David, I am so jealous, I don't know what to do with myself. Congratulations.
DON'T BE JEALOUS , THE INSIGHT IS JUST A PLACE HOLDER .
THEY DIDN'T SELL A LOT OF THESE CARS BUT THEY CAN BE FOUND .
IT TOOK ME ABOUT A MONTH OF SHOPPING TO FIND WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR .
I PASSED BY MOST OF THE...
THE CAR HAS 150k ON IT .
I DON'T KNOW HOW OLD THE IMA BATTERY IS BUT IT SEEMS TO BE CHARGING OK . .
IT IS FAIRLY EASY TO BYPASS THE IMA BATTERY & REMOVE IT .
THE HIGHWAY MILEAGE WILL NOT SUFFER TOO BADLY BUT THE CITY MPGs WILL TANK .
THEY CAN ALSO BE REFURBISHED FOR A REASONABLE COST...
I PUT MY MONEY DOWN FOR AN ELIO TO USE FOR A COMMUTER CAR .
I WAS LAID OFF AND HAVE WAITED FOR MY NEW ELIO FOR 3 YEARS NOW .
I HAVE A NEW JOB WITH A 30 MILE COMMUTE NOW SO ANYTIME NOW PAUL , ANY TIME .
IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE I CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER SO I WENT OUT AND BOUGHT THE NEXT...
I GOT IN LINE FOR AN ELIO BECAUSE I NEEDED A CAR TO COMMUTE IN .
WHILE I WAS WAITING , I WAS LAID OFF FROM MY JOB AND DIDN'T NEED
TO COMMUTE ANYWHERE FOR AWHILE . I SOLD MY BMW 318ti .
MY WIFE HAD A HEART TRANSPLANT IN NOV, 2015 & MY JOB WAS TO CARE FOR HER
FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS . SHE IS...
HAVING DRIVEN MY FREEWAYS & MESSERSCHMITTS IN ALL SORTS OF CONDITIONS
I CAN SAY THAT THE REAR WHEEL DOES NOT LIKE THE HUMP OF SNOW IN THE CENTER OF THE LANE .
IT WANTS TO FIND IT'S WAY ONTO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER WHICH IN TURN TRIES TO STEER THE CAR
IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION . IT DOES THE...
Thought Dave might find this video useful when building/rebuilding his rare little wonders!
THANKS FOR POSTING , DAVE RAAB YOU SEE DRIVING THE ISETTA
IN THIS VIDEO IS A FRIEND OF MINE .
PROGRESS IS BEING MADE IN MY RACE AGAINST PAUL .
TO RECAP , I STARTED WORK ON THIS CAR ABOUT THE SAME TIME THAT PAUL
STARTED WORK ON HIS . ALL THESE YEARS LATER , I AM IN THE HOME STRETCH .
SURE HE HAS BUILT A FEW PROTOTYPES BUT HE HAD HELP & 65,000
PEOPLE CHEERING HIM ON .
MY CAR HAS...
HOPE YOU SELL IT !
THAT WILL MOVE ME CLOSER TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE
SO CLOSE , I CAN ALMOST HEAR THEM BUILDING MY CAR .
NO WAIT , THERE IS A FORK IN THE GARBAGE DISPOSAL .
You said she now has a transplant, which I assume would not need a pacemaker.
I assume the pacemaker problem is now a thing of the past.
THAT IS CORRECT . THEY TOOK OUT THE PACEMAKER WHEN THE NEW HEART WAS INSTALLED .
TWO YEARS LATER , IT IS STILL PUMPING AWAY LIKE A CAPTAIN OF INDUSTRY !
Why don't you message Elio about this.
I DID JUST THAT A FEW YEARS AGO .
I GOT THE COOKIE CUTTER RESPONSE THAT THEY WILL PASS IT ON TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE .
MY WIFE HAD A PACEMAKER BEFORE THE HEART TRANSPLANT .
HERS WAS THE HOT-ROD MODEL WITH THE BUILT IN DEFIBRILLATOR .
THE LEFT TO RIGHT...
AS A SIDE BENEFIT , PEOPLE WITH PACEMAKERS INSTALLED ARE OFTEN UNCOMFORTABLE
WITH THE BELT CROSSING OVER THE DEVICE . A PASSENGER SIDE ARRANGEMENT WOULD
BE A WELCOME SURPRISE .
New core to start with David; does it have a drive line? Or will you have to find one?
THE NEW ISETTA CAME WITH SOME GREAT PARTS .
IT HAS A NEWLY REBUILT ENGINE , TRANSMISSION AND CHAIN CASE !
THE MOTOR IS MISSING THE DYNASTART ASSY AND FAN .
BUT I ALREADY HAD ALL THOSE PARTS ON MY SPARES...
Welded in the ship yard in Newport News,Va. for 5 years. Polaris Submarines.
Also welded pipe in Philadelphia for 10 yrs. It only numbs your brain (Just look at me) :p
HERE IS ONE THAT I DID FOR A FRIEND .
IT IS A CHEVY LS3 MOTOR SHOEHORNED INTO A PORSCHE BOXTER .
THE WHOLE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS...
Looks good. How do you find parts for it? Especially the windshield.
IT CAME WITH A GREAT STASH OF PARTS , MUCH OF IT NEW .
IT HAS PERFECT SIDE GLASS AND A NEW WINDSHIELD !
IT ALSO HAS NEW RUBBER AND A FULL SET OF NEW/REPLATED BUMPERS .
LAST ONE OF THESE I DID , THE PLATING BILL ALONE...
THIS MONTH MARKS TWO YEARS OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR ME .
IN NOVEMBER 2015 MY WIFE HAD A HEART TRANSPLANT AND
I HAVE BEEN HER CARETAKER .
I AM IN LINE FOR TWO ELIOS . I THOUGHT AT THE TIME THAT IT WOULD BE A
GREAT COMMUTER CAR BUT WITH NOTHING TO COMMUTE TO , THE WAIT IS EASY !
WE DID FIND...
THE LATEST JAY LENO's GARAGE HAS A SEGMENT ON THE VANDERHALL
3 WHEELER .THE NEW MODEL COSTS 1/2 WHAT THE OLD ONE DID !
SURE WOULD BE NICE IF HE WERE TO TAKE AN ELIO AROUND THE BLOCK !
What EM have achieved so far are prototypes while you're finishing up on your hand built "one off" labor of love. The ELIO is at a stand still until funding is found while your work is progressing continuously so what can I say, hands down you'll be enjoying yours way before the Shreveport plant...