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Old 09-01-2017, 09:51 PM   #1767 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by rmay635703 View Post
But you can buy a brand new Versa base $9999 any day of the week or a new Mirage $7999 to $8999 depending on local incentives.

Why would you buy an Elio when the full crash tested 4 wheel car brand new is half the price?
You wouldn't, well maybe if it got 84 on the current EPA test cycle but it never was going to. So you lie about the price and mislead about the mpg. A company that builds millions of cars and has been for decades might be able to make that $10,000 car but a startup can't, not even side stepping crash and emission standards by making it a motorcycle. Heck most new motorcycles aren't that inexpensive.
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