Yesterday I figured I was ready to take Silent E to work. But she really needed a bath. So I went to the wash-it-yourself place down the street.
Besides the cleaning, this would also give me another chance to check energy consumption, and a chance to check for leaks.
Good news! No leaks! Well, okay; a minor leak on the sides of the hood. I expected that, since the hood has been bent and needs to be replaced. None of the sensitive components are there, and they all stayed bone dry. And energy consumption was 315Wh/mile downhill, 323Wh/mile uphill. (These are very minor slopes we're talking about here. Maybe 40 ft in almost two miles.)
Bad news! The clearcoat has separated from the paint on the bottom driver's side corner of the hatch. Water gets stuck in there. I pricked it with my keychain screwdriver, but I couldn't squeeze all the paint out.
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