I took a gander at the new “Design Your Own FUV” website today. There are additional accoutrements for sale, less options in vinyl, and price hikes. The base model, now only available in black ABS plastic panels and without doors or trunk, still costs $17,900.
The good news
There’s a cargo soft box for the back seat. It costs $95 and is super easy to clip in and take out. I have one and love it. Also, our 13 lb. dog fits in it perfectly.
Also great is the backseat organizer at $75. I like to pop my sunglasses, drink, and cell into the various pouches. Mine is an oversized prototype but I’m seriously considering rebuying this as the new version fits to the seat much better so the rear passenger can see around the driver easier.
I also have the $65 commuter pouch. It has super strong magnets to hold it in place. I store my registration and insurance in a waterproof container in the trunk right now so I use the pouch to keep from scratching the tunnel as I drag my feet back and forth for ingress and egress.
Finally they continue to sell the dual golf bag carrier. I don’t own this as I don’t golf and use doors year round. It costs $420.
The bad news
An included sports vinyl decal option is eliminated. So if you’re frugal, you’ll just get black ABS panels at the base price. At this time they still don’t offer colored ABS panels that look painted. I have silver and love it. Arcimoto’s CEO has white and we were hard pressed to see the difference between a $3000 paint job and the shiny white ABS panels. It looks like vinyl colors are now limited to white, silver, red, blue, and yellow. Orange, light blue, and green are no longer an option in vinyl. Nor are custom vinyl colors like changing blue/green or carbon.
Paint options are red, white, and black. 2 tone paint and several other colors like blue and maroon are no longer offered. The paint option has also increased $500.
They seem to be concentrating on offering paint options for your frame ($1000) and wheels ($500).
The quilted seat option also increased in price about $700. But now your $3000 seats have color options of quilted black, brown or red.
And finally, the really bad news
UPDATE: The door price has gone back down to $2500. Yay!!
The doors have increased in cost about $1000 all the way up to $3500. Yikes.
From Arcimoto:
“ More good news: we relaunched the Arcimoto Design Studio, with a number of new improvements, including new FUV paint and vinyl colors, new seat colors, as well as new accessories, including a Front Seat Commuter Pouch, a Back Seat Cargo Bag, and a Back Seat Organizer. In the coming weeks, we’ll also unveil limited edition, seasonal vinyl wraps that add even more fun to the FUV. Head over to design.arcimoto.com to begin building your FUV today.“
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