[Silly Little Cars] owning a go-4

[R. Eric Kahn]

I have had my Go-4 for about 4 years, have no idea what kind of mileage 
it gets, my speedo is disconnected so the governor does not work (I 
drive it on the interstate)
after I bought it for $2900 , I discovered the forks were bad so I 
called westward about replacements (perennial problem with Go-4's) and 
they had just gone into production with a new style front end, a leading 
link with a swing arm and coil over shocks which I bought, about $2000 
for it, not really hard to put in, and then spend another $200 or so 
buying the right wheel and caliper since the front end was designed 
around Hyundai parts and my 2000 is based on the ford festiva 
drive-train, wheel and caliper did not fit

I have not taken any rips in it, but drive it all over town here in 
Cincinnati Ohio, good thing for me is that the city did not use them for 
very long and has not used them for about 7 years so no one really 
thinks about meter maids when they see it, city only ever had 2 of them

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> Someone asked about owning and driving a Go-4.  here are my thoughts.
> I have a 1996 with about 23000 miles.  I bought it less than a year ago and
> have put about 4000 miles on it.  I commute daily in Seattle about 20-some
> miles round trip.  I've also gone on a few 100 mile plus trips, including
> camping.
>
> Pro:
> It's fun.
> I meet people.
> So far no damage. I painted it green and white.
> I get to go first on the ferry as a motorcycle. They always put me in front
> and I get that great Puget Sound.. NW  view.
> It's cheaper on the ferry than with my car.
> I can squeeze into anything that could be called a parking space.
> I can fit through small openings in lines of traffic.
> Some parts are easy to access.
> I painted the green with a spray can, and it worked just fine.  You just
> don't take it TOO seriously.
> It worked well for camping.
> http://shantylife.com/2011/09/04/meter-maid-camping/
> Nothing has really broken yet.
> I enjoy different. It is.
>
>
>
> Con:
> It seems to upset a certain crowd.. on two fronts.  They clearly hate meter
> maids... and someone with enough whimsy to drive one clearly bothers
> them..sometimes in a BIG way.  I've met two crazies.
> Not just anybody will work on the thing.
> That front end is wobbling a bit.
> Some parts are hard to access.
>
>
> Both:
> So so mileage.  24 or 25 mpg or so.  I really thought it would be better.
> But better than my car.
> It's like driving a go-cart to work.. in the good and bad sense of that.
> I paid.. all told with purchase and transport from California.. about
> $3200? Not bad.. but you can get a decent used car that gets about as good
> mileage for that.
> My boss doesn't enjoy different. It is.
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