Lotus Emira Car Cover - Indoor & Outdoor

[Bibs]

We'll be taking pre-orders soon

[tim_marra]

Does it come with the car underneath?

[Bibs]

Yup, but that version is a touch more expensive!!

[Mctaff]

oooh I was just wondering about a cover last night. is there some pricing yet?

[Bibs]

I'd imagine they'll be in line with the rest of the OEM range from Lotus. 

https://shop.thelotusforums.com/collections/lotus-car-covers

[TomE]

Lotus Silverstone have got them in their online shop priced at £333 indoor and £416 outdoor, so £65/85 lower than the Evora ones.

[ramjet]

Well, that's got to be a good thing.

[Bibs]

44 minutes ago, TomE said:

Lotus Silverstone have got them in their online shop priced at £333 indoor and £416 outdoor, so £65/85 lower than the Evora ones.

Looks like they've not added the VAT yet. 

[TomE]

I thought that, but their site says prices include VAT and exclude shipping.  An error when loading the prices maybe? 

[Bibs]

I think so, I'll pop Matt a note to check

 

[Al]

Will you be doing your usual supplier ones as well or just Lotus original? I preferred their look and options/choices

[Bibs]

SCC have an agreement with Lotus now that any car newer than 2012 will only be available in the new OEM covers. It's to do with quantities and commitments etc, Lotus have investment a very large amount in the development of the new covers and fabric. 

[tim_marra]

Does that mean SCC will not supply Lotus owners direct?

[Bibs]

Nope, they have an agreement with Lotus. 

[tim_marra]

Just as well I got mine to my own spec then 

[Al]

3 hours ago, Bibs said:

SCC have an agreement with Lotus now that any car newer than 2008 will only be available in the new OEM covers. It's to do with quantities and commitments etc, Lotus have investment a very large amount in the development of the new covers and fabric. 

Hmmmmmm Thanks for the info.

[Dobbin145]

On 01/06/2022 at 12:24, Bibs said:

We'll be taking pre-orders soon

Are there going to be any colour options other than black? 

[tim_marra]

5 hours ago, Bibs said:

Nope, they have an agreement with Lotus. 

I'm confused now. The OEM range looks limited judging by the link? Mine is LRG with yellow piping, yellow door mirror covers and a full colour embroidered Lotus nose badge. Could I still do the same now? Oh, it the microfibre fleece indoor one too.

[Bibs]

On 06/06/2022 at 21:39, Dobbin145 said:

Are there going to be any colour options other than black? 

Not currently. 

@tim_marra - This is the agreement that Lotus have come to with SCC. Anything after 2012 has to be an OEM but earlier cars than that can still have custom covers made. 

I wasn't privy to the discussions and agreements but this is what we now work to with them, we source the OEM's from Lotus and custom covers direct as we have done for about 10 years now. 

[Dobbin145]

2 hours ago, Bibs said:

Not currently. 

Any idea why? These covers are not cheap, so it would be nice to invest in something that isn't boring black.

[tim_marra]

It does seem an odd agreement. Thanks for the response Bibs 👍

[Evotion]

I'll be having one please.  Black is more than fine.

[Murdock]

Thoughts on Outdoor covers... So many mixed reviews!

[JimH]

Covers are a pain and take time to get on and off (especially if the car or the weather is wet), let alone the potential for paint damage. I've only got a single garage so I'm adding something like this to the front of it this summer.......

[Murdock]

Yes good solution, but a no go for me unfortunately as driveway is heavily sloped