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Old 09-02-2015, 05:42 PM   #6 (permalink)
iamnotahippee
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Olaf - '03 Honda Civic Hybrid

Sven - '06 Volvo Xc90 2.5t

Work Truck - '04 Chevy Silverado 3500
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Well, if she would consider cutting her speed back to the 60-65 range the Volvo would knock down over 20. She is not a fan of the truck based SUVs, but we both really like the XC90. She officially commandeered the Civic last night, so I am now in the Volvo.
To address other comments...
Tires...right now it has a fairly new pair of Prime Well 195/70/14's. So at some point we will be putting the correct size tire back on the car.
IMA...the PO is a good friend of mine. He took it to the local Honda dealer and they told him it needed a battery. The IMA system works, just not properly. It charges and discharges erratically. I have found a grid charger on eBay for around $220, so I plan to buy that. Is there anything super special about building a discharger?
The car has a fancy ULEV sticker in the window, so I guess it is.
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