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The DC to DC converter for the 12 volt is rated at 75 amps I believe. It should support any battery you choose to put in there, so long as it's output voltage is a good match for the battery chemistry you choose. I have put AGM batteries spec'ed for early Mazda Miatas in all 3 of my cars and...

For a 2016 iMiEv, the mileage is a bit high, IMO (the 3rd 2012 we bought only has 27K on it) but that could be a good thing as it means it's been regularly driven. I don't know much about Canadian prices either, but $8,700 US for a 2016 with all it's advantages sounds like a pretty good deal to...

You can buy used trailer hitches for other cars very cheaply - Find one in a recycling yard & you might get it for $10 or $15. *Assuming* you can find one with a center section similar to the hitches made specifically for the iMiEV and *assuming* the car that hitch came from was a bit wider...

They do 'grow' on you, don't they? There are several of us here with 2 or 3 of them, so I guess you could say we're 'addicted'. In 50+ years of driving, I've never experienced a car which is better at what it was designed to do than these cars - You'd better grab a spare (or two) while you...

Many (most?) vehicles do this automatically. If you unlock the doors with a Fob, but you don't open a door, they relock everything 15 seconds later. This is a safeguard should somebody else's Fob with a similar code in a crowded parking lot unlock your doors, your car won't sit there unlocked...

I think any good battery could handle it - It's only about a 50% discharge and there's no engine to start, so no huge current needed to get it running But . . . . you're not letting your car sit unused for 2 months, so something else is obviously going on. If you're driving it once a week or...

Still, I see no need to modify the car - If you want to leave the rear hatch open for a day or two or three, just put a trickle charger on the 12 volt . . . . or, leave all 4 windows down an inch or two and leave the hatch closed But, it's your car, to do with as you choose - My only...

I'm not aware of the 12 volt battery repeatedly draining while the car is in use as a 'common problem' - For sure not if they're driven once per week or so We have 3 iMiEV's and since so many things shut down in early March, two of them have been very infrequently driven or recharged. Both...

I did an LED headlight conversion using quality (expensive) units on my 2014 Ford Transit Connect and I'm just not overwhelmed - I was expecting much better The reflectors in the lenses of modern cars have a fixed focal point, engineered for the placement of the very thin halogen filaments...

I have 2 or 3 of them laying around here . . . . somewhere. I played with the one that came in our new 2012 a few times just to see what it would and wouldnt do. Haven't picked one up in at least 6 or 7 years - Your experience is probably similar, or you would have known where it was when...

Hopefully, that didn't hurt it too bad - 1/4 tank would have been better than 3/4ths. Cars which sat with a full tank for a year ended up with significantly degraded batteries. I own 2 of them. SE Premiums which sat on a dealers lot for a year and didn't sell, so then they were leased. The...

Welcome! Your English is just fine! I'm always tickled when someone who speaks 2 or 3 languages apologizes for their English skills . . . . in an American setting where few of us speak a second language - It's linda like the expert apologizing to the novice, if you get my drift Don

So . . . . your seat adjuster does work just fine (with the 10mm wrench) and your original problem was . . . . someone got overly aggressive with the lever and broke it?? When the adjuster is being finicky, forcing it doesn't make it work any better, but it can lead to a complicated repair Don

Cheap EV's indeed! I drove over to Diamondhead to buy a pair of Trojan T-105 Golf Cart batteries for our motor home from a dealer who buys, sells, rebuilds and repairs Golf Carts - His battery prices are much better than the Trojan wholesaler who is much closer to home Anyway, we got to...

Most clips that hold interior pieces together can be bought from a NAPA store. They have a HUGE book which has one example of literally several hundred different clips. You can either take in the broken pieces of the clip you need, or better yet, find an unbroken one to take with you and let...

Agreed - Not nearly enough information to even provide an educated guess as to what's happening Is it a 2012? Is it the original battery? Has it been sitting? Did it start and then fail only when you tried using the windows? It could be the 12 volt battery, especially if it's the original...

The seat back adjustment levers can be a bit . . . . tricky - Especially if you're not used to using them on a regular basis. Over the years, I've *thought* several times that one or more of mine were faulty too, and I can't tell you how many times my wife couldn't get the seat backs up or...

I put Miata AGM batteries in two of my three cars - One of them has been in use now for 4 years or more and both are working fine. No issues ever with a dead battery, even if the car sits for a month or so Don

What activates the brake lights? Is it a decelerometer of some sort or . . . . ? Adjusting the sensitivity by tilting the module would seem to change depending on whether you're going uphill or down I had a rotary engine Mazda which had a decelerometer that locked up the seat belts. It was a...

To each his own, I guess - Glad you're happy with your brake lights flickering on and off - Gladder still I'm not following you! I drive in B mode 100% of the time and I don't find the deceleration to be 'aggressive' by any means - Certainly not as aggressive as downshifting manual...