A son took has had his Lotus Emira about 1 month - he had had it on order for about 2 years - 2.5 ltr Toyota engine & manual gearbox.

Very odd purchase - lives in snowy Aberdeenshire, works 15+ miles away, powerful RWD in winter is dodgy, 2 seats and modest boot - he has a wife & 2 fast growing kids and plays golf!

I was in the car, as a passenger, easy to get in, more of an issue for me getting out.

Goes like stink, looks lovely on the outside and interior is fine.

How long will he have it? My bet is the first snow of the winter.

He sold his RS4, bought 3.5 years ago, 4 months old/ 5K on the clock, his depreciation was £10K.

Although he bought the car in Hamilton, the garage is an agent - the car is sold by Lotus and the garage get a fee. The Lotus HQ selling operation was not the best - car was in Hamilton but it took Lotus some 5/6 days to process the paperwork and agree that he could buy a car he ordered and they had already delivered to their agent.