Weatherman
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Got the first lease pull-ahead offer in the mail from a local dealer on Friday. Coral Springs Nissan. Offer expires, today, and I'm not going to take them up on it.
could you elaborate on what the offer entails, my lease will be expiring soon and I am thinking of keeping it until I decide on which EV to replace the LEAF with.Weatherman said:Got the first lease pull-ahead offer in the mail from a local dealer on Friday. Coral Springs Nissan. Offer expires, today, and I'm not going to take them up on it.
Weatherman said:mirko said:Has anyone in South Florida had a warranty battery replacement done yet? If so, where? I just lost my 4th bar today and would like to know what others have experienced in SFL. I haven't found any posts of anyone down here losing the 4th bar.
You are the first, reported. Although many others are right behind you. I'd expect to see a whole bunch of South Florida four-bars-gone over the next couple of months. We still have about six weeks of summer weather left (highs upper 80s to around 90 and lows in the mid and upper 70s) before the dry season arrives.
thanks, I really was more interested in extending the term of my lease rather than getting into another LEAFWeatherman said:The main purpose of a lease pull-ahead is to allow you to lease a new car before your current lease expires without all the nasty penalties of early lease termination.
Here a article on it:
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The main appeal to a LEAF early adopter in Florida is that it provides an opportunity to dump their 2012 LEAF with its rapidly degrading battery and get a 2015 LEAF with a, hopefully, more heat-resistant battery without having to wait until their 2012 lease expires.
keydiver said:I'm actually slightly disappointed. I've lost <3% this summer, even though it has been VERY hot.
iamwjh said://Checking in//
Greetings all Florida LEAF owners.
Just relocated back to FL from SC with my '12 LEAF that I leased up there.
Will be heading to the National Drive Electric Week Event in Oldsmar this weekend. (https://driveelectricweek.org/event.php?eventid=163)
Is that lease pull-ahead deal something from NMAC, or is it just a dealer come-on?Weatherman said:Got the first lease pull-ahead offer in the mail from a local dealer on Friday. Coral Springs Nissan. Offer expires, today, and I'm not going to take them up on it.
LTLFTcomposite said:Is that lease pull-ahead deal something from NMAC, or is it just a dealer come-on?Weatherman said:Got the first lease pull-ahead offer in the mail from a local dealer on Friday. Coral Springs Nissan. Offer expires, today, and I'm not going to take them up on it.
I've only got two payments left, so there isn't much left to pull ahead, although there is that pesky termination fee ($300?)
mirko said:Has anyone in South Florida had a warranty battery replacement done yet? If so, where? I just lost my 4th bar today and would like to know what others have experienced in SFL. I haven't found any posts of anyone down here losing the 4th bar.
I assume all mailings from dealers are BS. NMAC is the one with the power to decide to take a loss for the sake of making more sales.Weatherman said:The letter came from the dealer I leased the car from. I didn't check into it further, since I didn't want to bother driving up to Coral Springs to check into the details. It's possible it was nothing more than what AutoNation tried to offer me (you buy the car from NMAC, we'll buy it from you for $10,000 less, and we'll lease you a new car).
mirko said:Has anyone in South Florida had a warranty battery replacement done yet? If so, where? I just lost my 4th bar today and would like to know what others have experienced in SFL. I haven't found any posts of anyone down here losing the 4th bar.
evenoelle said:mirko said:Has anyone in South Florida had a warranty battery replacement done yet? If so, where? I just lost my 4th bar today and would like to know what others have experienced in SFL. I haven't found any posts of anyone down here losing the 4th bar.
We were at Bill Seidle this morning having them check our battery. They are about to do their first battery replacement.
Despite losing 2 bars on my car, I still love it. My husband is no longer a fan though and I'm pretty sure the Tesla is in our future. :shock:
Weatherman said:Not the least bit surprised.
You do need to make sure you had the software update (I think it's P3227), which allows for more "accurate" battery capacity measurement. Other than that, once you lose four bars, you qualify for a replacement. The dealer can't set reset your capacity gauge and send you on your way.
Fortunately, I think that, if the dealer resets the capacity to 12 bars without an accompanying battery swap, it will self correct in a few weeks. I'd take a picture when it drops back down to 8, again, and take the car to another dealer. It's obvious that the one you went to had no interest in swapping out LEAF batteries, and prefers to perform tricks with the software, instead.
Also helps if you have a LEAF SPY app to confirm your Ahr reading. The conditions for the battery swap are based on lost bars, alone, but showing you are already down in the low to mid 40s on Ahrs should help.
Weatherman said:Very good. In that case, I'd just wait for the BMS to reset and take it to another dealer. Hopefully, it will reset. Drive it down below LBW several times and see how many miles you get. It shouldn't take long for the BMS to adjust.
Very annoying, but, again, not very surprising. I suspect, with the flood of Florida LEAF battery replacements coming over the next twelve months, some dealers are going to play tricks to avoid the hassle.
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