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For what it's worth, I returned my 2014 Spark EV LT1 last month at the end of the three year lease. It was a great car, and was entirely trouble free except for one early minor issue fixed under warranty. I did not notice any battery degradation at all after 21000 miles and three years. We...

We turned in our leased 2014 Spark EV LT1 nicknamed GhettoTesla today after giving it a last pat on the roof and thanking it for its service. I feel a bit sad, it was a great car for us, but leases are not forever. I hope it finds a happy home. We are consoled somewhat by our new 2016 Spark LT1...

My biggest complaint with the car is that it does not seem to respect the "track number" tag on files from a usb stick. So it plays albums with the songs in alphabetical order. Which is total fail for some albums. I've thought of retagging my mp3s with the title being <album>-<track>-<real...

How do you find out about these updates? I have two Spark Evs, a 2014 that comes off lease in November, so I don't care much, and a 2016 that I purchased in June, so I'd like to keep on top of this one. Thanks.

Yikes! That sounds like no fun at all. Before the Miatas I autocrossed a Civic Si for a few years and competed with VW's. With the Honda, the best setup was the lighter front bar from the HX which would help keep the inside tire hooked up under power. But this can't do anything once that rear...

Enjoy, but I'd ask, how old was that RX-7? I think the most promising improvement is probably better tires and getting the tire pressure right. I'm looking at General Tire ALTIMAX RT43 (H- OR V rated) as they seem to have low rolling resistance and decent performance and come in the right...

I haven't done this with my Spark, but I've done it with my Miata autocross car. It's not really much of difference, I would not bother to do it again. Spend the money on tires or beer or something useful. In particular, nothing you do to sway bars will change the floaty feeling on the...

If it helps, you have to have at least $7500 federal tax liability this year to get the full credit and would have to pay the full 21600 up front so there is some financing/opportunity cost there. Anyway, $12k for a low mileage 2014 is still a pretty good deal, I would have paid that no problem...

I bought a new 2016 Spark EV 1LT with DCFC last month. The total out the door including tax, iicense, delivery, everything was $21,600. After $7500 federal tax credit and $2500 from CA (once they renew the rebate) this means my out of pocket is $11,600. There are still a couple months to go on...

Just for comparison, I purchased a 2016 1LT with DCFC for $21,600 out the door in June from Boardwalk Chevrolet in Foster City. Net after credits and rebates is only $11,600. I thought about leasing (I did lease my 2014), but I like the car and in three years I'll still need a car and they may...

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=pg%26e+electric+vehicle+rates&l=1 Here in Oakland, I pay 11 cents per kwh charging overnight.

Have you re-run your test with a 2015 Spark? I missed it if you did, and am curious. Or is this based on other testing, or is it conjecture based on the stated battery capacity? Thanks.

I'm due for the first rotation, so instead of that, I'll replace the fronts with the Avid Ascends. Can you please post the exact model name and number as there seem to be a couple of flavors of Ascend that could fit. Thanks!

I had the exact same thing happen to me: - no outside temp display - climate control would not cool - no estimate of charging time It did that for a day or so and I called to make a service appointment, but the next day it was back to normal. It's been a couple months now and it hasn't...

You are right, they look different. But, they are well out of line of sight when you are driving and both work by pressing with a fingertip. Since you use a fingertip the rectangleness or roundness are not apparent, just the flatness. This raises the other systematic wrongness of the Spark...

Despite the silly center display, the giant unnecessary gearshift lever, and the absurd placement of the seat heater switches I've gotten used to the Spark's, egonomic, uhh, quirks. And I'm willing to overlook all that because I love the drive train and the perfect city car nature of the thing...

Seems normal, mine does that too.

Tony, Could you please fix the link in your signature? It seems to be broken. Thanks.

We drive in L always, because it is awesome. Once you get used to it you can just drive with one foot and never used the brake at all except to hold at a stop. It is very easy to control your speed to "coast" so there is no real need to have D mode except to make the transition easier for...

There is reason to think that the pack will last longer if it is stored less than fully charged. Also, plugging in does cause a little wear on the connector etc. We plug in if we have used more than about 25 miles or if we think we will go somewhere the next day. Sometimes that means every day...