grandizer52 said:
Ever notice that sales people at stealerships, rarely drive the brand they are pushing, the only (2) leaf techs for Nissan, there are 6 total on the island both drive....ready...Honda's the other 4 work at a shop that specialize in hybrid auto repair....they wanted 3 grand for the battery swap.
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1. Back to the original post. LTE would do nothing for security it would just connect differently. The system is very limited. The amount of data that it handles is very small. Yes 2G might be a little slow but it doesn't make it less user friendly. 4G would be overkill, unless they were going to offer a data wifi hotpot. In the end you'd be paying extra for that and your cell phone plan already includes it. Why pay twice?
2. If you want ACC and AEB wait. That is such a new technology that you can't expect it to be on any car that isn't a new platform. It's just showing up as options on high trim levels of mid to high end cars.
3. If you were even considering a base S (not sure if you were of if that's just what the dealer was showing you) and you expect that option then I think you're being a bit un realistic.
4. I think the only plug in that gives it to you with decent range is the Volt gen 2 in the high end trim and Tesla. It's an option on the Fusion and Sonata too. The Ioniq will probably have it. The bolt I think will however in an interview I read that it wouldn't have smart cruise control but it would get great safety scores. I think it's the same tech that allows the cruise to be smart that gives it automatic emergency braking (AEB) which you need to get top safety pick + now.
5.Also I'd say to anyone looking at a 2016 wait.... they were clearing out 2015s last year with good cash back offers. They dropped the ball by increasing the cost for the 30kWh battery. With a car in the last few years in the model cycle they should have dropped the S price held the SV and SL constant and given you the 30kWh battery. At the end of the year with the bolt at or near production and model 3 reservations in full swing and maybe (just maybe) appearing to be on schedule they would have to drop at least $6k from an SV to move it.