pohutukawa
Elio Fan
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It seems like a serious question, xtspode. Deserves some serious thought. Nice bike pic you have there...
There are a lot of ideas for what an Elio is going to be good for. To me, this is what you need an Elio for: you have another vehicle, and you use it to go to work, with room for 6 inside. You get 25mpg. You carry your wallet, your briefcase, your backpack. You don't go out to eat at lunch and be the driver. You aren't stopping by Wally World on the way home to get the 50 inch tv. You commute at least 15 miles a day.
You've got a bike, just like me. I put 15K miles a year on my bike, and about 200 per year is with a passenger. If I'm going with a passenger, I use the 4 wheel option. I'm getting an Elio because it appeals to me. It's American made. It has a heater, and A/C and creature comforts for those days when I just don't want to ride the bike, and it CAN carry a lot more groceries than the bike. I can put a bicycle rack on it and take it to the woods for a trail ride.
Every now and then, I can carry a passenger in the back seat. But, I accept: it's not an optimum vehicle for two people. I would NOT want to take my wife from Dallas to Houston in it. That's what the 'other' car is for.
I just don't see the Elio as the only vehicle in the family. There may be some that have that in mind, but it won't be a large percentage of buyers. I don't think that Paul E. is going to market it that way.
As your sis-in-law says, this isn't going to be a great date car. But it's going to be a great vehicle...for what it is designed for.
There are a lot of ideas for what an Elio is going to be good for. To me, this is what you need an Elio for: you have another vehicle, and you use it to go to work, with room for 6 inside. You get 25mpg. You carry your wallet, your briefcase, your backpack. You don't go out to eat at lunch and be the driver. You aren't stopping by Wally World on the way home to get the 50 inch tv. You commute at least 15 miles a day.
You've got a bike, just like me. I put 15K miles a year on my bike, and about 200 per year is with a passenger. If I'm going with a passenger, I use the 4 wheel option. I'm getting an Elio because it appeals to me. It's American made. It has a heater, and A/C and creature comforts for those days when I just don't want to ride the bike, and it CAN carry a lot more groceries than the bike. I can put a bicycle rack on it and take it to the woods for a trail ride.
Every now and then, I can carry a passenger in the back seat. But, I accept: it's not an optimum vehicle for two people. I would NOT want to take my wife from Dallas to Houston in it. That's what the 'other' car is for.
I just don't see the Elio as the only vehicle in the family. There may be some that have that in mind, but it won't be a large percentage of buyers. I don't think that Paul E. is going to market it that way.
As your sis-in-law says, this isn't going to be a great date car. But it's going to be a great vehicle...for what it is designed for.