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seen one of these at the Woodward dreamcruise.
cool on paper, in person, not so much
cool on paper, in person, not so much
"car" that gets 80+ mpg for about $7,000 vol: wut?
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Who got da plug on da gm elios? 
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Copped yolo
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That's nice they can tow you straight to the morgue already prepped for the viewing 
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I would cop instantly. 
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I made a thread about this last year. Only way I'd drive is if it was given to me or a company car. I would however drive this before I drove a smart car.
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If only it was a bit wider.
I really do want to see these things get crash tested.
I really do want to see these things get crash tested.
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Poor man's t-rex.
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good looks on the video
interesting to say the least, wouldnt drive it or in it thought. you will probably die in a car crash. just being honest.
basically. you're done for if you get in an accident
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Call me when they make the drop top version
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Holla' at me when they drop the 4 door edition..
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Doesn't have da hemi.
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Can I still pull buns in da Elio?
sneakaprince
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Actually would cop... Wouldn't drive on a Friday or Saturday night but would use as a day to day car for work.
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I've been hearing about this car for years, and highly doubt it's going to happen. This appears to be nothing more than a vaporcar.
Interestingly enough, there was a very similar vaporcar scheme in the 1970s. Look into the 20th Century Motor Corp. and their car "The Dale". It's a pretty interesting story about a transsexual entrepreneur who conned investors out of millions of dollars, advertising a 3 wheeled car at an ultra low price, very much like the Elios.
Interestingly enough, there was a very similar vaporcar scheme in the 1970s. Look into the 20th Century Motor Corp. and their car "The Dale". It's a pretty interesting story about a transsexual entrepreneur who conned investors out of millions of dollars, advertising a 3 wheeled car at an ultra low price, very much like the Elios.
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darthska
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People are so afraid of 'new.'
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Naw i think it's because even prius drivers will look cooler than them if they're driving an elio.
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Yep. But there are other legitimate issues such as crash survivability.
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Wow, it can double as a coffin.
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I feel like its the opposite in this case. People seem ready to welcome this "car" with open arms when there are a number of blatant red flags that should alert people that something isn't right.
Most notably... they are advertising 80+mpg, yet the company hasn't even decided on a motor for the "car" yet. Some information released by the company says it will be a Suzuki powerplant, other information claims a Geo 3cyl, while other claims are that the engine will be a new design manufactured by Elio themselves.
They are also laughably advertising a a 5 star crash test safety rating. This is ludicrous not because it is an extremely small "car", but because it is intended to be registered as a motorcycle and motorcycles are not subject to crash test safety ratings. As it stands they have not tested the "car" and have no proof whatsoever to back up this claim.
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