Lurkin
100 kW
I've been watching the sub 10k second hand electric vehicle market on and off for a while now. The preference would be to buy a factory electric vehicle for a daily driver but seriously, this means (in Australia, Melbourne) buying either a Toyota prius or Honda Insight based on browsing carsales or gumtree here in Australia. Whilst they are both probably great vehicles for some, but neither really meet my brief and after taking a test drive.... I'm considering going back to the DIY route.
I've always owned/liked/wanted quick imports and I've been consider an early evo, rx7, crx or even civic or swift as a donor vehicle. I have been driving a Suzuki Swift Sport as a daily but have owned quicker cars in the past and despite the reliability/practicality of the Swift, its is pretty uninspiring to drive. The more practical side of me is arguing for a Subaru Forester as they would be a cheap and practical donor... hmmm... starting to snooze again. Totally open to suggestion here, but note most second hand cars in Australia are surprisingly expensive!
I've assumed a mental budget of AUD10k all up, but really I have little idea of what the real budget should be. I haven't locked down the future drivetrain/battery and would really, really appreciate others input. I know others on here have had more successful installations and I'm keen to hear what suggestions others have. I am not in a hurry to do this at all, the next five years is the plan.
Requirements:
- reliability and safety.
- quicker than your average but rocket speed is not required.
- 100km range is probably enough, could go less but would require fast charging if less.
- depending on how fast/torquey 4wd could be an option
- not averse to buying a 4wd or ute etc.... open minded here
I haven't ruled out paying someone else to put this together for me, but again, it would be budget/time dependent. I'm not in a rush, quality, reliability and safety are at the top of the list here.
Any ideas or suggestions from here would be much appreciated 8)
I've always owned/liked/wanted quick imports and I've been consider an early evo, rx7, crx or even civic or swift as a donor vehicle. I have been driving a Suzuki Swift Sport as a daily but have owned quicker cars in the past and despite the reliability/practicality of the Swift, its is pretty uninspiring to drive. The more practical side of me is arguing for a Subaru Forester as they would be a cheap and practical donor... hmmm... starting to snooze again. Totally open to suggestion here, but note most second hand cars in Australia are surprisingly expensive!
I've assumed a mental budget of AUD10k all up, but really I have little idea of what the real budget should be. I haven't locked down the future drivetrain/battery and would really, really appreciate others input. I know others on here have had more successful installations and I'm keen to hear what suggestions others have. I am not in a hurry to do this at all, the next five years is the plan.
Requirements:
- reliability and safety.
- quicker than your average but rocket speed is not required.
- 100km range is probably enough, could go less but would require fast charging if less.
- depending on how fast/torquey 4wd could be an option
- not averse to buying a 4wd or ute etc.... open minded here
I haven't ruled out paying someone else to put this together for me, but again, it would be budget/time dependent. I'm not in a rush, quality, reliability and safety are at the top of the list here.
Any ideas or suggestions from here would be much appreciated 8)