Oklahoma City Elio Or What I Learned In School Today

[Inigo93]

Have any of you read EM website about how they are going to sell Elio and the options? There are NO dealers. Paul Elio is totally against the traditional dealership model. Why do you think the auto dealerships are fighting Tesla. They also don't want the traditional dealership model. The price in Elio's sales room will be the price with a 20% markup for profit. That's it. No packages, no add ons. Anyone get it yet?

I think we're getting into semantics. You call it a "sales room." To me, that's a dealership. Their business practices may be a bit different, but if there's a brick and mortar location where I can go order a car and have it customized in any way shape or form, I'm going to call that location a "dealership."

 

[Kuda]

I think we're getting into semantics. You call it a "sales room." To me, that's a dealership. Their business practices may be a bit different, but if there's a brick and mortar location where I can go order a car and have it customized in any way shape or form, I'm going to call that location a "dealership."

an 'Apple' by any other name.............

 

[Craig]

Slalom son, Slalom! Practice makes perfect, and think of the favor you are doing for the gene pool.

 

[H2odog]

Yes they can but the session ended. I will contact Senator Burgess & express our concerns. It may take the AZ ELio owners
to do some emailing etc. I will see if she will reintroduce the bill in the next session, Jan.1 2015. the time table to vote should be
quicker the 2nd time around & we'll have a new Gov. Also Paul Elio lives in Phoenix, AZ & will surely be involved as well.

I'm wondering which one of those senators is the idiot with an interest in the 'party barge'. Keep THAT out of the bill, it has no relevance. If we can get that passed, OK has a history of following closely behind and I can make a push here.

 

[H2odog]

an 'Apple' by any other name.............

It is those type of semantics precisely that is causing problems with legislation. So go ahead and get your motorcycle endorsement, and wear your helmet in your Elio motorcycle. Please cease adding fuel to their fire and give US a helping hand.

 

[creekstone]

Both Elio & Lit Motors need their Legal Teams to get the motorcycle & helmet issues changed State by State to make it as convenient as possible. Don't require owner's to jump through hoops to purchase and drive an enclosed auto/cycle. Many potential customers will not purchase these vehicles if they have motorcycle classifications with special licensing required. The companies should work jointly to get this done before actual production begins. Please give us some indication that you are working to get this issue resolved.

I don't know about Lit Motors, but Elio is definitely addressing the issue on a state-by-state basis. Leading the charge at Elio is Joel Sheltron, VP of Gov't Relations.

 

[3 Card]

an 'Apple' by any other name.............

Maybe one day the big 3 or 4 will put some kind of restrictions on their dealers for false price advertising.., slipping phony government fees on back end of pricing, doc fees, adding 10 percentage points on interst to people with a few dings over what they actually can get it through the bank for them ( banks are just as guilty for letting them), service departments that find 20 things wrong when a bad battery or dirty battery post is the only problem..Todays dealers need someome to come in showing folks that there is a difference between making an honest profit over trying to make a fucking fool out of customers..Yep, I said the F word..AGAIN

 

[creekstone]

It remains a motorcycle and will always be a motorcycle by definition......just an enclosed motorcycle and that wouldn't change........just licensing and helmet requirements.

It will take some time, but most states will adopt the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) recent recommendation: http://green.autoblog.com/2013/11/19/proposed-rule-change-could-bring-about-new-wave-of-3-wheel-evs/

Check out the link within the article to the PDF of the AAMVA decision.

And absolutely check out the embedded AAMVA video.

 

[H2odog]

an 'Apple' by any other name.............

That may be true with apples, just don't try and make a pie with Delicious apples just because you don't have Granny Smiths. The results will be somewhat less than satisfactory. Likewise you go to a dealership to make a deal to buy a car. You go to the Elio store to buy an elio, much the same as you might go to Macy's or Lord & Taylor to buy your wife a new dress. A Store. You don't haggle with the salesperson. One price fits all!! An Elio store.

 

[Ty]

Maybe one day the big 3 or 4 will put some kind of restrictions on their dealers for false price advertising.., slipping phony government fees on back end of pricing, doc fees, adding 10 percentage points on interst to people with a few dings over what they actually can get it through the bank for them ( banks are just as guilty for letting them), service departments that find 20 things wrong when a bad battery or dirty battery post is the only problem..Todays dealers need someome to come in showing folks that there is a difference between making an honest profit over trying to make a fucking fool out of customers..Yep, I said the F word..AGAIN

It is a well used word... been in Maintenance most of my career and you want to hear some cussing, have a grease seal blow out in the middle of loading a B-52!