The Lotus Emira has been in the US for just over a year now. A crashed car has made it's way into our shop. This Blog will detail our progress on this repair.
The insurance company wanted to total the car but the client was quite adamant that the car be saved if possible. He is a friend/client of ours so we agreed to take a look at the car.
The car would start so we unloaded it from the flatbed tow truck. It appeared to drive straight as well - all good signs. Insurance claims are not a fast or easy process when a car is as low volume as the Emira. We worked with this insurance company and after a series of calls and meetings at our shop, prepared an exploratory estimate. We needed to disassemble the rear of the car to determine if the powertrain suffered any damage and confirm other critical areas.
Often times in a collision, damage will propagate to areas that were not in the immediate area of destruction. In fact, sometimes it is better to simply replace certain parts as they may have hidden damage. We took the rear of the car apart after getting the A-OK.
The biggest concern is getting parts for this car. We have placed our order with LotusPartsOnline and are awaiting notice of shipments. Fingers crossed that we will not be waiting too long. Fortunately, the Emira is still in production so new parts will be available.
