What Will Be The Primary Use For Your Elio?

[Neal]

It will be my primary vehicle. Retiring my Kia Sorrento to maily weekends when we go places as a family and taking it hockey if I can't fit my gear bag in the Elio.

 

[goofyone]

The Elio will be replacing a 1993 Honda Civic as my general purpose vehicle. I will use the motorcycles purely for fun and my full size crew cab pickup for hauling more than two people, carrying cargo in the bed, and towing.

 

[Rickb]

The Elio will be replacing a 1993 Honda Civic as my general purpose vehicle. I will use the motorcycles purely for fun and my full size crew cab pickup for hauling more than two people, carrying cargo in the bed, and towing.

I will use my motorcycle purely for fun too...............my Elio Trike!

 

[JNR]

The Elio will be replacing my commuter car, about 20k miles a year. I will keep the Civic for the few days a month that I need to carry both kids. I estimate the Civic have little market $ value when the Elio will be ready for production as it will have around 200k miles on it by then, but will be useful to me to keep around just in case.

I figure a fully loaded Elio will save me $1100 a year on fuel compared to the Civic (66 vs 33 mpg average) and about $10k purchase price because I was set on getting a lightly used loaded mid size sedan before I found out about the Elio.

 

[Dustman]

My Elio will be my commuter - 90 miles round trip or about 25,000 miles a year. I'm hoping that my Honda Ridgeline will last until my Elio arrives, and it will then be my all-purpose vehicle (love that thing - but too expensive and too much gas for a commuter). Over 200,000 miles already on the Ridgeline, so my fingers are crossed - please, EM, no more delays...

 

[Eliometer]

My Elio will be the only vehicle for us, so I'll be using it for work, errands, traveling, and carting my handsome husband's rear end around until one day soon, I teach him to drive. Then he'll get his own if he likes it enough. If the Elio fails to please me in New England ice and snow, I will reevaluate my plan whilst taking the bus in Jan/Feb.

 

[fpelsdca]

We have a Nissan Leaf for my wife's daily commute and all local driving (300 miles per week average). Our ICE get about 27 city/32 trips on freeway. The Elio will be our new longer distance Freeway driving vehicle.

Our two week vacation a month ago was a cross country drive in a rental that got us 36 mpg in the more than 5,000 mile drive. With the Elio we can do more of these at 84 mpg. The only problem will be to not take so much "STUFF" with us.

 

[NOLIKEIT]

I will be using the Elio as my daily driver/road tripper unless space is required then I have my truck or fit.

Commuting to my home brewing shop five days a week, and maybe occasional playtime in the North Georgia and North Carolina mountains.

Where from? I grew up in Dalton GA. I miss the scenery so much.

 

[Jeff Miller]

For the times I don't want to ride my motorcycle but don't need the truck. It will be used as a commuter and shop car. As with my motorcycle, I doubt that I will ever carry a passenger so if the wife is coming along I'd resort back to the truck or her car. Besides, the wife couldn't fit all her fiber arts in the back with her so she would require that I take a bigger vehicle.

 

[Snick]

It will be my primary commuter to and from work and basic daily errands like grocery getting. For trips to the hardware store, I will use the wife's Outback.

If/when my Elio arrives, I will drive it for 6 months and if it is dead reliable, then I will sell my existing car to offset about half the Elio's cost.

Also, I will use its long range for cool trips out of town and out of state.