Trusting
Elio Addict
I'm revising this old thread because I was at a Costco this afternoon and it made me start thinking.....
There they were, all gathered around a car in the store (right between the service counter and the snack bar, near the entrance). I figured it must be something special to draw so many lookers. Wrong! It was a Lincoln, 4 door sedan. Nice car, but nothing to get excited about. So the wheels started turning (mine). If a common American sedan can get this much attention, how much would an Elio get? Costco customers are by nature price conscious and bargain hunters. They are shopping Costco because they're interested in saving money.
The Costco I was in was in Katy, Texas, a suburb of Houston and about 25 miles from downtown. I'm sure thousand of Katy residents drive 50 or more miles to and from work every day. Isn't this what the Elio is designed for. Put one where the Lincoln is; place an ad for them by the gas pumps and in the service area and sell them at the service desk. Sounds like a winner to me.
Maybe with some negotiating, diplomacy, begging and pleading, Paul could even get Costo to help finance production for a share and maybe an exclusive.
JUST DO SOMETHING! I WANT MY DAMN CAR!
There they were, all gathered around a car in the store (right between the service counter and the snack bar, near the entrance). I figured it must be something special to draw so many lookers. Wrong! It was a Lincoln, 4 door sedan. Nice car, but nothing to get excited about. So the wheels started turning (mine). If a common American sedan can get this much attention, how much would an Elio get? Costco customers are by nature price conscious and bargain hunters. They are shopping Costco because they're interested in saving money.
The Costco I was in was in Katy, Texas, a suburb of Houston and about 25 miles from downtown. I'm sure thousand of Katy residents drive 50 or more miles to and from work every day. Isn't this what the Elio is designed for. Put one where the Lincoln is; place an ad for them by the gas pumps and in the service area and sell them at the service desk. Sounds like a winner to me.
Maybe with some negotiating, diplomacy, begging and pleading, Paul could even get Costo to help finance production for a share and maybe an exclusive.
JUST DO SOMETHING! I WANT MY DAMN CAR!
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