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Dear Lotus,
I know you read the forums here on EliseTalk.com because of your actions today. (The person from Lotus who is reading this will know what I mean).
I'll try to put it as plainly as I can. I need a Lotus Elise for a charity event for Big Brothers Big Sisters by September 18th, 2004. The current lack of communication from Lotus is making it extremely difficult to ascertain what will be required to obtain a car by that timeframe. I find this an unacceptable situation.
Should I pay a premium to a dealership (like in Hawaii or California) to secure a car by Sept 18th?
Should I bid high on an auction on Ebay to get someone's car coming in? If so, what line number will guarantee me a car by September 18th, 2004?
Should I just sit back and hope someone who purchased a car and received it in July or August has suddenly grown tired of it and has decided to resell it on Ebay or Cars.Com or something?
Despite a written letter to Lotus requesting a donor car for the day of the event, I have not received a reply. Is this something Lotus is willing to do? Donate us a car for the event and then we give it back, ala some of the other events that Elises have shown up at? If so, who is the right person to talk to at Lotus?
There is such a complete lack of information, I cannot make an informed decision. Since I know you are reading this message, can you do me a favor? Use the PM function here to send me a private message with the following information. I guarantee that *I* will be the only one who sees your response.
A) Are there any cars available from dealers before Sept 18th? If so, which dealer(s) should I talk to?
B) Reasonably what line # should a person expect their car to be in by September 18th? Is that #'s 1-3? 1-7? 1-12?
C) Is Lotus willing to provide a loaner car for this charity event on September 18th? If so, who do I need to speak with (please provide contact information)
That's really all I ask. Trying to secure an Elise for this event is proving to be one big headache after the next. The charity event is for a worthy cause, children from the BBBS organization will be given rides around the track in the sports car of their choice. We took a survey of some of the children to get a list of "dream" cars and with one exception every car on that list we've been able to obtain for that day through one means or another. (Some purchased/owned by individuals on the board, others loaned by dealers, or private collectors). The exception is the Elise and the task of securing one fell to me since I've been pretty good at getting hard to find cars for this event. I'm about ready to throw my hands up and give up on the Elise, but I thought I would make one direct PUBLIC plea to Lotus to assist me in my quest.
Now that I have your attention, won't you please give some attention to this matter. It would make some children happy, it would make me happy at this point just to get a PM, and it will likely result in some good press for Lotus as this event is going to be widely publicized (TV, Newspaper, Magazine & Web).
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Later Apex
I know you read the forums here on EliseTalk.com because of your actions today. (The person from Lotus who is reading this will know what I mean).
I'll try to put it as plainly as I can. I need a Lotus Elise for a charity event for Big Brothers Big Sisters by September 18th, 2004. The current lack of communication from Lotus is making it extremely difficult to ascertain what will be required to obtain a car by that timeframe. I find this an unacceptable situation.
Should I pay a premium to a dealership (like in Hawaii or California) to secure a car by Sept 18th?
Should I bid high on an auction on Ebay to get someone's car coming in? If so, what line number will guarantee me a car by September 18th, 2004?
Should I just sit back and hope someone who purchased a car and received it in July or August has suddenly grown tired of it and has decided to resell it on Ebay or Cars.Com or something?
Despite a written letter to Lotus requesting a donor car for the day of the event, I have not received a reply. Is this something Lotus is willing to do? Donate us a car for the event and then we give it back, ala some of the other events that Elises have shown up at? If so, who is the right person to talk to at Lotus?
There is such a complete lack of information, I cannot make an informed decision. Since I know you are reading this message, can you do me a favor? Use the PM function here to send me a private message with the following information. I guarantee that *I* will be the only one who sees your response.
A) Are there any cars available from dealers before Sept 18th? If so, which dealer(s) should I talk to?
B) Reasonably what line # should a person expect their car to be in by September 18th? Is that #'s 1-3? 1-7? 1-12?
C) Is Lotus willing to provide a loaner car for this charity event on September 18th? If so, who do I need to speak with (please provide contact information)
That's really all I ask. Trying to secure an Elise for this event is proving to be one big headache after the next. The charity event is for a worthy cause, children from the BBBS organization will be given rides around the track in the sports car of their choice. We took a survey of some of the children to get a list of "dream" cars and with one exception every car on that list we've been able to obtain for that day through one means or another. (Some purchased/owned by individuals on the board, others loaned by dealers, or private collectors). The exception is the Elise and the task of securing one fell to me since I've been pretty good at getting hard to find cars for this event. I'm about ready to throw my hands up and give up on the Elise, but I thought I would make one direct PUBLIC plea to Lotus to assist me in my quest.
Now that I have your attention, won't you please give some attention to this matter. It would make some children happy, it would make me happy at this point just to get a PM, and it will likely result in some good press for Lotus as this event is going to be widely publicized (TV, Newspaper, Magazine & Web).
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Later Apex