[Silly Little Cars] super cheap Cushmans- idea

Wed Nov 18 12:34:19 PST 2009

Hey Dasman, 

Why don't you buy those 3 $400. electric cushmans and have a go-cart style  race event at Am.Steel. You could have several heats at $20 bucks a contestant with a winning purse at the end of the event. Your just the right person to pull off a crazy idea like this. 
Oh, I also love the fact that I am the poster child of what NOT to buy in a cushman. Yup, my lil Asscrack is still needing some little copper part for the ignition to start. It's now taking up space in my garage and is just another project for me to restore. Where was my intervention? Oh yah, I ignored Raz's well intended advice. 

-Anna Bradley

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  1. super cheap Cushman electrics (Alec Bennett)
  2. Re: super cheap Cushman electrics (Mike Aisenfeld)
  3. Re: Xebra (Mike Aisenfeld)

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Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:29:12 -0800
From: Alec Bennett <wrybread at gmail.com>
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Subject: [Silly Little Cars] super cheap Cushman electrics
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Wow those Cushman electrics at the auction place in Redwood City just went
down to $400....

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/mcy/1471690028.html
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Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:58:38 -0800 (PST)
From: Mike Aisenfeld <maisenfeld at yahoo.com>
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Wry, are you going down there?  Might be fun for jettin around the hood.  

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Sent: Wed, November 18, 2009 10:29:12 AM
Subject: [Silly Little Cars] super cheap Cushman electrics

Wow those Cushman electrics at the auction place in Redwood City just went down to $400....

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/mcy/1471690028.html

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Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:02:37 -0800 (PST)
From: Mike Aisenfeld <maisenfeld at yahoo.com>
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There's a dealer in Headlsburg too.  I've only seen them there and haven't seen any on the road, which has always made me suspect.

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Subject: [Silly Little Cars] Xebra

One of the most successful dealers for these Xebra 
things is local to me in Salem, Oregon.  You can see his website here with 
a bunch of pictures:
http://www.electricwheelsinc.com/zap_pickup.shtml

There are quite a number of these Xebra trikes 
around here, a guy just a few blocks from me owns one.  I think the dealer 
has sold about 60 of them.  The Xebra is no Cushman.  I have looked 
them over pretty close and they are not built near as well as a Cushman.  
The frame is much less substantial and the body is thin.  They are typical 
chinese quality.

They do look pretty cool and I have seen at least 
one on the road here that is about 5 years old and still going 
strong.

----- Original Message ----- 
>From: C y b e r 
>  sAM 
>To: Silly Little Email 
>  List 
>Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 11:09 
>  PM
>Subject: Re: [Silly Little Cars] 1971 
>  Cushman Truckster
>
>brand new 3 wheeled electric pick up trucks - plugs in to 
>  110V
>$8900 with a costco card i am told
>http://www.zapworld.com/electric-vehicles/electric-cars/xebra-truck
>2 
>  seats
>damn near perfect
>
>
>Rahsaan wrote: 
> 
>Much agreed. You dont want to be like Alec and have a 
>>          Cushman just sitting around for people to take parts off. Thanks for 
>>          the belt Alec(Hahaha). I think it will be hard to find a Cushman in 
>>          the Bay Area for 1500.Though they pop up now and again. Check out City 
>>          Auction In Redwood City. Glad you passed on that one 
>>          Nic.
>>
>>RAz
>>
>>--- On Tue, 11/17/09, Alec Bennett <wrybread at gmail.com> >>          wrote:
>>
>>
>>>From: 
>>>            Alec Bennett <wrybread at gmail.com>
>>>Subject: 
>>>            Re: [Silly Little Cars] 1971 Cushman Truckster
>>>To: "Silly Little 
>>>            Email List" <silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com>
>>>Date: 
>>>            Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 2:58 PM
>>>
>>>
>>>Sorry I should have clarified my reasons for 
>>>            pronouncing doomness. Knowing Nicole, she wants something that will 
>>>            start every day, not something she'll have to pay attention to. She 
>>>            wants something for her job. And like you I think that price is 
>>>            completely crazy for something that isn't running.
>>>
>>>I say much 
>>>            better to spend $1500 for a running modern Cushman. The coolness 
>>>            factor is still pretty high on those even though Razz drives them. 
>>>            For a work vehicle, put a styling paint job on and you're 
>>>            done.
>>>
>>>But of course this is only my $.02.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 2:40 PM, Dan Das Mann 
>>> <dandasmann at gmail.com> >>>wrote:
>>>
>>>I think it all depends on why you are buying it. The coolness 
>>>>              factor is very high, but I wouldn't want to count on that one. On 
>>>>              the other hand, I bought a 73 a few years ago aand aftere a bit of 
>>>>              love, we use it around the warehouse every day. I do love it, but 
>>>>              it really kinda like an oversized go cart. I would definitely do 
>>>>              it again...
>>>>On Nov 17, 2009 2:35 PM, "Bob Gallagher" <usn at comcast.net> 
>>>>>                wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>That's a neat old Cushman.  I have one the 
>>>>>                same vintage and I use it every day in the summer.  If you 
>>>>>                haven't driven a 3-on-the-tree it takes a little getting used 
>>>>>                to.  Not running, I would say $600 would be more 
>>>>>                reasonable, running well would be $1200-1500 but that is my area 
>>>>>                here in Oregon.  It seems like there are better deals in 
>>>>>                CA.  The engines are simple.  As long as it has good 
>>>>>                compression you are probably going to be able to get it running 
>>>>>                well.  Make sure the brakes are ok.  The curved 
>>>>>                windshield Cushman are a little more desirable it seems just for 
>>>>>                the cool factor.  If you are really ambitious and want to 
>>>>>                drop some money on it, there are kits to swap to a Honda or BS 
>>>>>                engine.
>>>>>
>>>>>Good luck with it.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>----- 
>>>>>                Original Message ----- From: "Nicole Chettero" <nchettero at gmail.com>
>>>>>To: "Silly 
>>>>>                Little Email List" <silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com>
>>>>>Sent: 
>>>>>                Tuesday, November 17, 2009 2:04 PM
>>>>>Subject: [Silly Little 
>>>>>                Cars] 1971 Cushman Truckster
>>>>>> So I checked out a 1971 Cushman 
>>>>>                Truckster yesterday in Oakley (see > attached photo - my 
>>>>>                apolog...-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>>>>>
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