Recent content by Arlington

Using the 4th character of the VIN is probably all I need (B = 30kWh, A=24kWh), but is there a functioning VIN checker / tag maker? the cpo.nissan one seems to have been disabled.

Thanks much!

Would love to see recent 2015 prices! My sense is that the 2016s are not yet flowing back to market.

My tyvek-envelope barrier (which stops snow sliding down the hood into the charger port) is going strong after a year. It simply spans between the underside of the long edge of the charge port door to the top edge of the port area. It is fastened with a mix of blue masking tape and tucking...

Green Car Reports says that mid-year the S got the same 30kWh battery as the SL/SV. http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1106593_nissan-leaf-s-quietly-gets-30-kwh-battery-upgrade-higher-price This essentially admits that the 25kWh battery has stopped production. So is there a stockpile of 25...

Boston metro uses tall, square granite curbs with a sharp edge (when new). Apparently life cycle costs are way better for granite --. Which can last 100+ years here despite the freeze-thaw cycles and salt. after 50 years the edge gets smoothed/polished--so most of it is fine, but when new it is...

Is there a good option out there that combines low(ish)/reasonable price and better efficiency (low mass / better aero) for upgrading a model S with ugly (and worn) rims?

Anyone else have the problem that repeated parallel-parking contact of the rear passenger wheel has bent/crimped the edge of the 16" wheel (these are aluminum, right? I have a 2013 S with plastic hubcaps over ugly wheels). What would you do about 3" worth of damage that sometimes causes the...

Congrats on your purchase. Sounds like a great deal (My 2013 S with fast charge & backup was $10.5k a last Oct at 29k miles). I was a devoted LeafSpy user, and at about the same numbers you are now I started fearing my first pip loss--and it still hasn't come 6k miles later so I've stopped...

We seem to stumble into doing things mostly right: in advance of busy Saturday driving, we have been in the habit of charging to 100% in our Fri-Sat nightly cycle, and on your recommendation, we'll make sure we continue this.

^Thanks! We're daily drivers, and Boston area temps at night/morning (when charge is full) rarely exceed 80F, but just in case, we've defaulted to 80% for our first July & August (with our used 2013 Leaf previously domiciled in Atlanta). So I'm feeling pretty good. Haven't checked GIDs in a...

How extended (how infrequent is "don't regularly drive"), how hot?

I am trying to chase down the same (?) rattle. As I drive it is a gentle occasional noise that, in words might be spelled "cha-link-a" I get a very similar noise while parked when I lift the hatch---when the hatch is 1' to 2' up/open it almost sounds like a marble rolls or the hatch latch...

How about: 1)a tray (plastic toboggan?) of cold tap water slid under the car or that the car parks over. Goal is for the water to trap heat radiating from the battery 2) a swamp cooler or garden hose mist spray (assumes it is in a driveway). I have an asphalt pad that I park my Leaf on. My goal...

That's exactly what I wanted to know, except what's the new term? Month to month with a monthly mileage allowance or was there an annual term? 2 free months is either 4% or 8% off paid "up front". If all it did was get you to a 2016 (and its 20% bigger battery) or 2017 (and 200mi?), it seems...