EVO LOtus Promotion

EVO LOtus Promotion

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Hedgerley

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620 posts

275 months

Saturday 29th January 2011
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As well as an 'advertorial' in the new EVO Magazine, promoting the Evora, I've just received an invitation from EVO to test drive of both models on a joint EVO/Lotus weekend at Silverstone. This is what Lotus should be spending their money on....

http://www.evo.co.uk/vip_evora

s2t

424 posts

168 months

Thursday 10th February 2011
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Hedgerley said:
As well as an 'advertorial' in the new EVO Magazine, promoting the Evora, I've just received an invitation from EVO to test drive of both models on a joint EVO/Lotus weekend at Silverstone. This is what Lotus should be spending their money on....

http://www.evo.co.uk/vip_evora
Ahhhh but were you selected?
Would be interested to learn how many places there were

douglasgdmw

494 posts

226 months

Wednesday 16th February 2011
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I never got selected and that's me a Lotus Evora owner as well!!

I think they were probably taking people who said they have a 911 I suspect

George

erics

2,677 posts

218 months

Wednesday 16th February 2011
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Really pi$$ed off with the whole EVO thing.

I subscribe to the magasine, currently drive 911 turbo and was genuinely interested to take part.

Both my girlfriend and I booked over the net the moment the magasine turned up (1 week before regular public release).

Neither of us got selected.

I find the whole thing misleading.

I had 3 Lotus Elises in the past and this kind of experience gives me an even lower opinion of the brand.

Thumbs down to Lotus: if you try and brand yourselves via EVO and provide this sort of outcome, you may as well avoid doing the whole thing altogether. It is like shooting oneself in the foot...


nono


Dick Seaman

1,087 posts

230 months

Thursday 17th February 2011
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Same here! Drive a 997 but have a real soft spot for Lotus.
Currently have an old Esprit and have had (and loved) an Exige.

Received the 'invitation' and got very excited, have genuinely been considering the Evora S.
Then got knocked back, felt a bit foolish for believing the invitation was a personal one (should have read the small print).

So it left a bad taste. I still like the Evora, but the enthusiasm to go and try one has been blunted.

Ekona

1,672 posts

209 months

Thursday 17th February 2011
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Interesting you both got turned down, I'm a 997.2 C2S owner and I got my invitation okay. Previously owned a VXR220 too so I've got some experience with Lotuseses, seems odd I was chosen and you guys weren't. Did you get as far as the phone call?

Personally I'm really looking forward to the day, should be very interesting to compare the two cars. If the Evora S is as good as I hope it will be, I'm going to be very tempted...

mollytherocker

14,373 posts

216 months

Saturday 19th February 2011
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I went today and am a 911 owner! I guess they are gunning for us!

Fantastic day, loved the car (Both models) its just the notchy gearchange that lets it down. Handling balance and brakes top drawer though.

Pretty surprised how heavy it is too.

MTR

garycat

4,625 posts

217 months

Sunday 20th February 2011
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Linky to my write up of the day.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

I've no idea how I was selected, I drive a 7 year old Impreza. I guess I just must fit the marketing profile of Mr Mid-Life Crisis.