[Silly Little Cars] super cheap Cushmans- idea

Dan Das Mann dandasmann at gmail.com
Wed Nov 18 14:05:15 PST 2009 

yup
- dan das mann
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On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 1:17 PM, Mike Aisenfeld <maisenfeld at yahoo.com>wrote:

> That's what I figured.  Once the life is up on those batteries, you have to
> replace the whole bank, right?  I guess if you get the vehicle cheap enough
> and everything else works, you just figure the batteries into the price and
> they should last another 5-10 years?
>
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> *From:* Dan Das Mann <dandasmann at gmail.com>
>
> *To:* Silly Little Email List <silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com
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> *Sent:* Wed, November 18, 2009 12:50:46 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Silly Little Cars] super cheap Cushmans- idea
>
> its the $1000 for batteries for each one that gets me. Anna, do you want to
> sell you cushman project car?
> - dan das mann
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> www.dandasmann.com
> www.thebigartexperience.com
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>
> On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 12:34 PM, Anna Bradley <
> craftylittlehands at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> 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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>> Today's Topics:
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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>
>> To: sillylittlecars at sillylittlecars.com
>> 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>
>> To: Silly Little Email List
>>     <silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Silly Little Cars] super cheap Cushman electrics
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>> Wry, are you going down there?  Might be fun for jettin around the hood.
>>
>>
>>
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>> ________________________________
>> From: Alec Bennett <wrybread at gmail.com>
>> To: sillylittlecars at sillylittlecars.com
>> 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>
>> To: Silly Little Email List
>>     <silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Silly Little Cars] Xebra
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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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>> ________________________________
>> From: Bob Gallagher <usn at comcast.net>
>> To: Silly Little Email List <silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com>
>> Sent: Wed, November 18, 2009 8:47:22 AM
>> 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
>> >>>>>
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