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Leeeeena the Jalopchick
03/02/09

In reply to World's First Fisker Dealership To Open In Portland, Oregon
I'm surprised there aren't any dealerships in California (yet). Fisker is from Irvine, I believe, and there are plenty of greenies with lots of loose change for toys such as this in the Bay Area and SoCal.

And to those of you who think Tesla is a failure, know that their Menlo Park store can't stock 'em fast enough, and I saw roughly one a day when I was home for a month on winter break. The company itself still isn't out of the woods yet, but they've delivered a couple hundred cars by now, so you can't claim that they're peddling vaporware anymore.
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Franzouse
03/02/09

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Portland seems like a good choice: they have money, love technology and have that special Pacific-northwest sense of style...

/ may I suggest a special "flannel edition"?
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MushyHeirloom
03/02/09

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There's no way that's a Fiskar. It's not sharp at all. Hell, it's not even orange.
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bzr
03/02/09

@Foozy Ploosh Room: But the end is rounded off enough, so people won't hurt themselves when they run with them.
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Deartháir II
03/02/09

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Hey, good for them. Still fucking ugly though. Think they might have a bit more success if they designed it to, you know, not cause you to dry-heave?

Okay, I exaggerate, but the nose is awful, and it looks like it's sagging in the middle. Reminds me a little of Denise Richards...
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A strolling player got drunk and
03/02/09

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Damn, this car is sexy. I love that it's a hybrid, okay? And I love that it'd be perfect for a V10 swap, too.
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imag
03/02/09

@A strolling player is campaigning for engineerd's star: Just wish it didn't have the moustache.

Seriously, I think that is going to cut heavily into sales.
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A strolling player got drunk and
03/02/09

@imag: I think I'd have to grow a moustache to go along with it, honestly.
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smalleyxb122
03/02/09

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How much capital investment does an existing multi-make dealer really need to front for this? It's not like they are building a standalone Fisker dealer, banking on the vehicles coming to fruition.

It's like they said, "we have an existing infrastructure, and we can cram one of your cars somewhere in the showroom, when and if you send us one...sure, we'll be a dealer."
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piththeelder
03/02/09

@smalleyxb122: Sounds like a much better strategy than say, building a bunch of standalone dealerships for cars which are already completely sold out and/or have no hope of existing.
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SeanKHotay
03/02/09

@piththeelder: That sounds like Saab...
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Franzouse
03/02/09

@smalleyxb122: Good point. Maybe he's re-using a former Hummer lot...
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SirNotAppearing
03/02/09

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I'm opening the world's first unicorn dealership. Through an amazing process of finding unicorn DNA in mosquitos covered in sap, we have successfully cloned unicorns, and now can deliver you a unique pet for your brat. Now accepting $25,000 deposits through Paypal.
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OldeEnglishD
03/02/09

@SirNotAppearing: I will wait for the Chinese to clone your Unicorn and sell it for $25.
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SirNotAppearing
03/02/09

@OldeEnglishD: Yeah, but let's see their unicorns' crash test ratings.
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Pessimippopotamus
03/02/09

@SirNotAppearing: Can I custom order a twonicorn?
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engineerd
03/02/09

@OldeEnglishD: Yes, but that Unicorn will collapse on impact and its horn will be too sharp leading to lawsuits.

Sometimes you have to pay a little extra for a union-built Unicorn that will be overweight and overly safe and, therefore, no fun.
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bzr
03/02/09

@SirNotAppearing: Don't forget to ask the government for a bailout because of how important your magical technology is! After all, it's the future of horse-and-buggy technology.
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logruszed
03/02/09

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Ugh. This must have been in a long term planning type phase, because the economy is no better here than in most other places at the moment.

Still we do have a surprising number of exotic dealerships around here considering PDX is fairly small for a "big city" and a lot more sedate than most big cities as well.

I have seen a couple of GTs' and Ferraris', lots of Maseratis' but no Lambos and only one Bently (Trailblazer car).
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TR3-A
03/02/09

@logruszed: This is also a center for hard-core Lefties and tree huggers with too much money. It might just be the perfect spot to sell a few over-priced, high-performance electrics.
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logruszed
03/02/09

@TR3-A: Well if I had to choose between seeing a new group of ridiculous vehicles on the road to replace the F-350's and other retarded trucks driven by "hard-core righties" (you know, because you really need a farming truck to get from LO to the Blazer games) I guess I'd go with a quiet electric vehicle.
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engineerd
03/02/09

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Fisker?! I don't even know her!
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WilliamG.
03/02/09

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So Fisker is the new Tucker now? I'm so confused.
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skaycog
03/02/09

@WilliamG.: @leavethegun-takethecannoli: I think it might be a scam. I thought Fiskers were scissors.
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leavethegun-takethecannoli
03/02/09

@skaycog: They most certainly are scissors.
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leavethegun-takethecannoli
03/02/09

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I hope this isn't a scam, like Tesla.
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Mad_Science
03/02/09

@leavethegun-takethecannoli: Funny you would say that.

I saw a Tesla parked DOTS this weekend.
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stopcrazypp
11/04/08

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Kind of expected this to happen, didn't seem like Tesla had much solid evidence entering into this case. But this petty fight doesn't amount to much anyways.

Apparently Tesla just got an additional $40 million of investment so they can start churning out those Roadsters at full speed and even continue work on Model S. Should be exciting with the Karma, Model S, Volt, all coming out in similar time frames.

I know the speculative photo of Road & Track doesn't represent Model S at all, but I think it looks tons better than the Karma (given the mustache, without it I might reconsider):

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DoctorNine
11/04/08

@stopcrazypp: Well, it has a nose that looks like a fish...
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1300ccsoffury
11/03/08

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Big deal. I can throw some batteries and an electric motor in a beater 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix and achieve the same result. Fisker's no revolutionary.
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General_Zad's_Chicken
11/03/08

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So the big question is who's going to win the rich uneducated celebrity/rich guy who only wants to make a fashion statement with his eco-friendly car vote? Let's check the polls, and dont forget there is a 2-3% variance.

It seems the Tesla gets more of the democratic segment due to it's being completely electric. Republicans seem to favor the Fisker due to it's ability to hold 3 more people to brag about your car to in. Independants are undecided, some citing neither candidates dedication to 1 issue.

Those who aren't voting cite not giving a damn about either candidate or having the money to buy either. They also tend not to give a damn about who sees them in the vehicles.

At this junction it is too close to call. We'll have to wait until the poll's close. This one will come down to the wire folks.
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SundaySunday
11/03/08

In reply to Tesla Motors Loses Arbitration Hearing To Fisker Over Stolen Model S Designs
I'm glad that Fisker has come out ahead in this sideshow.

Fisker came up with a uniquely styled sedan rather than just a revamped Elise. And the Fisker concept I saw at the Detroit Auto Show was very nice looking. If you're going to rework my Elise then give me the Rinspeed Squba, thank you.

Now, I really hope they're able to make more than just promises, like maybe some saleable vehicles.
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