r/Eugene • u/pinpinbo • 3d ago

Ex employees of Arcimoto… META

Did you managed to sell the stocks at the peak and if so, did that make you rich?

I am curious to hear stories from the ex employees.

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u/Chardonne 3d ago

I really wanted to like these. But I just couldn’t. That felt vehicle-ish enough that I wanted sides.

I’m surprised to see used ones selling (well, okay, listed) for $9,000.

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u/Ill-Arrival4473 3d ago

I felt tha same way. 2-3 years old and 6-10k off. Not a good sign. I test road one with my wife a few years ago. It was fun but I like cars and motorcycles.

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u/Chardonne 3d ago

Especially when you think about this being Oregon... it rains a lot. Would I always have to suit up as if for a motorcycle ride? But then I don't have the free feeling of a motorcycle. They're just too much like a Little Tykes to be truly a road vehicle (for me). I still always stop and look at it when I pass one in a parking lot though!

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u/Vaseline_Lover 2d ago edited 1d ago

You can get side doors and even zip-in windows so they can be driven year round. Edit: why the downvotes for providing relevant information?

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u/Howlingmoki 2d ago

For a vehicle made and sold in the rainy PNW with the intention of being used year-round, those should not have been extra-cost add-on options.

Removable for nice-weather conditions like a Jeep, sure. But not having them as standard equipment with as much as they cost was idiotic.

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u/fzzball 2d ago

You know it doesn't rain sideways, right?

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u/Howlingmoki 2d ago

Ever roll down your window while driving and get a face full of rainwater because it blows in?

Ever get your car drenched when a vehicle in another lane drives through standing water?

JFC, yours is the stupidest comment I've seen on Reddit today.......so far.

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u/fzzball 2d ago

The geometry of an FUV windshield is not the same as rolling down a side window. You clearly don't know what you're talking about.