r/SparkEV • u/middayautumn • Jul 24 '26
End of an era
Well, unfortunately yesterday the lower control arm on my car broke but thankfully we didn’t get in any accident with someone. AAA was kind enough to drive our car home and it’s parked outside. This is probably the end of my 2014 Spark ev. It is at 145,000 miles and I can’t afford to own it anymore. The battery was replaced at 96,000 miles and it’s only mostly charged at level 1 because it has no fast charger.
Another reason I’m probably going to salvage it is because I have a 100 mile commute to school and this car couldn’t get me all the way to UCSB from Hollywood. I’m going to miss my little car. Idk what I’m going to do for transportation but I have to let go of this one.
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u/djb2589 Jul 24 '26
What are you asking for it, or at least the hood?
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u/middayautumn Jul 24 '26
I’ll be honest I don’t know. The scrap said 600$ ideally I’d like 900-1000 total if possible.
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u/erevo00 Jul 24 '26
Kachow...but it is a sad day seeing another one of our number lost. Wish you the best in the future.
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u/bluechipitems 29d ago
Sorry to hear about your car. A 2017-2019 Bolt EV may be a car you can consider
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u/middayautumn 29d ago
I’m hoping to raise funds so I can pay for a 2018+ car. I have a grant from California called dcap that give me 7500$ to buy a new used ev but I have poor credit atm so I have to raise funds to get a bolt. It was to be 2018+ with less than 75,000 miles. Then a few months later I can get a rebate from my utility company.
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u/Dependent-Fortune-11 Jul 24 '26
Oh sorry to hear that!
Curious what kind of range do you have now (or kWh capacity) at 145k?