Trusting
Elio Addict
This might be a stretch but..... Yesterday I was running around doing some errands and I saw two different Polaris Slingshots, one red and the other black. It seems that lately I can't go anywhere without seeing one. I find it amazing that Polaris is selling so many of these. For 20K plus you get, what's to me, a toy. No roof, windows, a/c, just an oversized go-cart designed by Darth Vader. (I suspect they call it the Slingshot because instead of a drive shaft it uses a rubber band.)
The point is, 3 wheels will sell. Now, it's obvious that a Slingshot and an Elio are two different animals and the only things they have in common that I can see is 2 people and 3 wheels. If people are willing to buy one of these for 20K, then there should be no problem getting people to pay less than half that for an Elio. Is this logic too much of a stretch? I don't think so. With the Elio you get the roof, windows, a/c, etc. etc.... you don't get with the Slingshot. The Elio is a real car, not a toy.
Are any of you seeing Slingshots running around your area?
The point is, 3 wheels will sell. Now, it's obvious that a Slingshot and an Elio are two different animals and the only things they have in common that I can see is 2 people and 3 wheels. If people are willing to buy one of these for 20K, then there should be no problem getting people to pay less than half that for an Elio. Is this logic too much of a stretch? I don't think so. With the Elio you get the roof, windows, a/c, etc. etc.... you don't get with the Slingshot. The Elio is a real car, not a toy.
Are any of you seeing Slingshots running around your area?
