# My first GEM Car! Looking for advice **URL:** \ **Category:** GEM Forum\ **Created:** [October 24, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/my-first-gem-car-looking-for-advice/22722 "2021-10-24T21:23:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BradTX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@BradTX](https://community.electricforum.com/u/BradTX)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/my-first-gem-car-looking-for-advice/22722/1 "2021-10-24T21:23:41Z")
![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/electricforum/original/2X/7/7abfa56cd4f4d3e7b77395d3103a0e46592ed049.jpeg) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/electricforum/original/2X/b/b1b01329c87e69bbee60fc9ec0297e327f58e82c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![AssyRequired](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/assyrequired/32/7621_2.png) [@AssyRequired](https://community.electricforum.com/u/AssyRequired)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2021, 9:48pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/my-first-gem-car-looking-for-advice/22722/2 "2021-10-24T21:48:14Z")
Not quite sure what you are asking here… Can you be more specific? ---
**Author:** ![BradTX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@BradTX](https://community.electricforum.com/u/BradTX)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2021, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/my-first-gem-car-looking-for-advice/22722/3 "2021-10-24T22:01:30Z")
Where can I find a lift kit and other random factory parts like front fenders and steering column covers? ---
**Author:** ![AssyRequired](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/assyrequired/32/7621_2.png) [@AssyRequired](https://community.electricforum.com/u/AssyRequired)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2021, 10:46pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/my-first-gem-car-looking-for-advice/22722/4 "2021-10-24T22:46:17Z")
Oh I thought this was going to go in a totally different direction. Not being one that likes to bag on someone’s new toy, but you have been hanging out here for a several months now and it seems like you have missed out on the warnings. Before you fall down that rabbit hole any further you might need to seriously ask yourself how far you really need to get into this car. The following are two snips from a couple of seasoned (respected?) members in response to a very similar thread that popped up about a month ago. They say it much better than I can because they have been there, standing in your same footprints. Feel free to search the archives for their efforts and see if this is truly something you want to follow. ![wrong gem1](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/electricforum/original/2X/d/de212e3afa73941a325c7ba8519eb288d0739ba8.jpeg) ![wrong gem2](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/electricforum/original/2X/e/e612312ed3b234fb37125a9e8936b286f60542c1.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![JarJarJava](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/jarjarjava/32/15158_2.png) [@JarJarJava](https://community.electricforum.com/u/JarJarJava)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2021, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/my-first-gem-car-looking-for-advice/22722/5 "2021-10-24T23:51:11Z")
My advice to you is to start drinking heavily. And maybe read some of the posts here > [@New to Gem: Bought 2002 E825 for hilly area](https://community.electricforum.com/t/new-to-gem-bought-2002-e825-for-hilly-area/22061/45): > > LOL, please DON’T rub it in. My 2002 rides like a tank, can hardly do a U-turn on an empty street. If I had a crystal ball in 2017 I would not have paid $3,000 for it, not installed $700 disc brakes, not put new Pb batteries in it, not upgraded the headlights, not put Leaf Gen4 lithium batteries in it, etc etc and I would have purchased a used 2013 Nissan Leaf with worn batteries and only 50 mile range for $5,000. But I didn’t and now there’s no way I’ll get my $$ out of the GEM and can’t get … Then, fix it like you would a Fiat… 2 gallons of gas and a match… Then go buy something newer. You’ll thank me later ---
**Author:** ![AssyRequired](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/assyrequired/32/7621_2.png) [@AssyRequired](https://community.electricforum.com/u/AssyRequired)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 12:49am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/my-first-gem-car-looking-for-advice/22722/6 "2021-10-25T00:49:52Z")
That all being said, If you are still willing to dive into this, all of the example threads might be a good direction on where you need to go first, and which mods you could probably avoid. BTW - What happened to your Think Project car? ---
**Author:** ![JarJarJava](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/jarjarjava/32/15158_2.png) [@JarJarJava](https://community.electricforum.com/u/JarJarJava)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 1:00am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/my-first-gem-car-looking-for-advice/22722/7 "2021-10-25T01:00:59Z")
Now that’s an idea. Combine the two into one. Mad Max style… Call it a ThiEM. Make it 4wd. Twice the motors, double the suckage… ---
**Author:** ![BradTX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@BradTX](https://community.electricforum.com/u/BradTX)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 3:15am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/my-first-gem-car-looking-for-advice/22722/8 "2021-10-25T03:15:34Z")
Sold the Ford Think, I was hoping this would be a decent cart for what I paid for it. ---
**Author:** ![BradTX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@BradTX](https://community.electricforum.com/u/BradTX)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 3:16am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/my-first-gem-car-looking-for-advice/22722/9 "2021-10-25T03:16:33Z")
Haha, I don’t think that would be a good waste of time unfortunately. ---
**Author:** ![grantwest](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/grantwest/32/15_2.png) [@grantwest](https://community.electricforum.com/u/grantwest)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 4:02am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/my-first-gem-car-looking-for-advice/22722/10 "2021-10-25T04:02:26Z")
What’s funny is I spent so much money on my 2002 (like 15k) buy the time I was done with it my car was as good as a stock 2008! LOL, I had fun playing with all the different years. Now I would give the same advice “junk that 2008 and get a 2016” LOL I understand not everyone can afford to do that,