Wow. It's real. Hard to believe.
There's a new blue LEAF sitting in my driveway, 100% charged. I can walk up to it, push the door button and it unlocks for me. The magic! The power! The happiness! (Well, having the LEAF key FOB in my pocket helps the magic!
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I took delivery of my LEAF this morning, 5/29/2011. It's great! It was worth the wait! I had to concentrate on driving so I could get home without incident, there are way too many cool things on this car that I want to learn about and use. Did my first BlueTooth handsfree call ever using the car today, accessed it in CarWINGS, told it to charge, trained the car to open my garage door using the HomeLink button on the mirror. Loaded up some music on USB and played it in the car. The software for that isn't very sophisticated as others have pointed out, but still a big step up from the 6 CD changer in my 2002 Prius. Explained the LEAF in the first impromptu encounter. A family walking by my house from the nearby park spotted my LEAF and asked about it. I had their 5 year old daughter unplug and plug the charge connector into the car. Daddy was asking me questions. I asked her who wins the wrestling matches - her or her little brother. So far, she's still winning.
A new LEAF! THANK YOU Nissan, Nissan CS for helping to get my delayed order sooner and Wilson Bui of Premier Nissan of San Jose for being among the tops in Nissan dealers in knowledge about the LEAF, straight up, ethical dealings in the transaction and all the little things. The shop cleaned the car, but as they drove it into the showroom, it was raining. So there's Wilson, personally scrubbing all the rain drops off of my LEAF! Just one of many ways Wilson has always been going the extra mile for me!
Thanks also to the My Nissan LEAF forums for all the information that's helped me in ordering the car, identifying delivery delays, THE SPREADSHEET, and all the things I'm going to learn from the forums as I transition from expectant parent to the raising and feeding (charging) of a new LEAF! To everyone else still waiting, your LEAF is coming eventually and may your wait be short!
Thanks!