The "when I placed my deposit thread"...

[JimH]

xx February 21 - Cathalm - June 22 delivery

11 March 21 - 6970K - 

27 April 21: Lotus company update and Emira name announced

27 April 21 - TomE - UK - V6 manual - was June 22 delivery; as at 10 Aug now Oct build/Nov delivery

28 April 21 - JamesDG - UK - V6 manual - July 22 delivery

30 April 21 - Pugwash - UK - V6 manual - June 22 delivery

4 May 21 - Philsport300 - UK - V6 manual

7 May 21 - Mark030358 - Undecided 

15 May 21 - JCR - UK I4  

19 May 21 - Gashead1105 - Undecided 

20 May 21 - Evotion - V6 Manual -  Now Oct build/Nov Delivery

22 May 21 - KennyN - V6 Manual - Checkout email received 25th November 2022

2 June 21 - simonb - i4

4 June 21 - DJW - V6 FE Auto ordered - 2nd deposit paid 

5 June 21 - Worldwidewebs - 

9 June 21 - Lavazza - undecided

7 June 21 - MarkWilliams1 - Undecided

23 June 21 - KJD - V6 manual - Spring/Jun/Jul/Aug/Sep/Oct ‘22 delivery

28 June 21 - DaveC72 - i4 - 2nd Deposit and Config link 14 April 22

29 June 21 - greg/valetpro - Not decided which engine yet.

6 July 21: Emira reveal at Hethel

6 July 21 - Duncs - V6, but cost dependent.

6 July 21, 22:00 - EmiraSi - June 22 delivery

6 July 21, 08:00 - Claymore -

6 July 21, 23:09 - Abgreenbank - Delivered 28th October 2022

7 July 21 - Lockey - i4 

7 July 21 - freefall_junkie - V6 manual UK

7 July 21 - glen8 - i4

7 July 21 - Al_C - I4

7 July 21 - Neilread - I4 - June 22 delivery

7 July 21 - Philnotts - V6 Manual

7 or 8 July 21 - JJ - Cost dependant

7 July 21 - marclurr - UK - V6 Manual

7 July 21 - LotusAmateur - UK - undecided

7 July 21, 15:45 -Emiralust - UK - V6 Manual - October build / November delivery as of 17.08.2022

7 July 21, 15:53 - sixspeed - UK - FE V6 Manual 

8 July 21: Goodwood Festival of Speed Day 1 (Thursday)

8 July 21, 09:39 - mctaff - UK - V6 manual

8 July 21, 16:34 - JimH - i4FE - 2nd Deposit and Config link 12 April 22 -  Was Nov 22 Build, Dec 22 Delivery, then Jan 23 build, Feb 23 delivery, now "Production August 2023" (list entry updated 29/11/2022)

8 July 21 - MJON - i4

8 July 21 - Wake - V6 FE Manual - 2nd deposit paid. October production - November Delivery.

8 July 21 - Johnhoward - V6 Auto

8 July 21 - EmiraJam - 

8 July 21 - Andy66 - 2nd Deposit 29 September 21

9 July 21: Goodwood Festival of Speed Day 2 (Friday)

9 July 21 - Beady - I4 (probably)

9 July 21, 08:00 - Beancounter - probably i4, but maybe v6 manual

9 July 21 - Speedluvver - i4 (most likely)

9 July 21 - E1M2I3R4A - V6 manual

9 July 21 - Badger77 - V6 Manual

10 July 21: Goodwood Festival of Speed Day 3 (Saturday)

10 July 21 - Washy - undecided 

10 July 21 - Al - completely undecided. 

11 July 21: Goodwood Festival of Speed Day 4 (Sunday)

11 July 21 - Eagle7 - V6 Manual

12 July 21: post Goodwood Festival of Speed

12 July 21 - emstan - V6

12 July 21 - Denno - i4 (most likely)

13 July 21 - tailslides - V6 manual

15 July 21 - nohl2678 - V6 (I hope!)

16 July 21 - Frickin Idiot AMG / V6

19 July 21 - slotdawg - V6 Manual

27 July 21 - Scrute - V6 Manual

4 August 21 - Gizmo750 - V6 Manual

21 September 21 - alfapork - V6 Manual

29 October 21 - 390ja - i4

22 December 21 - landsteam - V6 Manual

[Rambo]

Very comprehensive Jim. I can see you are a dedicated Emira deposit stalker 👍

Well done 👍

[Emiralust]

18 hours ago, TomE said:

At least two pre-reveal people have cancelled.

Wow, that's pretty embarrassing for Lotus if it was because of their delivery date mess up

[exeterjeep]

19 hours ago, TomE said:

At least two pre-reveal people have cancelled.

Did they cancel before even driving it?

[TomE]

Yes, cancelled because of how badly they have been treated and before test drives.  Customer care and the buying experience, lack of faith in Lotus to improve in those areas, concerns about aftersales support being equally bad, and the re-sequencing of pre-reveal folks so that none of them are getting cars first.

There are several others in the pre-reveal group who are on the point of cancelling but are waiting for test drives before making a final decision.

[exeterjeep]

11 minutes ago, TomE said:

There are several others in the pre-reveal group who are on the point of cancelling but are waiting for test drives before making a final decision.

Would have hoped that to actually drive it would convince them to follow through with their orders. 

Totally understand about the concerns over after sale support, especially when there are 'loads' more out and about and needing any warranty/parts etc.

[Al_C]

Placed my deposit on 7th July. Only contact I’ve had was in response to an email I sent about poor communication. The response has indicated FE i4 will be September 23 and Base Edition cars will be a time period after that (2024?).

 

Reading this thread though some other i4 deposit holders have already moved to 2nd deposits and much earlier deliveries initially indicated.

 

Is it therefore completely random when you will get your car and no attempt is being made to follow order of deposits?

 

 

 

 

[TomE]

Following the updates in the last two weeks, the earliest i4 date I've seen is July 2023 for a pre-reveal deposit.  Most are August onwards for reveal day (6 July), so Sept for a 7 July deposit appears to fit with that.

[MJON]

I have been given October, so September looks about right.

[Al]

Once I actually committed to a FE i4 and paid 2nd Deposit I have been told September build and I was 10th July deposit. 
If I had held out for an i4 Customer spec as I’d always intended it was looking like summer 24.
All I had to do was convince the boss that the only FE colour I liked she would like as well. Not an easy task, and many gins later and showing the videos of the cars out and about she agreed that yellow was the nicest of the bunch. I’ve never had a yellow car before (well apart from a Datsun Cherry estate I had for 3 months sharing with somebody which I’d rather forget) as a red/white man but finally good to make a decision. 

[Emiralust]

I have officially checked out confirming my purchase! Super excited to become a Lotus owner😁! Delivery expected beginning of February

Bitter sweet as the timing is now so bloody awful for me, anyone who has been late twenties, needing to upsize the house whilst having majority of wedding payments due AND most of all a fiancee dying to have a baby before shes 30 will understand my pain right now!  BUT after waiting this long and spending hours and hours reading every post ever on this forum and maybe some from the other one I refuse to not have this car, however short amount of time it ends up being it will be worth it. Just wish It had arrived last May  Hopefully I can make it work till the wedding in May, would look pretty cool in front of the venue in contrast to the Jaguar Mk2 and be in all the pictures 

 

[Bibs]

Yay, congratulations! I'm sure you'll be over the moon when it arrives and the wife-to-be may even like it too

 

[PJS]

So little to post about lately but my protect and enhance email arrived yesterday so hopefully that's a sign that things are moving.

[PJS]

Now I'm proper excited. Checkout email arrived yesterday, did it this morning. ( Had a few issues with Chrome and had to call CS - resolved by using wife's tablet, not my laptop). Spent most of last night reading about all the possible extras, just selected wheel and tyre insurance.  

[Nellie]

Placed my deposit on 8th July 21, not as a result of Goodwood but more because I dithered and then went for it. Just done check out so waiting on delivery date. Magma red to go with my Ruby Red Esprit V8.