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You do realize that Ford is only going to stop selling cars in the US (except for the mustang). They build and sell lots of them for the RoW. In addition to that, Roush works with other manufacturers and not only Ford. Case in point...

Also, this is what an MoU is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorandum_of_understanding

Ot's an Aisin transmission. No different than what has been out for many years. So unless Elio does an about face on the transmission, it will only be what Elio has told us.

This goes completely against what everyone has been saying for years. I wondered why they did not go with an OEM but for some reason the excuses were non stop. Things like, "Can't get an OEM to supply engines" were the norm. I assume everyone here will be extremely upset with this decision...

A few things to remember, the average cost of a brand new Elio is $10,800. This is according to what Paul Elio has said. He did not include shipping and destination charges, so let's just add $400 onto that for a total of $11,200 on average for what people will pay for a brand new Elio. Only...

Average price of a used home in Missouri: 1980 - $36,700 2018 - $153,000 MSRP: 1980 Chevette - $4,057 2018 Spark - $13,220 11.1% was the cost of a base Chevy when compared to a home in 1980. 8.6% is the cost of a base Chevy when compared to a home in 2018 $117,000 would be the cost of a home...

The BMW plant in Spartanburg, SC is the largest BMW plant in the world. They only make SUV's there yet 70% of them are exported. The plant employs over 9,000 people. They have a program that works with the Vo-tech college where students can learn not just how to push buttons in a plant but...

Here’s an interesting one. 1968 Beetle- $1,699 1968 dollars today - $11,967 1968 Elio - $1,058 1968 Beetle sales - 399,674 (best year ever) So in 1968 imagine how well the Elio would have done. The Beetle cost 40% more than the Elio did back then. So the need for the Elio has been at least 50...

There's a guy I see at the bar once in a while. He's 68 and originally from Scotland. The company he worked for got bought out and at 64 he took his retirement and walked away. For two years all he did was fix up the house and then when it was done, he didn't know what to do. So he built a Cobra...

We had this same conversation at a friends house over labor day weekend. He was claiming ho cheap his first new car was and how expensive the one he currently bought. His first new car was a 1980 Chevette. I looked up what it cost and it was $4600. He claimed it was only a couple of grand but I...

1978 Ford Pinto - $3,629 2018 Ford Fiesta - $14,205 (1978 dollars today - $13,650) 1978 Chevy Chevette - $3,644 2018 Chevy Spark - $13,220 (1978 dollars today - 13,750) 1978 Datsun B210 - $3,488 2018 Nissan Versa - $12,360 (1978 dollars today - $13,120) 1978 Honda Civic - $3,625 2018 Honda...

I seriously doubt that Elio would have ever been able to pull off a deal with a Chinese company to build the car. It was either going to have to be here or nowhere. Don't fall into the trap of thinking we don't make things in the US.

Where I used to work back in the early 80's there was another business in the parking lot that had three trash trucks. They had their own pile of stuff they would keep before they went to the dump. I acquired about 10 fans (the ones that were made from the 20 thru the 50's). Every one just...

Interesting part is that I had two Porsche 928's. The second one was a 4 valve motor. The cams, water pump and oil pump all ran off of a single belt. It was replaced once and not that hard to do. My BMW Z4 had a single double row chain with two guide rails. It just ran the two cams and that's...

VW/Audi have had their fair share of timing chain issues. Just like that Audi engine, the VR6 VW engine has the chains on the back. So you can either pull the transmission and then with the engine disassembly, you are 98% of the way to just pulling the motor. So, it's just better to pull the...

How about someone on a skateboard.

Under $15K '&' cars in the US and 2017 sales numbers Nissan Versa - $12,110 (22K) Mitsu Mirage - $13,395 (106K) Kia Rio - $13,900 (16K) As for Tata, that added price was because it was a 4 wheeler. it needs to meet emissions and safety standards in the US. If you go to India and drive a Tata...

All I know is that where I live, they rarely ever do anything about lighting. Some of the setups I've seen amazes me. I do know one kid that got nailed because he had green headlights in his Jeep. Even at that, it took like a year before he got a warning and then changed them back. When I mean...

My grandfather was a pig farmer and he never said that. He just substituted "chicken" for pig and "chicken soup" with bacon. Poop was substituted with you know what. I do know one thing, after working there when I was growing up, nothing smells too bad any more.

The opportunity has just been laid in Elios' lap. They need to act on it right now.