I would assume they HAVE to honor the $1000 down,. Same company, same vehicle(mostly). price set? maybe not, but it would be in there best PR interest to keep it.
And many companies have gone bankrupt with billions in the bank. <American Airlines> . Bankruptcy is just a legal( while unethical) tool to screw the less fortunate out of whatever they have left.
bridging the gap between ElioOwners group and Elio motors owners association (FB group). forwarded message:
I'm excited about a get-together of the members of the North Texas Elio Owners group, which is headed up by Tim Malmer! We'll be having our first Elio Meetup in Denton at Frilly's at 6:00...
yes! my house was built in '72. my neighbor kid parked his F150 in there and with the front bumper 1in from the wall the rear bumper was just 4 inches from the closed door. my jeep and a Geo metro fit snugly side by side.
I'm in! 1:32 size sounds perfect. make it one color.. I'll paint it myself.
my attempts at getting it done by a 3D printing co. fell flat. I guess they just weren't interested..
First year production (us $1k reservations) is already spoken for. So the "public" won't get their hands on it until 2016. All they can do is watch us drive by and drool!.