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hi. we have a set of winter tires on steel rims, used one season, for sale. $1,000 value. For $390. Toronto/Oakville area. call Blake at 905-484-7053 (cell) for more info or email me at polandblake62[at]gmail.com

Just had winter tires installed at our local iMiev dealer on steel rims - CAD$880+ tax. Pricey! But what can you do? We phoned around and could not locate another source for those skinny front tires... blake oakville, on

I have purchased an aftermarket seat heater for the passenger in my iMiev. It plugs into the cigarette lighter. Does that pull only from the 12V battery or from the main propulsion battery? How does the 12V battery get recharged? Is it possible to drain it too quickly with an infrared seat...

Thanks for the link. The exec summary is interested. Tried to get the full report but they want $1,800 for it!!

Are you using the heater at all? That's a real drain on the battery. Preheat the car while plugged and and use only the seat heater once underway. And stick to secondary roads (or to 90-95kph on freeways)... You should find a big improvement. We can still routinely get >100km out of a single...

hi folks, We usually get our cars rustproofed. The folks usually drill holes all over the place to get into the doors etc, spray a kind of oil (that inevitably drips out on to the driveway for days/weeks later) and then plug the holes with plastic caps. Is this a good idea for the iMiev? I'm...

That's been my observation as well.

tried your suggestions and with the fan speed and heat pre-set manually from within the car the remote was able to warm up the car very nicely - my wife said the car was "very toasty" this morning when she left. thanks again!

Have had ours for 2 months and the range has improved noticeably over time.

Thanks everyone for your input. I think this morning we figured out the remote. What you helped me realize is that there is another crucial ingredient we were missing. I was under the impression from the manual that it didn't matter how the physical dials (fan speed, temp) were set b/c the...

We've tried repeatedly to pre-heat the car while it's still plugged in (EVlink L2) before my wife's range-busting commute to work (where she cannot plug in) up here in Canada, with limited success. As far as I can determine: a) the remote is not very clear at confirming the right signal has...

My sentiments exactly Dylan. Well said. If you do such a trip please let us know and/or blog about it and send us the link! blake

I got the following email today from the service department of the dealer where we bought our iMiev: . Sounds like the same thing I had a similar issue on my Zero motorcycle and unfortunately the software update didn't cure the problems I was having with the vehicle 'stalling' (sudden...

got the following message today from service department of the dealership where we bought the iMiev: Any of you aware of this or have any more info about this? blake

thanks everyone - this was helpful. much appreciated.

any of you have experience with the EVlink from Schneider Electric? We're considering it for our garage. It seems to have gotten good reviews from Leaf owners on the Home Depot website (where it retails for $799 in Canada) but one never quite knows how independent that selection of reviews is...

does Kill-a-watt or a competitor make a meter for 240V? I'd like to monitor daily and total energy consumption for the i over time.

thanks. enjoying it plenty already! still not hooked up for 240V yet, but that's coming... blake

Well folks, I took the plunge and bought an i-Miev. Got $2500 off on a demonstrator (blue with 1912km). Brought it home tonight and the 3 of us went out for a little ride to a neighbouring town for gelato. To our delight the range remaining was 88km when we left home and 90km when we returned an...

Interesting point. I hadn't thought of that.