sorloverboy
New member
I have been reading this forums for two weeks. I love how passionate people are here about the car they love.
I am not sure this is the proper section to post to. I wanted to write down my justifications and ask some questions.
To start, right now i drive a 2009 subaru impreza. I drive 90miles round trip from South San Francisco to work at San Ramon. I pay ~$400 for gas every month. That costs had gotten me to look into buying a fuel econ. car. The research went from Diesel to Hybrid to all- electric. I like Prius and Volts but they dont really save me that much money due to its continual reliance on gas.
Charging:
- There are three charging stations at work. Two level 2 chargers and One Quick Charge Port. As of now, they claim this year will be free
- I plan on installing a Level2 charger at my house. Electrician is coming out to provide a quote for me tomorrow.
- There are a lot of charging options around if i get into a jam. (Walgreens, City Halls etc).
Conclusion: Not really worried about charging and running out of battery.
Range:
I drive 45 miles one way with charging station at work. Even if the battery lost capacity bars to 70%, i will still have enough to get from point A to point B
Costs:
Because the monthly costs are too high, i am stuck with just leasing. The current leasing deals for SL trims hangs around $200 dollars before tax. I checked the insurance and the leaf will run me ~$400/6 months or $67/month. From what i read in the forums, it will take roughly $2-3 dollars a day to charge the leaf at home. $200 lease + $67 insurance + $60 Electricity = $327.
Conclusion: Mild up front savings without considering costs of maintenance which is a lot lower than other cars.
Questions:
- Are the leather seats on the SL heated as well? Are they noticeably more comfortable than the cloth?
- The Bose system with the premium package. Is it more energy saving than the regular speakers?
- Since i drive over 20k miles a year, does it make more financial sense for a person to pay the extra miles up front?
- How does the maintenance costs for the leaf over three years? Does it make financial sense to get the maintenance package?
Thanks for reading and the advice. I look forward to joining this community as a proud leaser to Leaf =)
I am not sure this is the proper section to post to. I wanted to write down my justifications and ask some questions.
To start, right now i drive a 2009 subaru impreza. I drive 90miles round trip from South San Francisco to work at San Ramon. I pay ~$400 for gas every month. That costs had gotten me to look into buying a fuel econ. car. The research went from Diesel to Hybrid to all- electric. I like Prius and Volts but they dont really save me that much money due to its continual reliance on gas.
Charging:
- There are three charging stations at work. Two level 2 chargers and One Quick Charge Port. As of now, they claim this year will be free
- I plan on installing a Level2 charger at my house. Electrician is coming out to provide a quote for me tomorrow.
- There are a lot of charging options around if i get into a jam. (Walgreens, City Halls etc).
Conclusion: Not really worried about charging and running out of battery.
Range:
I drive 45 miles one way with charging station at work. Even if the battery lost capacity bars to 70%, i will still have enough to get from point A to point B
Costs:
Because the monthly costs are too high, i am stuck with just leasing. The current leasing deals for SL trims hangs around $200 dollars before tax. I checked the insurance and the leaf will run me ~$400/6 months or $67/month. From what i read in the forums, it will take roughly $2-3 dollars a day to charge the leaf at home. $200 lease + $67 insurance + $60 Electricity = $327.
Conclusion: Mild up front savings without considering costs of maintenance which is a lot lower than other cars.
Questions:
- Are the leather seats on the SL heated as well? Are they noticeably more comfortable than the cloth?
- The Bose system with the premium package. Is it more energy saving than the regular speakers?
- Since i drive over 20k miles a year, does it make more financial sense for a person to pay the extra miles up front?
- How does the maintenance costs for the leaf over three years? Does it make financial sense to get the maintenance package?
Thanks for reading and the advice. I look forward to joining this community as a proud leaser to Leaf =)