"SaabLife, because Gripen" (runningtosweden)
10/12/2013 at 00:03 • Filed to: Fisker, Karma, EV
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"SaabLife, because Gripen" (runningtosweden)
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So this pulled up next to me the other day, pretty sexy in-person. I gotta wonder how low the value of a Fisker can drop though. I mean they started out around 90k and now they're around the mid 50's (lowest I've seen was $52,500).
Think I'll hold out till they hit the low 30's.
TheOnelectronic
> SaabLife, because Gripen
10/12/2013 at 00:06 |
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Out of the blue I got an email from my dad a while back. He saw a Karma in a dealership, nice shade of brown, his-if-he-wanted-it. (No orders)
He wanted to know if it was worth it, so I did some research on it, and here's where I ended up:
Pros:
It's Pretty
It has pretty decent performance for its weight
Cons:
The range on electric power is fairly low. Like 70 miles or so
Once you've got the generator going, the mileage is pretty poor. Worse than quite a few competing cars in this segment
It's very expensive for the amount of "car" you get.
Justin Bieber has one
GhostZ
> SaabLife, because Gripen
10/12/2013 at 00:15 |
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I dearly want to take that chassis and body and slap in a modern 426 Hemi.
Or some 5" bore monster .
MtrRider Just Wants Doritos
> SaabLife, because Gripen
10/12/2013 at 00:19 |
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They aren't technically dead yet, although odds of them building another car are paying off at 10,000 to 1.
BJohnson11
> TheOnelectronic
10/12/2013 at 01:08 |
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Cons: no more parts/manufacturer support.
I think that's going to be a dealbreaker on the Karma. Sure it runs a GM engine (if I remember correctly?) and I'm not sure what the chassis is based off of, but I can't imagine finding replacement parts/getting anything serviced will be easy or cheap. Just wait till those battery packs go out. Who in the world will have the parts and knowledge to replace them?
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TheOnelectronic
> BJohnson11
10/12/2013 at 01:26 |
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Well, it is now, but arguably if not for the other cons, it wouldn't be a problem.
The Real Dacia Sandero
> TheOnelectronic
10/12/2013 at 01:32 |
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I think you meant to put:
Absolute Dealbreakers:
-Justin Beiber has one
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TheOnelectronic
> The Real Dacia Sandero
10/12/2013 at 01:33 |
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Thought about it, but formating with the bullets is annoying.
YSI-what can brown do for you
> GhostZ
10/12/2013 at 01:36 |
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YES! You have to do this!
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GhostZ
> YSI-what can brown do for you
10/12/2013 at 01:41 |
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You'd need to pick up a top fuel/superstock V8, or custom-fabricate your own block. But damn would it be awesome.
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YSI-what can brown do for you
> GhostZ
10/12/2013 at 01:42 |
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Don't lie, if you had the money you would do that.
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GhostZ
> YSI-what can brown do for you
10/12/2013 at 01:48 |
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I totally would. Some 550ci + 5" bore superstock Hemi converted for street gas.
I think the Fisker is absolutely beautiful, more so than the Tesla Model S (but the Model S is a better car) and it deserves a smooth, but extremely powerful V8 in the spirit of all great American sedans.
DavidHH
> SaabLife, because Gripen
10/12/2013 at 03:27 |
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Buy several Fiskers if they are cheap enough, get a good saw zaw and more than triple your money, now they are orphaned.
SpeedSix
> SaabLife, because Gripen
10/12/2013 at 16:21 |
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Years later, the only Fiskers around will have V8 swaps because nobody can do maintenance on the batteries and electric motor.