Ben's Refurbished Mitsubishi Miev

[jray3]

Originally Posted by highend

what about water damaged leaf ?

I'd have more confidence in getting good cells out of a flooded LEAF due to that pack's otherwise weak point- it's a sealed unit without a cooling duct to let the water in!

[bennelson]

Car just showed up!

Anyone know how to pop the hood on a Mitsubishi I? Seriously. I can't find the hood release.....

I did find the release for BOTH charger connections. (Guess it had the fast charge option!)

Also, the hatch is locked. The car has power windows and locks. Without any power, I can't open the back. The drivetrain (rear-wheel, remember?) is UNDER the cargo area. You have to pop the hatch, and then lift an access panel. Hard to do that when I can't get the hatch open!

I know most cars have a "don't let a person get trapped in the trunk" feature that allows for a manual release from the inside. Maybe I can figure out how to get that to work.


First glance review:
Interior looks great! Exterior looks great (except a scuff on the front bumper)
Has both heated seat and quick charge feature.

The bad - where silt remains on the car comes up WAY too high for me to be happy about.....
Can't open hood so I can inspect 12V system
Can't open hatch, so I can inspect EV system.


Hmmm. It would be great to find somebody around who owns one of these, but I doubt there's another one in the state!

[hamsterpower]

Hood release is on the far right, under dash. Left over from being a right drive.

For the hatch, can you get to the fuse box? maybe jumper 12v to that circuit.

Can't you fold down the rear seats and get there from inside?

[bennelson]

Took me a while to find the hood release. It's tiny and black (and it was dark outside) and on the WRONG SIDE OF THE CAR!

OK, at least I can get into the hood now...

In the back of the car, the driver-side rear seat folds down, but the passenger side one does NOT. It's like somebody was monkeying with it and jammed it.

Since the car has power doors and locks, I also can't roll the windows down right now either!

[H-Man]

I find that funny.
Am I horrible person?

[bennelson]

That's not funny, THIS is funny.

Here's the ad that now appears to me on Ecomodder on this thread!



Does the car really look that much like a jellybean?

[Daox]

Glad to hear the car arrived Ben.

One question, how does it smell?

[Xist]

I hope that I do not eat $55 in candy in a year!

Ben, I have been anxiously awaiting a damage report ever since I started this thread fifteen minutes ago!

Luck be a lady tonight! Luck be a lady tonight! Luck, if you've ever been a lady to begin with, luck be a lady tonight!

[MetroMPG]

Originally Posted by bennelson

The bad - where silt remains on the car comes up WAY too high for me to be happy about.....

In one of the pics from the auction site, one of the instrument cluster seemed to show residue inside. I hoped the water wasn't THAT high... or if it was, fingers are crossed and hoping for the best!

[Ryland]

So what does it look like under the hood?