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Originally Posted by rsrguy
Well bugz, your volt won't ever be worth as much as it is now... so, of the two options id sell it and the truck and pay off the civic, buy a newer truck (since there's a glut now) and sell the civic at 30- 40k miles to buy an all ev (provided you live within 60 miles of work and have 220 charging and pv's at home). I really love my bolt, it's not as nice as a tesla but it's cheap and handles snow pretty well, it's had the battery recall work done and is quite dependable. I do burn up my studded snows every season though... i cant help but drive it like a rally car! Once I get my pv's up my total monthly cost for eclecticity will be less than $40 a month (i charge at work) my round trip mileage to work is 65 miles.
The really slick ace up my sleeve is the bolts drive system.... when they start charging road tax for ev's I'll stuff it in a 914 and get a bill of sale from a wrecker on the bolt.... pirate ev w/vintage registration and no tax liability!
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Yeah, so true in the Volt’s price point. I just got an email from the Honda Dealer where the wife’s CRV was dropped off for some work. It’s the standard, we are interested in your used car type messages. I’m still looking into trying to pinpoint the value since the new batteries are in play. The Volt has been a good platform for me since I have the onboard generator that pushed electricity into the batteries. The major rub was the 10 months waiting for batteries. Like the Bolt, it handles very well since it’s so heavy. A guy across for our work hangar has a Bolt and went through the same battery issues that you did and he loves his too. That’s an awesome plan for the Bolt’s drive train in a 914, a rouge pirate EV is awesome. If we kept the Volt, I assume we would be out in double secret probation regarding the EV taxes. Gas tax for the 9.0 gallon tank and the EV road tax. [emoji849]
The truck has sentimental value since it was my first new vehicle and now it’s entered the era of a desirable model. I know, emotional ties don’t carry weight, but that’s my dealio. Hitting the mileage on the civic won’t be an issue within the year. I’m sitting at 13K on the clock and that’s been since April, I drive a bit for work and always seemed to have a lengthy commute. [emoji849]. It was nice flying the 150 to work when we owned it.
The truck seems 80% and is lumpy after sitting overnight. It started and sounded and felt good while warming up but when things warmed up it felt quite lumpy. I have checked the grounds I am aware of and everything seems solid but I’ll check the manual to see if there was something I’ve missed. I may just make a swap on the grounds for giggles since anything is possible at this point. It’s an OBD-1 ECU and I haven’t even looked into that since I have nothing that could test it. A mechanic friend gave me an actual GM ODB computer I can plug into the port below the steering column. I haven’t found a solid operator manual, just “guides”, and it doesn’t help I can’t decipher the screen..[emoji2371]
During this entire event, not one time has it thrown a code to illuminate the “check engine light”, and that doesn’t help.
I know I’ve listed these items but here they are.
Work done:
New fuel filter
Rebuilt TBI with new injectors
New M.A.P. Sensor
New I.A.C.V.
New T.P.S.
New ignition control module
New coil module
New plugs
New cap
New rotor
New wires
New O2 sensor
New EGR valve
New EGR solenoid
New manifold temp sensor
New K&N air filter
New Distributor 11/3/2024
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