Anybody have a Force that they are parting out? We hit a deer and now we're looking for a right headlight assembly for a 1998 Force (1997 Geo). Local...
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Jay Grossman
jgrossm3
Mar 27, 2012 7:36 pm
Beth, You have been a good friend to the user group. I am sorry to hear of this news and yours as well. Best of luck in the future. Jay H Grossman From:...
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bzsilverman
Mar 27, 2012 7:24 pm
Hello all -- unfortunately, I have some bad news. Yesterday Azure Dynamics filed for bankruptcy and virtually all employees, including me, were let go. The...
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William S
dbswann4
Mar 27, 2012 3:31 pm
On an E-10, I have a serious vibration in the drive train, when coasting. I thought the backlash in the differential is excessive. Am having that looked at...
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theoldcars@...
theoldcars
Mar 22, 2012 7:10 am
Hello John They are easily be banded into four cell modules. The CALB cells do not require banding but for ease of use all that is needed is plastic...
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johnnydwa
Mar 21, 2012 9:02 pm
Is there a possbility of getting them provided in 12v format? It seems like it would be an easy way to swap from lead. Has anyone had any experience with...
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ldr214
Mar 20, 2012 3:54 pm
Todd, Thanks for the update. Good to hear it is back on the road. Mike R 97 Force...
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Todd
larsthelean
Mar 20, 2012 1:46 pm
After 3-1/2 weeks, I am happy to report my car has been repaired at no charge under my insurance. I had insured my '97 Force under State Farm with just...
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Joe
objoekenobi
Mar 19, 2012 11:57 pm
I'm hoping to recycle a UMOC440TF motor controller. I have a matched AC-55 (they were sold as a pair). My project is far enough along now that I have to get...
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theoldcars@...
theoldcars
Mar 15, 2012 12:32 am
A few questions have come up One was about placement in the Force. I would highly recommend not leaving any lead batteries in the front as ballast. Instead...
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anbausa
Mar 13, 2012 6:00 pm
Someone just advertised 4 Solectria AC motors on the EVFinder Classifieds page. http://evfinder.com/classifieds.htm He is asking $1500 each (not sure if that's...
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Steve Hawkins
evgrouplists_sh
Mar 8, 2012 4:59 pm
Hi everyone, I am looking for some more Magne-Charger (paddle charger) parts. If anyone has old parts for sale, or knows of some, please contact me. I put some...
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kevin gildea
gildeakevin
Mar 7, 2012 8:34 pm
As gas prices increase, the value of ev's also. Right now a 97 solectria in good shape should realize 7k, or at least 6200. Kevin ... [Non-text portions of...
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anbausa
Mar 7, 2012 7:20 pm
You are actually not far off, I haven't seen a Force sale this year but the ones I saw last averaged just a little below $5,000. Noel evfinder.com...
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M
schaferdds
Mar 5, 2012 3:46 am
Sorry to hear of your accident. While you should be able to show that your 1997 is worth more than $2,500 today, it may also be enough to show that when it...
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mehlsfamily@...
mehlsfamily
Mar 4, 2012 7:06 pm
I've had Allstate insurance for my 97 Force since I got it 4 years ago. They did some extra research and valued the car at $17,000. I've been rear-ended...
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sbdeadelf@...
sbdeadelf
Mar 3, 2012 10:39 pm
So far I've had an easy time with Safeco. They have it listed as a Solectria Force and said they'd value the car based on my purchase price. Maybe give them a...
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Lawrence Winiarski
lawrence_win...
Mar 3, 2012 8:38 pm
I've had a few bad experiences with insurance companies. Â I was rear ended by a hit and run driver. Â I followed the guy and got his license. Â The...
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Robert
bogue.robert
Mar 3, 2012 7:21 pm
I've also had some difficulty when insuring my 1995 S-10. At first Gieco would only insure my S-10 as a gasoline vehicle, then after two years, and during a...
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Charles Bliss
ckbliss49
Mar 2, 2012 9:50 pm
... or like one of my friends who's Porsche 914 was declared 'totaled' until he had the insurance company do a formal assessment which showed it valued up due...
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Ed Garcia
edward_c_garcia
Mar 2, 2012 8:50 pm
Although I do not know the specifics of Mike's case, I think calling the insurance company a "rip off" might be a bit harsh. In their eyes, we are trying to...
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Lawrence Winiarski
lawrence_win...
Mar 2, 2012 5:26 am
 What was the name of the "offensive" insurance company that tried to rip you off.   I'd like to avoid them with my business in the future. ... If we don't...
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ldr214
Mar 2, 2012 2:51 am
You also have the other insurance company to deal with if they are at fault and not a no fault state. Had this situation years ago and it was not a pleasant...
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Tim Prior
thp024
Mar 1, 2012 11:38 pm
I bought a 99 last spring with 4200 mi on it for 8000. Â Tim ________________________________ From: Steve Powers <stevepowers007@...> To:...
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Steve Powers
powers_ev
Mar 1, 2012 11:37 pm
$5000, $5800, and $6000 all 99 Forces sold 2010-2011. Steve ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Charles Bliss
ckbliss49
Mar 1, 2012 6:19 pm
When I was insuring mine, State Farm said I had to use Geo, but if there was ever a claim, they would evaluate market value at the time. I told them I paid 8K...
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Ed Garcia
edward_c_garcia
Mar 1, 2012 6:08 pm
It is probably too late for you to follow this advice, but I insisted my Force be registered with State Farm as a Solectria Force, not a Metro. This forced the...
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Doug Jackson
adjacksoniii
Mar 1, 2012 5:52 pm
this is a critical issue for us and one that has been in the back of my mind for some time. I live in a city and there are a lot of crazy and bad drivers. So...
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Jay Grossman
jgrossm3
Mar 1, 2012 4:01 pm
Besides sales data you might look at the cost of the ev components. I had an insurance claim, where a fallen tree crossed several high voltage lines in the...
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Todd
larsthelean
Mar 1, 2012 3:45 pm
My 1997 Solectria Force (48K miles, 156V Lead-Acid pack, Brusa NLG5) was involved in a car accident last Friday (someone blew through a stop sign and hit my...
