Hello to the forum,
I've been working (and studying) as a auto technician now for about 6 years, am ASE certified master tech and emissions certified in NJ. Whole reason I followed this career (after a liberal arts college degree) was to build myself an electric car. Well here we are years later and I think the closest I'll get is working on the LEAFs that come into the dealership where I work, or upgrading a Prius to run in EV mode extended. Both are actually pretty promising because they are very close!
Looking forward to acquiring my own LEAF soon, surprised the EV thing hasn't caught on here in NJ like it seems to be in CA. But when I spend $200+ in gas a month and could charge my leaf at the dealership where I work (for free) the $370/month lease isn't too far out of reach
Anyway, I look forward to giving some "inside info" as much as I can to the Leaf community and some feedback on some services. I was shocked to read the post about a $600 flat tire. I just read in our NissanNet intranet that every EV dealer will stock 1 bridgestone tire for the LEAF which is cost around $115 I think. If you get a flat, there is NO NEED to change the TPMS sensor, only if it is damaged at the stem which never happens. Anyway, when anyone comes in with an electric car, the first thing the service writer/mechanic will think is, this guy/girl is loaded let's hit them up... truth is, I think a lot of us are "99%-ers" and are interested a fair deal
I'll see what kind of deal the sales team can offer me in about a month when I'm ready to order
GIO :mrgreen:
I've been working (and studying) as a auto technician now for about 6 years, am ASE certified master tech and emissions certified in NJ. Whole reason I followed this career (after a liberal arts college degree) was to build myself an electric car. Well here we are years later and I think the closest I'll get is working on the LEAFs that come into the dealership where I work, or upgrading a Prius to run in EV mode extended. Both are actually pretty promising because they are very close!
Looking forward to acquiring my own LEAF soon, surprised the EV thing hasn't caught on here in NJ like it seems to be in CA. But when I spend $200+ in gas a month and could charge my leaf at the dealership where I work (for free) the $370/month lease isn't too far out of reach
Anyway, I look forward to giving some "inside info" as much as I can to the Leaf community and some feedback on some services. I was shocked to read the post about a $600 flat tire. I just read in our NissanNet intranet that every EV dealer will stock 1 bridgestone tire for the LEAF which is cost around $115 I think. If you get a flat, there is NO NEED to change the TPMS sensor, only if it is damaged at the stem which never happens. Anyway, when anyone comes in with an electric car, the first thing the service writer/mechanic will think is, this guy/girl is loaded let's hit them up... truth is, I think a lot of us are "99%-ers" and are interested a fair deal
I'll see what kind of deal the sales team can offer me in about a month when I'm ready to order
GIO :mrgreen: