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The old "jeep style" military tires ain't bad in mud, next to useless in snow/ice though. It's not big lugs you need, but lots of smaller "biting" edges. Take a look at a dedicated snow tire like the Blizzak and you'll see what I mean.

I like it. Shouldn't cost more either. Just use a standard passenger seat assembly.

I think the single (dual if you count dragging the P3 back out lately) prototype in a mall dog and pony show has run its course. In my opinion, EM needs to get the P5/E series out before we see significant gains again. Before I get lynched for being negative, note that the stated time line for...

Getting used to no PS should take all of 12 seconds. Heck, an old Deuce and a half w/o PS ain't bad unless you're trying to back a trailer into a tight spot with it.

Yup. 40 gallons of gas, 350 mile range.

I'm not an artist by any means, but an Elio with mattracks on front and a ski out back aught a get a fella out to the fish shack in style!

I hear ya Jeff, but I'm still half heartedly hoping for a State Fair stop between the Detroit and Denver shows. I'm just the other side of the St Croix from you.

I have some VERY expensive hats/shirts/jackets. Thankfully, they came with free stuff - lawn mowers, farm machinery, guns, etc. :D

Already being done, by some of the Euro mfgs. Dumb in my book, if I want motor noise, I'll take the real thing.

Right hand side pipe for me, please. Make mine stainless.

PS - the trip mileage is this week. You can see why I want an Elio!

Mileage means a lot less these days, due to better manufacturing and better lubricants mostly. Here's my current car: My last commuter was 275k when it suffered a shiny side/dirty side inversion :( Here's hoping the Elios have similar reliability!

Guess I stand corrected. I still live in a pushrod world...

So you're telling me that the forged steel cam rotates directly against the cast aluminum block and head? I'm finding this hard to believe.

Shimmed solid lifters may be a cheaper "shelf" price, but the cost is in assembly/maintenance. Hydraulics are a drop in item. There's no effing way that an aluminum block and head will run a bearingless cam either.

This I already know. How about putting the "tech" back in Tech Talk???

Up here, white and silver are harder to see on snowy days.

I have one ATM that will be easier with an Elio. It has a curved curb around it. With 4 wheels, your best plan is to get way left, follow the curb with the from tires, then HARD right to avoid the curb with the left rear as you drive away. No problem driving straight out with an Elio. You can...

I had a 71 1110 pickup, 345 4 speed. Loved that old tank till it literally rusted to death.

Glad you did the research. I'm looking for a Perkins because they were the OEM diesel in later models, and I have 2 other tractors here with em. BTW, it's a farm tractor, tricycle front, of course!