Planning ahead - which sparepart should I buy on my trip to Norway?

[Leena]

I will pick up a triplet in Norway next week - not sure witch one yet - they have so many for sale. There is a dealer of cheap sparepart near by. Which ones should i buy? I am quite confident that I can solder the small componenets that normally ´die´in the onbord conveter ((type 1 slow charger). Otherwise there is a great Maker Space nearby that can help. In Denmark, where I live, there are only 500 triplets, in Norway with a similar population size, there are around 5000 and quite many that salvage cars and sell spareparts. So what to do? The car that is most interesting, a 2012 C-Zero in good condition has just past the goverment required safety and mechanical check (2-year interval) and the milage is 135.000 km (84.000 miles) and cost 1570 USD /1532 Euro/1284 GBP. The range is 95 km summer and 60 winter. Norwagian winters are cold - even in southern Oslo, and they have many mountains. Denmark is flat ad a pancake and the climate around Copenhagen is warmer - winters are 5 degrees celcius (9 degrees fahrenheit) warmer in average - which equals higher range here. And yes. I know this is an I-miev forum - but it might end up with an I-Miev
So - what to buy?

Best Regards
Leena Norðdahl

 

[kiev]

That is great to have a big selection, sounds like you found a good one, hope that it is. Get an OBDII dongle such as the scantool.net OBDlink LX along with the CanIon android app to check the battery capacity before you buy it.

If you have room to store it, an extra OBC would be my choice of "spares" if this car will be a primary vehicle for you.

 

[BrunoJ]

When you'll check the range, start both heating and aircon, to see real reduced range. I'll not be surprised it will go below 60 in that case (that also depends on the style of driving). Check the rust (Norway is not only cold, but also wet).

 

[Leena]

Hi Kiev and BrunoJ,

Thank you for useful replies!
My husband and I already own a Tesla model Y long range. The triplet is for very short distances. Driving my old mother to the doctor - as well as an injured cat to the vet, shopping, work twice a week e.g. So the range needed is less than 10 miles. The Chademo charge network has been significantly reduced in Denmark mainly because the broken ones do not get repaired, but now the new Circle K super chargers have Chademo; what a great opportunity to buy the most eco friendly EV (the one that does not need to be produced - a used one that still has some miles in it).
The Copenhagen Area is also wet - although not as wet as Olso - more important is the use of salt on the roads. As the average minimum temperature here is only sligthly under 0 degrees celsius (32F), we only salt the roads, In Norway it is too cold to use salt in midwinter, so they use much less than here. We consider Norwegian cars as being in better condition than the cars in Denmark when it comes to rust. I will be buying a triplet that has just passed inspection, so I am not that worried. Furthermore, the use of fluid film (based on the fat from the wool of sheep) is very common to use in Norway under the cars to protect from rust. It is not dangerous at all, så everyone can use it.
But I will remember to check for rust Thanks for the reminder.

I have a Veepeak OBD2 BLE plus (original - not Chinese copy) and have installed Carscanner Elm on/in? the mobile. My only concern is that though it has an I-miev choise, Car Scanner ELM does not have C-Zero - only a generic Citroen choice. But I will try one at a time. Maybe I should download CanIon as well. Thanks for the tip!

I will be looking forward to see how the aircon and heating affects the range. The plan is to buy a 240V 1400W preheater to use in the winter.
I will look for a OBC (or at least OBC component that usually explode) It could be a fun challenge to try fix a OBC. I know how to solder and use a multimeter.

The reason for choosing a car with relatively high milage is that it is impossible to get a car approved without having replaced parts, that in all cars usually needs replacement around 100.000 km (62.000 miles). Also, low milage om an old EV can be a warning sign. What do you think about that reasoning?

Is an aircon compressor also a good sparepart? Brackets for fog lights? Anything else?

Thanks for your help!


Sorry for writing so much - hazard of occopation ...

 

[Leena]

@kiev Now I fugured out how to download Canion - I tried to find it in Google Play, but thanks to this forum it was possible to download it online. Thanks! I thought it was not in use anymore, but when you are an admin and suggests it, I tried once again

 

[BrunoJ]

@Leena
I'm believe the EU control approval (as the tech inspection it is called in Norway) doesn't check if part are replaced or not, simply car has to pass set of inspection points - typically no 'errors' on dashboard, bo dangerous rust, correct break and suspension. In fuel-based cars list is much longer, including licks, smoke parameters etc.
There is not too many mechanical parts to be replaces in time (beauty of electric cars) - break pads, maybe some springs/suspensions. At the same time - high millage means higher risk about the battery condition, as well as electronic/chargers issues. Unless you need this car for 2-3 years max, than probably you can ignore any doubts. It will do the job.
Yes, I know weather in Copenhagen, I'm flying by a few times a month, and typically have some businesses few times a year, also in January. In Copenhagen, Odense etc.

 

[MickeyS70]

The car that is most interesting, a 2012 C-Zero in good condition has just past the goverment required safety and mechanical check (2-year interval) and the milage is 135.000 km (84.000 miles) and cost 1570 USD /1532 Euro/1284 GBP. The range is 95 km summer and 60 winter.

Unless the battery was replaced recently under warranty, it’s very unlikely range mentioned above is achievable at reasonable speeds. I gather this isn’t really a concern for ye, but it does question the credibility of the seller..