11-22-2014, 01:25 AM
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No- it's dayam far, as in the cost of gas alone would exceed the cost of the car. :/ Probably 2800 miles @ 15mpg = >$500.
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11-22-2014, 01:29 AM
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Moderate your Moderation.
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Oh yea, I forgot all my friends live half or more of the country away. 
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11-22-2014, 01:39 AM
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I need to ride my electric bicycle out, assemble the car, drive it home with the bike in the back.  |
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11-22-2014, 01:42 AM
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Moderate your Moderation.
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If I get the bus I'm trying to get, you'll have a place to sleep out here in the mean time.
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11-22-2014, 06:22 AM
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How I missed this thread for a year I'll never know, but wow!
Here's where some guy on Youtube had converted his Festiva to diesel
There are also a couple of EV Festivas down here in Florida, but they're more like golf carts. I ended up just sticking with the stock setup with a couple of aero mods (plus P&G) to hit 60 mpg.
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03-17-2015, 02:43 PM
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Moderate your Moderation.
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I more or less gave up on converting this car over, to be honest. It's still sittin in the yard with wheels on it, but no engine or transmission. If I do still do anything with it, it's either going on a Bronco II frame with a lift, or getting a small utility engine installed for the sake of having a around town type of car that never sees more than 45ish MPH, which isn't really practical where I am, either, and would more than likely never be road legal.
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03-17-2015, 03:40 PM
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That's too bad. I'd enjoy a 1.9 VW TDi swap. Should be quick and efficient.
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03-18-2015, 02:49 AM
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That's too bad. I'd enjoy a 1.9 VW TDi swap. Should be quick and efficient.
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The car maybe, but not the swap!
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