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Old 09-09-2013, 12:49 PM   #11
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T3? R3? Huh?

I am not familiar with an R3, or at least do not recall it.

What is an R3?
The R3 is T3's car.
A quick google search yields many photos and a couple videos.
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Surprised at the price?
I am, that's for sure!

If I can get an 84mph 100mph car for the same price as an X2, I'd love it.
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I agree that this is a pretty substantial and relatively common design, in general.

The Can-AM motorcycle is pretty popular, and I have not heard of any significant safety issues from that design. In some ways, this is a similar vehicle with covers. (although seating and engine location is very different)

While I appreciate their video about impacts and safety, I consider this item much closer to a motorcycle in impact safety than an SUV, but clearly has many car like safety features as well. I would say a bit less than a car, but much more safety features than a motorcycle.

Under any conditions, impact with anything should be avoided. Hard to quantify, but I suspect it would be an uncomfortable situation with this item, but no less so than with our segways, or motorcycles, or other ultra light vehicles like this.

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This over a Can-Am is that there is something between you and the road. I am guessing that they have A/C, thumbs up for that. But they are both pin-pong balls on an interstate. Impacts? no no no!
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No guardrail?
No, no guard rail....out here? That would cost tax payers! Lucky I have a sidewalk!

There isnt a guard rail off the drops, by the dry washes and thats 100foot+ down...they have this silly 3 horazontal tube railing so little ones cant just trip and fall over...
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No, no guard rail....out here? That would cost tax payers! Lucky I have a sidewalk!

There isnt a guard rail off the drops, by the dry washes and thats 100foot+ down...they have this silly 3 horazontal tube railing so little ones cant just trip and fall over...
That may not be 100% legal anymore.
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Turns out the prototype was in Seattle (at a mall) last Sunday right after I heard a marketplace article on the company. One hour wait to sit in it.

All-in-all has potential. Did not really take time to fully adjust seat and all . . . easy in / easy out, mirrors well placed, windshield slope not weird, could not see hood or front fenders , lots of head room, felt strange to have a window on my right with a steering wheel. Overall very first reaction . . . . I’m in a big sail plane cockpit.

In a mall setting with just people around it looks larger then one would expect, sure that changes when next to an F-250 4x4. Big unknown could be the engine as it’s a new design and they claim will be U.S. built. Did not sound as if engine prototypes were running; everything is still “in CAD” so real world dash layout/MPG/weight/engine are all to be seen.

Automatic will be a ‘manual shift option’ automatic like most newer ones these days. Production model will have 14-inch tires (proto had 15’s), production will have a small truck lid (proto none). Possible options; cruise control, auto, backup camera (no rear window). Flat fix standard . . . no spare planned.

As always everything you what to know will be available in 90 days. At least 5 people in line around me already had paid a deposit and a few did so after sitting in it.

As for me . . . . paid a deposit as well. Could be a fun ride between the near home SEG and long road trip car.

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