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Old 09-05-2014, 11:24 AM   #1
okcarl
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Well after a 5 year hiatus working for Lotus Cars USA. I am back in the dealership fold. I am in Portland Oregon working for the Tonkin organization at their Ferrari/Maserati dealership. I know its a little out of the wheelhouse of most of the discussions here but I do love to keep up on the other brands and the business as a whole. I was one of the first members on this site back when it started and have followed it as time has gone on. Anyway i am glad to be back....well at least I thinkk so for now.
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Old 09-05-2014, 12:39 PM   #2
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Hey there
Welcome back !
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Old 09-05-2014, 02:22 PM   #3
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Welcome back.

The forum's been super slow lately and that's mostly my fault because I haven't been adding too much content because I've been tied up with other projects.

When I get a chance I'll add some more content to the forum and I'll change your profile as you requested in your PM.
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Old 09-09-2014, 09:47 PM   #4
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Welcome back! Speaking of Lotus, is the impending change of airbag regulations going to result in a Lotus retreat from the US market? I don't follow it that closely but thought I read something to that effect in the last few years?
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Old 09-12-2014, 12:59 PM   #5
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All I can say is the problems run deep.... The current Evora can no longer be imported as of March of this year.. And a replacement is a long way off and the regulations that the car can't meet keep stacking up..
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Old 09-13-2014, 06:40 AM   #6
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Just a bad situation. I grew up in the Detroit area right down the road from what is today Auto Europe Lotus. I know they run a pretty tight operation and have obviously relied greatly on used cars anyhow, so hopefully things stay looking up for them.
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