Elio In Indianapolis From June 3-5

[JEBar]

I just got back home from a great day at Greenwood Park Mall

I was VERY impressed with the fit and finish over the P4. I have had seat time in the P3, P4 and now the P5 and this is by far the best !

have to tip my cap to you .... I seriously doubt there are very many of our folks who can say the same

 

[Injunjoe]

You lucky guys! Have been waiting 3 years for Elio to come to Tennessee - Nashville, Knoxville, or Chattanooga. I guess I will see it next year in Shreveport when I pick mine up.

 

[Buckeyejake]

If I was able to make it I also would have been able to say I've sat in the P3, P4 and P5.

have to tip my cap to you .... I seriously doubt there are very many of our folks who can say the same

If I would have been able to make it I also would have been able to say I sat in the P3, P4 and P5. It's just a matter of time. I'd much rather say I am driving my Elio.

 

[JEBar]

If I was able to make it I also would have been able to say I've sat in the P3, P4 and P5.

If I would have been able to make it I also would have been able to say I sat in the P3, P4 and P5. It's just a matter of time. I'd much rather say I am driving my Elio.

well understood .... hopefully you will get to add the P5 soon

 

[KD]

Has anybody noticed if they have gotten the exhaust configuration done yet? Meaning that it now exits through the side pipe instead of out back by the rear wheel. I thought they were going to do that after one of the shows when it went back to Detroit.

 

[Buckeyejake]

Though the exhaust configuration was visible in the P5 pictures on the passenger side. (Oops, guess there isn't a passenger side.) Guess I'm speaking of the side without the door.

Look at the picture posted on this thread of the rear view of the vehicle. On the right side of the vehicle is this the exhaust configuration?

 

[Stephen Workman]

To those of us who were fortunate enough to attend the Greenwood Park Mall Event this weekend: I was there Friday morning, and it seemed to my wife and I that the vast majority of folks who were drawn to the display area were (I'll try to put this nicely) of an older persuasion. I'd venture to say 55-70+ was the age group my wife and I observed from 10:30AM- noon. My wife (jokingly I hope) referred to the Elio as an "ORB Magnet". ORB in her verbiage an acronym for "old retired bastard" - not meant as a negative - just an observation on her end. I guess I will sooner than later fall into that category....
My question is, to those who attended at a later time or on the weekend, was the crowd's age demographic again on the older scale or were more young whippersnappers enthusiastically drinking the Elio in? I mean, Elio will benefit EVERY age group. I hope it was simply a timing thing. My wife, on the other hand explained "kids want a car that's fast, one they can impress their friends with, haul them all around and (get this...) have a backseat for whoopee"!
I guess I forgot about that last one....must be getting old....

 

[Ekh]

Hey folks,

Going to make the trek from Ohio to see the Elio in Indy. Who else is attending ? How about a small get together. Share a beverage and discuss our interest in the Elio. We have done this a couple times in Ohio and its been a blast.

Someone local pick a time and place and let us know. I look forward to meeting more future Elio owners.

I can't make it. I am herein Banff instead

 

[Indiana Dave]

I seen the Elio for the first time. I was impressed! I spoke with a rep whose name was Rudy, I think.
During our discussion I learned that:
The car can be picked up at the factory, this would include a free nights stay at a local casino. The next day a factory tour and you would pick up your car at the end. He didn't know if the delivery charges would be waived because of the factory delivery.
The AMT is the same as the manual only with the added gizmos to do the shifting.
He was confident that the funding would be obtained without the ATVM loan.

 

[ehwatt]

Arrived a little before 10:00 am, Sat. just as the crew was removing the cover. There were eight or so people already there. First let me say I Really, Really Do Not Like Red cars. The Elio is absolutely STRIKING, STUNNING. Pictures of it are a total injustice. When this hits the market they will have a hard time meeting demand for a couple of years at least, just on looks alone. I am not over stating this.

The crew was top notch, just like the Elio. Talked to Jermaine the most. Thankfully he was ever so patient and never hesitated with an answer or to say he didn't know. The Elio is much quieter than the norm with one wheel "inside" the body vs four, the cruise control will be in the steering wheel as usual; rear brake is disc; rear speakers with upgrade, wheel are 4 bolt but didn't know diameter. So many details are still "liquid" at this point like rear dome/map light, how the rear cover will come off / open up for tire access or where, exactly, the rear frame (bumper) was and I Really tried to finagle that one. When asked about a Roush "S" (be still my beating heart!) and the lateral traction of 0.89g, he corrected that to 0.85g and said he "personally" couldn't imagine Roush won't consider it; that the computer says 1.09g (I'm pretty sure that's right) is where the Elio could roll, but it would not have the power to do it on it's own (nor the tire traction either - my opinion). He also said the engine in the P5 was the same as seen on the dyno footage and was well under 55hp as it was the proof-of-concept (baseline) and not yet managed for power; and, he said (kinda proudly) that, coupled with the fact the Elio was several hundred pounds heavy from the fiberglas panels etc. it still managed to top out at 88mph.

Complaints? Not really. I'm 6' and fluffy too, as one fella puts it and getting in and out of the back seat is about like any coupe, a handle could be handy but not necessary and the seat belt was no real hindrance. The rear seat might get a little skimpy on headroom (for the shortness-impaired) once better cushioning is addressed - my opinion. Visibility is better (again just me) in the back seat cause both windows are right there. I guess isolation will be on par with any rear seat, still researching an intercom-thru-speaker device though. With front seat all the way back it just touched my spouses knees (5' 7").

I needed to scoot the front up 3" or so from full aft to be at my driving position. The front seat was very, very comfortable and hope it stays. Hands and feet fell to all controls very much like our Honda Fit but perhaps with a bit more elbow room. The right A-Pillar will take some adaptation as it is "right there" in the Elio and not "over" there. I was relieved to be able to see the rear 1/3 or so of the fenders to know where they are to avoid hitting something, especially being used to the left wheel sitting just ahead of my left foot and not 20" farther out but then again the right is in closer. Side mirrors will need the small convex mirrors added to provide better rear view / side (blind spot) view.

Okay, the Elgin: It's fine. The best? No, but the last Good instrument panel I had was in a 1974 Fiat 124 Sport Coupe. Full set of "needle" gauges with additional idiot lights for oil and gas. The Elgin will serve my purposes well enough. Please, don't hate me for this I am just a simple man with simple needs.

Well that's all I got.