The Elio Engine

[Dustoff]

Thank you for the (expert) advice and criticism. I will try to be a better person.

 

[Dustoff]

So as not to disappoint you.

 

[pj rogers]

Well, that's the end of round 3, looks like the bout is about even..other than a few low blows...ok here comes the ring girl holding up the sign for round 4...wow!

 

[Dustoff]

LOL

 

[Horn]

As the OP.....I guess I am the judge.

What the elf clearly wins based on real concerns......

 

[pj rogers]

The bottom line is it is obvious Paul is an engineer, and from what I have seen on other FEV, SEV's, He is average at best..
Give me an SCORPION* with auto air, t/glass, & cruise, good performance, 0-60 in 7 or 8 seconds.. seconds, at least 70 mpg from a Suzuki alto drive train that is already made..just buy'em and stick em in.
Build them one at a time, sell then for $10 grand over cost, build another one, advertise on facebook, do a bill board campaign in several cities ," a scorpion is coming" pop one a week out, after 10 go out, increase the size of the operation and build two or 3 a week, then 4..then one a day, and look out world,!
the kids will hang the scorpion poster from their bedroom walls, next to kate Uptons. ( wish she would make a computer mouse)
The word of mouth and the facebook, and the VIDEO, did you even looked at the ALE' videos?
Try to keep the price around $25,000 to $30,000 and sell the everybody not commuter..
The investors will be knocking on the door. A factory will magically appear out of no where!

*ALE'.

 

[Dustoff]

Try to keep the price around $25,000 to $30,000

 

[Keith Stone]

Will do. I ask a lot of questions because I work close to higher ups in a billion dollar firm. The questions I ask aren't crap compared to one of those guys would ask. When they ask me questions, I have to expect the next question and have proof/evidence to support my claims.

If Elio gets some hard evidence/proof out there, it would do wonders.

So all these "higher ups in your billion dollar firm" see you drive your geo to work and think what a bad ass you are for owning a geo?

 

[pj rogers]

It is kind of a reverse psychology dustoff, maybe the elio has been advertised way to low.. For example: "what kind of quality is there at a vehicle priced at $6800?. We know it really isn't $6800, closer to $10 grand with a auto...but people do think quality and durability. We, elio owners are the most guilty of that..we scream $6800 to others and as they begin to understand, $10,000 for a two seater, with a small trunk, brand new un-tested engine and that AMT tranny, may turn them off.
Now my Scorpion, with that look, that canopy, that handling, a proven drive train with million of miles on it..and all that for the same monthly payment of a chevy cruise, or a dodge dart...or corolla...sexy and frugal, hey, it's worth a look, probably save that much in gas. The elio is the only game in town for now.. so we go for it..until....

 

[Dustoff]

Well pj, The basic vehicle is all that I'm going to purchase. I have way too many cool factor toys to be impressed by any cool factor the Elio may offer.

When I haul my dogs around I have to use my pickup, the elio will allow me to take them in heated, air-conditioned comfort.

Oh, for the last 3.5 years I have been training service dogs for Disabled Veterans.