Regret buying a final edition?

[David Standing]

Update on the build of my car:

The good news is, as of this morning, there are no shortages regarding the car, so they can get on and finish it.

I wouldn't take it as read, as I wasn't told this, but hopefully that might also apply to any other Exiges at the same stage of build  

It will need to follow normal process, so full geometry, water test, paint inspection, paint rectification, test and drive, audit and clean, inspection and detail before PTS, but hopefully that will be perhaps only 2-3 days or so.

[Matt W]

Good news here too, had a set of photo's through from Lotus (thanks Scott Walker) showing mine coming off the production line. Pretty much the same story as @David Standing, more wet tests and will be completed by end of the week. 

Really think I need to reconsider the choice of seat covers though ...

[Bibs]

[stephenwhyte]

All these new Fire Red Exiges…….mine was quite unique for a while!🤨…..but in good company now! What is it they say about flattery!?😉

[TonyKL]

24 minutes ago, Matt W said:

Good news here too, had a set of photo's through from Lotus (thanks Scott Walker) showing mine coming off the production line. Pretty much the same story as @David Standing, more wet tests and will be completed by end of the week. 

Really think I need to reconsider the choice of seat covers though ...

 

Can't see mine in the background - I've a Fire Red Cup 250 which is due to be completed 11th Oct.  Did you email Scott directly for the pics?  Surprised you got some due to the Emira roadshow.  

Car looks stunning btw, you must be very pleased.

[Inversed]

It's one of those days, when you get good and bad news together. I got info that my car was completed a week ago and awaing transportation. Car looks amazing, there is just something that bothers me. I ordered non-black-pack version and they built it with black pack. Tomorrow I need to talk to few people and figure out where it went wrong and if they can rectify this. I like the car, but it's just a sour feeling of spending this amount of money on the car and getting something else than you wanted.
 

[Matt W]

Are you sure that's your car? They may have photographed the wrong one?

[Inversed]

Every other bit of spec is correct (interior stuff aswell, got photo of that aswell). And it's LHD. I doubt they photographed the wrong one sitting there.

[Matt W]

On the plus-side, you've managed to catch the problem before it left the factory, so hopefully they can put it right quickly and you'll get the correct spec. would have been much worse to have had it delivered and then had to return it.

[David Standing]

12 hours ago, Inversed said:

It's one of those days, when you get good and bad news together. I got info that my car was completed a week ago and awaing transportation. Car looks amazing, there is just something that bothers me. I ordered non-black-pack version and they built it with black pack. Tomorrow I need to talk to few people and figure out where it went wrong and if they can rectify this. I like the car, but it's just a sour feeling of spending this amount of money on the car and getting something else than you wanted.
 

Ah, that's a bugger, I don't envy you the sinking feeling of seeing that.  Did you order the back panel in body colour?  Otherwise, I think the rest of the black pack is bolt on stuff isn't it, which is doable? (although the bits will have to go in the paint shop)

[Inversed]

@David Standing yeah back panel was ordered in body colour, as they said they couldn't do just that in black. That part can stay, as I actually prefer it in black. As you've said, other parts are bolt-on and probably fixable. We'll see how it goes.

[David Standing]

Fingers crossed 🤞

[David Standing]

Just heard my car is finished.  Collection from the factory being arranged asap! 😎

[Sam Downey]

My car is getting closer... Should be delivered in just over a week's time. The closer you get, the harder the wait is!
(Note for clarity: this is a dealer car over here in NZ, not a factory in build).

[David Standing]

Car ready to ship out, got some final photos this evening.

 

 

[tactical lizard]

Why didn't I choose purple!!!! 🙈

[jimichanga]

Literally the Joker’s car. 👍👍👍

[David Standing]

2 hours ago, tactical lizard said:

Why didn't I choose purple!!!! 🙈

Sorry! 😧 😧

[Sam Downey]

2 hours ago, David Standing said:

Car ready to ship out, got some final photos this evening.

 

 

That's a proper Exige colour. Exiges suit loud and proud, slightly wild, attention grabbing colours I think. Looks way better than I'd imagined.

[David Standing]

1 minute ago, Sam Downey said:

That's a proper Exige colour. Exiges suit loud and proud, slightly wild, attention grabbing colours I think. Looks way better than I'd imagined.

Thanks.  Deleting the black pack suits it too I think.  If you are going Crazy, go for maximum Plum! 😁

It comes up a bit paler in that artificial light, it's slightly darker in natural light, the last image - of the rear - is closer to the real Plum Crazy.

[delta3]

11 hours ago, David Standing said:

Car ready to ship out, got some final photos this evening.

 

 

looks mega!

[David Standing]

12 hours ago, jimichanga said:

Literally the Joker’s car. 👍👍👍

Very apt, some would probably say I am a joker! 😁

[C8RKH]

That purple @David Standingis beuatiful, the yellow details really set it off nice.  Lovely car that.

[SFO]

21 hours ago, David Standing said:

Car ready to ship out, got some final photos this evening.

 

Pics of the seats please 

[David Standing]

6 hours ago, C8RKH said:

That purple @David Standingis beuatiful, the yellow details really set it off nice.  Lovely car that.

 

Thank you.  I'm also going to swop out the Sport decals for yellow ones, plus add yellow union jack wing endplates.

1 hour ago, SFO said:

Pics of the seats please 

Can do, but won't be able to do so until it arrives at the dealer.