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IMHO this car is way too cool with the IMA components installed and functioning to drive one without them. The Gen-1 for it's tiny size isn't particularly light (my Festiva was lighter), so it'll be a slug as a gas-only 3-banger unless you boost it, which immediately negates the one and only selling feature of the car.
There are lots of ways to revive a tired battery on the cheap. I swear by the brake regen button and clutch interrupt switch (assist inhibitor) I installed on Turtle. They are keeping my IMA battery fully charged, and I use the assist a LOT. My strategy is to get into lean burn as quick as possible, and that means using lots of assist.
Good luck if you get one, whatever you end up doing with it! There are definitely a lot of people that can help you keep one up and running!
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