Sam's Club, Hybrid Technologies Team Up To Offer $100,000 Electric Sports Car
Here's something you don't see every day: An ad
in a Sam's Club catalog offering a $100,000 zero-emissions electric sports car.
The vehicle, made by Hybrid Technologies, is a prototype that is expected to premiere at the L.A. auto show later this month, according to the catalog. "The vehicle itself will be available in mid-2009."
The plug-in battery-electric car isn't for everyone, or even for more than one. According to the fine print, the purchaser must be a Sam's Club member, and the first member to complete the $100,000 purchase online will own the vehicle.
In other words, only one car is for sale and you've got to have a quick trigger finger (assuming there's more than one member trying to buy the car).
The buyer, according to the ad, will "own the first car off the production line." It has a top speed of 150 miles per hour, can reach 60 mph from a standstill in five seconds, and has a driving range of up to 200 miles between charges.
But wait, there's more. If you buy this car you'll also get travel for two to receive the car in Los Angeles, with travel accommodations to include first-class airline tickets and one room at a luxury hotel, plus the opportunity to drive the car on a racetrack free of charge.
"After your racetrack experience, Hybrid Technologies will ship the car to your residence" at no cost to you, provided your residence is within the contiguous United States, so says the ad.
The car will be available for purchase on Nov. 12. Good luck!
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- Scott Doggett November 4, 2008, 8:16 AM
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I don't know. Maybe if they would throw in a 5-gal. bucket of pickles and a 50-lb. bag of dog food, I might consider the deal.