V6 vs i4:
I own a 97 Esprit V8. While I understand the allure of owning a First Edition car for investment purposes, Lotus is probably the last manufacturer that I would take a chance with on a brand new first edition car. There's going to be all kinds of issues with that car in the first two years. My Esprit was the second year of the V8 and it still had all kinds of manufacturing issues, to the point where the engine blew up at 26k miles and had to be rebuilt (and the rebuilder fixed a lot of the design flaws, like the intermediate shaft gears backing themselves out, although not sure if that's what caused my engine to fail). I love my Esprit but Lotus quality was terrible, I know it was better with the Evora but I still would never buy the first two MY Evora (wouldn't want them anyway since they were NA, but that's beside the point).It seems that daily, there is an issue with someone's recently-purchased Emira. Today, I spotted one that had a loose ground that was not convenient to tighten. Another couple of owners have AC units that are making strange noises. My deposit is getting closer and closer to being pulled, while NC1 NSXs are looking better and better. Unfortunately, used car loan rates are still through the roof.
Did you get to drive the Emira at Log42? It looked like a very modern interface with cupholders. I'm sure it drives just as well as the Evora but looks bigger and has no manual parking brake.I own a 97 Esprit V8. While I understand the allure of owning a First Edition car for investment purposes, Lotus is probably the last manufacturer that I would take a chance with on a brand new first edition car. There's going to be all kinds of issues with that car in the first two years. My Esprit was the second year of the V8 and it still had all kinds of manufacturing issues, to the point where the engine blew up at 26k miles and had to be rebuilt (and the rebuilder fixed a lot of the design flaws, like the intermediate shaft gears backing themselves out, although not sure if that's what caused my engine to fail). I love my Esprit but Lotus quality was terrible, I know it was better with the Evora but I still would never buy the first two MY Evora (wouldn't want them anyway since they were NA, but that's beside the point).
Unfortunately, no test drives of the Emira during LOG42, although we were allowed to sit in it.Did you get to drive the Emira at Log42? It looked like a very modern interface with cupholders. I'm sure it drives just as well as the Evora but looks bigger and has no manual parking brake.
The thing about Lotus cars is that there is a lot to love about them and a lot to hate. Despite all their problems we still love them more because they are fantastic sports cars. I would imagine the same is true for many of our older German car lovers even though they have tons of problems. The opposite is true for Tesla owners. The moment they encounter problems they abandon the brand because the cars really had nothing much to offer in the first place beyond the financial feasibility.