Recent content by opossum

I'm not exactly sure which 'gauge' you're referring to, but there are two, distinct problems on the dash... 1. GOM/SOC gauge accuracy. Leaning on the side of pessimism here is fine, as is improving the accuracy (if Nissan manages to do this). But let's be honest here, folks. Unless you're...

It's probably worthwhile for us to stop calling this a 70% warranty. No matter what specifications have been quoted on the value of each bar, it's clear that the real world range loss does not align with those numbers. We would be no less accurate if we just called it a 30% capacity warranty...

I'll try not to put words in their mouths, but the owners of that Model S (and Roadster) are regular members of - and contributors to - the Phoenix Electric Auto Association and overall great EV ambassadors. They go above and beyond the call of duty, speaking at group and public events and...

Heather Moore’s 5th CBS 5 story on this fiasco aired Tuesday night, shortly after the Nissan Town Hall in Scottsdale. Here’s the link to the video... http://www.kpho.com/video?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=8156098" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; mason

This video just fills me with more rage!!! :evil: I can't wait to pick it apart this weekend...

I guess my expectation would be from this point forward for auto makers to declare some basic expectations... car care expectations and the corresponding battery behavior/life expectations. It may not necessarily have to come down as regulations and life testing requirements. I don't know about...

I hear your message and definitely don't want to see anything stifle the expansion of cleaner technologies. Unfortunately, anything less than full disclosure is going to lead to much bigger messes than this one when the folks outside the EV enthusiast community - folks like the ones Tony...

My wife and I don't have a Leaf either. I guess we should shut up. :lol: 999, clearly you are not driving the car enough to keep the batteries loose. Nissan believes you should be driving 12,500.000 miles per year and never use a freeway. Wait... or was it exactly 7,500.000 miles per year with...

No one seems to have the secret decoder ring yet, but I agree with the full court press idea. There are 11 wiki-documented cases of 3 or more capacity bars lost (all in AZ). One was an early lease termination and only 2 others have been bought back. Based on anecdotal evidence, it seems that the...

Walk a mile in my shoes, buddy. Been there, done that. We tried various "keep quiet and work it with Nissan" approaches. Silence. Resistance. Denial. Refusal. Procrastination. EVERYONE was getting the same treatment from them. Eventually, you have to try other approaches.

We received a check after they inspected for damage beyond normal wear and tear. No NDA was presented to us. Just a few basic forms to transfer title and things of that nature. Not to go too off-topic, but we just don't know what we're going to do next (besides following the ongoing Leaf...

It is official. We have a check. Nissan has the lemon. Well, to be clear, Nissan has the big lemon. We gave the tiny Walmart lemon to Randy. Randy is still stuck at the collision center as the representatives are scrutinizing every scratch and ding. We didn't have this issue, fortunately...

I was told the KPNX NBC 12 story will air on the 5 PM newscast today.

Thanks, Paul. I look forward to a lawyer's subpoena of the audio from that phone call and the corporate documentation dictating such a statement be made to customers!

In *this* case (things may vary state to state), it is a refund of every item you were charged for on your purchase contract. Purchase price, sales tax, tire disposal fee, Zaktek paint protection, doc fee, upgraded muffler bearing, premium blinker fluid, etc. Then deduct an "offset for use,"...