Copycats??

[Mike W]

On the counterfeit Apple store in China? I was wrong again! They found 22 of them!! Google counterfeit Apple store China, it's amazing!

 

[CompTrex]

On the counterfeit Apple store in China? I was wrong again! They found 22 of them!! Google counterfeit Apple store China, it's amazing!

It's OK. Apple sucks anyway.

[...closes door...runs away snickering...waiting for boom!...]

 

[CheeseheadEarl]

I'm running with ya CT. The only apples I buy are edible.

 

[RUCRAYZE]

That reminds me of the China scooters that have been (trying to) compete with the ultra-reliable Japanese brands. They grab the uneducated, "price is the only thing" folks. I used to be one of them. When I was looking to buy a scooter, I admit to being enticed by the lure of "brand new AND cheap. Then I started watching "craigslist" and noticing how many Japanese scooters, with 10K miles (or more) and still running...compared with, China brands...1 year old, 2K miles & NOT running! It didn't take long to "see a pattern". I ended up buying a 15 year old Honda Helix with 18K miles. Enjoyed it for 2 "trouble-free" years, put 12K miles on it AND sold it for more than I paid for it!
EM is working sooo hard to establish themselves as a Quality product. Looking at the "long term" goals...They will do fine .

I too agree that China has produced a lot of "junk" copies, and the comparison of scooters is right-on- EXCEPT you failed to mention Italian VESPA and LAMBRETTA. and too Formosa (which is also a China), makes the KIMCO. Consider the potential of China entering the American car market AND produce good quality- or not and they will outsell Elio, just like they outsell Honda Vespa Kimco you could, as we say here frequently buy three throw-away Chinese products- cars/motorcycles/scooters.
I'm old enough to remember when a Japanese product was viewed in the same light as Chinese are today

 

[Karg]

My favorite Chinese product is the "misfortune" cookie.
(I understand a lot of our paid-off by China politicians are more fortunate)

 

[ecdriver711]

If the Elio turns out like we all hope. Elio will be the flagship. The three wheeler others try to imulat. Only EM will have the production and sales process to keep the cost lower for consumers..

 

[RUCRAYZE]

It's OK. Apple sucks anyway.

[...closes door...runs away snickering...waiting for boom!...]

dollars to donuts the design team uses apples, bean counters probably PC

 

[CompTrex]

dollars to donuts the design team uses apples, bean counters probably PC

I like donuts.

 

[NSTG8R]

yea true, but china could put one on our shores for $3500!!

$2500 at Harbor Freight with a coupon!


GPA said: " P.S. What do you call a bus-load of lawyers at the bottom of the Chesapeake? A good start! "

99.9% of lawyers give the rest a bad name.

 

[Jeff Porter]

My favorite Chinese product is the "misfortune" cookie.
(I understand a lot of our paid-off by China politicians are more fortunate)

VERY Groucho Marx. Well done!