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Amen, Rick. The MN State Fair just closed, with a record 1.8 million coming through the gates, and no Elio at all. They could of course, make it up to me by showing up here. Our small town festival gets over 750 cars, plus an airshow. I'll try to get some pics up in off topic after this...

Here's a sort of to scale drawing of an Elio in an 8x20 parking stall, angled in the way I'd park it. Looks to me like the LH mirror should give a good view of oncoming traffic. As I live in the country and commute to suburbia, I might parallel park half a dozen times a year, so it's not a big...

Cars, trucks, farm machinery, construction equipment, you name it. As diesel motorcycles are not real common, they're not specifically mentioned. A quick search shows emission limits for motorcycles currently. I don't know whether a diesel in any emissions trim would meet them or not...

Checho, you've obviously not "enjoyed" a new EPA Tier IV diesel. They've been loaded with more emissions crap than a mid 80s gas motor, and reliability has gone to the dogs. No way I'd own one out of warranty, and one covered by warranty wouldn't be my first choice either.

I think Kail's point is that the shifter could be column mounted on the right side. Might seem strange at first, but it could work.

Nothing like taking the long way home. Might just as well drive all the way around MO :D

You guys underestimate the media. How many "Deadly SUV" crashes have you heard about? Now how many "Deadly Smart Car" or "Deadly Prius" crashes? I rest my case.

It's interesting to me how small the cooling passages are. Far different than what is in a big old cast iron V8, for a couple reasons. First is the rate of heat transfer is much higher with aluminum, and second (learned this here) is that the compact design of a 3 cyl has a lot of surface area...

Either that, or they've got a 4 day weekend planned, and are staring out the window getting ready to bolt for some well deserved R&R!

Your state legislature should find something better to do with its time. Some new pickups tow enough to be in CDL rules territory (depending on trailer towed), do they require everyone buying a new F 350 to have a CDL? My point is, buying a legal product should be legal, regardless of the...

Been using that for a couple months. I only use it for fuel, repairs/maintenance I keep track of separately. Works good for what I want.

It says weighted, I'm guessing it's per capita. Unless there are really more FEOs in Alaska than Mississippi. Guessing darker = more. Sounds like more numbers are coming on the EM site soon.

http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=8&products_id=20&zenid=cGfu05Qo,TV5eMmKovvU50

When they outlaw driving without helmets, only outlaws will drive without helmets. Sorry, couldn't resist.

Rig that sounds like it speaks specifically to motorcycle use. Different deal belted into a car.

Well, I am "older and more affluent"...than I was 20 years ago!

Sirius satellite radio. Either built in, or my current on the dash box. Gotta be able to hear da Packers broadcast no matter where my Sunday toodles take me (at 84 mpg, I can easily wind up in "enemy territory") :D

Dad had a water buffalo when I was young. I still remember the dirt bike sound when it was warming up on a crisp fall morning. While I'm here, I don't currently ride, except for a spin on a friend's bike now and then. I did spend a lot of time growing up on an 82 RM125, traded that for my first...

Sometimes in the strangest places... http://mrcompletely.blogspot.com/2006/08/predator-buick-v8-chain-saw.html?m=1

I'm an "end user" Anytime one of my vehicles breaks, I weigh repair cost, replacement cost, and price of scrap. My last 3 commuters were all over 250,000 miles when I was done with em, and I'm working on 300K on the current one. IMO, modern lubricants and better electronics, along with better...