"Lucky lady"

[Charlotte]

So, here goes, I am not used to writing on forum about cars but I am now the proud owner of the new Evora 400. "Lucky Lady" is my husbands new name for me......cheeky, as he is the owner of an Elise S club racer as well as the Evora 400...... Lucky guy! 

It is my daily run around.....ok, lucky lady indeed! 

  I took it out for the school run this morning for the first time. Incredible! My 5 year old was so proud! 

If you are looking for a fun car for the kids, this is it! I can't begin to tell you how easy it is to get the kids in and out. Strapping my 2 year old in her car seat couldn't be easier. She steps in over the wide doorsill, stopping sometimes to sit on it and swing her legs over and once in I can then perch on the doorsill to conveniently strap her in without stretching, bending and struggling. A very elegant experience I must say.  

After the drop off, my daughter and I went for a spin down some local country roads I know well. 

Wow, this car makes you feel like you know what you are doing! It grips the road effortlessly and you long for the next bend to literally be around the next corner. Be warned though, this car is difficult to do 30 mph in. You look at your speedo and realise you are travelling a lot faster. A nice surprise when you realise you just took that bend at super-speeds and it was effortless. Pure confidence this car is capable of amazing things. I feel my conversations with my husband of "what did you do today...?" Just got a whole lot more interesting! 

[Bibs]

Welcome to TLF and it was nice to meet you at Brands Hatch Charlotte

School run indeed, book yourself a trackday and have some fun  

[Advantage]

Without a photo of the car containing previously mentioned baby seat, how are we supposed to imagine what it all looks like?  

 

[Mark Blanchard]

Congrats :).  Your 5 year olds mate's are going to be jealous!  Lets see the Lucky Ladies car.

[The Pits]

Congratulations and welcome to the forum, that is some daily runaround! 

The moderators are here to help which includes things like pictures, hint, hint.

You can drop one of us a private message if you prefer, just hover the mouse over our names and click 'message'.

I'm editing a video review of the Evora 400 at the moment and like everyone who's driven it, I'm mighty impressed. Amazing car.

Great choice!

 

 

[Charlotte]

Thanks for the warm welcome guys. Here's a sneak peek with more to follow. 

[Charlotte]

Yes, colour combo looks amazing in all aspects of light, especially under the street lighting just as you unlock an illuminate the red leather glow from the interior light. Will try and get a pic. 

[ramjet]

Welcome to TLF Charlotte.

That looks great. I'm not envious. Not at all.

Any issues or questions with using the forums, feel free to ask one of us mods. We're here to help.

[theelanman]

welcome to TLF....and an excellent choice

I bet your son is questioned everyday...at length....probably by the other boys and the male teachers.....all about the car......

brilliant stuff

[Kalli]

Congrats :).  Your 5 year olds mate's are going to be jealous!  Lets see the Lucky Ladies car.

5 year olds mates?! Sod that, i'm jealous!

Congrats Charlotte. I'm an S1 Evora owner, and very much envious. Welcome!

[Charlotte]

Not so "lucky lady" anymore......

they are taking my car back on a trailer today......

immobiliser siren wouldn't stop after the school run. I even had to drive home with it going off! I thought I was getting enough attention in my new Evora 400 but this was too much attention! 

Apparently it's a software issue but they don't know how to fix it yet. 

Kids won't be happy seeing me pick them up in the Honda, I suspect they refuse to get in and walk home. 

I will keep you posted though. 

 

 

Edited October 1, 2015 by Charlotte

[Kimbers]

Awesome car and welcome to the forum! Can't wait to see more pics with kids in car and envious people looking on!!!

Anything you need please don't hesitate to ask one of the Mods.

[Kalli]

Not so "lucky lady" anymore......

they are taking my car back on a trailer today......

immobiliser siren wouldn't stop after the school run. I even had to drive home with it going off! I thought I was getting enough attention in my new Evora 400 but this was too much attention! 

Apparently it's a software issue but they don't know how to fix it yet. 

Kids won't be happy seeing me pick them up in the Honda, I suspect they refuse to get in and walk home. 

I will keep you posted though. 

 

 

Sorry to hear

Apparently it's an issue with a fair number of other 400's including demonstrators, stopping test drives from taking place. Whist not good news, atleast it should mean a speedy resolution  

[C8RKH]

For crying out loud Lotus - get a grip on silly stuff like this....

 

Sorry for your news but hope the lucky lady gets it back soon and it hasn't spoilt your experience too much.

[Charlotte]

Yes, I must admit that lotus were quick to try to sort the problem sending out someone within the hours and it is now hopefully being fixed and I won't have to wait too long to get it back. 

 

 

 

Bye bye.......

 

 

Edited October 1, 2015 by Charlotte

[Barrykearley]

Awwwwh now that's sad - you must be gutted 

I'm sure they will fix it pretty quickly - then it's  on the school run again.

best of luck - fingers are crossed for you

[Gm77]

And at least the engine hasn't caught fire like some other brands!

[ramjet]

Maybe we should have a big push to have the cars covered when they are transported to stop all the naysayers?

At least with a being a brand new model and the dealers running into it as well, it should get corrected post haste. Probably occurs from a sequence of events that the company didn't run into when they built them?

[Mark Blanchard]

Dear oh dear Lotus.  You've had the Evora for 7 years and this happens.  And you've had plenty of time to fix the issues. I seem to spend my life saying Lotus doesn't stand for the anagram, so please don't reinforce it!

[Charlotte]

So, the 'Lucky lady' has her car back and what a lovely sunny day to enjoy my fabulous car! 

My day started with an awesome compliment. 

Quote of the day from a man in the preschool car park who came over to tell me...."THAT has to be the BEST 'mum's car' ever! it's so rock and roll."

I was positively proud. 

After dropping off my daughter I then  pushed my "make my car louder button" that opens up the exhaust baffles. 

what a lovely rush you get from the growls and purrs that vibrate through the car. Oh how I've missed my car. 

My daughter made me laugh a lot by waving at all the pedestrians passing by. They did a Double take when they saw a small person in the back. I believe that parking in the toddler/baby bays at the supermarket may get some remarks as they'll believe an idiot has parked there so they don't get their doors hit by other cars, instead of actually having to get kids out of the car! Feel I need a sign "kids on board!" 

Please let me know what picture you want me to post. 

 

 

 

[99Problems]

I'd love some more full sunlight vs. shade shots of the exterior to really capture the contrast from the dark grey metallic and black pack, and some good interior shots as well.  Maybe a good shot of the rear diffuser too!  I'm hoping to put in my order for my 400 tomorrow, and I'd intended to spec pretty much the exact color combo you have  

Edited October 8, 2015 by 99Problems

[Charlotte]

Wow how exciting, can't wait to hear what you choose. We went to the factory at hethel as we wanted to see the colours in different lights too. We thought we knew what we wanted but ended up changing our minds and so glad we did. We had set on silver wheels, black alcantara and possibly silver. Then thought about black wheels and red alcantara but so happy with Our colour combo. the red leather with the grey is perfect with the red callipers. This colour looks so mean in low light I love it. I've tried to capture the light of dawn and the dew on the car as it looks like a Matt finish. Will add more today for you but hope these help. 

 

 

Edited October 9, 2015 by Charlotte

[Charlotte]

More pictures for you in full sun. It looks amazing! I assumed it would look lighter in colour but actually looks darker. Glad we went for red leather rather than red alcantara. The alcantara is ok in black but looks old before its time in red. IMOmy favourite pic as it looks black but won't flip round the right way. 

couple more in early morning sun

[franjipane]

Amazing colour combo, your kids must absolutely love it!

[Charlotte]

Thanks! Yes they do....every morning I get "are we going in the sports car today mummy?" "Horray!" When they hear yes. 

I hope my account of use it as a family car is helping some people to convince other halves with kids that it is an awesome idea. 

I did find out yesterday that my husbands plan had backfired.......he was secretly hoping I wouldn't like it with all the hassles of kids and boot space ( no hassles at all!) that I would go back to using my Honda CRV and he'd get to use it on a daily basis. Ha ha ha! No chance. ?

Edited October 9, 2015 by Charlotte