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Old 02-17-2010, 04:44 PM   #36 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
The focus on rich celebrities, investors, and costly hand-builds rather than completing the nearly complete car (could be finished and driving with very little money and a few week's work if he wanted to) reveals the true motivation here.

Then there's the content of what he said- just one example being the 2x- 3x fe gain claim. Don't think I'll sweep that under the rug.
I have no problem with it. They can afford it and it serve the double-purpose of free advertising (celebrities come with built-in advertising). I consider it to be analogous to hybrid drivetrains being offered at first in high-profit-margin luxury SUVs rather than slim-profit-margin econoboxes. It helps defray costs for the manufacturer, and (hopefully) later on allows the technology to filter down in the long run.

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