SOLO meets Velorex
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- Опубліковано 3 бер 2023
- Huge shoutout to Louis and Laurel for welcoming me into their home, seriously kind folks and I am incredibly lucky to have encountered them!
So much more than just the Velorex to marvel at in this video also..completely at a loss for words for most of the tour, simply amazing collection with so much heart and passion in it all.
#SOLOElectricCar #Velorex #Messerschmitt
Logan, I was thinking about you a couple days ago when I first heard the news on Electra Meccanica shutting down all operations of the the SOLO and the new facility in Mesa.... Honestly, I was not only shocked but incredibly sad being I was planning on ordering one shortly. I drove one twice now and for anyone that never did actually test drive one, you have literally know idea how incredibly cool this vehicle really is, your constantly smiling the entire time your driving it... I watched countless video's on people absolutely loving their SOLO and then others (The Haters...) who just pick it apart and find anything possible to complain about, and they've never even seen one let alone driven one... Very sad to listen to people that just don't get it. I've owned many sports cars, motorcycles, and cool toys. I'm extremely picky and this Auto Cycle (SOLO) is easily one of the coolest vehicles I have ever driven period...!!! This is as close to being in a Bond movie you'll ever get. Single Heated seat, roll bar, front and rear crunch zone, side impact reinforced doors, power everything, great looking dash and interior, extremely good torque and pickup for it's size and does 80 MPH no problem...!!! I drove one twice and I was totally sold. Handles like a go cart and yet very stable on the interstate. Amazing how people will complain about it being a single seat vehicle, HELLO...!!! IT'S CALLED A SOLO...!!! It's a commuter for ONE person to get to and from work safely with no emissions, all the comforts of a midsize car and without driving a 40 foot, 6 ton Denali Land Yacht that holds just you and your lunch to work everyday... I could go on and on but instead I'd rather ask you the big question I had about your SOLO. What now....? How will you get the SOLO serviced, will there be parts available in the near future or at all for that matter. I was wondering if Electra made any contact with you about what happened and what to expect....? Again, I am very sad to hear this news.... I really wanted one. I'll watch for your reply, thanks Logan.
Well, after the recall and also the announcement I scheduled my 10,000 mile service successfully with EM and was assured that service would be supplied throughout my ownership as EM has not dissolved and has just switched gears is what I’m told. Releasing a 10,000 mile service video here soon.
:)
@@awwki Wow.... that's awesome to hear. I hope by switching gears they'll be addressing the issues they're having and continue to produce the SOLO. I really want one bad. Hopefully you get some more info on what's going to happen and when. Appreciate your reply and all your videos. Looking forward to the 10,000 mile video and possibly an update on what you know so far. Thanks Logan...
Really disappointed about the announcement... I don't know why this couldn'tve been a smash hit... so little competition at that price point, good enough performance, and electric to boot. But maybe the four-wheeler will be worth the wait.
That door dash joke had me dying 😂
Lol he knew I was full of it
Good people have a way of finding each other.
Appreciate the kind words bud
cool guy to meet by chance.
No doubt! Very lucky
That was so cool! I hope you did go to the meet up in November
I did not unfortunately, and I regret it
Pretty funny, the Door Dash line then at the end Lou putting gas in his micro car and being asked if its electric...Yes it is I'm charging it up now.
I'm Subaru 360 guy and a friend of the Hudgins. Lou drive me in a Velorex at 2 different car shows, latest in 2019. Pretty fast.
My car is a Subaru 360 Yacht, dunebuggy style. Cool video man. Peace
Thanks for stopping by and dropping some words buddy! Would love to see footage of that dunebuggy style
The only thing that's cooler than his amazing collection of rare and unique vehicles is the stories that go along with them.
Couldn’t have said it better myself. Eternally grateful for Louis and Laurel welcoming me in
Omg, The first Honda Insight...and the DAF with the VARIOMATIC!!! Wonderful!
Absolutely legendary collection
This was AWESOME! BTW, that is no mere motor home; it holds the world speed record for the fastest production motor home. 98mph! Decades ahead of its time. GMC.
Wow he didn’t go into much detail about the van but something tells me he’s got countless hours of information probably just gave me a morsel!
Thanks for the tidbit
Also, it is front wheel drive. Because of this, there was no need for a driveshaft to the rear wheels, and this allowed the whole thing to sit lower. Other cool features included airbags on the rear suspension to level it when parked, and an exhaust-powered incinerator for… uh… waste. Not to mention the styling that was (and still is) unlike anything else in the industry.
Logan this video fell on your lap love it love the old man so wise you met a friend for life
Absolutely! Couldn’t agree more
Nice guy, cool collection.
Absolutely, hope to cross his path again
Bro best intro ever 😂😂 Daum best joke ima tell my grandpa when I get this car
Hahah I felt bad immediately after I saw this man was infinitely more cultured than I
Shame on me
My grandparents had that GMC motorhome in yellow, just like the one hidden in the garage there. Lots of fun memories!
How cool! Thanks for sharing
Thank you, Louis [sp?], for your hospitality! I'm geeking out right along with Logan! Great collection!
Forever grateful definitely, in the future I hope to do a follow up with Laurel and he
Sold for scrap? Not a chance in hell. Way too many people in the world appreciate the history and window into yesteryear these vehicles offer. Great post. Cheers 🍻
Agreed! And thanks!
WoW?! 😃. You're lucky to have met these people and their collection. 🍀
No doubt! Laurel and Louis were a real treat
Thank you! Interesting and educational video.
Thanks for watching, grateful to have come across these two’s paths.
Awkki you must check out Jay Leno's garage on youtube . There is a three wheeler that was hand build by a student. It is really cool. Hope you can find it. This is also an interesting 3 wheeler . Did not even know a vinal covered car existed .
I’ve seen a few things on Jay Lenos channel but not that, I’ll check it out :)
What a showcase, those motorhomes are something else as well. Very cool!
A museum for sure!
The sad thing is. After he dies. All of those cars will be sold for scrap, by the family.
I hope not!! I know these two are very involved in their respective collector communities so I’m confident if that were to happen many collectors would be ready to continue preserving them, but one can only hope :)
He had many years to go. And I doubt it. I. At some are trying to. Buy stuff today
...WOW ...DO YOU KNOW THE FAMILY? .....HAVE YOU CONFIRMED ANY DATES? ....AMAZING FORECASTER!
@@hymlog yes
😎 cool😍😍😍 Amazing collection ♥️ That's the model Insight I love to own.
Such a cool collection, agreed.
And right? I thought this Gen 1 insight was super clean lookin!
Gee that Velorex looks familiar. Solo's great grandfather.
Truly a thing of beauty. I was really lucky here
Thats awesome!
This happened the same day after we talked!
@@awwki thats even better man!
Awesome
I thought so too!
The Gen 1 Insights are wonderful cars. I loved mine. I never managed 100mpg. I did manage a tank of gas one time at 90mpg. Great car. Lost mine to a massive hail storm. Broke my heart.
Oh wow totaled to hail??
@@awwki Tennis ball sized hail. Never seen anything like it. Destroyed everything, roofs, windows, siding, cars, trucks, anything outside.... It looked like a war zone when the storm had passed. Something that has to bee seen to be believed. It was crazy.
Bro can we get an update on how the solo is holding up? Like battery and suspension and whatever they lowered the price and now I want one!
Absolutely..10k mileage review coming up
@@awwki 💥 thanks
I'm so disappointed I'm not going to be able to buy a Solo :( I've been putting back a little at a time, but won't be finished putting back the whole 20k (still have to pay tax and title and such) for another year. Apparently they are going to stop making them. I can't believe they have a product that sells and they're just going to kill it, even while they don't have a new model yet. Ugh. I'll still look forward to your videos though. It's fun to dream about what might've been. lol
Sometimes the window of opportunity is thinner than anyone can ever anticipate );
@@awwki Indeed. Hopefully 1 out of the 800 somebody will want to offload before it gets too many miles on it that I can scoop up at some point. Here's hoping...
I would love a tour of those space shuttle motor homes. Did he work for nasa ?
Haha I’m actually not sure what he did for a living I failed to ask..hoping we meet again in the future
@@awwki those are the same models of motor home that the astronauts were transported in
I never heard of this SOLO car. I heard about Velorex.
About SOLO, it looks absolutely fantastic. What I don't understand is the mentality of people always going for a bigger car. Bigger car for a family, yes. But for people like me, single, no family, no ''luggage'' sort of speak, it's a perfect car. I'm not saying that bigger cars don't look good, it's just my point of view, why having such a car that consumes so much of everything?
To look grandiose? To look rich? To look alpha?
Mostly people live for around 60-80 years. In that period you switch a few cars. I'm 37, no car at the moment(vertigo), before that I had multiple cars and today I ask myself why, for what reason do I need a gigantic car.
So what is the point of my comment, we need to change our mentality. We live in a period of absolute abundance, no natural enemies, top of the food chain. We are forgeting how brittle we are. We just take and grab everything, no matter the consequences. We are developing at a ultra fast pace, so fast that we do not see what we are doing to our only environment, Earth. We need to slow down, not to stop, but to slow down. We are like junky on cocaine going insane.
I've heard many times people saying fuck it you only live once. Get the best out of it for yourself. I don't care for others.
You literally can't get any more selfish by doing that. And by giving chances to these kind of people, we are losing ourselves.
Thank you for the video. Great cars!
The 2 companies? Would they be solar?
ElectraMeccanica SOLO and I *believe* Velorexport Velorex? Not sure on Velorex’ brand
Neither are solar
USA?
Yep! :)
Makin' friends everywhere! That little Velorex is great!! If the Solo could "lighten up" a little à la Velorex, in time for the '24 model, it could only help extend its range. Hey, this guy has been researching SOLO & FUV, providing thoughts on the recall, FUV patents, a possible combination:
www.youtube.com/@tracnunya7165
Anybody have any info or analysis on these issues? Seems weird to stop production & go silent on this recall, without identifying the solution.
Yeah that was a neat occurrence out of the blue! Way lucky to get a little tour..
and about the recall they haven’t found a solution yet so they can’t say much on a solution publicly, if I’m not mistaken. Only time will tell right now.
3:28 is that a subaru 360?
Yes it is!
He says he raised two kids with Laurel in it :)
@@awwki Wow that is so cool is the 3-wheeled vehicle in the video driveable? The Solo is a great vehicle for door dash and Uber eats deliveries even so I wish I could be one btw
@@awwki also one thing is the Subaru 360 available in the US back then when it was first made and is it legal to drive in the US? In other words was the subaru 360 even imported in the US but first legalized?
@@theautomotivegabe yep it was operable! Some people in the comments were telling me they knew the Hudgins and had even ridden in the Velorex :)
Just read Electra Meccanica is ceasing production have you heard
Of course! They sent all owners the email to let them know they were changing directions
Your better off doin scrapping without the SOLO, just put things in your pockets 🤣😅🤣😅😊
Glad you loved the video :)
164 miles per gallon. Get your refund from the China garbage and buy that incredible vehicle.
Haha are you ok bud?
@@awwki you got a follower 🍷
To the owner of the Velorexes: Please don´t restaure the second Velorex. It´s in a typical condition, how the cars looked like in the communist area. In between this conditions are even in Czech Republic very rare. Nearly all of the Velorexes are restored now. Most people want a shiny new one and have no sense of what stories, wear and tear and repairs can tell. At the moment there´s an campagne running in czech republic, called: "avoids unnecessary restorations" - to save the last few original velorexes. Google: "Kampaň - stop zbytečným renovacím".
Interesting read, thank you :)