Msquared
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Hi everyone!
My name is Holly and I just got my 2012 Leaf SL yesterday. It's Glacier Pearl and has the blue center console.
Before the Leaf, I was driving a 2011 Hyundai Elantra Limited, without the tech package. [That means that it had sunroof, heated leather seats, side repeaters, fog lamps, and more, but it did NOT have the nav, push-button start, proximity key, backup cam, premium sound, etc.] It is still a car that I would highly recommend for people who do a lot of long-distance highway driving.![Big grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I am actually still a forum moderator for a Hyundai forum, and help manage the Elantra subforums. Believe it or not, all the folks on there were extremely happy for me and my new Leaf, and they didn't kick me off as a mod, even though I no longer drive a Hyundai!
The main "problem" with the Elantra is that it gets excellent highway mileage as promised, but around town and in my extremely hilly neighborhood, it gets terrible mileage. Under 20 mpg a lot of the time.
It saddened me because I loved everything about the car, especially the looks. But the problem is, I am not a highway commuter. I am a city driver. I make a lot of short-distance trips to the store, because I live close to a lot of things. I lost my job a couple months ago, but even before that, it was only 2 miles from my house.
Now, that said, I had no plans of getting rid of the Elantra...until last night.
My husband drove a 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 Track, which is their top-of-the-line car. But he bought it before we married, and came upon a realization that he needed something more utilitarian. He had his heart set on a Nissan Xterra.
So, yesterday we went in to basically get his Xterra. Then....while they were working out all the paperwork, he started looking at the Leaf in the showroom. And then he fell in love. Next thing we knew, the salesman was pulling around to make us test drive it.
I had no idea that the Leaf was so quick, solid, and quiet! I had imagined more of a slow tin can (Toyota Yaris, anyone? I rented one once -- yech.) Anyway, so my mind was completely changed, but I still wasn't sure I wanted to make the jump. But, we worked the numbers out and I ended up driving one home. The salesman picked up the Elantra from my house and drove it back.
While I miss my leather seats and sunroof, and the overall cohesive nature of the Elantra, I like everything else about the Leaf. Its looks didn't have me sold at first, but they're growing on me.![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
My name is Holly and I just got my 2012 Leaf SL yesterday. It's Glacier Pearl and has the blue center console.
Before the Leaf, I was driving a 2011 Hyundai Elantra Limited, without the tech package. [That means that it had sunroof, heated leather seats, side repeaters, fog lamps, and more, but it did NOT have the nav, push-button start, proximity key, backup cam, premium sound, etc.] It is still a car that I would highly recommend for people who do a lot of long-distance highway driving.
I am actually still a forum moderator for a Hyundai forum, and help manage the Elantra subforums. Believe it or not, all the folks on there were extremely happy for me and my new Leaf, and they didn't kick me off as a mod, even though I no longer drive a Hyundai!
The main "problem" with the Elantra is that it gets excellent highway mileage as promised, but around town and in my extremely hilly neighborhood, it gets terrible mileage. Under 20 mpg a lot of the time.
Now, that said, I had no plans of getting rid of the Elantra...until last night.
My husband drove a 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 Track, which is their top-of-the-line car. But he bought it before we married, and came upon a realization that he needed something more utilitarian. He had his heart set on a Nissan Xterra.
So, yesterday we went in to basically get his Xterra. Then....while they were working out all the paperwork, he started looking at the Leaf in the showroom. And then he fell in love. Next thing we knew, the salesman was pulling around to make us test drive it.
I had no idea that the Leaf was so quick, solid, and quiet! I had imagined more of a slow tin can (Toyota Yaris, anyone? I rented one once -- yech.) Anyway, so my mind was completely changed, but I still wasn't sure I wanted to make the jump. But, we worked the numbers out and I ended up driving one home. The salesman picked up the Elantra from my house and drove it back.
While I miss my leather seats and sunroof, and the overall cohesive nature of the Elantra, I like everything else about the Leaf. Its looks didn't have me sold at first, but they're growing on me.