrived on the same boat with mine on Galpin Lotus website (with higher VIN), I asked them and was told 2~3 week away.

 

[R35_J]

Dealer just let me know my car is enroute on the water! They also gave me the vin. How were you guys looking up the shop manifests?

 

[Six Speed Stephen]

Dealer just let me know my car is enroute on the water! They also gave me the vin. How were you guys looking up the shop manifests?

Who's your dealer?

importinfo.com shows when ships have already arrived and unloaded but not ships on the way.

 

[R35_J]

Who's your dealer?

importinfo.com shows when ships have already arrived and unloaded but not ships on the way.

Thank you! My dealer is Lotus of Orlando.

 

[DF_Toronto]

Dealer just let me know my car is enroute on the water! They also gave me the vin. How were you guys looking up the shop manifests?

First we’ve heard of a ship hitting the water with Emira’s in awhile, rather than only finding out once it’s been unloaded in the US. Any idea when the ship left or is set to arrive so we can try to figure out which ship it is?

Would be good to confirm if it’s Atlantic Sun which left Liverpool on April 30 and is tentatively scheduled to arrive at Halifax on May 7. Fingers crossed, unless your dealer relayed old info and your car was on the ship that already arrived last week haha. But unlikely as that one only had a handful of US bound Emiras.

 

[R35_J]

First we’ve heard of a ship hitting the water with Emira’s in awhile, rather than only finding out once it’s been unloaded in the US. Any idea when the ship left or is set to arrive so we can try to figure out which ship it is?

Would be good to confirm if it’s Atlantic Sun which left Liverpool on April 30 and is tentatively scheduled to arrive at Halifax on May 7. Fingers crossed, unless your dealer relayed old info and your car was on the ship that already arrived last week haha. But unlikely as that one only had a handful of US bound Emiras.

I don't have any details of when the ship left unfortunately. Dealer had originally told me car was expected to be built in early April. I reached out yesterday and he told me he spoke to the regional rep recently. Said the car was on the water and gave me the vin. Should expect to pickup the car by the end of the month.

 

[DF_Toronto]

Thanks! Have you checked the VIN list from Nova? My guess is that Atlantic Sun is the one - if it is or has been on the water and on anything else then it would have already arrived and be in that VIN list.

*Atlantic Sea - I missed that one, reached New York yesterday…could be that too, will see if we happen to get any info from that one shared tomorrow (another Friday).

 

[Eagle7]

OMG it's here. I'm almost in shock. Despite years of looking at every picture, video, and studying it in my 3D program, they just don't do it justice. Unfortunately it's heavy overcast right now and threatening rain, so it's in the garage, but as soon as the sun comes out I'm taking it out!

This is the guy who delivered it. He'd just backed it out off the truck.

 

[R35_J]

Thanks! Have you checked the VIN list from Nova? My guess is that Atlantic Sun is the one - if it is or has been on the water and on anything else then it would have already arrived and be in that VIN list.

*Atlantic Sea - I missed that one, reached New York yesterday…could be that too, will see if we happen to get any info from that one shared tomorrow (another Friday).

Yeah, I didn't see it on that list. I'm just happy it's almost here!

 

[sirringo]

OMG it's here. I'm almost in shock. Despite years of looking at every picture, video, and studying it in my 3D program, they just don't do it justice. Unfortunately it's heavy overcast right now and threatening rain, so it's in the garage, but as soon as the sun comes out I'm taking it out!

This is the guy who delivered it. He'd just backed it out off the truck.

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Congrats!! Even the delivery driver looks happy behind the wheel

Similar spec to mine, although I must be the only one who didn't do yellow calipers on DV.