Recent content by tedbe

There is one main reason I pulled out of my order of the Leaf, and it can be summed up in one word: cheap. I will not spend 37K for any car with any drivetrain, and not get 1) leather seats with lumbar support and 2) a decent sound system. I believe Nissan is losing some buyers (like me) by...

OK, College Park, MD here, I just got an email from Nissan informing me I can order next week. Caveats: it's the 2012, and the price is up. The email says SV on a lease is $369, details: >>$36,050 MSRP incl. destination charge. Net capitalized cost of $26,820 includes a $595 non-refundable...

OK, I just got an email from Nissan informing me I can order next week. Caveats: it's the 2012, and the price is up. The email says SV on a lease is $369, details: >>$36,050 MSRP incl. destination charge. Net capitalized cost of $26,820 includes a $595 non-refundable acquisition fee. Except I...

Has anybody heard any more about when ordering/deliveries will get underway in the DC area? Or is everyone else still "pending"?

I had the 2003 prius, loved that car because it had no blind spots at all.

This is one of the reasons I am glad my reservation is still "pending." I can't get over the decision to cheap-out with the seats. Nissan has a lot riding on public acceptance of the Leaf. Using cheap, substandard interior materials and not offering the option to upgarde to something decent is...

I've only had one test drive, but my only complaint are the seats: no lumbar support, and can't get leather seats even as an option. In a 34K car, no leather seats? Nissan cheaped-out on this; and the fact that the cloth is made from ground up bottles or something doesn't impress me. It's just...

My CEO has not only offered to install a charger, he is actively encouraging me to order Leaf when my reservation flips to order status.

Hi everybody. I'm in the order queue to purchase the Leaf. I'm from College Park, MD and I did the test drive at National Harbor. The Nissan person there mentioned a website for a D.C.-area program that's offering grants for free chargers, but I didn't write down the web address. Does anyone...

Leather interior and 6.6 kW would be great. I test drove the Leaf, am in the order queue, seriously considering buying one...but: I'm sorry, but $34K for any car and I don't get leather seats, or even an option to order them? The cloth seats in the Leaf are tacky and the lack of power...