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Yep, I noticed before I got in the car . . . . and waiting for the car to confirm it never bothers me in the least "Least favorite feature" and that's the best you could come up with??? - You must REALLY love the car! Don

Wow! 105 outside . . . . you must be in Arizona or maybe New Mexico?? Glad we don't have that here, although our 95 with 80% humidity probably equates to something akin to 105 Don

There are times when trying to save $1,000 is not the way to go in the long run . . . . and this is one of those times. Considering the health of the battery in the first car and all other things being equal, the second car is easily worth $1K more, IMO Don

Much better! - That one has almost as much energy with a 75% charge as the first one has with a full charge Don

According to Green Car Reports, this latest recall affects about 1% of all iMiEV's built. Any affected owners will be notified in January Don

Are they really Phillips head, or (more likely) tamper proof Torx screws?? The make 'tamper proof' Torx screws which have a little pin in the center, so a standard Torx bit won't fit. The special tamper proof Torx bits have a hole drilled in the center to accommodate that little pin. You can...

I *think* the 2012 iMiEV airbag recall (and possibly the 2014 too) was just for the passenger side and not the drivers airbag . . . . at least that's what they changed on my 2 cars when the recall came out. Don't know if there's a way to differentiate that on the government list or not Don

If a quick zero to 100 km time is important to you, any small EV will be problematic - While they will get up there relatively quickly, doing so on a regular basis will greatly reduce your overall range. It's just not how most of us drive EV's The early model Leafs here in the USA did...

Probably from Japan - Thinking back, it might have been 3 weeks or even a bit more before we got the car back I would do an airbag search to see which Mitsu cars had Takata recalls and then maybe source a used one not on that list online from a wrecker for half or less if you're at all...

If the pax airbag didn't deploy, I'm sure what you have is fixable . . . and you can probably do some of it yourself. Pretty sure you can find a used airbag from another Mitsubishi vehicle, as the steering wheels are the same My wife was hit by an F-150 that pulled out in front of her - She...

If you can't find the code and don't want to take a chance, you could hook up a little 1 amp battery maintainer/charger to the positive cable and a ground before you disconnect your cables from your current battery. That would act to 'keep alive' the circuitry in the car while you swap out the...

Gel batteries don't like charge voltages much above 14 volts, but AGM's do fine in any system which does not overcharge a flooded battery, causing it to gas and lose water. I'll be very surprised if an AGM in an iMiEV doesn't outlast a flooded battery. I've put AGM's in all my vehicles for...

Man, I agree! That battery has been in there a loooong time - Just look at the hold down nut One good option is to use a Mazda Miata battery, if you can get that one over there. They use an AGM battery, so they can be shipped or mailed. The battery is a bit shorter than the iMiEV battery...

True, but not all 18650's are created equal, are they? Some can safely be recharged at a higher rate Don

Maybe source a better 18650 cell?? Some Teslas came equipped with 18650's and they don't mind charge currents a lot higher than 30 Kw Don

You're correct on all counts . . . . except you can't "draw as much power as you like" from the cigarette type outlet because . . . . it's fused at 15 or 20 amps. But, it's safe to use something like your seat heater, so long as the car is in 'Ready' mode. I wouldn't use it any other time, as...

This would be my BIG concern with your idea as well. There are many things which run off 12 volts - Fans, pumps, the brake vacuum pump as well as all the computers and lights - When any of those kick on or off, your voltage will vary . . . . and it will always be 12.6 volts or lower and the...

Pretty sure you're already aware of this, but if it's hot 24/7 and there's no way to shut it off, the voltmeter on the Blue Sea panel will run your battery down over time - Not sure how much time it will take, but I have a dual USB panel with a voltmeter in my motor home and it ran the battery...

Pretty sure they had standardized everything for the 2014 and 2016 models - Could be the '14's and '16's are actually the same car? Anyway, I believe there was only one model by then and they all had DCFC Don

Nope, no road salt anywhere near here . . . . but, if the car sits outside for 2 or 3 days without being driven, the first stop you can hear the pads cleaning the rust off the rotors, especially if it rained one of those days when the car was sitting - The OEM rotors must be pretty cheap...