Hello from West Michigan

[the8bitlegend]

Hi fellow iMiEV owners! I recently bought a used 2012 ES that's charging to 15 to 20 miles for $1000, and am hoping I can maintain enough perseverance to improve this thing.

I will likely be posting information as I learn more about my new vehicle, and will be visiting as frequently as I have been for some months now as a lurker, since I enjoy reading about and taking inspiration from the odds other owners have managed to overcome.

 

[Tech Admin]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[patrick_star]

Hey! I saw a similar slamming deal up for sale nearby and I couldn't commit to it.

We ended up with a black 2012 from Zeeland, but it has new batteries per Mitsu's recall as of 2022.

What might be obvious to you is that your battery is getting quite old! If you poke around the forum here, you will find that some very committed folks have helped with performing an upgrade to newer battery tech. I recommend checking it all out! I'm on mobile, or I would link.

Let me know if you ever want to meet up and talk MiEVs! I'm local to West MI, as well.

 

[the8bitlegend]

Hey! I saw a similar slamming deal up for sale nearby and I couldn't commit to it.

We ended up with a black 2012 from Zeeland, but it has new batteries per Mitsu's recall as of 2022.

What might be obvious to you is that your battery is getting quite old! If you poke around the forum here, you will find that some very committed folks have helped with performing an upgrade to newer battery tech. I recommend checking it all out! I'm on mobile, or I would link.

Let me know if you ever want to meet up and talk MiEVs! I'm local to West MI, as well.

Cool to see someone else from the area on the forum

Between my initial posts and recent, I've swapped in a new aux battery (the original was dated from 2013), put in LED headlight bulbs, and charged it from ~20% SoC as often as was practical. It's definitely got the original cells, but every day its top % creeps up as cell 7 inches closer to the rest of them in voltage, and my range this week has been between 36 and 42 miles, depending on how much of my driving beforehand was on the highway.

There was a black 2012 on marketplace that must have since sold, which I had my eye on, but I decided to gamble on this one instead.

Hope you're having a happy Thanksgiving, and thanks for reaching out!

 

[patrick_star]

Sounds

Cool to see someone else from the area on the forum

Between my initial posts and recent, I've swapped in a new aux battery (the original was dated from 2013), put in LED headlight bulbs, and charged it from ~20% SoC as often as was practical. It's definitely got the original cells, but every day its top % creeps up as cell 7 inches closer to the rest of them in voltage, and my range this week has been between 36 and 42 miles, depending on how much of my driving beforehand was on the highway.

There was a black 2012 on marketplace that must have since sold, which I had my eye on, but I decided to gamble on this one instead.

Hope you're having a happy Thanksgiving, and thanks for reaching out!

Sounds like your gamble worked out! Pretty sure we have the black 2012 you were looking for...

Lately it's been discharged 10% or less and recharged which has been awful leading into the cold here.

Best of luck!

 

[MickeyS70]

charged it from ~20% SoC as often as was practical. It's definitely got the original cells, but every day its top % creeps up as cell 7 inches closer to the rest of them in voltage, and my range this week has been between 36 and 42 miles, depending on how much of my driving beforehand was on the highway.

Looks like your battery capacity needs updating, what is its current value (in Ah)? There are ways to calibrate the battery in one go if you don’t want to do this gradually.