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Classified Ads => Vehicles & Vehicle Parts => Autos => Topic started by: jay on November 12, 2013, 09:14:24 AM

Title: Fuel Efficient, 84 MPG, American Made, $6,800, Available Summer 2014
Post by: jay on November 12, 2013, 09:14:24 AM
Fuel Efficient Drivers of Youngstown,

Check out this video of the new Elio Motors trike car.  It's projected to get 84 mpg highway, is American Made, and will cost about $6,800. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ge1ZGi1bTQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ge1ZGi1bTQ)
Title: Re: Fuel Efficient, 84 MPG, American Made, $6,800, Available Summer 2014
Post by: Billy Mumphrey on November 12, 2013, 10:15:05 AM
This company has been doing "roll-out" shows in various cities across the country. They were in Pittsburgh a few months ago. I don't know if they have been or are coming to Cleveland.
Title: Re: Fuel Efficient, 84 MPG, American Made, $6,800, Available Summer 2014
Post by: jay on November 14, 2013, 07:55:46 AM
Here is another video of the Elio.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-SawjhfwQk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-SawjhfwQk)
Title: Re: Fuel Efficient, 84 MPG, American Made, $6,800, Available Summer 2014
Post by: Towntalk on November 14, 2013, 08:26:57 AM
Are you going to buy one Jay?
Title: Re: Fuel Efficient, 84 MPG, American Made, $6,800, Available Summer 2014
Post by: jay on November 17, 2013, 10:27:52 AM
The Elf is a tricycle.

The Elio is considered to be  motorcycle.

(http://assets.inhabitat.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2013/05/Elio-Motors_Orange_0001.jpg)
Title: Re: Fuel Efficient, 84 MPG, American Made, $6,800, Available Summer 2014
Post by: Towntalk on November 17, 2013, 11:51:13 AM
So the Elio would have to have a license with a motorcycle endorsement.
What concerns me is, suppose you were to go shopping at a Giant Eagle or Walmart, what guarintee that some thief couldn't make off with it while you're in the store?
Now mind you, this would make a good "second car" for a family that the average bloke could afford, but lets face it, it wouldn't do for the only car a family should have.