USA/Canada Delivery Thread

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- The clutch seem very loose when I drive at low speed lets say 1800-2200 rpm for exemple when I was jam into the traffic and you drive it slowly in second gear. The clutch make a rattle noise like if it was loose. Not pleasant.

Congrats!
I started this thread for that exact 1800rpm sound. Folks are reporting normal gearbox characteristic for this type. Doesn't bother me at all as long as I know it's not unhealthy.

 

[DF_Toronto]

I took delivery of mine yesterday at Lotus Montreal. I switched from my Exige S to the Emira back to back.

Strong points :

- The car look in person is just insane. It is a masterpiece art of design.
- The car dont feel like it will fall appart into the bad bad road condition in Montreal. Between I would never have keep my Exige for 17 years if I was living anything near Montreal and maybe not even an Emira at that point.
-The shifter feeling is tighter then my exige. I like it.

Weak points :

-Car feel much slower then my S300.
- The steering is far less communicative then my exige.
-The steering is too tick because of those wheel buttons. Much better race car feel and grip with the little momo steering in the Exige.
-I have wind noise coming from the driver window at the corner triangle where the miroir is. It start to be annoying at 60+mph. I suspect the door alignment because in my miror the door body line dont fit well with the body line that goes to the rear fender. Or it is a rubber window seal.
- I have the ticking noise all the time on the highway back home that seem to be coming from the transmission cable. If I put pressure on shifter the noise is greatly reduced.
- The clutch seem very loose when I drive at low speed lets say 1800-2200 rpm for exemple when I was jam into the traffic and you drive it slowly in second gear. The clutch make a rattle noise like if it was loose. Not pleasant.
- And finally there is another noise into the engine compartment coming from the passenger side that sound like metal screeching. I dont know how to describe it and I will try to make a video for that one.

If I can fix those problem I will love driving the car. Otherwise I will prefer to look at it .

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Congrats!!! Still waiting for my Seneca any day soon, I know someone else had the drivers side noise issue - sounds very common and it was adjusted at the dealership so seems like a common thing but very fixable.

When I test drove it in Toronto the feeling over potholes etc. blew my mind - ate them up better than my Mercedes and it was sport as well. I was literally thinking about Montreal roads at that time lol.

I think virtually everyone is also having issues with the AC motor eventually as well - may want to see if the dealership can be proactive on that if you’re already taking the car in…

 

[Nova]

Congrats!
I’m picking up my Seneca Blue from Summit today!
Did you do the PPF?
I have mine PPF’d at the dealer, will report how it looks once I pick it up.

I didn't get PPF. I saw a PPF'd senica blue, might have been your car? It's the one on the lower left of this photo.

 

[3A3968M]

I didn't get PPF. I saw a PPF'd senica blue, might have been your car? It's the one on the lower left of this photo.

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it’s someone else’s - mine is a black pack + silver wheels

 

[Livinglegend]

What are they charging for total freight charges in toronto??

 

[DF_Toronto]

What are they charging for total freight charges in toronto??

Varies by dealer, I don't know freight specific but it sounds like 7Kish total fees for west coast and 5Kish for Toronto...

 

[@Life411]

For those of you who have taken delivery of your Emira, please take a few minutes to complete the form on this new thread. TIA!

USA/Canada Lotus Emira Customer Delivery Tracker

If you have taken your Emira home and live in the USA or Canada, please take a few minutes to complete this form. I know it's hard to take even a few minutes away from enjoying your new baby now that you finally have it, but those of us still waiting would really appreciate it. Thanks in...

www.emiraforum.com

 

[Livinglegend]

Varies by dealer, I don't know freight specific but it sounds like 7Kish total fees for west coast and 5Kish for Toronto...

Humm its 8400 in montreal as of this month.
Someone told me paid 8300 in calgary a month ago
im talking total freight and pdi charges
They can split them in 2 charges on the invoice look carefully at your invoices guysssss

 

[eriegz]

Humm its 8400 in montreal as of this month.
Someone told me paid 8300 in calgary a month ago
im talking total freight and pdi charges
They can split them in 2 charges on the invoice look carefully at your invoices guysssss

What I was quoted in Calgary back in 2022:

$6,995.00 freight , prep, & PDI
$6.25 AMVIC
$895.00 documentation fees
$100.00 AC tax
$20.00 tire taxes
Total: $8,016.25 CAD

 

[Livinglegend]

What I was quoted in Calgary back in 2022:

$6,995.00 freight , prep, & PDI
$6.25 AMVIC
$895.00 documentation fees
$100.00 AC tax
$20.00 tire taxes
Total: $8,016.25 CAD

documentation fees is bs its pure profit
In mtl right now they detail it as
3400 freight + 5000 freight & pdi
(no documentation fees)

but calgary now its up to 8300 total freight and 'documentation fee'
As someone told me yesterday they picked it up a few weeks ago

 

[@Life411]

For those of you who have taken delivery of your Emira, please take a few minutes to complete the form on this new thread. TIA!

USA/Canada Lotus Emira Customer Delivery Tracker

If you have taken your Emira home and live in the USA or Canada, please take a few minutes to complete this form. I know it's hard to take even a few minutes away from enjoying your new baby now that you finally have it, but those of us still waiting would really appreciate it. Thanks in...

www.emiraforum.com

already have a few responses, so I added a couple pie charts with a link to the data in this dedicated thread. When someone posts that they've taken delivery, please ask them to kindly complete this form...it only takes a couple minutes.

 

[Liquid Hot Magma]

What I was quoted in Calgary back in 2022:

$6,995.00 freight , prep, & PDI
$6.25 AMVIC
$895.00 documentation fees
$100.00 AC tax
$20.00 tire taxes
Total: $8,016.25 CAD

Adding another data point This is what the Vancouver dealer is charging:

$695 documentation fee
$4,995 freight
$2,990 PDI dealer prep
Total: $8,680 CAD

Provincial and federal taxes, federal luxury car tax, and I presume the new 6% tariff for imported UK cars(!) extra.

According to this BBC article, the tariff took effect April 1, 2024.

New post-Brexit tariff to apply to UK cars going to Canada

But, I don’t actually know if Lotus is passing along the cost of that tariff. Has anyone who has taken delivery in Canada been charged for this new 6% tariff?

 

[Balboa]

Still haven't driven my Emira yet. Trailered it to PPF shop Tuesday which was a 'surprise' for PPF shop (dealer had only told me couple days earlier it landed). Popped in today and they are trying to squeeze me in but still have a few cars ahead of mine. I may be looking at another week or LONGER to wait. I have made a few conjugal visits but this is killing me!

 

[3A3968M]

Picked up my car from Summit this morning!
A very brisk transaction to sign a couple of pages and off we went
There was another customer picking up a magma red with a black pack, black alcantara with red stitch, and silver wheels - a similar spec to my Seneca blue with a black pack, black alcantara w/ yellow stitch, and silver wheels!
A couple of bubbles from the PPF application are curing.
On the way home I had a very strange experience with the A/C - at first it wasn’t blowing any air, then started blowing the cold air on high speed. I lowered the speed and it stopped blowing the air again. Then 20-30 minute into a drive with the driver window open it started to work again, the fan speed was adjusting normally.
Anyway, she is home replacing my M2.

 

[GrahamClark_60-68]

Still haven't driven my Emira yet. Trailered it to PPF shop Tuesday which was a 'surprise' for PPF shop (dealer had only told me couple days earlier it landed). Popped in today and they are trying to squeeze me in but still have a few cars ahead of mine. I may be looking at another week or LONGER to wait. I have made a few conjugal visits but this is killing me!View attachment 42802

Arrrgh, that's gotta be frustrating. I'd like to get ahead of this, and actually be able to schedule this stuff to avoid these kinds of waits, but....with NO idea when my car will actually arrive, trying to plan my summer, with lots of obligations and trips upcoming, it seem pretty impossible. Looking forward hearing great stories from you once you're actually out on the road!

 

[Rainier]

 

[DerTheDer]

For those of you who have taken delivery of your Emira, please take a few minutes to complete the form on this new thread. TIA!

USA/Canada Lotus Emira Customer Delivery Tracker

If you have taken your Emira home and live in the USA or Canada, please take a few minutes to complete this form. I know it's hard to take even a few minutes away from enjoying your new baby now that you finally have it, but those of us still waiting would really appreciate it. Thanks in...

www.emiraforum.com

Have you still not gotten yours? Any updates?

 

[Livinglegend]

I took delivery of mine yesterday at Lotus Montreal. I switched from my Exige S to the Emira back to back.

Strong points :

- The car look in person is just insane. It is a masterpiece art of design.
- The car dont feel like it will fall appart into the bad bad road condition in Montreal. Between I would never have keep my Exige for 17 years if I was living anything near Montreal and maybe not even an Emira at that point.
-The shifter feeling is tighter then my exige. I like it.

Weak points :

-Car feel much slower then my S300.
- The steering is far less communicative then my exige.
-The steering is too tick because of those wheel buttons. Much better race car feel and grip with the little momo steering in the Exige.
-I have wind noise coming from the driver window at the corner triangle where the miroir is. It start to be annoying at 60+mph. I suspect the door alignment because in my miror the door body line dont fit well with the body line that goes to the rear fender. Or it is a rubber window seal.
- I have the ticking noise all the time on the highway back home that seem to be coming from the transmission cable. If I put pressure on shifter the noise is greatly reduced.
- The clutch seem very loose when I drive at low speed lets say 1800-2200 rpm for exemple when I was jam into the traffic and you drive it slowly in second gear. The clutch make a rattle noise like if it was loose. Not pleasant.
- And finally there is another noise into the engine compartment coming from the passenger side that sound like metal screeching. I dont know how to describe it and I will try to make a video for that one.

If I can fix those problem I will love driving the car. Otherwise I will prefer to look at it .

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How much did the dealer charge you in extra fees on top of the 129900?

 

[Nova]

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Picked up my car from Summit this morning!
A very brisk transaction to sign a couple of pages and off we went
There was another customer picking up a magma red with a black pack, black alcantara with red stitch, and silver wheels - a similar spec to my Seneca blue with a black pack, black alcantara w/ yellow stitch, and silver wheels!
A couple of bubbles from the PPF application are curing.
On the way home I had a very strange experience with the A/C - at first it wasn’t blowing any air, then started blowing the cold air on high speed. I lowered the speed and it stopped blowing the air again. Then 20-30 minute into a drive with the driver window open it started to work again, the fan speed was adjusting normally.
Anyway, she is home replacing my M2.

Congrats on the pickup, that's a beautiful spec!

The AC behavior is classic symptoms of a bad resistor pack… sorry to say.

 

[NoFear99]

How much did the dealer charge you in extra fees on top of the 129900?

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