Traditionally, you will get the most money back out of your used EV's by parting them out. It's hard to do. We would all rather find our old EVs a loving new home where they will get a fresh start :) If I were in your position, especially with young kids I would sell both homegrown EV's for the most you can get out of them and purchase an OEM EV. Be sure that you test drive some first though. You may hop in a Leaf and decide you do not like it, and if your old EVs are already gone... damon
> Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2014 11:03:00 -0800 > To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Subject: [EVDL] My EV - rebuild or scrap? (EVs for sale) > > After 7 1/2 years and 27,000 miles of faithful service, my 1987 VW > Cabriolet conversion is finally starting to fall apart. Here are some of > its current issues: > > * Parking brake not very strong > * Small hole in top layer of convertible top > * Cracked weather stripping around driver/passenger windows > * Seat padding worn through to metal frame > * Need to replace passenger seat belt > * Intermittent odometer > * etc. > > In addition, my kids are getting bigger and won't fit into the back seat > much longer. One is still in a front-facing car seat with 5 point harness, > but the older one has just the OEM lap belt. And I don't think this car > ever had a 5-star crash rating :) > > I could: > > 1) Move the Thundersky cells to my Toyota Truck EV while I build a new > conversion, or > 2) Sell/part-out both EVs and purchase a (used) Leaf or PIH. > > I've wanted to sell the truck for a while now - it's no longer practical > with 2 growing passengers. So I'm leaning towards option 2 *IF* I can find > a good home for my EVs (or their parts). > > The Toyota Truck: > http://www.evalbum.com/3152 > Warp 11" motor, Zilla 1k, Manzanita PFC-20, Zivan NG1 600W DC/DC, and 25 > struggling golf cart batteries. Recently redone headliner, carpet, and > seat upholstery. Custom leaf springs & heavy duty torsion bars for the > extra weight. > > The Cabriolet: > http://www.evalbum.com/776 > Impulse 9" motor, Zilla 1K, Manzanita PFC-20 charger, industrial 700W > DC/DC and a 2-year-old pack of 38 160AH Thundersky cells that are still > going strong. > > If I end up doing another conversion, what are some good donor/glider > options? I'm not looking for another convertible. I love my small car! > Easy to drive, park, and make U-turns. I don't need A/C, but at least 1 > cup holder would be nice. My main concern is with all the electronics in > the newer cars. Can I get the instrument cluster working? The anti-lock > brakes? Security system/keyless entry? > > My current preference would be a 2005 or newer Honda Fit, Toyota Yaris, or > Ford Focus. Any other suggestions? > > Adrian > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140108/f9a24456/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
