tim_marra 297 Report post Posted October 31, 2018 According to Facebook, the doors have closed for the last time? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JG220 254 Report post Posted October 31, 2018 Good. It was tragic. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NedaSay 733 Report post Posted October 31, 2018 The lease was over or did they buy themselves out of it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bravo73 1,055 Report post Posted October 31, 2018 At last. An expensive folly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
comem47 150 Report post Posted October 31, 2018 It's Halloween ...scary past Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kunstenaar 89 1 Vehicles Report post Posted October 31, 2018 I was past there yesterday evening after normal hours and yes the shop had completely empty shelves. A few garments on a rail or two and the yellow Elise in the back room was the only things inside. Looked “Out of business” for sure. Only a paper notice on the door saying ‘temporary shop hours - Tuesday to Saturday’ I think. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
red vtec 77 1 Vehicles Report post Posted November 1, 2018 Never anyone in it the few times I went in I was the only one. Quote Amateurs built the Ark Professionals built the Titanic "I haven't ridden in cars pulled by cows before" "Bullocks, Mr.Belcher" "No, I haven't, honestly" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LotusLeftLotusRight 731 1 Vehicles Report post Posted November 1, 2018 It can work, so Geely could always revisit the idea in a few years time if the brand is better known by then. I popped in to the Renault store on the Champs Elysées, Paris last Saturday afternoon. It was very busy with mechandise hunters, with a few cars (old and new) on display on the ground floor and a restaurant and kids Lego play area upstairs. This is the window display car. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spinney 468 Report post Posted November 1, 2018 The Regent Street store was just an embarrassment. The staff clearly couldn’t be bothered trying to sell anything when I went in a couple of years ago. They were more interested in their mobile phones than talking to customers. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KAS-118 107 Report post Posted November 1, 2018 (edited) I only went in there once - last year or maybe the year before (time flies). Was very surprised to see it there - and looked like it must have been costing an arm and a leg to maintain. However, I actually can see there sense in having it there - all the tourist's etc; so if you look at it as a form of advertising - maybe it kind of made sense. Maybe, once the influence of Geely is fully felt, more of a go could be made of it? Edited November 1, 2018 by KAS-118 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JayEmm 1,270 Report post Posted November 1, 2018 I went in there once, under Bahar - before I had any real involvement in Lotus, and back then I was curious how they could even afford such a store. The last couple of visits were absolutely heartbreaking - I felt it was a PR disaster right in the heart of our capital an I thought spending a little on making it look nice would have been a wise thing to do..... but seeing as they could not be arsed I am glad it's now closed. Quote James Martin (JayEmm) Director of Photography & Car Enthusiast Follow my Lotus adventure online! www.jayemm.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suddabym 336 Report post Posted November 1, 2018 That that Dany?! Oh, I do miss Dany and his fabulously famous sense of humour. And his premium elan luxury elite lifestyle, erm, lifestyle. Whadda guy. Who’d have thought a Swiss / Turkish turnip farmer would go on to make 5 cars out of clay and then move back to Dubai. Total. Genius. 3 Quote Sudders and Dany Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frickin_idiot 102 2 Vehicles Report post Posted November 1, 2018 The store could have been a positive for Lotus but it had to be done properly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites