Recent content by Klayfish

I've got a 9 year old and 6 year old twins. I leased a 2013 SL with black leather. It's not the daily transport for the kids, we have a minivan for that, but it does get used a lot to take the kids to football practice, wrestling, gymnastics, etc... To me, black leather is the only way to go...

It wouldn't make any sense from the insurance perspective. In that scenario, as the insurance company I'm now going to pay $25,000 (just using a round number) to total a car that could be repaired for $7000 (again, just making up a number). Yes, I'll get some money back when I sell it at a...

Since the i3 is a BMW, I'd be highly concerned about build quality.

Considering that I leased the car to be an efficient commuter that stands out from the common Camry, I can't say I have a lot of real complaints about how it goes about its' mission. I knew about battery issues before I leased it, and it won't ever be a problem for me. If I had to nitpick, I'd...

I can tell you that the LEAF is not alone in part availability issues, so it's not a Nissan thing. Whenever I see a Prius accident, I always tell my staff to be prepared for a very long process. Some of their parts are unicorns. There are other cars that have part availability issues as well...

This. They have a product to sell and want to try to make it look appealing to their customers. I can't say for sure what their intent was, but I doubt it was a plot to attack EVs. If they wanted to attack EVs, I'd bet the ad would be more direct. Don't read too far into it.

I was thinking about getting one of these, but don't know how much it will deplete the range as compared to running the heater. Anyone have any guesses?

An hour before departure? Will it stay on that long? I have mine set to preheat, but it seems like it heats the cabin then shuts off?

Call it covered motorcycle, 3 wheeled car, tadpole, whatever you want. It's definitely got my interest. I've been following the Elio story since I first heard about it early this past summer. I'm highly intruiged. Haven't put a deposit down yet, but am so very tempted. Production will be...

I don't know how some of you guys are getting 4.5+/kwh. I'm struggling to reach 4. Yes, I checked tire pressure and have all set around 40psi. My commute is 25 miles each way, mostly flat. 90% country road crusing at 45-50mph, the other 10% is light traffic city driving. I charge to 100%...

Forgive my ignorance, but how would you use the LEAF battery to power your home?

Very good to hear. Maybe you will be the first to have it fixed. As I documented earlier in the thread, I've been in touch with Nissan Customer care several times and have a long standing case with them, but have been told there is nothing they can/will do about it.

I couldn't have said it better myself. I'm in this camp and have these exact same thoughts. The LEAF is my daily driver, but I still use another vehicle sometimes. For example, today I have to drive a total of about 130 miles, so the LEAF stayed home. Days like this happen once every 3 or 4...

I'd really stay away from buying. Lease. There are a lot of threads on this board about it. I went into my researching thinking buy...I've traditionally been an anti-lease person. But I was quickly convinced leasing is the way to go here. No worries about long term battery degredation...

For what it's worth, I heard from Nissan yesterday. Same guy I spoke to when I contacted Nissan LEAF support the first time. He's a nice enough guy, but here's what I was told. I had e-mailed him this thread (Hi Jason, if you're reading this). 1. Nissan doesn't "recognize" this forum, as...