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There is a company in California which I believe holds the rights to the name "Tesla Tap" and their Tesla to J1772 connectors are made of machined Delrin (Polyoxymethylene) which is a space age thermoplastic known for it's exceptional dimensional stability. The connector is CNC machined and...

I do that too! - They have a name for people like us . . . . Hoarders!! Lol

We'll be 11 years this coming May - Still drive one every day

In 10+ years, I've never opened the ChaDeMo door on any of our iMiEV's - We've simply never used the cars that way. They're local grocery getters and we never venture so far from home that we can't get back on the charge we had when we left. Like you, we've never had a range anxiety problem...

I love all my iMiEV's and I would LOVE to have a newer, larger battery, but the price is just too much for such an old car. My main concern would be the health of the onboard charger. I have always babied mine, never charging above 2.8Kw because as we all know, it doesn't cool itself very...

Even if the car was new, I would hesitate to recommend buying it for a daily commute at speeds of 120km - The car will go that fast of course, but it's not a 'pleasant' experience and it's not what it was designed for - It's a city car. The original version had a small 3 cylinder gasoline...

Me too! I'd love the opportunity to drive one of those

Well, this part of the problem is solved! When all else fails, get forceful! :lol: I moved the shifter to the side to get it out of the Parking detent and gave it a good, swift yank backwards and it popped right back into Drive - Moved it one notch forward and it's in Neutral . . . . I...

Nope, the A/C is in the normal mode . . . . but the condenser fan is certainly in 'Max Mode' . . . . which I didn't even know existed

Thanks Kenny, but that ain't gonna happen ever again with this car - It dead centered an oak tree at about 25 mph and everything forward of the windshield is GONE! If worst comes to worst, I guess I can just disconnect the shifter cable from the transmission and move the lever back there . ...

I've got a wrecked car and I need to be able to move it - Hard to do when it's in Park! :lol: I know on several other vehicles which require 12 volts from the brake light switch, there is an emergency way to insert a credit card in a slot to enable the shifter to be moved out of Park with...

Recently discovered that the fan has a 'Jet Engine Mode' which I have never heard in 8 years, despite living where we use the A/C for about 8 or 9 months of the year. In normal operation, you barely hear this fan but recently it has gone into this 'max mode' with very little use of the A/C. It...

If quick charging is at all important to you, then I would limit any potential iMiEV purchases to cars which are already ChaDeMo equipped - This will be the quickest, safest, most cost effective way for you to end up with a car which can be quick charged As a side note, I've had a pair of...

The vacuum pump is a safety recall and I can't imagine Mitsu corporate not authorizing it to be done. The pumps are being replaced due to moisture induced corrosion, so if the pipe is corroded too, I would think they would automatically replace that too FWIW, when my local dealership closed...

You do realize that post is more than 5 years old???

. . . . and, as I understand it, this whole chain of problems was discovered right after he began making modifications while trying to install an aftermarket stereo. While many problems develop mon their own, without any 'help' from anyone messing with anything electrical, but when something...

I agree. The 12 volt system in these cars is already responsible for *most* electrical problems - I certainly wouldn't do anything to give it even more help. It's easy to find a factory made, standard negative battery cable at most auto parts stores. That's what I'd use as a replacement

Possibly 90% or more of the unusual and hard to eliminate problems experienced with these cars can be traced to an older, weak 12 volt battery - Yes, it still boots up the car just fine, but often times when you replace the battery, your oddball problem magically disappears

Welcome! Glad you're here I would drive it several more times before I gave up on it - Winter in Ohio is the worst combination of negative factors to be testing a new EV. Things may not be as bad as they seem The battery has less energy when it's cold, especially when it's near freezing...

It can be done - We had a member here who drove his iMiEV down Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica . . . . and then he turned around and drove it back home. Took a long time and he did it a few years back when there were far fewer charge stations than there are today. Not for the faint of...