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Originally Posted by noobified
So maybe we'll be negotiating 09 Lotii from dealer invoices, right before Lotus dealers close their doors...
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More likely you'll have to order one to get one, and pay MSRP. No haggling. The dealers will make their livings selling Chevys, Audis, etc., their bread and butter, and take the odd Lotus order. A few of the dealers might have a little inventory, or maintain the minimum inventory necessary to maintain dealership status, but it's more likely it'll recede back to something resembling the Esprit days. Fewer dealers, cars available on order only.
Agree that the Eagle will need to be something different, and a smash, for Lotus to get a second wind here. The new Elise/Exige market right now seems to be pretty much saturated.