Seeings Electric is the Next Big Fad

[CoolMinivan.......Nobody]

I might as well go get this to jump on the band wagon.... https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1293519161230611/

Oddly enough, its only 30 mins from me.

[CarsOfFortLangley]

@CoolMinivan-Nobody DUDE this would be fucking cool as hell lol

[Qaaaaa]

@CoolMinivan-Nobody Googled these a bit when you posted it to FB this morning. 1 of 56, and they were 120k new!

[aremmes]

@CoolMinivan-Nobody That is crazy cool. I wonder what condition the batteries are in -- probably OK-ish if it had the nickel-iron batteries that Wikipedia mentions, likely dead if NiCd. This would be a good candidate for a Tesla motor swap.

Edit: No batteries per ad. Welp.

[MasterMario]

@Qaaaaa said in Seeings Electric is the Next Big Fad:

1 of 56

This is the perfect example of rare does not equal valuable

[Qaaaaa]

@MasterMario u n i c o r n

[CoolMinivan.......Nobody]

@aremmes Complete Model S Plaid swap under it?
Make a destroy all EV Caravan?

[aremmes]

@CoolMinivan-Nobody Indeed, a Turbo Caravan for the EV era.

[ranwhenparked]

@CoolMinivan-Nobody In which case, do you really need to start with an EV Caravan, if every part of the drivetrain is being junked anyway?

[aremmes]

@ranwhenparked It already has a bunch of EV-specific equipment that would not have to be sourced elsewhere for a swap, like the heater, AC, brake vacuum source, etc. Starting with an ICE vehicle would be more complicated.

[SSfancy]

@CoolMinivan-Nobody

Does the Pacifica have a trailer hitch?

[Italia]

@CoolMinivan-Nobody wow

[415s30]

If you could replace the batteries with the latest ones etc.. it might be pretty good around town.

[CoolMinivan.......Nobody]

@SSfancy said in Seeings Electric is the Next Big Fad:

@CoolMinivan-Nobody

Does the Pacifica have a trailer hitch?

It does not and I have no intention of adding one either.

[SSfancy]

@CoolMinivan-Nobody

Well that's ok. I'm sure that's not the only way to drag home some bad decisions. $3k and no batteries seems like an opportunity for some negotiation.

[amoore100]

@CoolMinivan-Nobody you MUST buy it! It can't be that hard to jerry-rig up a few modern Li-Ions for a 30 mile around-town range, right?

[CoolMinivan.......Nobody]

@amoore100 said in Seeings Electric is the Next Big Fad:

@CoolMinivan-Nobody you MUST buy it! It can't be that hard to jerry-rig up a few modern Li-Ions for a 30 mile around-town range, right?

I mean it wouldn't be terrible for my work commute.....

[pip bip]

@CoolMinivan-Nobody buy and restore! talk about unique.

[CoolMinivan.......Nobody]

@pip-bip I did a little searching yesterday just for fun, parts for it don't seem to exist at all, so restoring it to factory isn't really an option.

Doing a driveline swap however could likely be done pretty "easily". While a Tesla would be fun just for the performance, a Bolt or Leaf would likely make a great realistic donor.

[Miss Mercedes]

I want to thank @CoolMinivan-Nobody for teaching me something new!

Apparently these things are stupid rare, and Chrysler took 9 days to drive one from Detroit to Los Angeles. lol And it made a whole ravenous 27 HP, albeit with a 64 HP boost. Chrysler expected the batteries to last 100,000 miles and to provide about 80 miles of range. All for the low low cost of $120,000 in 1993! lol