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Old 11-28-2012, 10:05 AM   #84 (permalink)
mechman600
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Woo, glad to hear you're now happ(ier) with the new setup. Are these brand new batteries?
Yes. Brand spanking new. With 2 yr warranty even.

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Congrats!

I'm curious:

How did you rationalize/justify the additional $1420? (That's more than the ForkenSwift's final tally!) "Fun money?" Or... does the Booger have to pay for itself to justify its cost, and the math works out in this case?
I figure it is a vehicle that I rely on to get to work and anyone would spend that much money on a repair bill for their daily driver without question. I had to step back and stop thinking about it as 63% of my total investment so far and realize that it still is a ridiculously cheap EV in the grand scheme of things. Plus, it is fun money.

Now that I made it work I am going to take a few (and in this case, costly) steps to make it reliable.
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