Florida Guy
Elio Enthusiast
I have been a reservation holder for a new Elio for over a year and a half now. I can't wait to get my brand-new Elio fun car. I was wondering if anyone else was disappointed at the quality of the Elio display booth. I have just gotten a chance to view the brand-new P5 at the booth at Barrett Jackson in West Palm Beach. This is about the fourth time I've had a chance to see the display over the last 2 years. It is my belief that the company has done a horrible job in presenting a display that is engaging, attractive, and informative. The booth is really little more than the car sitting in an open space. I think the company has spent a lot of money in marketing this new vehicle and they have done it primarily through the use of shows and viewings all around the country on a regular basis. I don't think they have done a good job in presenting all the factors that one considers when looking at a new vehicle. They have just made a big deal on the Internet about a new way for the industry of having options available. It would appear to me that having these options shown at the booths would be an important element of following through on that push. Additionally, they make a strong point that the Elio will be a very safe vehicle, wouldn't it be a good idea to show either in full form or a scale model of the roll cage that goes in to making this vehicle so super safe? There are many more things that could be done with in this display but they really have done none of them. Does anyone else share my frustration with the marketing effort that is put into this car at the booth level or is it just me that doesn't think there has been near enough thought gone into what a display should be when that is your main marketing method.? I have been fortunate enough to see the booth that the firm puts together multiple times over two years yet with the exception of the P4 becoming a P5 I have seen virtually no changes in the display. Shouldn't some time, effort, and money be put into a display that is more complete?