RUCRAYZE
Elio Addict
I see a business opportunity (have the cards color coded to match unit's color)The cost of 100 cards would be less than $5 when ordered in large quantities. If 2000 people picked up their Elios at the factory that would be 200,000 cards. If only 10% of them get handed out to people who are interested enough in the Elio to stop and talk to the driver that would mean that 20,000 people would have the basic info about the Elio, web site, and picture right in their hot, sweaty little hand. Someone in the advertising business will have to give me a professional opinion to the contrary before I will believe that the value of that will not be enormous to the company. The cost of the cards would come out of the advertising budget and would not increase the cost of the cars. Anyway, while it will be fun to be driving the first Elio in the neighborhood there is a value to having more of them on the road. More aftermarket stuff will be available. Insurance companies will be more likely to give lower rates if they become common. If Elio folds after the first 100,000 or so are produced the value of the car will drop because too many were made to make the car rare but parts and service will soon become a problem. I want my cards and if Elio won't make them I will put my artistic talents to work and make them myself. Believe me, Elio will be sorry if that happens! ;-)