[ausev] musings...to convert?

[Mark Farver]

In general, unless a car is a collector's or special vehicle I would
strongly recommend  against converting something that is older than 10
years.  By law manufacturers must stock parts for 10 years, and the
aftermarket follows suit, so after 10 years parts get harder to find.  A
Corolla is a little safer than average, because they tend to last forever
and so many were made that parts will probably be available for awhile.

I would take a good hard look at the condition of the body and interior.  If
they are really clean, it might be a good choice, if they are not you may
want to find another car.

Trying to replace your primary vehicle might be difficult unless you can
find a car to bridge the 6 months or so it will take you to convert the car.



Mark




On 10/31/07, tunafish at io.com <tunafish at io.com> wrote:
>
> I'm trying to decide whether to convert my 1989 Toyota Corolla to
> electric.  It is now in the shop & needs too many/$$$ repairs to be
> reasonably repaired.  I hope you all don't mind my throwing these
> thoughts out into the e-thosphere.
>
> Problems:
>
> 1.  I have no garage & my HOA is, well... too narrow-minded & would
> probably fine me (several times) for doing that sort of thing.
>
> 2.  Right now I'm short on cash, in part because I will very shortly be
> forced to purchase another car.
>
> 3.  Time... where does it go???
>
> 4.  This model has a metal-ized plastic transmission.  So far, so good,
> BUT...
>
> 5.  This car has 220,000+ miles on it.  It has been a great car, BUT...
>
> Thank you all!!
>
> Happy Hallooooweeeen!
>
> Tanda
>
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