thanks indeed for the time and effort to find answers for so many questions
Jim
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Wings Over North Georgia Air Show, Rome, Ga - October 18 & 19
- Thread starter goofyone
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tazairforce
Elio Addict
Looks like the Party is over at Rome!!
Josh,
I, for one , Thank you for the info you have provided for our questions. Had I made it to the show, I would not had the presents of mind to ask all of the questions I have on our Elios. I would, have been Over come by just Seeing/Touching the thing and forgotten my questions.
Thank you sooo much for your dedication for helping us find the answers to our many questions.
BTW, I wish you well on the drive up to/thru the Dragon, if that is still on and a Safe return home.
Will you be able to make it to B'ham??
tazairforce
Elio Addict
Short answer: You can't fix stupid.
I'll try to sneak this in here!!
If 'We The People' could Truly Fix Stupid' DC would be a 'Goast Town' and we could start over.lol
Congratulations on your reservation and that your wife is now an Elio supporter.I finally got to see it!We got there about 5:30pm. Only about a 10minute "slow down"...folks leaving the show however, had a loooong wait, as we saw several miles of stop and go. Parking was a breeze (and free!), "on the field" and so many had left, we were able to get really close to the entrance. Disappointed that I didn't get to meet any of you. I was able to get my wife to the show (yay) and after about 30 minutes in line she got to sit in the front seat first
I did get to talk, off and on,with Jerome and a few of the others. I also got to listen to questions from interested people. One guy was grilling Jerome about "why EM put the gas door on the wrong side"
1) "Sema show?"...(big grins) and, "you'll be pleased"
2) "compression ratio"...Jerome told someone 12 to 1. I said "...The last video I saw said "10.5:1 and we'll try 11:1". He smiled and said, "That's an old video,it is 12:1 on regular gas." (My impression: Real testing had to be done to make that statement.)
3) "why the wheel skirts instead of fenders?"...Jerome said, "we gained 10mpg's by adding the enclosed wheel skirts."
4) " P3 Pod headlights vs P4 style"...He said, "removing the pods reduced "drag" by 6 pounds!"
5) "Why not replace the side mirrors with cameras?"...He replied,"altho, that would really "clean it up" aerodynamically, current laws don't allow it." I then mentioned, seeing an episode of Jay Leno's Garage, where Jay had a 1920's car with no side mirrors...he added small mirrors inside of the windows. , Jerome replied, "We have a guy who did that on the Elio. No blind spots anywhere! We might offer his "kits" as an accessory."
6)"Tires:Front and rear, the same or different?"...He said, "all three, same size."
That's about all I remember for now.
Overall, great experience. Now waiting for Sema news.
zelio
Elio Addict
or Joe Borass?
zelio
Elio Addict
Great job, Josh! Thanks for all the time and patience in answering all the questions. :-) Z
Thank you amd no, but I believe that Goofyone will.
tazairforce
Elio Addict
Z, you have a Devilish streak, like I have.lol
Jambe
Elio Addict
That sure is a change from what has been reported for a long time.
golfmuch
Elio Enthusiast
It was Nice meeting You Joshua at the Air Show. My wife liked the Elio so much it looks like I will have to get Two.