[EVDL] pre-purchase inspection

2020-01-22 Thread Chris Richard via EV
I'm considering buying a used 500e and have a car in mind. I'd like suggestions on the pros and cons of getting a pre-purchase inspection. That's pretty much an admission that I'm no mechanic. I'm not. If I were to do this, does anybody have a recommendation for the LA area? One option might

[EVDL] Battery life and Buying a Used EV

2020-01-12 Thread Chris Richard via EV
In my kind of desperate attempt to figure out where I am with respect to battery life, I came across this article. It answers questions in ways I don't like, but at least it claims to answer them. I'll hope for magic, but I'm pretty discouraged for my immediate out-of-pocket expenses. I'd be

[EVDL] More California (LA) used EV questions

2020-01-12 Thread Chris Richard via EV
I appreciate the previous replies to my question about buying a used 500e. I think the uncertainty over the availability of service in the LA area at what seem to be rapidly dwindling and morphing Fiat dealerships has swayed me against committing to used model, as much as I liked driving mine.

[EVDL] Repairing 500e with Fiat pulling out

2020-01-09 Thread Chris Richard via EV
All, I've been considering buying a used 500e. Somehow, it escaped me until today that Fiat is discontinuing the gas 500s. It doesn't seem like the company as a whole would be far behind. They always bitched about having to provide the 500e as a compliance car. I'm pretty apprehensive that

[EVDL] Considering buying a used EV. Suggestions requested.

2019-08-21 Thread Chris Richard via EV
All: First, let me explain that I'm not an active contributor to this list and may inadvertently be raising questions that have been discussed before. I looked in message footers to see how I might search the archive and found nothing. So, if this has been explicated before, I apologize and