What a suck ass lighter!! I just got this POS today about 6 hours ago from CI and it won't spark! Tried draining, refilling high low settings and nothing. Worked great for the first cigar and then it dies.

I contacted CI's customer service. Hopefully I can get something from Xikar.

Last time I ever buy a Lotus crapper!
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So youre saying you didnt like it? :-):-)

Sorry you had a problem with your new lighter. The Xikar Executive is a nice little lighter for around $25... doesnt hold a ton of fuel though
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LOL Yeah, I had a lotus before but it took a year and a car running over it to break down.

I been looking at the Xikar Plunge or a Nibo Space 6 Triple Jet. Anyone had any luck with them? I seem to have nothing but bad luck with torch lighters. I had Blazer that looked like the Xikar Executive, and it lasted a week before it started spiting all it's fuel out at me.

I think I should stick with my Zippo! It's the only lighter that I have never had a problem with! Ran over by 20 cars, Thrown across rooms and outdoors! Dropped in a pool, Beer spills and other unworldly happenings and still works today!

Zippo is the best.
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you can get one of those inserts for your zippo that uses butane, this way your cigar doesnt taste like youre smoking a hurricane lamp.

The "regular" blazer works pretty well, and a lot of the guys here swear by them.

I had one of the triple jet nibos, and I gave it away. It was great for lighting up a cigar, but you couldnt touch up because the flame was TOO big.

The butane you use can really affect the functionality of your lighter too... Ive been using Lava with good results. Its (and Vector also) is 5x refined, so it wont gunk up your lighting mechanism
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I been using Xikar butane. I may get one of them Zippo inserts or a Zippo blu if I can find one for a good price. So far though, I beeb using a Wallgreen brand fuel for my Zippo's that hasn't mucked up the taste at all. I was surprised there were no odd funky taste.

I don't think I will ever buy a Blazer again, Once you get shot in the face with butane and ruin a good cigar because it shot fluid everywhere you'll never look at it the same way. :-)
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Sorry to hear about your luck with the Lotus Vertigo. Of all my lighters, it's my favorite one! And for comparison, I do also own a Xikar Executive which I like very much.
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know what else work GREAT, Ronson Jet-Light. Available at Walmart for like $3 and they are so cheap that if you loose one youdont care!
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Can't find them! I have never seen one in the city of Chicago or any suburbs. I see them on ebay for 15-20 bucks though! I'm not gonna spend 15 bucks on something that cost 4.

My Wallmart only has Bic's and Matches.

I may just wait and get a Zippo insert. I have 20+ Zippo's so a Zippo case isn't a problem.

Cheers!
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Wow never seen or heard of a blazer doing that before.
Thats a shame it is by all my experiences a great and very consistent lighter.
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I just purchased the Zippo insert from Heartfelt. $11.86 out the door, cheapest I could find on the net.:-)
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Snatched a Zippo insert off Ebay 2 years ago and the thing still works like a champ. Best $10 I ever spent on a lighter.
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I feel your pain brother,,I used to do the expensive lighters and still have them but they don't work. Now I use a Ronson and voila',,,,no more lighter problems. It works every friggin time and I went out and bought 10 of them just in case they break down,,,still waiting for the first one to stop. PM me as they have quite a few at the WallyMart where I live and I can help you out. They cost $2.94 each,,,it's almost ridiculous! You can barely buy a bic lighter for that.
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Lotus makes great lighters. The build quality is superior to anything in its price range. Sorry to hear you got a bad one. I hate to tell you though you are not upgrading by going to a xicar. Its on the same level at best.
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Thats a shame!

What makes a torch lighter better then another? I can't see buying a $200 lighter that's the same as a $20 lighter with the same guts that will brake in a few days.
Are all the mechanisms and guts the same?

I've had $60 lighters that looked like they had the same thing inside them as a $20 lighter which is why I will not buy a lighter for over 20 anymore.
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Xikars have a lifetime warranty. You really can't go wrong. I don't know why someone would say it's not an upgrade. Maybe because they don't cost more?
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Moe wins this one, for sure.
3-5 bucks for a jetlite is crazy. They work every single time.
Easily the best value in a lighter that's ever been made.
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+ on the ronson


how can u have that many cars run over your lighters. as far as i know i nevr had one run over with a car:-)
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LOL
Yeah, Cigary is helping me out with the Ronsons. So Hit him with some RG will ya's! He needs a smoke ring. :-)
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My favorite torch lighters are my Duponts...they fire every single time. My x-Tend Mini has been through the wash roughly a dozen times...however, I am a big fan of the customer service XiKar gives to its customers. I would consider a XiKar to be an upgrade over the Lotus, every Lotus I have ever sold has crapped out...as a fall back, the Ronson works GREAT....
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They are sending a new one to me. Hopefully it'll work longer then 6 hours this time.

Does Lotus have a website? I could only find the car website.
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