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You lost me immediately at "Two made over Geo metros". The prototypes had nothing in common with the Geo Metro except the engine that happened to be the most similar to what will be the production engine. Would you have rather they had been left engineless? Didn't bother to read any more.

At least half of those are names of missiles. ;) I'm good with that!

I'd have to say MSNBC has them beat in spades, but lets try and keep politics out of this. The little 2 minute video you guys are talking about I thought was fine. I saw a different one from Fox Business a few days ago that I thought did not do them any favors. They kept rolling clips of an...

Awesome report, thank you. This is the first anyone has posted regarding confirmation that there will be fender/wheel options, so glad to hear that.

You're right I had missed that one. Not sure what they corrected but it doesn't change the fact that they wasted all that space with what everyone already knew, except maybe for some of the snow related part.

I was disappointed in this week's Tech Talk (becoming a pattern I'm afraid). I had requested that they address the issue of the fairings, I stated that the fact that they were necessary to achieve the mpg goal was well understood, but I asked that they address two issues that I felt were on the...

Does it only show $1000 All Ins? I'm not on there and I've been $100 All In since March 2.

What is the source for that map?

I'm seriously considering upgrading when I get my tax return. I still have high confidence, but it's still scary! Even $500 is a lot for me right now.

Done. I used my screen name instead of my real name.

I'm sure the dimensions have been carefully chosen in regards to 3 wheeled stability. If you increase the length without a relative increase in front wheel track (width) you make it much more likely to turn over in a corner or a crash. I don't know how much wider one would want to go, it's...

My Mustang's gas tube is on the right side too. It's not that big of a deal. The worst thing is that my Jeep's is on the driver's side so I'm always confused and have to think about what car I'm driving when I pull in for gas! :confused:

Didn't see any tech in that Tech Talk.

Nothing I've seen or heard points to it not being a great long haul vehicle. It's main advantage is the highway mpg. Assuming the comfort is at least as good as a typical economy car then I think it makes more sense as a long haul commuter than a stop and go city driving commuter. I drive 45...

That really looks good. Now I'm starting to consider True Blue. Not sure if I'd like it as much in the post-P3 style though.

I have no doubt that someday (we aren't there yet) all our transportation will be electric smooth and quiet, and I'll have to go to the old geezers racetrack to experience the sweet adrenaline inducing note of a small block V8 and the visceral experience and skill of working the clutch and...

Those of us who like to shift ourselves want to hear the engine at least a little, and it's nice if it sounds good and not like a sewing machine which typically means more exhaust note sound than valve/engine noise. I agree though that it certainly shouldn't be loud from the factory.

In one of the other threads we were discussing the aerodynamics of the front wheels and a reference was made to some drag figures from formula race cars. One of the articles I read shows how they alleviate the drag of the exposed front wheels, at least to some extent. They use tabs on the...

It's important to remember that 3 wheels is not the salient feature of the Elio that gives it any advantage over normal cars, so in the event that the Elio becomes a success it will not necessarily mean that other 3 wheeled vehicle designs will suddenly become viable. The principle idea behind...

I drive almost 30K miles a year, obviously mostly highway miles. I'll save over $2500 a year in gas alone, not to mention the reduction in repair bills from my current '98 and '97 model vehicles. That coupled with the fact that it is a design and look that I can live with. There is no new...