Ital74
Well-known member
Hello All,
I think I am going to get an SV plus. With the trade in prices so high, my local state incentive plus the federal tax credit make it very affordable,
I currently drive a 2016 GTI with 58k miles. which I like but its a manual and I need to move to an automatic as other family members need to be able to drive it if needed.
I think I am going to go with a Gun Metal Leaf SV plus,
the price is around $36k, I like all the safety features the cars comes with.
I do live in the north east and we do experience some pretty cold weather, thus at least the sv with the heat pump is a must. The car will be in the garage always overnight.
I think the car is a decent bargain with the $4k price drop this year. I do really like the Ioniq 5's but as of now they are selling for about $10 more than the leaf at $45k and that is without all the safety feature the leaf has. Also the leaf is proven and reliable.
I hope the car holds the value for 2\3 years and will perhaps upgrade then. I am worried about keeping the car long term because of what I read about needing a new battery after 10\12 years with prices being over $10k to replace
I am only losing about $9k on my GTI and its 6 years old. Its one in a life time situation. We do have another large family car that we can use on long trips. I hope I can make the leaf perhaps handle better with bit wider tires not sure if that is recommended. I do understand I would lose some range but I read that tires squeal easily when cornering and I cant stand that.
Anything I should know? Am I making the right decision? Thank you
I think I am going to get an SV plus. With the trade in prices so high, my local state incentive plus the federal tax credit make it very affordable,
I currently drive a 2016 GTI with 58k miles. which I like but its a manual and I need to move to an automatic as other family members need to be able to drive it if needed.
I think I am going to go with a Gun Metal Leaf SV plus,
the price is around $36k, I like all the safety features the cars comes with.
I do live in the north east and we do experience some pretty cold weather, thus at least the sv with the heat pump is a must. The car will be in the garage always overnight.
I think the car is a decent bargain with the $4k price drop this year. I do really like the Ioniq 5's but as of now they are selling for about $10 more than the leaf at $45k and that is without all the safety feature the leaf has. Also the leaf is proven and reliable.
I hope the car holds the value for 2\3 years and will perhaps upgrade then. I am worried about keeping the car long term because of what I read about needing a new battery after 10\12 years with prices being over $10k to replace
I am only losing about $9k on my GTI and its 6 years old. Its one in a life time situation. We do have another large family car that we can use on long trips. I hope I can make the leaf perhaps handle better with bit wider tires not sure if that is recommended. I do understand I would lose some range but I read that tires squeal easily when cornering and I cant stand that.
Anything I should know? Am I making the right decision? Thank you