Anyone Following the Elio?

[ruthabagah]

The only "minimalist" car i would ever consider buying



http://www.ultimatestreet.com/jeremy...el-atom/ariel/

[TFOGGER]

The only "minimalist" car i would ever consider buying



http://www.ultimatestreet.com/jeremy...el-atom/ariel/

Or the KTM X-Bow

http://www.ktm.com/x-bow/x-bow-gt/model-info.html

[fitz19d]

For needs as Gilpin was saying, no this wont replace a work truck. I believe they've said it's intended as an extra vehicle for solely commuting. I think you actually could fit rifles in back/2nd seat if it was just you, but really that's a special trip and use your regular vehicle for. For those of us with boring lives where 99% of our drive is to/from work and then a couple times a year borrow a truck makes for lower cost of living.

In some ways (especially if they had some less flamboyant colors to live w/), it could encourage having a truck. A person could worry less about making their personal vehicle a 15mpg money pit and have a truck for show/actual work/specialty trips. But then again some folk have the money to buy a $60k truck w/ a 4ft bed, never haul anything but their progeny in their minivan disguised as an SUV disguised as a truck.

[wctriumph]

Motorcycles have two wheels. A third wheel only counts if it is a attached sidecar.

[SideShow Bob]

Another downside to this vehicle, in CO. It is considered a motorcycle so a MC endorsement on your drivers lisence is required to drive it legally.
But 80 + MPG for my 22 mile round trip daily vs 16 - 17 MPG would pay for it in a few years.
The thought of getting laied, when I said the I do's said the I don'ts............

[fitz19d]

Wish I had it now since I've been doing 100 miles a day since dec1 till End of june . Even at 27mpg it sucks.