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I was just responding to the folks earlier in the thread who had never been irresponsible enough to have run out of gas. Sometimes life's more interesting when it's a little out of control. I don't give a rat what side they put the gas cap, it was just referenced in terms of which side would...

Thank you both, I blush at such high praise for such humble efforts. Wish I had more time for such things.

Do they? I hadn't noticed. I can't think of one problem Paul has been forthcoming about. Do you really think there have been none? That would be remarkable! I have nothing but support for Elio, but it IS still corporate America after all. Some things just don't change much, mainly because...

Wow, lots of fire under this subject! But for those of you who are too upright and responsible to run out of gas I respond thusly: I live on the verge of an empty tank most of the time. Not just by the nature of my economic condition, but for my desire, no NEED to live on the proverbial edge...

I hope you know I'm just kiddin' around. I can't help bein' kind of an @$$ that way. But I've been around the corporate world enough to know that very little information of any use is on the record. And the part about "no Elio employee should be afraid of telling the truth" is HILARIOUS! All...

REALLY? I wouldn't want to have any conversation with you for fear that my information didn't meet your standards of absolute truth. It must be nice to live in a blabk-and-white world where everything is truth or not, faaact or lie. No room for opinion or informed speculation at all for fear...

Knowledge is power. And these days we have more of it at our finger-tips than ever in human history. But if we lack basic skill sets like auto-mechanics, plumbing, carpentry, etc.. then we will be forever at someone else's mercy for every facet of our lives. I would have found SOME way to fix...

While you are right, we do need to be mindful of sources and be sure these really are company reps, putting everyone strictly "on the record" is the fastest way there is of insuring they clam up and tell you nothing thats not already in the brochure. If I have a conversation with someone and...

vehicle. Now, once gas starts to REALLY get expensive and there is an ACTUAL priority to make better mileage, then those kind of advanced systems might start to become cost-effective, though I'd expect to see more advanced technology hit large trucks first. The LAST segment will be passenger...

As much as is made of the 'advanced' technology in cars today, they ARE indeed primitive by comparison. And unfortunately the kinds of control systems found on aircraft don't always translate to pasenger cars well. Cost is a big issue when you consider the lengths companies will already go to...

Of course it's my choice. It's my car. Well, autocycle anyway. Not that I don't appreciate the stop-and-smell-the-roses sentiment, but I think the starting point was about what is more efficient, and asthetic considerations are a bit difficult to quantify. If we knew how the efficiency was...

Out of curiosity I did some limited research and I can't find many references to rear ac systems that use anything but one engine driven compressor running two evaporator setups, (one for rear cooling). The only references I could find regarding an actual separate rear system used two engine...

Google-Earth vehicle. Imagine how much gas that would save.

I have found that without the power assist the steering has a little more resistance at speed than we are ussed to, but not that much. compared to the hyper-sensetive over-assisted steering of most American cars I can see where the difference could be rather notable. Still not a good reason to...

I guess that is the heart of the question. An 'unskilled driver'. I am no advocate for GM, but there are issues here that don't add up, and I am willing to ask politically incorrect questions. What percentage of our drivers are 'unskilled'? for example. Why is it someone else's fault that...

I wouldn't worry much about switching vehicles, it's pretty automatic. The controls for a motorcycle are totally different than those of a car, but I don't forget where the brakes are. And I switch between a standard transmission vehicle with a standard window/mirror setup and a big automatic...

Great nickname for the first Elio model, the groundhog. 'Cept if that 30mm badboy can slow down an A-10 in flight, imagine what it'd do to an Elio. That is, even if the gun wasn,t bigger than the car.

Thats not just a camera then, it also has a doppler object detection system. Actually, I think I would opt for the detection system over the camera every time. If by some chance i missed noticing something behind me then there would be a warning to pay attention, or check it out. I think its...

You can always hide SOMETHING behind you, even with a rearview mirror on a standard vehicle. Heck, even on a motorcycle you can back into something if you ain't looking. I drive big vehicles all the time with no back window, and I find backup cams to be useless. They could alert you if...