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05fordgt said:

Yup. They are delivering the cars in the Porsche delivery booths. AMAZING infinity ceiling that has so many LEDs. Looks like it goes forever. And makes the color INCREDIBLE!!!

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Haha I knew it. I’ve been there quite a few times for Porches and I’m going to go check out that demo Lotus they have there. Your right it might be the best design dealership in the nation along with the service and sales folks.

Few more from the show

polosanddunks said:

Haha I knew it. I’ve been there quite a few times for Porches and I’m going to go check out that demo Lotus they have there. Your right it might be the best design dealership in the nation along with the service and sales folks.

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I have my reservations on some of the people there. The Lotus manager strung me along for 10 months about me possibly getting a job for Lotus (they had just got the franchise). Told the assistant marketing manager in June 2022 (at a cars & coffee my wife and I went to with her Lotus, she just got it) my over 23 years in auto sales and he said to talk to such and such. I kept my name in front of him every 60 to 90 days with a simple email. NO bothersome. When I finally decided to ask in April 2023 if they were actually going to hire people for Lotus, he said they were only taking current employees. I was PISSED!!

At that time, I was starting to feel better (I've since relapse with more Crohn's issues including a hospital stay for severe dehydration and a 20 lb weight loss) but I know more about the brand, the history, the type of buyer and ESPECIALLY the cars more than ANYONE there. But no, nothing. I even paid $120 for an hour meeting for charity with the owner of RDS. I took that as a "sell myself to the owner" type. Still nothing! Their loss. I would have been eating, breathing the brand for them.

The Dark Verdant demo is a great car. I hate the color. It should have been a brighter Racing Green not this super dark green. But if you can take it out, definitely do so. You will be IMPRESSED!! Ride, handling, steering is AMAZING, the shifter is great (rifle-bolt is what many say). It's just a wonderful car. Even the seats seem to have gotten better than the prior UK preproduction cars. Seems they feel better, but still need a little more bolstering.

I hope they offer the race seats (Sparcos) from the Evora GT as an option for the upcoming Base model. If you can strip out some features, and have the manual seats, no memory (but keep heat) it would be AMAZING!! That and add the custom program for custom colors.

polosanddunks said:

Haha I knew it. I’ve been there quite a few times for Porches and I’m going to go check out that demo Lotus they have there. Your right it might be the best design dealership in the nation along with the service and sales folks.

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I have my reservations on some of the people there. The Lotus manager strung me along for 10 months about me possibly getting a job for Lotus (they had just got the franchise). Told the assistant marketing manager in June 2022 (at a cars & coffee my wife and I went to with her Lotus, she just got it) my over 23 years in auto sales and he said to talk to such and such. I kept my name in front of him every 60 to 90 days with a simple email. NO bothersome. When I finally decided to ask in April 2023 if they were actually going to hire people for Lotus, he said they were only taking current employees. I was PISSED!!

At that time, I was starting to feel better (I've since relapsed with more Crohn's issues including a hospital stay for severe dehydration and a 20 lb weight loss) but I know more about the brand, the history, the type of buyer and ESPECIALLY the cars more than ANYONE there. But no, nothing. I even paid $120 for an hour meeting for charity with the owner of RDS. I took that as a "sell myself to the owner" type. It's there loss not having someone passionate about a brand they sell.

Called two local Cadillac dealers about the Escalade IQ. Neither one has any idea when it will be here, what it will cost, or if they will even get one this year. I asked if they expect to charge ADM and both said yes. Not sure it would be worth it especially after Hummer EV tanked after first phase of buyers paid ADM.

05fordgt said:

I have my reservations on some of the people there. The Lotus manager strung me along for 10 months about me possibly getting a job for Lotus (they had just got the franchise). Told the assistant marketing manager in June 2022 (at a cars & coffee my wife and I went to with her Lotus, she just got it) my over 23 years in auto sales and he said to talk to such and such. I kept my name in front of him every 60 to 90 days with a simple email. NO bothersome. When I finally decided to ask in April 2023 if they were actually going to hire people for Lotus, he said they were only taking current employees. I was PISSED!!

At that time, I was starting to feel better (I've since relapsed with more Crohn's issues including a hospital stay for severe dehydration and a 20 lb weight loss) but I know more about the brand, the history, the type of buyer and ESPECIALLY the cars more than ANYONE there. But no, nothing. I even paid $120 for an hour meeting for charity with the owner of RDS. I took that as a "sell myself to the owner" type. It's there loss not having someone passionate about a brand they sell.

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u dodged a bullet, they don't seem nice to work for if they play those games
hope ur crohns gets better mate