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Hey everyone. (I tried to search for "rear tires" before posting this but got blocked by the too-common word restriction on searches. Moderator: can you lighten that up please??) My stock Bridgestone Ecopia EP150s in the back are cracking so it's time to replace them finally at 48K miles...

Hey everyone. My 2014 Spark EV lit its "service vehicle soon" light (amber car with an exclamation point on it) two days ago (at just over 42K miles) with no other symptoms and I just got back from the dealer who found that there was a service bulletin for the issue (code P0B0D) which involved...

My Spark EV is now telling me that the battery in one of my key fobs needs replacing. I just found a video that explains the process nicely: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85EEB9W6h1c (Don't worry that the part number doesn't match. The procedure is the same.) Basically, flip out the key...

Hey everyone. I'm wondering what the deal is with having to replace the brake fluid every 30K miles. I'm coming up on that and have never seen this before in any other car. (It's usually not even a stated regular maintenance item!) The Spark EV uses standard DOT4 brake fluid so nothing special...

Incase anyone here is around the Central Coast and is looking to pick up a Spark EV, Sunset Auto Center in Lompoc has a light gray one on the lot. I just noticed it a couple of days ago. I haven't looked at it up close so have no idea which model it is or if it has the SAE Combo (DC FC) port or...

I just received my Bosch Power Max EL-51253 (the 30A one...I plan to hack more charging capability into my Spark later on.) I noticed that in the compartment where you connect the power line, there is an RJ-45 jack and a 4-pin header. Has anyone sniffed around these to see what they're for? The...

Hello everyone. I've just gotten the information on the service & repair manual for the Spark EV. It's from Helm Publications and here is a direct link to the information page. Looks like it'll only be available in paper form by May 2014 for a cool $200. You can call the publisher at...

Am I the only one wanting to purchase the car instead of leasing it? I understand the tech evolution value of leasing but I plan to put so many miles on this thing that it'll cost me too much in overages! Plus I wouldn't get the tax credit and will have to play the pricing/shady deal game with...

Okay, here's one. Does anyone know the physical location of the stock on-board charger? And is there any communication between the on-board charger and the pack or is it just the DC power leads? I'm wondering if there's room to connect a second stock 3.3kW charger in parallel with the existing...

A question for the owners as I'm just about to purchase a Spark EV myself: do the rear seats fold completely flat? (A picture would be a bonus.) About a year ago my wife and I rented a gas spark and the rear seats didn't go all the way down due to the bucket nature of the seat sides. The only...