From what you're saying, If Comau is to be believed that they can set up the plant in 3 months time then there's nothing to worry even if EM don't get the funding approved until the end of this year right?
Regarding the funding issue, not only it's not in bold print John, it's not even there...
Same here. Picked up a used 2005 Honda CRV for $3,000 as a back up for our aging cars. The overall design of the ELIO in my opinion will continue to garner interest whether the gas prices goes up or down. It is also my opinion that the 2 musts are achievable. the other 2- Uncompromised safety...
Here's the fact that somehow most of us if not all (including myself) finding hard to accept is WE WERE MADE TO BELIEVE THAT FUNDING WAS NEVER A PROBLEM!!!!! So the excitement built up, reservations continue to increase and we all can't wait for EM's famous line "we are expecting to start...
The new engine was a done deal so there's no need crying over spilled milk! The biggest issue now is funding. So let's just say for a moment that if PE is to be believed and that he have every intention of bringing the ELIO to fruition, then I'm thinking why look some place else, why not let the...
You're wasting your breath, man. You'll just have to settle for news of their next venue to showcase the ELIO until funding is found soon! A lot on here are RESIGNED to the idea that "it will be available when EM is good and ready", or "how hard it is to start a car company from scratch", or...
Well John, it may well be the case here with EM- expect your very first ELIO 10 years from now, if not more! In the FIRST EVER AUTO SHOW PRESS EVENT IN NYC, dated April 7, 2015- PE said "He believes we have a shot at going as high as 250,000 reservations BEFORE ELIO STARTS PRODUCTION". It took...
One just need to accept that EM and PE and his associates are not perfect, they are after all, humans like the rest of us! Defending their every actions/decisions does not make us any closer to our ELIO but exposing what they might have missed, misjudged or miscalculated are just subject for a...
Now that's not funny and I'm out of line so I apologize! My dad died from heart failure a long time ago and he also had a pacemaker that kept his old enlarged heart beating.
I totally respect your opinion JEBar. The price point is the key issue there - how much EM was offering to pay them to do it! So now they instead paying IAV to develop the engine for them, guide and teach the workers, start the engine assembly line,the supply chain for parts, etc. - it's either...
Please tell us wise one how'd you figured how much time and money it costs to test each combination, as you eloquently put it, on an EXISTING ENGINE as opposed to BUILDING AN ENGINE FROM SCRATCH? Please enlighten me o wise one!:D
Well Ty I don't think even IAV who made the engine can really supply that much volume in a year because you have to realize that they are also supplying engines on other car manufacturers from what I read here. I understand fully that volume is key to EM making at least decent money from this...
See? I told you to increase your meds but you didn't listen did you?:D Re-read my post- I said BORROW, loan of buy if you wanna call it and again I said JUST FOR TESTING! You know they have the Geo engine currently installed in the P4 right? How'd they know if these current 3 cy. engines out...
Have any of you entertained the idea that EM's decision to come up with their "own" new engine is their way, maybe the only way to BUY TIME when it started getting too obvious to us reservationists that funding is the real issue for the delays??? Call me the conspiracy theorist, but EM's claim...