Elio-vangalism?

[Elio Amazed]

May the face be with you all.

 

[TCBronson]

People I talk to think I am going to loose all my money in the vehicles I have reserved and the stock I bought. I tell them I am a part of Automotive history in the making!

 

[Elio Amazed]

People I talk to think I am going to loose all my money in the vehicles I have reserved and the stock I bought. I tell them I am a part of Automotive history in the making!

Find new people to talk to.

 

[TCBronson]

I got my brother to go all in at 1K and buy stock.

 

[Rickb]

I have "sold" perhaps 10 to 12 of these things in the past year and a half. But then I run in circles that tend to be thrifty, believe in simplicity, and care about the planet. Or maybe at my age I should simply say I limp in circles.

I to find that safety is a critical issue. The car not only has to be safe, it has to be perceived as safe. To me that means for one thing avoiding head on camera angles which make the thing look spindly and weird and using oblique angles which make it look like a normal car. Well more or less normal.

But once people wrap their heads around the idea that this car can actually happen they do get interested in many actually want to buy one. I don't find it a hard sell at all really.

Safety is critical for me as well. I doubt the Elio is perceived as safe and only hope testing proves it is.

 

[Rickb]

I refuse to sell friends and family on the idea of plunking their hard earned money down on the very compelling Elio concept that has been in the making for 8 years with no Prototype engineering and design freeze.

My first and last 'hard sell pitch' was made to my State Senator when soliciting his support to draft autocycle legislation. That was back in the day Paul Elio said, "we have the money and are on track to production". in reality there was no completed prototype or E's at the time. He is still saying that today and still no completed P5 or E's. We now have auto cycle legislation in the State of Idaho,ho,ho, but no autocycles to legislate. Frustrating as hell, but hoping for successful automotive history in the making.

 

[bunchathrees]

I have recently been evangelized by my brother. (first time posting on this site), and now I'm in the process of trying to convert my son-in-law. Yes, the logic has to be there (affordability, mpg, carbon footprint, supporting capitalism, safety, viability of the company) - but once those criteria are met, the excitement, the sex appeal, the shared goals and values, the camaraderie among fellow Elio-ites, all becomes infectious and almost religious.

It wasn't too hard of a sell for me. My brother and I each bought '97 3 cyl metros 10 years ago, overhauled the engines together and had mpg competition and tracked and charted our overall car expenses yearly to see who could own/maintain/drive our metros the cheapest. It was great fun. I'm 51 and my mid life crisis is to sell my large home, dejunk, and simplify my life. I'm $100 all in but will upgrade to $1,000 in the next few weeks. My only hesitation initially was with the viability of the company. I feel more comfortable in that regard now and figure even if I loose it, it will have been for a good cause.

Welcome aboard!

 

[wizard of ahs]

.................I to find that safety is a critical issue. The car not only has to be safe, it has to be perceived as safe...............

Safety is critical for me as well. I doubt the Elio is perceived as safe and only hope testing proves it is.

Safety, Shmafety................I've been "riding" for over 45 years and the Elio, no matter how it performs in the E series tests, is safer than ANY 2 wheeled motorcycle !!

 

[Rickb]

Safety, Shmafety................I've been "riding" for over 45 years and the Elio, no matter how it performs in the E series tests, is safer than ANY 2 wheeled motorcycle !!

That's exactly how I feel about both the Elio and the SRK. Finally, motorcycles I can ride/drive, enclosed so out of the elements, and the safest motorcycles soon to be on the road.

 

[AriLea]

I was visiting family in Phoenix this week, and (somehow) multiple conversations came around to the Elio
My brother-in-law watched the Alter The Course video and fell in love with it. He's sick of commuting through Phoenix traffic in his truck, so the Elio as an "and" car is perfect for him.
My elderly Aunt is taking care of her even more elderly mother (my 91 y/o grandmother), and both of them live together on Social Security. To my Aunt, the Elio sounded like an excellent alternative to endlessly repairing her '92 Ford Taurus station wagon.

However, both expressed strong concerns about saftey, it being such a light car. If these E-series tests pull through, then I may have just sold two more Elios

I know I'm not the only person who gushes about the Elio to all my friends and family. What sort of reception have you gals and guys gotten?

When I first started handing out cards a few years ago nobody had heard of it. Now almost 80% have heard, about 80% of that seem interested in owning (maybe) 50% very, and 25% want one now if it was out. Only about 1 in 50 have skin in the game right now, about 1 in 20 are big time enthusiasts. Things have changed a lot since my first cards were handed out. I have only one card left, people keep trying to take the card home with them.