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Old 09-05-2011, 08:02 PM   #38 (permalink)
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Please comment on what you think about the idea of a single seater. I feel it can really make the car a lot cheaper to build and much more aerodynamically efficient. Of course, I am planning on have storage for about 4 bags of groceries.
Depending on cost I might be OK with a single seater. But consider making it a tandem 2-seater, one in front and one in rear. That way you still have the narrow profile of a single seater. Maybe arrange the rear seat design so that you only have the full 4-bag capacity with the second seat empty (maybe collapsed). That way the car might barely be bigger than the 1-seater with 4-bag capacity.

As for the 3-4 wheel debate that's appeared here, I'm all for 4 wheels. Any benefit it gives you in stability and traction will be very welcome indeed. This car is pretty radical as it is (4 wheels) when you compare it to anything else in mass production. I say let it have a full set of four wheels.

I've attempted to ride a bicycle in a few inches of wet snow and that was NOT easy.
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