The BMW UUC Digest Volume 3 : Issue 205 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: replica LTW wheels -- comments? Re: [bmwuucdigest] digest(9 messages) Re: [WOB] Life after gasoline Re: [WOB] Life after gasoline Re: [WOB] Life after gasoline Re: [WOB] Life after gasoline Re: [WOB] Life after gasoline
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 11:47:29 -0400 From: "Paul Dumond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: replica LTW wheels -- comments? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have a full set of M Contours if interested. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 14:01:41 -0400 From: "Gaudio, Stefano" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [bmwuucdigest] digest(9 messages) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I heard about the Tesla a few months back and it did sound like a great idea until, as Marc alluded to, the price factor came into play. If they could have offered it at Elise prices or maybe a little more it would have been a great hit but I heard the CEO mention something like "it will compete with exotic cars like Ferrari, blah blah..." in other words $100,000+ :( Oh well I'll have to keep waiting... Stefano '98 M3 w 100K miles and dinan chip getting 25mpg short shifting on the street and 8mpg at the track. ---------------- Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 13:05:39 -0500 From: "Marc Plante" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [WOB] Life after gasoline Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> There appears to be life after gasoline. At least for local trips. (<250mi). Can't wait to see the price-punchline. http://www.teslamotors.com/performance/specs.php Wonder how BMW is coming along in this area (OBMWC) Marc Plante E36 M3/4 72k White, black recaro SRDs...someone shopping? Vienna, VA --------------- _____________________________________________________________ This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. 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Stan > From: "Marc Plante" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [WOB] Life after gasoline > > There appears to be life after gasoline. At least for local trips. > (<250mi). > > Can't wait to see the price-punchline. > > http://www.teslamotors.com/performance/specs.php > > Wonder how BMW is coming along in this area (OBMWC) > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 11:51:28 -0700 From: Mark Dadgar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WOB] Life after gasoline Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> When you factor in the 2250 lb curb weight, it starts to make sense. They hired the designer of the Elise to pull this off. Price is $90K. - Mark On Jul 21, 2006, at 11:44 AM, Stan Jackson Jr. wrote: > Yikes! I find those stats extremely difficult to believe -- at any > price. > Throw out the horsepower claim and have it weigh 300lbs, and > perhaps is what > I would have thought. Apparently, batteries and electric motors > have come a > LONG LONG way since I last knew too much about them. Either > amazing or a > joke. > > Stan > > >> From: "Marc Plante" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: [WOB] Life after gasoline >> >> There appears to be life after gasoline. At least for local trips. >> (<250mi). >> >> Can't wait to see the price-punchline. >> >> http://www.teslamotors.com/performance/specs.php >> >> Wonder how BMW is coming along in this area (OBMWC) >> > > Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/ > [email protected] > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > ____ > In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the > BMW CCA. > > UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate > Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! > 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com > - Mark ----- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out my JustRacing Home Page at: http://www.justracing.com/homepage/mdadgar ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 01:39:58 -0400 From: "Ben Keyes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WOB] Life after gasoline Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mark wrote: > When you factor in the 2250 lb curb weight, it starts to make sense. > They hired the designer of the Elise to pull this off. you sure it _isn't_ an Elise ? or is at least based on one ? a lot of the angles & such look identical. interior is also very similar looking. Other Marc wrote: > > I suppose I can always look into a TRex or the potential VW three wheeled > gizmo AFAIK the VW was killed by lawyers or fear of same here in the US, which was going to be a primary market for it, thus the project died. it was going to be engineered or have engineering finished by Lotus for VW & potenially sub-assemblies shipped to the US for assembly. Ben ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 23:36:30 -0700 From: Mark Dadgar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WOB] Life after gasoline Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Jul 21, 2006, at 10:39 PM, Ben Keyes wrote: > Mark wrote: >> When you factor in the 2250 lb curb weight, it starts to make sense. >> They hired the designer of the Elise to pull this off. > > you sure it _isn't_ an Elise ? or is at least based on one ? a lot > of the angles & such look identical. interior is also very similar > looking. It's not an Elise, but it's a very similar design. A friend has actually drive one briefly. Said it's very quick. - Mark ----- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out my JustRacing Home Page at: http://www.justracing.com/homepage/mdadgar ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 14:01:46 -0500 From: "Marc Plante" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WOB] Life after gasoline Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Article written in Wired on the car provides more detail. If only this sold at reasonable rates. http://wired.com/news/wiredmag/0,71414-0.html?tw=wn_index_1 I suppose I can always look into a TRex or the potential VW three wheeled gizmo as an economical way to scoot to and from work on the back roads. All fuel economy aside, a Vespa is a scary thought on DC area roads, even the quiet suburban ones. Marc Plante E36 M3/4 72k Vienna, VA > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Dadgar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [UUC] [WOB] Life after gasoline > Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 11:51:28 -0700 > > > When you factor in the 2250 lb curb weight, it starts to make > sense. They hired the designer of the Elise to pull this off. > > Price is $90K. > > - Mark > > On Jul 21, 2006, at 11:44 AM, Stan Jackson Jr. wrote: > > > Yikes! I find those stats extremely difficult to believe -- at any price. > > Throw out the horsepower claim and have it weigh 300lbs, and perhaps is > > what > > I would have thought. Apparently, batteries and electric motors have come > > a > > LONG LONG way since I last knew too much about them. Either amazing or a > > joke. > > > > Stan > > > > > >> From: "Marc Plante" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Subject: [WOB] Life after gasoline > >> > >> There appears to be life after gasoline. At least for local trips. > >> (<250mi). > >> > >> Can't wait to see the price-punchline. > >> > >> http://www.teslamotors.com/performance/specs.php > >> > >> Wonder how BMW is coming along in this area (OBMWC) > >> > > > > Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/ [email protected] > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ ____ > > In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. > > > > UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate > > Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! > > 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com > > > > - Mark > ----- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Check out my JustRacing Home Page at: > http://www.justracing.com/homepage/mdadgar > > > Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. > > UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate > Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! > 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com > ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(7 messages) **********
