Honestly, owning an ELIO will be the last thing in my mind if I win the lotto! Depending on the winnings, I'll buy me a Porsche 911 or the hybrid 918! I'm still one of the hopefuls that someday I can own a car I can afford, an ELIO for sub-10K. I missed the smell of a brand new car. Then last friday, my 1999 Toyota Corolla w/ 269K miles finally croaked on me and had to donate it. I'm now looking at a no nonsense, nothing fancy brand new Nissan Versa w/ 5 speed manual (just like my Toyota). Advertised for $7900. after discounts. No cd player, manual roll down windows, etc., exactly what I need, just a ride to and from where ever I want to go! If I wait before the year is over, I wouldn't have to haggle as much and I will get that advertised price. A/c, heat and 4 wheels included. Now if our ELIO can remotely be priced like that when all is said and done, I will be really impressed!So a recap, the E1C is done, showing the soft tooling has been tested and a test-ready design is here. We're waiting now for some more E1's for crash testing and MPG testing to complete and the full 65k reservations to be counted up with some percentage of 'committed', all this folding up into the biggest objective, believe-able funding. The initial being perhaps the ATVM.
I would really-really like to know what is left to qualify for the ATVM. But I'm pretty sure no body knows the full list until it's already in the bag.
Let's make a pact, anyone wins the lotto, let's fund these guys. Likely, once 50% funding is reached the rest is easy.