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    Evora GTS, Kimbolton

    in Spotted

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    Shame, was a good car when I had it. Was LHD and Ken Savage converted to RHD as was his preference, think that cost him a fair bit actually. Was never sure how much bodywork was carbon but do know the panels seemed very stiff compared to a regular Evora.

     

     

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    Price increase

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    Lotus have shown the Tesla route for customer purchasing which works fine for daily cars but cars purchased with a passion, the buying experience is diluted and I don’t think works. This is part of the upset I would say. Then Lotus decide to appeal to a wider market but under deliver in terms of quality and customer service then increased the the cost of disappointment :-). It’s not like the story gets any better, just keeps giving customers more reasons to cancel.

    I do think Emira could be a great car, after all it’s built on a proven base, all they had to do was change the body style, make it a little more useable as a daily and instal some modern reliable infotainment. It’s fair to say they launched into a difficult period and £2k uplift if I understand correctly, isn’t a large amount in my view, but it does represent the last straw for many. 
     

    I ask myself, would I order another and if they sort out the various minor issues experienced by some and start to deliver cars in a timely fashion at a known cost, then possibly. 
     

    Odd, as when old Lotus had no money and were the butt of most car enthusiasts jibes, they were capable of delivering fabulous cars when they said they would and at a cost that was quoted. Expansion really hasn’t gone well has it.

     

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    Emira Update from Lotus

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    1 hour ago, New Emira said:

    After 18 months I have just cancelled following the growing number of issues being reported 

    It’s difficult to tell if there are a lot of issues, of course people do tend to report on anything negative naturally. It’s a real shame given the gestation period that there should be any issues at all, plenty of time to get it pretty much perfect with all the testing and the resources available through Geely. However, as I mentioned, I believe there were many cars built with parts missing which was the delay but most of all the disrespect afforded to previously supportive customers when Lotus were struggling, in my view is unforgivable.

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  19. Emira Update from Lotus

    in Emira Chat

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    22 hours ago, TomE said:

    So far the issues are way worse than expected, and worse than launch Evoras.  Despite the huge investment in a new factory and supposedly a focus on improving quality.

    The new paint shop and robotic panel assembly and laser measurement rig are great.  But cars arriving at dealers have panels that need repainting and re-aligning.  Not only are they being built poorly, they are getting through QC and PDI.  That’s just the stuff that’s visible to the untrained eye, so what’s happening under the bodywork?

    My dealer is only 20 mins away and is great.  But they can only work with what they’ve been sent.  Several handovers have had to be delayed while they rectify cars that are supposedly delivered ready for handover.

    I know Lotus are acting quickly on reported issues and fixing customer cars.  But how long do you wait for initial build to improve?  My car was part-built many weeks ago and then sat waiting for missing parts.  It doesn’t inspire confidence. 

    This is just another reason I cancelled, apart from the appalling customer care. I didn’t want a part finished car that was then gone back to with parts that arrived late. A recipe for poor assembly and rattles.

     

    T.

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