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Visited The August 4th Event In Portland

glnelson23

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It was nice to see the object of all of our discussions in person. Drove over from Yakima and sat in the Elio for a few minutes. Several quick observations. While a little confining for two 6 footers (Leg Room), I was still impressed with the product. I am hoping for a few changes along the way. An inside handle above the door would help with entry and exit. Some padding on the rear seat might convince my wife to ride once in a while.

Heard one of the representatives say the new prototype will NOT be blue as some have heard. It will be RED. It really will be fun to see it on the road.
 

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It was nice to see the object of all of our discussions in person. Drove over from Yakima and sat in the Elio for a few minutes. Several quick observations. While a little confining for two 6 footers (Leg Room), I was still impressed with the product. I am hoping for a few changes along the way. An inside handle above the door would help with entry and exit. Some padding on the rear seat might convince my wife to ride once in a while.

Heard one of the representatives say the new prototype will NOT be blue as some have heard. It will be RED. It really will be fun to see it on the road.
Glad you got to see it. When I saw it here in Albuquerque last year, they said the rear seat would be padded better and that it'd have better headroom back there. The headroom improvement is obvious from new CAD drawings but the seat, well, we'll have to trust they'll have a better seat for production. There have been a lot of butts in that prototype seat.
 

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Glad you got to see it. When I saw it here in Albuquerque last year, they said the rear seat would be padded better and that it'd have better headroom back there. The headroom improvement is obvious from new CAD drawings but the seat, well, we'll have to trust they'll have a better seat for production. There have been a lot of butts in that prototype seat.
Mine was!

<gross>...
 

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When they were in Portland they did say they would be back after Labor Day.
I just got the tour schedule and they are coming back this weekend

UPCOMING SCHEDULE - P4

Sep 12, 2015 - Sep 13, 2015

Portland, OR - Washington Square - 9585 SW Washington Square Rd - Saturday 10am-9pm - Sunday 10am - 7pm

Sep 19, 2015 - Sep 20, 2015

Denver, CO - Flat Iron Crossing - One West FlatIron Crossing Dr Broomfield, CO - Sat - 10am-9pm, Sun - 11am-6pm

Sep 24, 2015 - Sep 26, 2015

Las Vegas, NV - Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction - Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino - 3950 S Las Vegas Blvd Time TBA
 

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Maybe we should have a gathering at Washington Square this weekend and show our support? It might be nice to actually meet other committed Elio enthusiasts face-to-face.
Would love to but the last time they were here we talked about meeting somewhere and going over s a group.
The day of the event, couldn't find anyone online that said they wanted to meet earlier; so the people that went, each went on their own.
Basically the plan went to shambles when it came time to happen.
 

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I just looked up where it's being held; being that it's on a weekend is a little better for me, but it's still almost an hour drive one way.
I'm going to have to think about this. I've seen the P4, but would like to see if I can squeeze any more information out of them. Neil was great to talk to last time, wonder if I can get any new incites to anything.
 

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I clipped some info from you post and put it in the thread discussing the motor that will be in the P5 with a link back to your full report above .... what you reported really helps clear up some confusion .... thanks again
 
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