USA/Canada Delivery Thread

[Carig5A]

- they charged you the sales tax rate for your local area not IN but didn't go through a 3rd party to process the sales tax for MD?

I had a friend that bought a car somewhere on the east coast and they charged him the sales tax rate where he lives. When he registered, the DMV calculated the local sales tax and it matched. He didn't have to pay anything extra or pay double and get a refund from the dealer

- did you ask if they would not make you pay sales tax and then you pay it locally when registered?

I bought a truck in TX and had it shipped, I paid only the price of the truck and when I registered it, I then paid the full sales tax to the DMV.

Same here! Got my GTR and 911 out of state and got charged the sales tax from my state of residence. No hassle

 

[Nymare]

Delivery has been achieved!
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As many have said, there really is no bad specification choices for the Emira, they ALL look sweet.

Congrats

Keeping it safe from the aggressive NY city drivers, is your next mission, if you choose to accept it

 

[Nova]

On 7/26, a shipment of 10 Emiras arrived in Baltimore. Curiously, these are all I4 cars. I am not sure if these are dealer demos or customer cars so if any of the I4 buyers can spot their VIN in this list, please let us know. Sadly, no V6 Auto cars yet. Link to the tracking sheet below:

 

[Six Speed Stephen]

Wow!!!! Such a beauty!!! I’m super biased as I ordered same color. Please post more pix. Enjoy !!!!!

I created a new IG account @sixspeedstephen give a follow!

 

[Six Speed Stephen]

As many have said, there really is no bad specification choices for the Emira, they ALL look sweet.

Congrats

Keeping it safe from the aggressive NY city drivers, is your next mission, if you choose to accept it

Gonna get some good footage though Maybe i'll overlay with mario music haha

 

[ToonFan]

On 7/26, a shipment of 10 Emiras arrived in Baltimore. Curiously, these are all I4 cars. I am not sure if these are dealer demos or customer cars so if any of the I4 buyers can spot their VIN in this list, please let us know. Sadly, no V6 Auto cars yet. Link to the tracking sheet below:

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I just checked this out. two numbers off but its enough to get me giddy like all you V6 folk earlier this year!

 

[sharpie349]

I got a text from my dealer today saying that my V6 Auto has ended production so hopefully that means boat soon

 

[Sandalwood]

Mine was:

mine was:
11/17/23 deposit
02/20/24 order accepted
07/30/24 VIN provided

What color did you get?

While I am genuinely happy for you, it kills me that I deposited two years prior to several of you and we have essentially the same delivery date. I guess I'm the end of the CARB delays, but geeze. It has been 974 days so far, and it should crack close to 1000 days before I get it. I wonder if that also has to do with the relative popularity of my dealership (Atlanta, GA) and their allocation numbers?

 

[squish]

While I am genuinely happy for you, it kills me that I deposited two years prior to several of you and we have essentially the same delivery date. I guess I'm the end of the CARB delays, but geeze. It has been 974 days so far, and it should crack close to 1000 days before I get it. I wonder if that also has to do with the relative popularity of my dealership (Atlanta, GA) and their allocation numbers?

Same. I have an 11/21 deposit and still no idea when I will get my car. Happy for those getting them, but the order they are being delivered in is ridiculous.

 

[EHmira]

Same. I have an 11/21 deposit and still no idea when I will get my car. Happy for those getting them, but the order they are being delivered in is ridiculous.

Agreed, there is no rhyme or reason at this point.

 

[Finbarqs]

reaching out to my dealer, they said that now my car is under "produced", and that it'll be 60-90 before I receive the car. I asked if there is a way to track it, and they said no. When does the VIN get applied? This is Naples in FL

 

[MPD]

While I am genuinely happy for you, it kills me that I deposited two years prior to several of you and we have essentially the same delivery date. I guess I'm the end of the CARB delays, but geeze. It has been 974 days so far, and it should crack close to 1000 days before I get it. I wonder if that also has to do with the relative popularity of my dealership (Atlanta, GA) and their allocation numbers?

I'm over 1100 but at this point I've kinda stopped caring and if I could have got my refund back I would have dropped. I'm sure I'll feel differently once it arrives but my luck some new stupid delay and it arrives in Sep, not available until Oct and then drive for a month before going into the garage

 

[sharpie349]

reaching out to my dealer, they said that now my car is under "produced", and that it'll be 60-90 before I receive the car. I asked if there is a way to track it, and they said no. When does the VIN get applied? This is Naples in FL

When I reached out to Lotus USA today trying to get a VIN for my own that’s been produced they said, “We have not received it since the vessel is not on water yet.” No idea how accurate that actually is.

 

[Sandalwood]

When I reached out to Lotus USA today trying to get a VIN for my own that’s been produced they said, “We have not received it since the vessel is not on water yet.” No idea how accurate that actually is.

Interesting. What I was told yesterday by Lotus USA is this:

Hello Casey,

Thank you for reaching out to Lotus Cars USA Customer Service regarding the status of your new Emira VIN ****13912.

Usually the VIN and the ETA will be shared with the dealership and they share it with the respective customer once the vessel for transport is on the water.

In your case, once loaded on the vessel and on water, updates on the ETA are shared with your selling dealership, who then can/ and will communicate the ( VIN and) expected vehicle delivery date with you.

Please let us know, if you have any further questions.

Sincerely,

Myriam
Lotus Cars USA
Customer Service & Roadside Assistance Specialist

I texted my dealer, who replied: "I just checked and it's showing produced but no port arrival date yet". So...yeah.

 

[sharpie349]

Interesting. What I was told yesterday by Lotus USA is this:



I texted my dealer, who replied: "I just checked and it's showing produced but no port arrival date yet". So...yeah.

I had the exact same representative, Myriam, ahaha.

 

[Rupes]

I had the exact same representative, Myriam, ahaha.

There's actually only one person that works in customer service for all of Lotus globally.

 

[EHmira]

There's actually only one person that works in customer service for all of Lotus globally.

For a company that produces 25 cars a day, they sure have trouble confirming details .

 

[Finbarqs]

When I reached out to Lotus USA today trying to get a VIN for my own that’s been produced they said, “We have not received it since the vessel is not on water yet.” No idea how accurate that actually is.

We might be emira brothers! I actually had to e-mail my sales @ Naples for him to answer me, no "Hey, your car is produced, pending a 60-90 day delivery!" My sales did give me a VIN after asking for it... not the best experience or someone who takes initiative, but I get it... Naples of Lotus is Naples of Ferrari, Lambo, Mclaren, etc. They're probably not making much margin on this deal (besides the 1K dealer fees) compared to the other cars, so they don't have any extra incentive to go the extra mile.

 

[DerTheDer]

A worthy stablemate.

 

[Dude]

I've compiled all of the VINs I could find for the US and Canadian Emira shipments. What's missing is that I could only find 99 of the 150 VINs for the first shipment dated 12/1/2023. So this list is incomplete. This list will be updated as new shipments arrive.

Thanks @Nova ! This spreadsheet is awesome!