I think the Merlin Roadster is a significant improvement in style compared to the Morgan, Messerschmitt, or the BMW 3-wheeled cars.
The Merlin Roadster is so interesting that I have added a link to my Starship Generations website, under the renewable energy transportation section at the bottom of the page... it is truely an extension of the bare-bones concepts I had presented earlier! http://geocities.com/womplex_oo1/StarshipGenerations.html It's Made In America, unlike most fuel efficient cars. California to be exact. And they're taking orders as we speak. Apparently there is a dealership just across the border from Sarnia in Burton, Michigan... Merlin Dealerships http://www.corbinmotors.com/dealer_merlin.html They're getting alot of coverage, they were featured in Maxim in April, got airtime during this year's Superbowl, and will get 5 minutes of coverage in the new Austin Powers film Goldmember. They even have a dealership in Hawaii. In Canada they are selling in Vancouver and Grand Prairie Alberta, and moving steadily east across North America. I think this will be my first car. I like the colors it comes in: chrome, black, metallic red, metallic blue or metallic tangerine. For an extra $1700 it comes with an all-chrome alloy wheels and chrome/black motor. Can't wait to fire up this bad boy. They have videos: http://www.corbin.com/funstuff/merlin.shtml During Earth Week, Corbin Motors was invited by the Earth Day Coordinator for NASA Ames Research Center to show off their Roadster as part of their Sustainable Communities by the Bay Theme for individuals seeking out alternative forms of transportation. Testimonial, "It's really a different experience. In handling it, it's got the feeling of a motorcycle and a car. There's no sensation you're on three wheels. Because of the front wheel steering and front wheel drive, you're always pulling it. Basically, the rear tire is there to keep the back up! This vehicle's got a lot of feedback. You're driving by the seat of your pants and you're going 85 mph. It's awesome...actually, it's beyond awesome!" Here's a quote from Forbes Magazine, "the Merlin has roughly the same power-to-weight ratio as a $43,365 Porsche Boxster--and, at $23,900, costs about $20,000 less." It's also being featured on the Space.com website: http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/tech_today.html I'm going to buy one as soon as I can. I live alone so I don't care if it doesn't have a second seat. I like the fact that the Merlin Coup gets 70-90 mpg, that's equal or better than any diesel or hybrid electric on the market. If they made it diesel it'd probably get 120 mpg, and a hybrid-electric version 150. A direct liquid fuel cell version would probably get 400 mpg, but would be too expensive. Maybe I'll be lucky, by the time they are in production (mid 2003) they will be flexible fuelled, i.e. gasoline/ethanol, so I won't have to do the conversion myself (not that I can't). After that I'll start building an ethanol still. After all, the oil crisis is coming, say 8 years from now, maybe 12-14 years if we're lucky... ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Will You Find True Love? Will You Meet the One? Free Love Reading by phone! http://us.click.yahoo.com/7dY7FD/R_ZEAA/Ey.GAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
