# Bought a 2002 GEM truck from a government auction for real cheap

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**Category:** GEM Forum\
**Created:** [March 25, 2018, 1:50am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/bought-a-2002-gem-truck-from-a-government-auction-for-real-cheap/13485 "2018-03-25T01:50:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![diymatt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/diymatt/32/1822_2.png) [@diymatt](https://community.electricforum.com/u/diymatt)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/bought-a-2002-gem-truck-from-a-government-auction-for-real-cheap/13485/8 "2018-03-28T20:04:32Z")

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hootie hoooo

> [@Yet another lithium upgrade for dummies on a 2005 825 (some info needed)](https://community.electricforum.com/t/yet-another-lithium-upgrade-for-dummies-on-a-2005-825-some-info-needed/13374):
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> I bought a used 4 seater GEM and the batteries are hilariously bloated and hosed due to Craigslist liars. Regardless, that’s not relevant to this, more of a warning to newcomers. (new battery doth not mean good battery). They kept enough of a charge to let me know the GEM does, in fact, turn on and lights up so there is that. Now the next step is to get new batteries. Due to the one conversation thread about “why on earth do people still use lead acid or gel batteries?” as well as “[lithium …](https://community.electricforum.com/t/volt-lithium-install-for-dummies-00-e825/13145/5)

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