Cor may be right that the seller isn't a crook, just (IMO)
too-aggressive in
their sales techniques. I did not see any upfront honesty I would want
to
see in the text (seller motivated, lets make a deal, B.O.).
Either the specs stated were to the EV naive/non-EV--knowledgeable buyer
(to pull the wool over their eyes), or the seller did not state the nEV
was illegally hopped up (something wrong there).
I also agree with Cor on ... 'buyer beware'.
{brucedp.150m.com}
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On Sat, Jan 12, 2013, at 11:29 PM, Cor van de Water wrote:
> Bruce,
>
> This is not necessarily posted by a crook, but it sounds desperate
> to unload this vehicle.
> Indeed I have seen this ad multiple times, posted at the same time
> in different cities, so apparently this is someone who is casting
> his net wider, because in his area he does not find anyone
> interested in a NEV in pickup truck shape.
> I am guessing that this would be a nice vehicle in a larger mobile
> home park or condo complex and in fact, that is where I usually
> already see golf carts roam around.
> If I look at my commute then I can stay off freeways, but in order
> to cross the freeway, there are essentially only roads that are
> posted with speed limits between 40 and 50 as far as I know, so
> this vehicle would be of little use. Even driving El Camino is
> possible for a short while until the next town where it changes from
> 35 to 40 and you would need to stay on residential streets, winding
> your way around the neighborhoods and only crossing the arterials
> instead of the direct route on these arterials, because they have a
> 40 MPH speed limit, not allowed for NEVs.
>
> And indeed, even though this NEV may be "hopped" (speed limit removed)
> that still does not mean that you can legally go on any street with
> a speed limit higher than 35...
>
> I would say: buyer beware, if you know what you are doing this can be
> a nice alternative to a "bubble" or "golf" car with more utility and
> with real doors.
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