I returned my 2012 Cayenne Red Leaf today at the end of its 3 year lease. 13,300 miles (it ended up being a high school commuter for my kids). Lost one bar (Plano, TX).
It had a great run. After an initial DC quick charge failure that took a few days of diagnosing and ended up being a bent pin on a connector, the only service required in the 3 years were tire rotations (done for free at Discount Tire where we have always bought our tires) and 2 battery checks. Didn't spend a dollar.
I've replaced it with a 2 year lease on a BMW i3 (no range extender). We know the BEV works for us.
Why not another Leaf? Even though I would lease, the range loss bothers me. You just have to have thermal management on batteries in this climate. The BMW is the new cool kid on the block and with decent 2 year lease terms it felt like it would be fun to try.
My primary car remains the Chevy Volt which my wife and I love and she will replace with a new Volt this summer.
But, we loved the Leaf, it was a great introduction to EV's, was more fun to drive than I expected and as it was my daughter's first car and my son learned to drive it it, the start of a generation in our family that doesn't know how to use a gas station.
This forum was a great resource and a lot of fun to participate in, especially in the first year, when I met a couple of other Leaf drivers, borrowed a battery monitoring tool, etc.
I'll miss you guys!
It had a great run. After an initial DC quick charge failure that took a few days of diagnosing and ended up being a bent pin on a connector, the only service required in the 3 years were tire rotations (done for free at Discount Tire where we have always bought our tires) and 2 battery checks. Didn't spend a dollar.
I've replaced it with a 2 year lease on a BMW i3 (no range extender). We know the BEV works for us.
Why not another Leaf? Even though I would lease, the range loss bothers me. You just have to have thermal management on batteries in this climate. The BMW is the new cool kid on the block and with decent 2 year lease terms it felt like it would be fun to try.
My primary car remains the Chevy Volt which my wife and I love and she will replace with a new Volt this summer.
But, we loved the Leaf, it was a great introduction to EV's, was more fun to drive than I expected and as it was my daughter's first car and my son learned to drive it it, the start of a generation in our family that doesn't know how to use a gas station.
This forum was a great resource and a lot of fun to participate in, especially in the first year, when I met a couple of other Leaf drivers, borrowed a battery monitoring tool, etc.
I'll miss you guys!