Delaying Car Purchase?

[dancescientist]

Car was rear-ended this past weekend. Sure wished that Elio was about to be rolled out in the second half of 2015, as originally promised in 2014.

 

[dancescientist]

I plan on getting one as an 'and' car, but my stepson wants to replace his car with the Elio. Only problem is trying to keep his current car (175,000 mile clunker) alive until the Elio comes out next year, the motor and manual transmission are doing fine, it all the other things that need constant fixing. If it the Elio gets delayed past fall of 2016, he'll probably have to go a different route.

I read that self-driving cars might be affordable by 2025. If the Elio is not produced within a few years, it might be competing against this new technology, unless they can invest in developing a self-driving Elio.

 

[Bert]

I admit I"m waiting. My plan includes the Elio first, then a replacement truck. My fantisy one two punch! MY current POS recieved a couple of hundred dollars in parts the last two days. It's one save is gas milage, but as I write this, I realize once I made it dependable, it has remained so for more than a Year now. Still, I'll be knocking on two hundred thousand within the next few Months, but she's not using a lot of oil,,,,, yet...

 

[outsydthebox]

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Car was rear-ended this past weekend. Sure wished that Elio was about to be rolled out in the second half of 2015, as originally promised in 2014.

I hope no one was hurt. Sorry your "part time" cruiser was damaged.

 

[charchri4]

My winter beater has 260,000 miles on it and is getting a bit tired. I can't drive my summer car in the winter so it would be really handy to have the Elio before the winter beater dies!

 

[Johnapool]

I was forced by an accident to replace my Scion xB sooner than planned, and as I have posted elsewhere, I bought a 2007 Prius a few weeks ago. I most certainly would be driving an Elio today if it were available. I am getting about 45 mpg on the road with the Prius, so it is better than the Scion (30-32 mpg), but a long way from 84!!!
C'mon, Elio!!

 

[CrimsonEclipse]

Have a lease running out in 8 months.
So now I have to decide on a new car (which I REALLY didn't want to do) or a used car to tide me over.

The delays have really inconvienced me.

 

[CompTrex]

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Car was rear-ended this past weekend. Sure wished that Elio was about to be rolled out in the second half of 2015, as originally promised in 2014.

I wonder what that damage would have looked like had you gotten the Elio first?
The delay may be a blessing in disguise for you!

 

[BaldGuy]

I plan on getting one as an 'and' car, but my stepson wants to replace his car with the Elio. Only problem is trying to keep his current car (175,000 mile clunker) alive until the Elio comes out next year, the motor and manual transmission are doing fine, it all the other things that need constant fixing. If it the Elio gets delayed past fall of 2016, he'll probably have to go a different route.

One thing your stepson and others in this situation might want to consider is public transportation. I been using it most days to go to/from work, and its really saved me serious gas and wear and tear on my old pickup. Last few months, I got away with only 15 gallons of gas as opposed to about 40ish.

 

[dancescientist]

I wonder what that damage would have looked like had you gotten the Elio first?
The delay may be a blessing in disguise for you!

Well, I definitely wouldn't want to be the first person to get into an accident with the Elio! Fortunately, there is about six months of waiting list in front of me (once and if the car finally rolls out), so we should have anecdotes about accidents by the time my number is called.