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Unless this forum applies the same standards to personal attacks on Paul Elio/Elio Motors by a poster familiar to all, I will discontinue participating or even visiting this forum. So far mostly what I have seen are either pointless or brainless attacks on Paul Elio or his company or his...

This is quite the complaint. Apparently EVERY WEEK there will be news worth reporting and which prospective owners should know. Yeah, sure.....

Actually, I firmly believe that the Elio would be the first practical electric car. For this reason : the obstacle to a practical EV is (mainly) storage capacity and of course costs. The Elio will have the lowest energy requirements of any vehicle on the road, by far. It also has the lowest...

I'm quite sure the folks at IAV, whose knowledge of engines has won them numerous contracts from world renowned automakers know perhaps just a tiny bit more about how to assemble and prepare an engine Moderator Comment: Edited, portion of comment removed

The biggest change in oil change intervals occurred when engines acquired positive crankcase ventilation, which kept out the outsie air and its dirt. As I recall the intervals doubled. They used to tell you (and maybe still do) not to switch to synthetics until the engine had broken in, since...

I have no clue as to why you would think the Elio's launch date has anything to do with their quest for 84MPG. It doesn't. And I also have no clue as to why you believe their design is only achieving 75MPG. Pay attention to what they've said and you'll find that they consider the current state...

I have no clue as to why folks think that a 15 inch wheel requires power brakes. The smaller the wheel, the less is the braking force required, not more. Regardless, the notion that a 1200 pound car needs power brakes is ludicrous. Almost all the braking is done by the front wheels of any...

I have never bothered to rotate tires in the past 40 years of driving and I've never had any problems, such as uneven wear, etc. If you are having problems, then your car needs an alignment, not a tire rotation. My last tires more or less dry rotted before the tread wore off. I once owned an...

I have no idea why some here think a turbo has little effect. Of course, one can set the turbo up with a variety of boost levels in mind, but boost is where it's at if you want power. Forget stupid high flow airfilters, louder mufflers, etc A turbo typically is set up for a 30% to 40% HP gain...

You get into diminishing returns with this kind of system - the smaller the engine, the less the effect. It also depends heavily upon just how much idling you are forced to do. I don't have any numbers, but regen braking and a booster electric motor would seem to have typically a much larger...

If pumping losses could be significantly reduced by a larger set of pipes (which would not be any louder) then the Elio would have them. Want power? Wait for the turbo version, and stop believing a set of larger pipes will do anything. Reminds me of those low -income, old Honda Civic youngsters...

I've always found The TruthAboutCars.com to be a realistic car website that doesn't try to sell cars, the way so many of the others do. Having followed the advice (twice, no less!) of Motor Trend and Track an Car and Driver Reviews and lived to regret it, I pay no attention to anything most...

I will predict that the biggest rush to buy amongst the younger crowd will occur when Elio Motors releases a turbocharged version. It will be the fastest car, per dollar, on the planet.

Of course Elio Motors folks will be monitoring this forum - they would be stupid if they didn't take the oportunity this forum provides to seee the reactions of prospective owners to things they are doing, or not doing.

It's hardly a surprise that only one segment of the Elio's intrinsic buyer pool would show up here online - mostly those who view the car as either a commuter vehicle or retirees who are singles or just a couple - almost all of these folks will be paying cash for the car. And for them a year...

From Myrtle Beach but will be keeping my Buick until it gets old. Will go for the turbo Elio that I know is coming. And alloy wheels/open fenders.

I decided to buy some Pep Boys stock and it actually has done OK lately, although there has been no broker notice of the connection to Elio. As an auxillary service provider, I would recommend Firestone Auto,based on my experience here in South Carolina.

No, no, no - never have several different engines if you can at all avoid it. Would likely make future maintenance, repair, parts sourcing a nightmare, even if that engine's parts are still being produced in the future. Would need two shop manuals, different exhausts, etc etc. This car cannot...

Well, the obvious reason is that younger folks have a different agenda - typically saving money is not high on their list and they are not very familiar with costs of maintenance, insurance rates, etc. The biggest impact on this group will occur when the Elio is 1) paraded with stylish...

If this poster had done some research, he would have learned that the Elio IAV engine can be tweaked, if desired , to achieve 70 HP. And more if direct injection were to be used (won't initially - too high a cost). The driving motivation for the Elio is low initial cost and low fuel costs...