ICEless in Seattle : Official Pacific NorthWest thread

[SteveInSeattle]

Per Monson: 10 Leafs sold in 2 week period in December, "These cars are being massively rejected by consumers". (and only 300 Volts!-- also clearly a failure). Just ignore the 20,000 people waiting for them.

 

[DaveinOlyWA]

i am sure those rejects will find a home. i personally think a ban on those types of articles is far past due here.

real problems are fine including the ones these articles reference but implying a widespread distrust is out of bounds and has no real place here or anywhere else

 

[jlaw99]

Hey Seattle folks. I'm heading up there for the weekend - running the Yakima River Canyon marathon - are there any Leaf activities to consider in the area? I'll be downtown Thurs to Friday afternoon and back Saturday night. I hope the rain lets up a bit!

Any recommendations for a romantic spot for my wife and I to dine Thursday night? (staying downtown near Pikes Pl)

 

[Reddy]

Hey Seattle folks. I'm heading up there for the weekend - running the Yakima River Canyon marathon - are there any Leaf activities to consider in the area? I'll be downtown Thurs to Friday afternoon and back Saturday night. I hope the rain lets up a bit!

Any recommendations for a romantic spot for my wife and I to dine Thursday night? (staying downtown near Pikes Pl)

If you're near Yakima, you could try the Birchfield Manor. http://www.birchfieldmanor.com/
Years ago I stayed there with my SO. It was very nice at the time (although off-season so a little more laid back).


Reddy (and waiting for my leaf in "Pending").

 

[Rake]

Any recommendations for a romantic spot for my wife and I to dine Thursday night? (staying downtown near Pikes Pl)

Seattle is full of great food!

Personally I enjoy seafood, so I would pick "Anthony's". First rate food, and is right on the water (near Pikes) so many of the tables have a view of the Sound. If you want to have an "authentic" Seattle experience, "Ivar's" is also on the wharf nearby with fine dining inside, or grab a sourdough chowder bowl and 2 orders of fries (one for you and the other to feed the gulls with) outside!

Dont be afraid to sample the many "hole in the wall" eateries in upper pike's either. (my market trips always include a wheat pecan sticky bun, and a mocha from the bakery up there)

If you have an iPhone, there's an app called "Yelp" that many seattlites use to post reviews of businesses and services. My wife and I use that alot.

 

[IBELEAF]

Anyone picked one recently or picking up from Rairdon? It's been kind of silent for WA deliveries overall...

 

[Anonymous]

Anyone picked one recently or picking up from Rairdon? It's been kind of silent for WA deliveries overall...

We just got ours today from Campbell Nelson in Lynnwood. Got home about 4:30pm. Great experience, now I'll be spending the weekend playing with it and learning all the fun details!

 

[evnow]

We just got ours today from Campbell Nelson in Lynnwood. Got home about 4:30pm. Great experience, now I'll be spending the weekend playing with it and learning all the fun details!

Congrats - you must be the first April delivery in Seattle.

Wait - is this an April 1st joke ? :lol:

 

[Anonymous]

We just got ours today from Campbell Nelson in Lynnwood. Got home about 4:30pm. Great experience, now I'll be spending the weekend playing with it and learning all the fun details!

Congrats - you must be the first April delivery in Seattle.

Wait - is this an April 1st joke ? :lol:

HA! No april fools joke. Technically it was March, because I went up and signed the papers last night (Ray wanted it on the books for March, and I wanted to see it, so it worked out). I couldn't bring it home last night (they still needed to take the protective films off and clean it all up nice for me) but we went and got it this afternoon.

Ray looked up my first email that I sent him regarding the Leaf. It was back in January of 2010. Been a long time since my decision to get it, but it's finally here and I'm having a blast! Except for the fact that it's technically my wife's car, and she's not letting me forget that anytime soon.

 

[samq]

We just got ours today from Campbell Nelson in Lynnwood. Got home about 4:30pm. Great experience, now I'll be spending the weekend playing with it and learning all the fun details!

Congrats - you must be the first April delivery in Seattle.

Wait - is this an April 1st joke ? :lol:

HA! No april fools joke. Technically it was March, because I went up and signed the papers last night (Ray wanted it on the books for March, and I wanted to see it, so it worked out). I couldn't bring it home last night (they still needed to take the protective films off and clean it all up nice for me) but we went and got it this afternoon.

Ray looked up my first email that I sent him regarding the Leaf. It was back in January of 2010. Been a long time since my decision to get it, but it's finally here and I'm having a blast! Except for the fact that it's technically my wife's car, and she's not letting me forget that anytime soon.

Congrats on finally getting your Leaf! Now I know that my car is finally safe in the parking garage at work

 

[Marksp]

Anyone picked one recently or picking up from Rairdon? It's been kind of silent for WA deliveries overall...

My delivery is scheduled for "week of April 18th". Haven't been able to distill that down to a more specific day and to add to my uncertainty, I just discovered that the sales guy I ordered from is "no longer with Rairdon" - yikes!

What's your delivery date?

Cheers

 

[IBELEAF]

I already received 7day email... that was 5 days ago. Just sold one of the cars and hoping to hear from dealer soon.

 

[SeattleBlueLeaf]

Just a reminder - Next get together for all interested

4/30/11 @ 1:00 PM
Redmond City Hall

2 chargers there and plenty more in the Bellevue/Redmond area if you need one to get to/from.

Looks like we will have a good crowd based on the Facebook event page. Could you send me a RSVP via PM if you plan on coming so I can keep track of total LEAF's and participants.

Thanks

 

[evnow]

Just a reminder - Next get together for all interested

4/30/11 @ 1:00 PM
Redmond City Hall

2 chargers there and plenty more in the Bellevue/Redmond area if you need one to get to/from.

I was there Saturday ...

 

[IBELEAF]

Are these chargers paid?

 

[evnow]

Are these chargers paid?

Free. Need the Charge Point card (which again you can get for free).

 

[davewill]

Are these chargers paid?

Free. Need the Charge Point card (which again you can get for free).

You can also call in when you're there to request activation. You don't HAVE to have the card.

 

[IBELEAF]

Are these chargers paid?

Free. Need the Charge Point card (which again you can get for free).

You can also call in when you're there to request activation. You don't HAVE to have the card.

So I take it i just register on their website and they'll send me a card?

http://www.mychargepoint.net/

 

[davewill]

So I take it i just register on their website and they'll send me a card?

http://www.mychargepoint.net/

Actually if you call in instead, they have been offering the cards for free. I think it's introductory, but I got one a couple of weeks ago. Since there are no Chargepoints installed in San Diego, as yet, it's been worth every penny.

 

[evnow]

If you haven't already done so, checkout the stored locations file with 17 charging stations put out by ev-nations.org for Seattle/Portland area. The addresses are close enough but not right infront of the chargers - if you are visiting any, store the location and we can add/update the locations file. We should be able to get a comprehensive list of chargers by combining resources ...

http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?p=65055#p65055

1. Get an SD card (like for a camera) I am not sure if SDHC will work.
2. Open the Nav panel display and remove the little plastic cover on right.
3. Put SD card in the left empty SD slot.
4. Close display and select "Settings/Navigation/AddressBook/Transfer Data/Export" and select "stored locations" (not "home").
5. Export data (that will create the file on the card).
6. On the PC, save the "storedlocation.slc" file somewhere so we can fix things back to original.
7. Replace the file "storedlocation.slc" with my file from http://www.ev-nation.org/storedlocation.slc
8. Put the card back in the car and select "Settings/Navigation/AddressBook/Transfer Data/Import" and select "stored locations"

It should say import succeeded or something like that.

You will then have 17 new locations added to any you have saved. Every time you import, it just adds to what is there. You can clear the address book by selecting "Settings/Navigation/AddressBook/Delete Stored Locations"

Let me know if you have problems trying this.