New toy ordered

[Eck]

 

Hey Eck it does have AC

 

 

 

Sorry Ed, I didn't notice that..my bad..

I was looking at these vehicles two weeks ago and even told my wife that I'm thinking of placing an order..

she said go for it...but then she ended with, I'll keep my Avalanche...

[Eddie]

I have a friend in NM who put down a deposit for the Elio months ago.

 

One of the reasons for the cheaper price is that federally, and in most states, these are classified as motorcycles, so they dont have to meet all the stringent safety requirements that cars do.

 

Of course the flip side, is that in a lot of states, you will need a m/c license and a helmet to drive one.

 

I hope they get it on the roads, and get the DOT and the states up to speed with this.

 

It's a CAR. Not a motorcycle. It should be interesting to see what happens.

 

 

Another reason is because its not being built by Toyblota.

Im all in with mine . I ordered when they became available to the public in the spring. We have an inside line on ours. Should be one of the first in May or June 2014.

Hey Eck Im keeping all my gas guzzlers too. My new HD F150 gets 13.9 on the highway. The wifes 2012 Jeep Sahara gets about 16 . We need this car . haha

[star4772]

Heck you can buy 3 for the price of a new Venture now a days, but you wouldn't get a cassette player :rotf::rotf:but you would have A/C and can ride in all weather.

[Guest tx2sturgis]

It's good to see this progress made by Elio Motors:

 

 

 

www.sacbee.com/search_results/?sf_pubsys_story_byline=Elio%2520Motors&link_location=bottom

Edited November 24, 2013 by tx2sturgis

[cowpuc]

Thanks for posting this Eddie! I LOVE the areo dynamics of this vehicle, I LOVE the claimed MPG of it and, being a biker, love the cross over combo between motorcycle and car design. I REALLY like this guys attitude about producing in America with America's job force in mind and, of course, their pricing!!

I also found this: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=narrow+track+vehicles&sm=1

 

Really neat video clip of the how - whens and whys of the cross dynamics of car/motorcycle - awesome clip!! Also, while traveling out west last summer I bumped into a guy crossing country on an electric motorcycle (see pics). He and Craig Vetter (yep, from Vetter Fairings) have been doing a ton of work with air dynamics and streamlining. I cant help but see a lot of the stuff he told me about being applied to the vehicle your looking at!! 84 MPG = AWESOME!!!

 

On a side note, seems like there a lots of folks trying to cash in on the high cost of fuel and bad economy these days.. Seeing that these guys haven't really got a lot of capital into a building and tooling yet I cant help but wonder if their stated production model ETA is accurate.. Just cant be to careful about which star you hook your wagon to these days.. Not trying to sound pessimistic but just being honest..

[First_N_Last]

Any more thoughts about the Elio?

 

I'm very very interested. It would be sooooooo CCCCCOOOOOLLLLL!

 

 

Hope it makes it & becomes REAL.

I so want one & to order one, but am I throwing my money on a vapor carcycle or a real carcycle?

 

Thoughts?

There doesn't seem to be anything close to price & features. It would be a great alternative to my Trike.

 

JohnB

[Guest tx2sturgis]

I know two people who have placed a deposit....

 

We shall see!

 

[Nemo]

Now, if they also made it in a "Convertible!"

[Eck]

(Quote) I ordered one of these cars, ........... Wont get it till next Summer.

 

Hey Eddie,

Next summer is here. I see your thread was posted on 08/12/2013 last year

 

Think you will have this in your driveway within the next two months?

 

Truthfully now, I sure would like to hear what you have to say about this thing after riding in it for a week. Would like to know all the good and bad things about it based on your personal opinion.

[First_N_Last]

Oh darn - while researching today I believe that I've discovered that production has been pushed back again to September of 2015.

Arch - that is worrisome.

 

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