Dizel motor od 24000 € = Anal Intruder

By Strom Trooper

Motor 24000eur – Mjenjač 13000 – Bregaste 3600 – NOx 1200 – DPF 5000 – Turbina 4000 – EGR 1500 – CR Pumpa 2800 – Dizne 7200 – Radilica 4000 – Mildhybrid 48V Aku 2800 – Alternator 2200 = Potrošnih dijelova na 100000km je 71300 EURA Ono sto već godinama upozoravamo nakon 14 godina iskustva, da su…

32000€ Battery repaired for 500€ – VW eUP

By Strom Trooper

The repair, costing €32,000, was resolved for €500 on a 2015 VW eUp. It generally doesn’t require major interventions and has proven extremely reliable with very few issues. The owner reported the vehicle being immobilized for a couple of months. An authorized service performed a diagnosis and determined a new battery was needed. Due to a backlog…

DS9 Plug-in Hybrid 2022 Battery Pack review Not-a-Munro style

By Strom Trooper

We received one new battery from DS9 to recycle it into usable second life. The first thing we noticed is that the battery is excellent in terms of its size for some kind of quad swap or mini Morris swap, as it integrates everything from water cooling to all necessary components for safe usage, including contactors, pre-charge…

EV Pioneers Achilles’ heel- ION ZERO iMiev OBC

By Strom Trooper

Peugeot Ion, Citroën C-Zero, and Mitsubishi i-MiEV – one and the same vehicle, one of the unbreakable pioneers and one of the few that outlasted most of the competition in that segment. Back in 2012, at the age of 24, while I was dreaming of buying a Tesla that was just being promoted, I didn’t even have…

Smart 453EQ – 8000€ fuse defect – No charging

By Strom Trooper

The Smart 453 EQ encountered a significant charging issue, with the manufacturer in Germany quoting €8,000 for repairs, despite the actual cost of the faulty component being just €2. The issue stemmed from an inability to charge via Type 2. OEMs often opt to replace entire powertrain units rather than diagnosing and repairing individual components, but at…

Fiat 500e USA – Onboard charger Failure 05185004AH

By Strom Trooper

Failure of the OBC integrated module responsible for charging the battery in an EV. There are no used ones available, and even new ones are unavailable. If a used one were available, it used to cost around €3500-5000 (according to Google), and a new one likely costs even more. This situation puts the responsibility of deciding whether…