Shreveport Plant Tour

[Buckeyejake]

I spoke to a Elio representative yesterday in Daytona Beach and he said they want to initially produce a 1000 Elios per week. That's about one every 7.2 minutes based on a 24 hour / 5 day work week.

 

[WAYNE]

I am sure there will be thousands of us there to pick up autocycle we have put money down on in advance and will have waited a long time for so I believe they will want us all to have a good first experience with our new rides. I highly doubt they would charge us extra for the tour after we spent all that money and waited all that time.

I hope they would be nice enough to arrange a shuttle service to the factory from the local Airport/Train/Bus station even if we have to pay a little bit for the convenience. I have a buddy who is a private pilot and always looking for an excuse to fly so my ideal plan is to pay for his fuel and have him fly me out to Shreveport one morning where I will get a ride to the factory, take the tour, pick up the Elio and begin my journey home. Shreveport is about 600 miles straight down I-20 from Atlanta so I am torn between taking a long leisurely route home or taking the direct route and seeing if I really can make it over 600 miles on the highway with only eight gallons of gas.

Take a extra half gallon can with you.

 

[goofyone]

Take a extra half gallon can with you.

Good idea but I can do it without fear of running out. What I would do is top off the fuel and reset the trip meter before hitting the road and then go until the fuel warning light comes on. At this point I can fill the tank again and the amount I put in will be equal to what I just used along the way. Divide my trip meter number by the amount of fuel I put in and I will know my average mpg and also how far I can go until the light comes on. With the help of mapping software you can also verify the mileage traveled which will tell you if your speedo is close to accurate or off by a decent margin.

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[WAYNE]

Good idea but I can do it without fear of running out. What I would do is top off the fuel and reset the trip meter before hitting the road and then go until the fuel warning light comes on. At this point I can fill the tank again and the amount I put in will be equal to what I just used along the way. Divide my trip meter number by the amount of fuel I put in and I will know my average mpg and also how far I can go until the light comes on. With the help of mapping software you can also verify the mileage traveled which will tell you if your speedo is close to accurate or off by a decent margin.

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With my 120 mile ride mine will only get to sniff the fumes. LOL

 

[goofyone]

With my 120 mile ride mine will only get to sniff the fumes. LOL

That sounds like a good excuse for a road trip!

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[WAYNE]

That sounds like a good excuse for a road trip!

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Yep, my "15" USA tour is being planed. I hoped for spring of 2015. Not gonna happen. Maybe fall 2015.

 

[goofyone]

Yep, my "15" USA tour is being planed. I hoped for spring of 2015. Not gonna happen. Maybe fall 2015.

I sure hope fall 2015 works out for you!

 

[Okuma]

Please refrain form political comments and insults

 

[H town Jeff]

Please refrain form political comments and insults

Political correctness has already destroyed your objectivity and your credibility. Good luck. They win another one.

 

[Okuma]

Political correctness has already destroyed your objectivity and your credibility. Good luck. They win another one.

I never had either so I'm good