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Would you buy this car for $300,000?

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  • George KG Offline
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    George K
    wrote on last edited by
    #1

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    What if I told you it's all electric with a 200 mile range? Would you buy it then?

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    What if I told you, it flies?

    "The top surface of the Alef Model A flying car is an open mesh to let air flow through. The body houses four propellers on one side of the passenger bubble and four propellers on the other side."

    It's been FAA approved, and you can pre-order one now.

    https://alef.aero/preorder.html

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    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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    • MikM Offline
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      Well it's damn well about time.

      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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      • George KG Offline
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        George K
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        #3

        Flying range is claimed to be 100 miles, so there's that. It would make for a quick commute, however.

        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        • LuFins DadL Offline
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          LuFins Dad
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          Can I see the flying in action before preorder?

          The Brad

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          • LuFins DadL Offline
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            LuFins Dad
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            For that matter, can I see proposed licensing requirements as well as proposed “traffic controls”?

            The Brad

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            • LuFins DadL Offline
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              LuFins Dad
              wrote on last edited by
              #6

              How much space do I need for takeoff and landing? Can I do so on a Highway?

              The Brad

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              • MikM Offline
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                Mik
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                #7

                Until they offer VTOLs it won’t fly.

                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                • MikM Mik

                  Until they offer VTOLs it won’t fly.

                  George KG Offline
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                  George K
                  wrote on last edited by
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                  @Mik said in Would you buy this car for $300,000?:

                  Until they offer VTOLs it won’t fly.

                  It does that. Then the "car" rotates on its long axis propelling it forward.

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                  A computer-generated animation showed that the car contains eight rotating blades underneath its permeable bodywork, which allow it to rise vertically.

                  Once it is a few meters in the air, the whole car rotates sideways so that the blades can propel it forward, while the passenger seat turns so that the passenger remains upright during flight.

                  "The whole car becomes a wing—a biplane, a circular wing," the founder of the Stanford Science Fiction Society said, adding that the car had "a very specific body-wing geometry" to allow it to fly with limited resistance.

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  • MikM Offline
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                    Mik
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                    #9

                    Ok sign me up.

                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                    • MikM Mik

                      Ok sign me up.

                      George KG Offline
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                      George K
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                      @Mik said in Would you buy this car for $300,000?:

                      Ok sign me up.

                      You can get on the waiting list for a measly $500. Priority waiting is $1500.

                      Send me your credit card/venmo/paypal info and I'll sign you up.

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      • MikM Offline
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                        Mik
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                        Ok, but all I have is a money order for $100000. I will send it to you. Keep the $1500 and send me the rest back.

                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                        • JonJ Offline
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                          God love ‘em for trying.

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