I started this thread, so I thought I'd give an update...
In January I bought a 2013 S through Carvana.com which I thought was a great service. I'm very happy with the car.
I've been commuting in it most days, 30 miles each way plus about 5 miles for lunch, so 65 miles a day. At night I charge to 80% (L2 240 volts ), make the morning commute, plug in a work (110 volts - L1), and leave from work around 75% charged or so. No worries about range, speed, heater, etc. I often catch myself going 70 mph or more since it just doesn't feel like I'm going that fast. A perfect car for my personal situation.
I've also done the commute a few times without charging at work. There's some construction going on at work, so sometimes I can't park near the outlet. On those days I charge to 100% overnight, drive carefully (try not to go over 60 mph), and I make it home fine. I don't enjoy this, though, since I have to pay more attention to speed, heater use, etc. It makes the commute a bit of a chore. Today I made it home showing 16 miles left. Tomorrow I'll take my ICE car since I want to go to the gym in the morning which adds 10 miles to the commute... If I could never charge at work this would be a poor choice of a car.
I got the S, but with the L3 port upgrade (Chademo fast charger) that also comes with the faster 6.6 kW charger and small back-up camera. I wanted the L3 port upgrade since I figured it would help with resale value if I had to sell the car in the Dallas area, the nearest city where people actually drive electric cars. Not sure how important that really is for resale. I also thought that the 6.6 kW charger would be beneficial, but in retrospect I don't think I'd ever limited by the slower 3.3 kW charger. I supposed if I ever had to use a public charger the 6.6 might actually be nice. I don't need the heater a lot here in Texas but I wouldn't mind having the heat pump of the SL and SV.
One comment is that I've learned to pay no attention to the "miles remaining" indicator. It only increases range anxiety since often times you lose a couple of miles of range even though you've driven only one mile. It plays with your head... I pay attention mainly to the battery % indicator. I know that a one way commute will take anywhere between 40% and 60% of battery capacity depending on speed, wind, heater use, etc. If I leave work with 40% remaining I'll make it home (if I'm careful).
I hope this helps anyone looking at getting a Leaf!