Standard Equipment And Options

[Jim H]

If you have the front wheels up on a dolly, it doesn't matter (as long as you don't have the emergency brake on).
FWD remember? Rear wheel is just there to hold up the back of the Elio, and the E-brake is connected to it.

I currently tow a front wheel drive Hyunda and plan on towing the Elio

 

[Jim H]

I believe the dashboard is being made by VDO, which is owned by Continental Tire. The only reason I say this is because I ran across this news report, and what it explains. Additionally, VDO makes gauges. So one can only assume...

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/20...se-contracts-signed-factory-stores-announced/

Welcome from Sunny New Mexico, Land of Enchantment and miles of great Elio roads

 

[Maurtis]

I'm having flashbacks to the days when we could roll the car in neutral and pop it into gear to start an engine when the battery or starter was causing problems. But if there is no neutral, how could we do the same thing?

Not something that you can easily do with an automatic with a torque converter either, apparently the car needs to be doing around 30 MPH for it to work??? A manual transmission you can bump start just fine, probably true in the Elio too.

 

[Jambe]

Jim H, I don't know how Hyundai connects to the odometer. If you flat tow it does it put miles on it?

 

[Maurtis]

Since the connection is electric and the mileage is stored in the cluster, I doubt the mileage accumulates while the car is off.

 

[Ty]

That's how I've parked my last 2 cars (I also had remote start, so if left in gear, the car WILL move forward).

It always used to be that you should leave it in park in case the parking brake failed. I had a friend who swore the parking brake could freeze and lock the rear wheels so hard the car would have to be dragged. I've never had that issue even in Montana and North Dakota. But, I would always park with the car in gear just to be on the safe side. Now, you have remote start and that would be quite the game changer for me. I like my remote start...

 

[ehwatt]

It always used to be that you should leave it in park in case the parking brake failed. I had a friend who swore the parking brake could freeze and lock the rear wheels so hard the car would have to be dragged. I've never had that issue even in Montana and North Dakota. But, I would always park with the car in gear just to be on the safe side. Now, you have remote start and that would be quite the game changer for me. I like my remote start...

Brakes froze on me twice. T'was back in the day with an early 60's VW.

 

[HonestTex]

My brakes froze a few times. No big deal, just put it in reverse and they usually pop free.

 

[Mel]

Brakes froze on me twice. T'was back in the day with an early 60's VW.

Yep, the VWs back then had pretty thin brake drums. If you applied the parking brake very firmly while the drums were hot, it would warp the drums and make them stick.

 

[chrisman183]

I can't read 122 pages, so I'll ask again I'm sure, they are charging an unknown (at this time) installation fee for the options we order, I wonder if we could order 'on the side' and do install ourselves? I am guessing this isn't answerable exactly, just wondering aloud.