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Re: [Spridgets] Elio & Lyons... Sort of off topic

To: Ewing <oldsaabguy@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Elio & Lyons... Sort of off topic
From: Rick Fisk via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2015 17:58:50 -0400
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I've lived a few miles from Saginaw, Michigan for the last 22 years and have=
 never heard of Elio Motors.  The city of Saginaw died as a viable city near=
ly 40 years ago and they don't have twenty cents to give to anyone.  So I'm c=
urious, where did this info on Saginaw and Elio come from?

Sent from my keyboard

> On Apr 15, 2015, at 5:13 PM, Ewing via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net=
> wrote:
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> I live in Shreveport, former home to GM Trucks and current home to Elio.
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> If this were a hundred years ago Mr. Elio would have a small wagon and pro=
mise to bring rain/cure your ills with his snake oil. =20
>=20
> The guy has ONE car (Ok there may be a second one but it hasn't been seen)=
.  His website uses cheap graphics to simulate more than one car POORLY.
>=20
> Every year he promises that "We starry production next year, I just need s=
ome more money."
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> He started in Saginaw (?) Michigan with this same BS, they gave a couple m=
illion dollars which he whittled down to $ 250 k and then split town.  Showe=
d up down here and no doubt bribed the local government folks who hailed him=
 as the next messiah.  NOT ONE JOB.  ZERO.
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> Look at the specs for his "car".  It's a 3 wheeled motorcycle which he cla=
ims "It will meet all safety standards" making folks think that it's going t=
o be a safe car but it meets the safety standards for a motorcycle, i.e. the=
 bulk of the combustion process occurs inside the engine.
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> If the current generation/Crazy Green people did any research they would f=
ind like their Grandfathers before them that he is not going to make it rain=
.
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> Here is an article from 2013.. with numbers..
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> http://gas2.org/2013/08/16/financials-show-that-elio-motors-is-really-prob=
ably-not-gonna-happen/
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> Lester
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>> On Apr 15, 2015, at 2:40 PM, "bmwwxman . via Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.=
team.net> wrote:
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>> Anyone know anything about these two cars.....
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>> http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tag/elio-motors/
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>I've lived a few miles from Saginaw, M=
ichigan for the last 22 years and have never heard of Elio Motors. &nbsp;The=
 city of Saginaw died as a viable city nearly 40 years ago and they don't ha=
ve twenty cents to give to anyone. &nbsp;So I'm curious, where did this info=
 on Saginaw and Elio come from?<br><br>Sent from my keyboard</div><div><br>O=
n Apr 15, 2015, at 5:13 PM, Ewing via Spridgets &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:spridg=
ets@autox.team.net">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><bl=
ockquote type=3D"cite"><div><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"tex=
t/html charset=3Dus-ascii">I live in Shreveport, former home to GM Trucks an=
d current home to Elio.<div><br></div><div>If this were a hundred years ago M=
r. Elio would have a small wagon and promise to bring rain/cure your ills wi=
th his snake oil. &nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>The guy has ONE car (Ok th=
ere may be a second one but it hasn't been seen). &nbsp;His website uses che=
ap graphics to simulate more than one car POORLY.</div><div><br></div><div>E=
very year he promises that "We starry production next year, I just need some=
 more money."</div><div><br></div><div>He started in Saginaw (?) Michigan wi=
th this same BS, they gave a couple million dollars which he whittled down t=
o $ 250 k and then split town. &nbsp;Showed up down here and no doubt bribed=
 the local government folks who hailed him as the next messiah. &nbsp;NOT ON=
E JOB. &nbsp;ZERO.</div><div><br></div><div>Look at the specs for his "car".=
 &nbsp;It's a 3 wheeled motorcycle which he claims "It will meet all safety s=
tandards" making folks think that it's going to be a safe car but it meets t=
he safety standards for a motorcycle, i.e. the bulk of the combustion proces=
s occurs inside the engine.</div><div><br></div><div>If the current generati=
on/Crazy Green people did any research they would find like their Grandfathe=
rs before them that he is not going to make it rain.</div><div><br></div><di=
v>Here is an article from 2013.. with numbers..</div><div><br></div><div><a h=
ref=3D"http://gas2.org/2013/08/16/financials-show-that-elio-motors-is-really=
-probably-not-gonna-happen/">http://gas2.org/2013/08/16/financials-show-that=
-elio-motors-is-really-probably-not-gonna-happen/</a></div><div><br></div><d=
iv>Lester</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Apr 15, 2015, at 2:40 PM=
, "bmwwxman . via Spridgets" &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"=
>spridgets@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange=
-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">Anyone know anything ab=
out these two cars.....<div><br></div><div><b><a href=3D"http://www.thetruth=
aboutcars.com/tag/elio-motors/">http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tag/elio-mo=
tors/</a></b><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class=3D"gmail_sig=
nature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Cheers!!<br>Jim Johnson<br><a href=3D"http://www.hi=
ghplainsyouthhockey.org/" target=3D"_blank">High Plains Youth Hockey</a><br>=
<a href=3D"http://www.dodgecitytrailoffame.org/"; target=3D"_blank">Dodge Cit=
y Trail of Fame </a><br><a href=3D"http://www.ejssm.org/"; target=3D"_blank">=
Electronic Journal of Severe Storms Meteorology</a><br><br><font size=3D"2" f=
ace=3D"arial"><font size=3D"2" face=3D"arial"><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial=
"><font style=3D"background-color:transparent" size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><fo=
nt size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><div><u>"<font size=3D"3"><b>Tact is the abilit=
y to tell someone to go to=20
  hell in such a way that they look forward to the=20
  trip."</b></font></u></div>


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