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For those in the market for a Lotus Evora and particularly those looking to buy from a Lotus dealer be it local or on the other side of the country, hopefully these steps will assist you in ensuring you have a happy and positive experience.
Let me preface by stating I truly believe the Evora is a great car regardless of the price purchased at and whether purchased new or used. That said, the following tips are guidelines ensuring the purchase of these great vehicles go without a hitch and while these tips are no guarantees, at least it minimizes the hiccups.
As great as these vehicles are, we all know it’s no quite flying off the shelf which means these beauties tend to sit on the lot (hopefully in the showroom floors but most likely not), expose to all the elements which is not good for ANY car let alone a Lotus. Therefore, when purchasing an Evora that’s been sitting on the lot for a while, make sure the selling dealer performs a PDI (pre-delivery inspection) before you take delivery. The dealer already performs this service when they first received the car from the factory however that could have been months or years ago before its last PDI, chances are some bulletins/campaigns or recall haven’t been addressed. This is a perfect time for the Lotus dealer to address this. Worst case scenario, you’ll have to wait for parts to come in but trust me, it’s worth the wait.
A good and thorough PDI will check fluids, diagnostics, tire pressure and any physical flaws due to sitting for long periods of time such as head light peelings, Lotus badge fading or cracking, A-pillar cracks, star shield peeling etc. If you must take delivery before a PDI can be performed by selling dealer then this would be a good time to introduce yourself to YOUR local dealer (assuming you have a local dealer) and familiarize yourself with them as chances are you’ll be requiring their services.
In the end, I think there’s room for improvement for dealers, self included and anything I can do to assist in that, I’m open to.
Hope this helps just a bit.
PS-There are plenty of great dealers that already do this so to them I say "KUDOS" :bow:
Best regards,
Abe Reyes
Let me preface by stating I truly believe the Evora is a great car regardless of the price purchased at and whether purchased new or used. That said, the following tips are guidelines ensuring the purchase of these great vehicles go without a hitch and while these tips are no guarantees, at least it minimizes the hiccups.
As great as these vehicles are, we all know it’s no quite flying off the shelf which means these beauties tend to sit on the lot (hopefully in the showroom floors but most likely not), expose to all the elements which is not good for ANY car let alone a Lotus. Therefore, when purchasing an Evora that’s been sitting on the lot for a while, make sure the selling dealer performs a PDI (pre-delivery inspection) before you take delivery. The dealer already performs this service when they first received the car from the factory however that could have been months or years ago before its last PDI, chances are some bulletins/campaigns or recall haven’t been addressed. This is a perfect time for the Lotus dealer to address this. Worst case scenario, you’ll have to wait for parts to come in but trust me, it’s worth the wait.
A good and thorough PDI will check fluids, diagnostics, tire pressure and any physical flaws due to sitting for long periods of time such as head light peelings, Lotus badge fading or cracking, A-pillar cracks, star shield peeling etc. If you must take delivery before a PDI can be performed by selling dealer then this would be a good time to introduce yourself to YOUR local dealer (assuming you have a local dealer) and familiarize yourself with them as chances are you’ll be requiring their services.
In the end, I think there’s room for improvement for dealers, self included and anything I can do to assist in that, I’m open to.
Hope this helps just a bit.
PS-There are plenty of great dealers that already do this so to them I say "KUDOS" :bow:
Best regards,
Abe Reyes