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What is your point? Taking strictly the numbers into account, dealer allocations would range anywhere from 55-60 cars the first year but that won't be the case.
It is called anticipation break-down!Canyon Carver said:What is your point? Taking strictly the numbers into account, dealer allocations would range anywhere from 55-60 cars the first year but that won't be the case.
Between Ca. & Fla., 31 out of every 100 cars produced would go toCanyon Carver said:What is your point? Taking strictly the numbers into account, dealer allocations would range anywhere from 55-60 cars the first year but that won't be the case.
Yep...ConeFusion said:Those numbers don't tell much. What about the ~30 states that have no dealer? Many of the dealers will cover demand from more than their own state.
I wouldn't be surprised if each California dealer received 100 cars in the first year. I don't know about Florida; the weather is great, but there isn't a twisty road in sight in the entire state, so why bother with a great handling car?Ridgemanron said:Between Ca. & Fla., 31 out of every 100 cars produced would go to
those locations. Still, all I hear is 'we should get many more cars than the rest of the country!' Tell me how many you feel should go (out of each 100 cars produced), then?
I don't understand how dealerships that have survived with almost no cars from Lotus will dry up when they are getting more cars than ever before. Suppose Ca and Fla received half of 2300 cars - the 26 other dealers still would get 44 cars apiece, which is not exactly cutting them off.Ridgemanron said:According to Lotus, the 38 dealers cover 29 separate markets. Overload Ca. & Fla.
with 1/2 the year's allotment and the rest of the dealerships, minus a few, will dry up. This is not the way to get a national
foot hold and I cannot see Lotus doing it.
Down the road, after the first year's production is disbursed fairly evenly, then
it sounds more logical
If you've only driven "through" Florida, I could see why you would disparage our state's roads b/c the interstate views only feature pines and stripes. But..jml1952 said:I wouldn't be surprised if each California dealer received 100 cars in the first year. I don't know about Florida; the weather is great, but there isn't a twisty road in sight in the entire state, so why bother with a great handling car?
I counted 36 dealers on my sheet from Lotus cars at the LA show.Thats with Symbolic of Beverly Hills. I am certain this sheet is 100% on the money. Clyde Sheperd from Lotus Cars USA personally handed it to me and said it was up to date. He did say that they would be adding more dealers as time goes on.Sownman said:If you count the dealers on the one page spec handout at the LA Show there are 35 dealers not 38. Even counting Symbolic Bev Hills and La Jolla as two dealers its still just 35.
Steve
Um, how about 50 out of 100?Ridgemanron said:Between Ca. & Fla., 31 out of every 100 cars produced would go to
those locations. Still, all I hear is 'we should get many more cars than the rest of the country!' Tell me how many you feel should go (out of each 100 cars produced), then?