tonyspumoni
Elio Addict
Zelio,
I don't disagree in the least and I too hope Paul can achieve this. But would you choose 'bend' or 'break' if he could not? I like 'bend' because I'd like to own one of these, but part of me would respect 'break' just because it would be so unconventional and non-corporate.
Business sense and shareholder interests dictate a certain capacity operational flexibility. If, say, it transpires that they can't build these for less than $7200 a pop, there WILL be folks hurt by now having to pay $8500 instead of $6800. But that's exactly what Elio Motors will do because while Paul is Elio Motor's, um, motor, he is not Elio Motors. That entity consists of the folks who dropped millions into this and their views on this are far less likely to be guided by Paul's original vision and far more by 'the numbers'.
Moreover, I said no one is simple. What I left unsaid was something I cannot easily articulate without coming off as a jerk, which is that for those less fortunate than myself I dearly do hope this comes to pass exactly as Paul has articulated it because folks with not much deserve something great, having taken it hard at the expense of the rest for the past 30 years or so. Sure, I went all in because I want one of these, but part of me justified my bet - for that is exactly what this is - in hopes that it would contribute in some small way to helping make this a reality for others too. So there it is. Narcissism and altruism all wrapped up into one butt-ugly dude.
I don't disagree in the least and I too hope Paul can achieve this. But would you choose 'bend' or 'break' if he could not? I like 'bend' because I'd like to own one of these, but part of me would respect 'break' just because it would be so unconventional and non-corporate.
Business sense and shareholder interests dictate a certain capacity operational flexibility. If, say, it transpires that they can't build these for less than $7200 a pop, there WILL be folks hurt by now having to pay $8500 instead of $6800. But that's exactly what Elio Motors will do because while Paul is Elio Motor's, um, motor, he is not Elio Motors. That entity consists of the folks who dropped millions into this and their views on this are far less likely to be guided by Paul's original vision and far more by 'the numbers'.
Moreover, I said no one is simple. What I left unsaid was something I cannot easily articulate without coming off as a jerk, which is that for those less fortunate than myself I dearly do hope this comes to pass exactly as Paul has articulated it because folks with not much deserve something great, having taken it hard at the expense of the rest for the past 30 years or so. Sure, I went all in because I want one of these, but part of me justified my bet - for that is exactly what this is - in hopes that it would contribute in some small way to helping make this a reality for others too. So there it is. Narcissism and altruism all wrapped up into one butt-ugly dude.