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| For the Elio faithful ...; Latest propaganda release from Paul | |
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| scratchpaddy | Jun 17 2015, 07:12 PM Post #46 |
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I was trying to make the point that your legal definition wasn't the only valid one, but you wouldn't accept anything that wasn't legal. You left me no choice!
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| dayle1960 | Jun 17 2015, 07:33 PM Post #47 |
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Fastest Hampster EVER
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I wish Paul would jump into this thread so he can be the final arbiter of what his vehicle really is. I guess the Elio could have two thin wheels up front and then it would be a car. |
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| myredvert | Jun 18 2015, 01:53 AM Post #48 |
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I believe I had mentioned from the beginning that it may not be a motorcycle in all states... Now that's funny! ![]() Oh Dayle... Of all the people to want to ask to settle anything that may be considered a matter of fact about the Elio, Mr. Elio himself seems to be a pretty poor choice. It wouldn't surprise too may people if he told us it really was a combination helicopter/spaceship/wheelchair/time machine super freezer... In helicopter mode it could take off vertically from your driveway... As a spaceship travel at hypersonic speeds non-stop to your destination 3,000 miles away (getting 84 mpg of course)... Then as a wheelchair either allow you to legally park in any handicapped space without requiring a placard on the mirror or you could even just sit on top and drive it up and down the aisles while you shop. Oh yeah, as a time machine/super freezer? If he actually produces one for you to be driving, it must now be decades in the future and Hell froze over. Edited by myredvert, Jun 18 2015, 01:55 AM.
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| Metromightymouse | Jun 18 2015, 01:57 AM Post #49 |
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Powdercoat Wizard
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Well that works out to around $107 in gas, so not that bad for hypersonic transit... |
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| myredvert | Jun 18 2015, 02:37 AM Post #50 |
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Not at all bad. And remember that's in today's gas prices and this would really be happening no less than 20 or 30 year in the future, which is all the more reason to put a deposit on one. In fact, the longer it takes to deliver them, the more you will save. If it takes long enough to deliver them, you might even make money every time you fill it up.
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| Freeman | Jun 18 2015, 05:40 AM Post #51 |
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The Family Man
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I kind of knew what you meant, I just wanted to be a more neutral third part I find it hard to call something a motorcycle when you are in the 'driving position'. I also find it hard to call something a car without a enclosed cabin. The slingshot and T-Rex are more motorcycle than the Elio. I think they should make a crossover category and offer up some basic protection standards to be improved upon in the future. |
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| Tim Keith | Jun 20 2015, 12:54 PM Post #52 |
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I doubt that Elio will ever be produced at any volume more than the Tucker 48. The effort is severely undercapitalized and long overdue. Other than the deposits taken for cars never delivered, the investor community has shown little gullibility. If available there is probably much less consumer demand than for the Smart Car, which was hyped as something special, but few went for it. Vehicles like this might be more suitable as a kit car or produced in low volume in a closed former big box store - at a price much greater than the claimed $6,800. I am not upset that those who put down deposits on the Elio are being cheated. They are grown ups and should know the risks. Its not as if Paul Elio is selling anti gravity shoes. He has been claiming year after year to have the next big thing, ready for next year. The thing that he does not have is adequate capital, even with $1,000 deposits trickling in, it is not enough. |
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| myredvert | Jun 20 2015, 02:40 PM Post #53 |
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That's not the point I'm trying to make here, though.
7:40 PM Jul 10