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Sticky knobs x

So you're the guy who knowingly bought an Emira with warranty issues from a dealer (the sales staff surely can't have believed their luck with a customer like you when they managed to offload this particular Emira...) then both expected another different dealer to remedy all the warranty work & you even started attempting to deal directly with the Lotus Cars factory service personnel... What a nightmare customer you are...🙄

Emira owner and completely agree with you about Lotus customer service (the worst of any make).

question for you. when the rear hatch was replaced, did Lotus send you the unpainted hatch and it had to be repainted? if so, did bodyshop have to blend the paint to the quarter panel in order to match the paint? I am having the same issue on the door and new door is ordered. but wondering if front wing/fender require to be blended to match the color?

As an Elise owner in the States, I had high hopes for the Emira before launch. It ended up being heavier and not as quick as I expected and felt more like a quick Evora reskin focused more on marketing hype and built for profit than a car that delivered expected/improved performance beyond its desired peers, like Porsche. I definitely do not want an electric Lotus (so much for lightness), so I am left wanting for a newer Elise replacement that could double as a daily driver. Perhaps I'll look at a used Emira in a few years when someone else has taken the huge depreciation hit and they have addressed the new model issues. But I'm not that excited about it given the many problems people have had with them and many have already sold theirs in disappointment and moved on. Dealers are often few and far away in the states too so dependability is even more important here. Toyota reliability was the seller here and it fell short. Time will tell.

Also steering tends to follow the direction of the driver's eyes😬

It was only a few years ago a premium car was £45k, now you just get cheap plastic - £50k 4 years ago got you an basic M3/M4..........

Get yourself a Toyota fella.

@RichReviews_ It would be interesting to know if the cars currently rolling off the production line have had all these problems resolved

Why can’t dealers fix things first time every time?

Beautiful

What a piece of crap!

What chance have I, living in the one-car Far East, of getting such remedial service for my car? I think I’ll buy a local brand instead and stop all the potential headaches; or maybe wait a year or two for all the issues to be resolved?

Time for a road trip!

In NZ we can fit number plates half that size in black. Hence we do not suffer from the front sensor issues. Nice effort with the video.

I want a Lotus, it is just a case of 3.5 or 2.0. Not sure which one yet....

I can't believe you still think Lotus are doing a great job. This car was supposed to be a new start for Lotus, a massive improvement in build quality with the Chinese input, and you've still not got properly working climate control, and they're having another go at fixing the wind noise, which will also require realignment of the wing. This really isn't acceptable on what is now an £85k car.

this would be a perfect car to add next to my 599......

Nice - great job by the dealership

Before you do anything else with that door, get some Shin Etsu grease from a Honda dealer, and put it on the door seal rubber, as well as the rubber around the door frame on the car body. You get the grease from the parts department. Put on some nitrile gloves, then use a dab of grease on your finger and start working it into the rubber. A little goes a long way, so do it in sections. The tube is small so you may think it isn't going to be enough, but it will do both doors, both door seals on the door frame, and the boot seal with grease still left over in the tube! It causes the rubber to plump up and eliminates squeaks and wind noise. Glad your car is getting sorted out. They're worth it.

fixing things on this car is gonna break other things. be happy with what u got at a certain point

I’m on the fence about pulling my deposit because I’m over 4 hours from a dealer. Honestly wouldn’t mind dealing with a few issues if I was local but am concerned about the cost to transport and putting on the miles to get something resolved. :(

Someone ruined the lip finish by polishing out the factory diamond cut under clear coat which has a luster that a simpleton aftermarket polish job destroys. You also expose the raw aluminum to the elements which leads to damage. It’s like having a watch hack polish out the brushed Rolex submariner oyster bracelet. You got screwed dude. Dismantling bbs Japan’s intricate work by some backyard garage shop is TH-camr bush league.

Well done to Lotus. Your car looks great btw and sounds even better

How many miles has your car done Rich. Whatever the mileage and I'm assuming it's fairly low - these faults are totally unacceptable. Did you get a lotus courtesy car whilst it was being fixed ?

Glad I bailed out of mine much earlier than you. Patience of a saint. Interested to see where these bottom out at 5 years. £25k?

The Emira Is Back From Lotus Repairs!…The 9 issues that have Plagued our Lotus Emira have now been Repaired…but not all of them have been Properly Fixed! Today I provide a Full Update on all the Repairs and IF they have Fixed the Issues!… Have you had similar issues with your Lotus?

10 Grand for something a simple bolt extractor and new bolt would fix? The Bean Counter's sound like they worked at Boeing once.

The Ulrimate driving machine, Dont make me fucking laugh

All I see is him complaining and not doing an honest review rather just ranting.

Crazy I am watching this on Christmas day 2024

What is the basis for this? They have been out for 2 years and the cheapest one is $90k usd. Almost no depreciation at all.

There’s no way the clubsport pack came with PCCB’s and was a zero cost option.

My G20 2019 320D is better made than the newer ones and doesn't have that god awful ipad screen with no physical buttons.

What kind of engineering is this?? By a 5 year old? So if you have a problem you cant even check fuses?? WTF?

Exige allday

Lovely car. Thank you for the review.

Love the rant on touch screen, I am forever questioning how they can be safe. I can adjust everything in my car without my eyes leaving the road. I try the same in my wife’s, with her touch screen, and I can’t even change the temp without nearly crashing! 😅 Great vid 👍

lotus --- don't go electric

nice vídeo

Thank you for a great video and review @RichReviews. Just to correct one thing, the Superport (as known in the UK) or 'Turbo Look' as it's called in America, was not created because of windowmaker concerns. It actually came about because in the mid 80's the 930 Turbo was unable to be sold by Porsche in the USA due to it not passing ever stricter emission rules. As there was still considerable demand for a Turbo look 911, Porsche created the M491 option code. This M491 option code was an expensive upgrade, in the UK costing over £10K on top of the price of a new 911, hence the small build numbers. It added the following 930 Turbo components to a 3.2 Carrera: Wider front & rear wheel arches, front & rear spoilers, larger 7x 16 front and 9x16 rear Fuchs alloys, brakes, suspension, drop links and anti roll bars.

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You are definitely the ideal Emira owner….forbearing and open minded.😂

I’m so glad I canceled my Emira order.😅 Such a great looking car with so much potential but terribly executed….the fixed front bonnet and low redline were probably the first red flags.😆

What a dream car.

Miuras do not have drum brakes, and there must be something wrong with this Miura’s braking system because I’ve never had trouble stopping mine. Sure, it doesn’t stop like a McLaren with carbon ceramics, but it does just fine especially considering the era it hails from.

I think the actual title of this video is actually misleading. It didn't actually address the actual question at hand. Jokes aside - I did enjoy the walk through of all of these cars.

Hi, unrelated to the video but how are you getting on with your high mileage Abarth? Would love to see an update soon!

There is a reason for everything. The water must flow in. No mud, no Lotus.

Boooooring. If it’s a bolt on, do it and you can always reconfigure it back to OEM.