Where Do You Stand Now?

[raybonz]

Is that based on gas never going up? Is that based on zero % inflation? That $6800 is not a guarantee, but an estimated price. You do realize that right, price not etched in stone..Mr. Elio envisioned the car to have a $5400 price tag originally(remember that?) So your basing it on getting 84mpg every tank and gas never ever going up in price? 84mpg is also an estimate/goal, not a guarantee. Try it at 49mpg (and even that is an estimate, nothing proven yet) and and lets go with todays average price of gas in Los Angeles ($4.29). A vehicle like this would certainly qualify for some tax credit. I would rather be in a car (you said "car"), than an Elio. A car has much stricter requirements than the Elio(motorcycle rules). A car will be safer. A 5 Star rating is nothing, that test is insignificant. All the car manufactures shoot for a good rating in the IIHS tests. Thats why Elio does not mention the IIHS, they are going with the much easier government test....... Yeah do the math, factor in inflation, and what gas will cost in the next couple of years. Factor in a pipe line breaking or a refinery down for "repairs." btw 2 stations in the Los Angeles area had gas at $5.19 a gallon..So $15k or $7k for Elio and than pay for gas, oil changes(every 3k miles), and buy gas for the life of Elio, $4 a gallon today, I'm sure gas will never go up(sarcasm) during that journey to where it will equal the cost of that $15k car.

Yup California gas prices are insane! Massachusetts cries and we pay $3.69 right now.

Ray

 

[Ryan]

Is that based on gas never going up? Is that based on zero % inflation? That $6800 is not a guarantee, but an estimated price. You do realize that right, price not etched in stone..Mr. Elio envisioned the car to have a $5400 price tag originally(remember that?) So your basing it on getting 84mpg every tank and gas never ever going up in price? 84mpg is also an estimate/goal, not a guarantee. Try it at 49mpg (and even that is an estimate, nothing proven yet) and and lets go with todays average price of gas in Los Angeles ($4.29). A vehicle like this would certainly qualify for some tax credit. I would rather be in a car (you said "car"), than an Elio. A car has much stricter requirements than the Elio(motorcycle rules). A car will be safer. A 5 Star rating is nothing, that test is insignificant. All the car manufactures shoot for a good rating in the IIHS tests. Thats why Elio does not mention the IIHS, they are going with the much easier government test....... Yeah do the math, factor in inflation, and what gas will cost in the next couple of years. Factor in a pipe line breaking or a refinery down for "repairs." btw 2 stations in the Los Angeles area had gas at $5.19 a gallon..So $15k or $7k for Elio and than pay for gas, oil changes(every 3k miles), and buy gas for the life of Elio, $4 a gallon today, I'm sure gas will never go up(sarcasm) during that journey to where it will equal the cost of that $15k car.

hy·po·thet·i·cal
adjective\ˌhī-pə-ˈthe-ti-kəl\
: involving or based on a suggested idea or theory : involving or based on a hypothesis
: not real : imagined as an example

 

[Ty]

Think Elio needs to hire you Ty!

Ray

I'm not sure if you are being sarcastic there but I did really enjoy my time working at GM and Johnson Controls making both production lines more efficient and setting up work stations. I'm retirement eligible and the Air Force is looking to shrink my career field and grade year group. I may be looking for work soon.

 

[Jim H]

Yup California gas prices are insane! Massachusetts cries and we pay $3.69 right now.

Ray

Sorry about your gas prices. In Las Cruces regular is $3.15 at Sam's Club and several other stations

 

[DBN477]

hy·po·thet·i·cal
adjective\ˌhī-pə-ˈthe-ti-kəl\
: involving or based on a suggested idea or theory : involving or based on a hypothesis
: not real : imagined as an example

ah like the Elio, hypothetical.

 

[raybonz]

I'm not sure if you are being sarcastic there but I did really enjoy my time working at GM and Johnson Controls making both production lines more efficient and setting up work stations. I'm retirement eligible and the Air Force is looking to shrink my career field and grade year group. I may be looking for work soon.

Sarcastic? Not at all but you'll know if I am .. You sound like a good fit to work at that plant in my opinion..

Ray

 

[raybonz]

Sorry about your gas prices. In Las Cruces regular is $3.15 at Sam's Club and several other stations

That's really cheap Jim! Haven't seen prices that low in eons here..California and New York are always very high compared to Mass..

Ray

 

[Jim H]

That's really cheap Jim! Haven't seen prices that low in eons here..California and New York are always very high compared to Mass..

Ray

Six weeks ago we were in the $2.95 cent range

 

[Inigo93]

Six weeks ago we were in the $2.95 cent range

Sheesh. Why would you even give a shit about 84 mpg? Go buy an SUV!

 

[raybonz]

Six weeks ago we were in the $2.95 cent range

Probably been well over a year since we have seen gas under $3.00 here..