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Bob Denman
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Now you're starting to get my interest up! 
Thanks! :thumbup:
Thanks! :thumbup:
PrairieSpyder
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I'm still skeptical about the price, but we'll find out next year. It looks good!
ARtraveler
R.I.P. Dwayne
Over the past couple years, the marketing has improved, and the pictures of the vehicle have become much more refined. They have already moved the product roll out up an additional year from when first advertised. If they do that again, I become even more skeptical. The price still seems to good to be true--but I will continue to bite my tongue.
Bob Denman
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Forget about biting your tongue; let's keep our fingers crossed that it comes to market priced this way! :thumbup:
For that price; I'd even be interested!
For that price; I'd even be interested!
ARtraveler
R.I.P. Dwayne
OFF TOPIC: There is a Corbin and backrest for sale on another thread. BACK TO OUR PROGRAM:
Bob Denman
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:thumbup:
Rando
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Elio distributor question?
Hi Randy, We plan on having distributors in the top 60 markets. We believe that an Elio customer will be willing to drive 100-150 miles to buy a new Elio since new vehicles are on the average, are purchased every 11 years or so. However, the same customer may not be willing to drive 100-150 miles for service. So, we will have 2000 service locations around the country. That's about the same footprint as Toyota. In a previous post, it was mentioned that we were going to have one distribution and servicing point.. that being Shreveport plant. That is not true. Shreveport will have a distributor though .. and a servicing center.. that only makes sense. Finally, we love to use inbox feature because we can keep track of comments that need to be answered...not because of privacy. As you can imagine, it is very easy to miss answering a comment or two ... three or four..and even more! It isn't by design, we just miss them because of the sheer volume of posts on various threads!
www.eliomotors.com
Hi Randy, We plan on having distributors in the top 60 markets. We believe that an Elio customer will be willing to drive 100-150 miles to buy a new Elio since new vehicles are on the average, are purchased every 11 years or so. However, the same customer may not be willing to drive 100-150 miles for service. So, we will have 2000 service locations around the country. That's about the same footprint as Toyota. In a previous post, it was mentioned that we were going to have one distribution and servicing point.. that being Shreveport plant. That is not true. Shreveport will have a distributor though .. and a servicing center.. that only makes sense. Finally, we love to use inbox feature because we can keep track of comments that need to be answered...not because of privacy. As you can imagine, it is very easy to miss answering a comment or two ... three or four..and even more! It isn't by design, we just miss them because of the sheer volume of posts on various threads!
www.eliomotors.com
Bob Denman
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That sounds ambitious; I hope that they can make it happen! :thumbup:
ARtraveler
R.I.P. Dwayne
"We plan on having distributors in the top 60 markets."
"we will have 2000 service locations around the country. That's about the same footprint as Toyota."
The quotes are from the above article written by Elio Motors. The website shows none of this. I'm not from Missiouri, but I am still saying show me! At this late date, they must have these distributors lined up, and they must have several of these service locations ready to go. I would like to see a partial list. How about 5% of the dealers--that's only 3. How about 5% of the servicing locations--thats only 100.
Here is what Bloomberg says about Elio
July 31, 2013 7:47 PM ET
Automobiles
Company Overview of Elio Motors, Inc.
Company Overview
Elio Motors, Inc. designs and manufactures passenger vehicles. The company intends to develop a three-wheel gasoline car which gives 70 miles per gallon. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona.
Phoenix, AZ
United States
Founded in 2008
www.eliomotors.com
Key Executives for Elio Motors, Inc.
Mr. Paul Elio (THIS WEBSITE CANNOT BE FOUND as of 7/31/13)
Founder
Compensation as of Fiscal Year 2013.
Elio Motors, Inc. Key Developments
Elio Motors, Inc. Announces Vehicle Manufacturing Facility in Shreveport
Jan 3 13
Governor Bobby Jindal announced that Elio Motors plans to assemble new vehicles at the former General Motors Shreveport plant. The company plans to create 1,500 new direct jobs by late 2015. The company announced it will produce enclosed, three-wheeled vehicles capable of attaining a highway mileage rating of more than 80 mpg. The company's manufacturing facility will occupy approximately 1 million square feet of the more than 3 million-square-foot, former GM site. The company will begin renovation of the facility in early 2013 in conjunction with the real estate transaction, followed by the production of prototypes. Elio Motors expects to begin commercial vehicle production in mid-2014, with significant hiring at the Shreveport facility to begin by the second quarter 2014 and full employment to be reached in late 2015.
My Question: Where are they at in the renovation and set up of the plant? I have made a fairly thorough search of the internet and other than articles published on Jan 3, 2013, and updated on Jan 17, 2013, I can find no further information about any work being done on the plant in preparation for the production of the Elio. Is there anyone from Shreveport that can give any further information?
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ARtraveler
R.I.P. Dwayne
Very sorry to offend some--but
I just don't want to see people losing their hard earned money on what "APPEARS" to be a pipe dream or a scam. I saw this personally take place in Duluth, MN in the early 1990's. That time they were going to re-do the GMC Motorhome. It would have been an economic boom for the city. Nothing ever came of it except a lot of puffing and taking of freebies by the proponents.
I would like to see more facts than just puffing from the website. What's wrong with asking how the progress on the new plant is coming, what's wrong with asking for a partial list of dealers, what's wrong with asking to know who some of the 2000 servicing dealers are going to be. This stuff has to be in place for the company to sell and service this new brand of car. Obviously there are a lot of people who have faith in Mr. Elio. I am just asking for some substance to appear.
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ARtraveler
R.I.P. Dwayne
Agreed. I have stated a few times that I hope I am proved wrong. I will gladly eat crow if these cars are delivered as promised. I have become suspicious as the timeline has been moved up, and I cannot find any independent verification that something is indeed happening in the Elio world.
Like you say: I will try to achieve the proper state of patience and hopefully all will be well in the Elio world. :thumbup:
Rando
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Elio "mule" stops
Posted stops on Elio site
New York City Area – August 7th through 11th
Philadelphia, PA – August 13th and 14th
Woodward Dream Cruise, Detroit MI – August 16th and 17th
http://www.woodwarddreamcruise.com/
Denver, CO – August 28th, 29th and 30th
Posted stops on Elio site
New York City Area – August 7th through 11th
Philadelphia, PA – August 13th and 14th
Woodward Dream Cruise, Detroit MI – August 16th and 17th
http://www.woodwarddreamcruise.com/
Denver, CO – August 28th, 29th and 30th
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ARtraveler
R.I.P. Dwayne
Just Wondering: With all the free advertising Elio has been getting here, should they not be a SL sponser? I have seen others get shut off long before this point. :thumbup:
Bob Denman
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well I'm willing to cut them some slack... here's hoping that they pull off almost 80 percent of what they've been saying! :cheers:
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