Re: I find it amazing
JK68LC said:
- If Lotus had put in place some measure to eliminate speculation, (right of refusal etc) the only people that would have complained would be speculators and not the customer like me who sincerely just want the car to keep.
- J
Interetingly enough, I was talking to someone about contractual obligations for a buyer to keep the car for more than a year before reselling. Btw, did I mention this on Elisetalk before?
He brought up the situation with the Ferrari Enzo, where a prospective buyer had to go through an application process and sign an agreement that they would not sell their cars within a 12 month period. If they did, they would be black listed and could never buy any new Ferrari from the company again. [Fine, I had someone else buy it for me.

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That being said, I'm sure it's worked well if there when there only...200..300 Enzos. But can you imagine how Lotus would monitor and enforce such a policy with 2,500 Elises a year? Heck, they can barely even get their LSS shipments right.
Also, can you imagine how many people would be irrated with having to go through an application process just to get a $40,000 sports cars?
Perhaps, if it came to a point where action needed to be taken (say you found your car had been sold over MSRP, which resulted in a longer wait), the most effective mean may be a harsh letter to the owner of the dealership, with a copy to Lotus N.A., Lotus UK, and the better business bureau. Maybe even a letter one of the automagazines. Chance are, you'd probably get a new car ASAP. That's just my guess though.