USA/Canada Delivery Thread

[saknibs]

I (and others) have a subscription to importinfo.com and they send email alerts to view the VIN list when ships arrive. I usually get the alert when they post it 2 days after arrival.

The Atlantic Star finished unloading in Baltimore on Tuesday (3/20) around midnight. I suppose it's possible that importinfo.com is slow with posting this one, but I am losing hope. I thought we would have another 60-100 LUCKY LOTUS LOTTERY WINNERS. The Atlantic Star has a capacity of 1,307 vehicles. Maybe other car companies reserved all the spaces before Lotus got CARB approval? The next ship is the Atlantic Sky, arriving in Baltimore on Sunday morning. Fingers crossed.

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[seriously]

I had mistakenly thought when I bought that I would be part of an "exclusive club"...and now I'm being told to be patient cuz the dealer has 200 customers all screaming for their cars. So I am just a voice in the crowd. Kinda ruins the experience even more.

You ARE part of an exclusive club of masochists. Welcome to the world of Lotus. Most will never know the perilous path to the Emira. Never understand the heartache. Momentary fits of rage. They'll just wonder why our Ferrari has a weird badge on it.

 

[Carig5A]

I am on a list to get to order!. Paid to be there. Not a peep of what's happening from the dealer.
Summer's coming, I am aging, here is my stop-gap solution.
I will take possession in a week! View attachment 37652

That my friend is a beautiful stop gap. Lucky you!

 

[KCMO68_510]

Signed all the forms and paid today. Will take delivery after PPF when I’m back from England.

 

[Carig5A]

Submitted my pre order feb 17 ‘24, got my submission ID for FE 2.0… not holding my breath

My preorder was on Nov 17 2023 and order of acceptance on Feb 20.
I’m fortunate to have sports cars that waiting for Emira will not be too much of an ordeal

 

[VL3X]

Signed all the forms and paid today. Will take delivery after PPF when I’m back from England.

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Classic JDM spec! Love it. Order some TE37s and you're all set.

 

[fcajr]

I am on a list to get to order!. Paid to be there. Not a peep of what's happening from the dealer.
Summer's coming, I am aging, here is my stop-gap solution.
I will take possession in a week! View attachment 37652

I ordered in Sep 2021 and missed my dealer's allotment by 1 car, so had to spend the extra $11K for the FE2. I was 67 then, and now I'm 70. I'm just hoping to see the car before my kids decide to take away my keys!

 

[RyanGphoto]

Signed all the forms and paid today. Will take delivery after PPF when I’m back from England.

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How long are you in England? I just went to the factory today and I am doing the track day tomorrow at Hethel..

 

[KCMO68_510]

How long are you in England? I just went to the factory today and I am doing the track day tomorrow at Hethel..

I’ll be in England for 8 days. We have track time scheduled in Hethel while we are there as well.

 

[RyanGphoto]

I’ll be in England for 8 days. We have track time scheduled in Hethel while we are there as well.

I am doing the advanced tomorrow.. Test drove the i4 and the manual v6 today. They are soo different, but glad I got the manual v6.

Enjoy the trip.

 

[DaaS]

Signed all the forms and paid today. Will take delivery after PPF when I’m back from England.

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Congrats! I have a thing for white cars with red interior. Had this combo in a M3 and miss it.

 

[Six Speed Stephen]

Signed all the forms and paid today. Will take delivery after PPF when I’m back from England.

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Killer spec!

 

[robrmon]

Atlantic Sky arriving in Baltimore in next 12-24 hours…hopefully someone can pull the VINs…

Agreed my data suggests it arrives in Baltimore in 9hrs. I’m sincerely hoping 60 to 100 cars on this one.

 

[RichiEmira]

Agreed my data suggests it arrives in Baltimore in 9hrs. I’m sincerely hoping 60 to 100 cars on this one.

Let’s hope some of us will have our cars on that ship! I ready for some good news for the CARB state purchasers.

 

[3A3968M]

Just received an email from my dealer in Summit, NJ - my car is inbound on a ship!
I have a FE1.0 in a CARB state.

 

[Climber]

Let’s hope some of us will have our cars on that ship! I ready for some good news for the CARB state purchasers.

 

[scc.131.fe]

Just receive an email from Lotus NJ that our car is on the water, so they are obviously starting to get some info from Lotus.

 

[Climber]

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…

 

[TCB]

1,200 would be about 25 cars per dealer for the year... I think it will be A LOT more. I even think my 2.5K might be light. Could easily be around 3K considering US cars were in production last fall.

I am referring to V6 FE cars. I thought US production was cut at 1,200. The remainder will not be FE cars.

 

[Stiffarm]

For me, this will be confirmed when driving and almost never seeing another Emira outside of a meet-up. I can't count the Porsches I see in an hour.

I agree--the Lotus Emira will always be a rarely seen exotic bird. Porsche 911s are a dime a dozen--with a 60 years production. So tired of seeing them.