Discounted stock Emiras...

Discounted stock Emiras...

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NRG1976

1,673 posts

20 months

Sunday 12th January
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Do lotus dealers move much on their screen price?

EastStand

214 posts

92 months

Sunday 12th January
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NRG1976 said:
Do lotus dealers move much on their screen price?
I got 3K knocked off the screen price of a year old low, low mileage 410 Exige back in 2022. Worked out at 4% but it was at the height of Covid price inflation madness…..I’d have thought you’d get a better deal now.

RS_MAN_CHILD

512 posts

279 months

Sunday 12th January
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Checked the tyre pressures today when the thaw allowed.....went out for a few hours spirited drive.

Felt better for sure the rears needed a lot of air (4PSI each) fronts 2-3 PSI each. Now they are within the spec.

Going to be selling in a few days for not a penny less than what the finance settlement amount currently is to clear that (I lose the deposit basically which was around 10% - not the end of the world just the way things go sometimes).

Not ideal & not really what I want to do but just not going to get enough use to justify keeping her any longer than the time it takes to sell.

John D.

18,722 posts

219 months

Sunday 12th January
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Wtf? You've had it 5mins.

Surely you should at least wait to see how it feels in the Spring?

NRG1976

1,673 posts

20 months

Sunday 12th January
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RS_MAN_CHILD said:
Checked the tyre pressures today when the thaw allowed.....went out for a few hours spirited drive.

Felt better for sure the rears needed a lot of air (4PSI each) fronts 2-3 PSI each. Now they are within the spec.

Going to be selling in a few days for not a penny less than what the finance settlement amount currently is to clear that (I lose the deposit basically which was around 10% - not the end of the world just the way things go sometimes).

Not ideal & not really what I want to do but just not going to get enough use to justify keeping her any longer than the time it takes to sell.
Do you not like it at all?

highway

2,166 posts

270 months

Sunday 12th January
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RS_MAN_CHILD said:
Checked the tyre pressures today when the thaw allowed.....went out for a few hours spirited drive.

Felt better for sure the rears needed a lot of air (4PSI each) fronts 2-3 PSI each. Now they are within the spec.

Going to be selling in a few days for not a penny less than what the finance settlement amount currently is to clear that (I lose the deposit basically which was around 10% - not the end of the world just the way things go sometimes).

Not ideal & not really what I want to do but just not going to get enough use to justify keeping her any longer than the time it takes to sell.
Your profile doesn’t accept messages. Drop me an email.

Olivera

7,826 posts

249 months

Sunday 12th January
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RS_MAN_CHILD said:
Felt better for sure the rears needed a lot of air (4PSI each) fronts 2-3 PSI each. Now they are within the spec.
Adding pressure should make the ride worse not better. What are the recommended Lotus pressures? I find that OEMs now frequently specify absurdly high pressures for emissions/mpg purposes, and hence require a drop (sometimes significant) for real world driving.

RS_MAN_CHILD

512 posts

279 months

Sunday 12th January
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highway said:
Your profile doesn’t accept messages. Drop me an email.
Just updated my profile on here in about 15 mins you should be able to contact me via their system. Thanks

audikarma

35 posts

107 months

Sunday 12th January
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Absolutely baffling! It’s been some journey.

RS_MAN_CHILD

512 posts

279 months

Sunday 12th January
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John D. said:
Wtf? You've had it 5mins.

Surely you should at least wait to see how it feels in the Spring?
Drove it 1200 miles in just over 3 weeks...! Costing me close to 5 figures to let someone else enjoy the car instead....expensive way to test drive but such is life!

RS_MAN_CHILD

512 posts

279 months

Sunday 12th January
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NRG1976 said:
Do you not like it at all?
Sadly not enough to want to keep forever...I mean it has stunning looks, terrific ingear acceleration, good handling, not the absolute best comfort levels if it were a lot more comfortable & I did not have lower back issues I would keep for sure but I already have another performance car....its just not worth me keeping the Emira even though I am losing almost 5 figures for a months ownership not much pointing keeping it longer & losing even more is there!

Just the way things go sometimes not always what you expect... But excited for the next owner they will be getting an exciting to drive well made sport car with supercar looks for way less than others are currently being offered.

RS_MAN_CHILD

512 posts

279 months

Sunday 12th January
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audikarma said:
Absolutely baffling! It’s been some journey.
1200 miles in just over 3 weeks is enough for me to know time to sell let someone else enjoy the car for what it is & for what it can & cannot do!

Supercar looks for sports car pricing is the way prospective buyers should approach these cars.

RS_MAN_CHILD

512 posts

279 months

Sunday 12th January
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highway said:
Your profile doesn’t accept messages. Drop me an email.
Sent you an email just now mate. Thanks

NRG1976

1,673 posts

20 months

Sunday 12th January
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RS_MAN_CHILD said:
audikarma said:
Absolutely baffling! It’s been some journey.
1200 miles in just over 3 weeks is enough for me to know time to sell let someone else enjoy the car for what it is & for what it can & cannot do!

Supercar looks for sports car pricing is the way prospective buyers should approach these cars.
You should put the details on here - plenty would be interested if at the finance agreement price (I would at least)!

BertBert

19,992 posts

221 months

Sunday 12th January
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NRG1976 said:
You should put the details on here - plenty would be interested if at the finance agreement price (I would at least)!
Beware of doing that unless you have also put a PH classified up. PH mods are very sharp on that.

fridaypassion

9,682 posts

238 months

Sunday 12th January
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If you don't get an easy buyer look me up Jon Seal Sportscars

RS_MAN_CHILD

512 posts

279 months

Monday 13th January
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fridaypassion said:
If you don't get an easy buyer look me up Jon Seal Sportscars
Will do & thanks.

RS_MAN_CHILD

512 posts

279 months

Monday 13th January
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NRG1976 said:
You should put the details on here - plenty would be interested if at the finance agreement price (I would at least)!
I will if I need to via the paid for ad system here lets see how many dealers want it first! I think a lot of people want one but when it comes to parting with almost £60K many quite rightly pause to reflect do they REALLY want one that much!!

av185

20,097 posts

137 months

Monday 13th January
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If the ride was horrific already and you have added a further 4psi to the the rears and 2 to 3 psis to the fronts this will make it truly horrific.

Clearly something else is at play here.

Oilchange

8,962 posts

270 months

Monday 13th January
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av185 said:
If the ride was horrific already and you have added a further 4psi to the the rears and 2 to 3 psis to the fronts this will make it truly horrific.

Clearly something else is at play here.
If he ride was 'horrific' I'd say there was a serious issue like someone had replaced the springs with bricks.
No Lotus I have -ever- driven has had an horrific ride.