atarihomestar
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Depending on how much it costs, I think I want to lease a Leaf. I think I'm okay with just the S, but I'm not sure. As far as I can tell, the difference between the S and the SV is:
1. CarWings -- My commute to work is 10.4 miles daily, and I can charge at work, so I don’t think I’ll ever be scrambling needing to find a charging station (but I have a smart phone, so I could just use that to find one) I also don’t think I’d use the climate control stuff. I’ll use the functionality built into the Leaf to turn on the climate control shortly before I leave for work, and before I leave for home. I don't think I'd need CarWings.
2. Navigation -- Like I said, I have a smart phone, and I love the Google navigation, so I don’t need the Navigation system.
3. Aluminum Alloy wheels -- I can live without those.
4. Cruise Control -- Once again, I can live without that.
5. 6.6 kW onboard Charger -- In order to use up the 12k miles in the lease, I’d need to drive about 30 miles per day. In a post on this site, I saw where somebody posted that with the trickle-charger you get about 4 miles per hour of charging. So my 8 hours at work should be able to cover it, at least for weekdays. Is there any way to charge faster without getting the charge package, and then installing a $900 charger in my garage?
So unless somebody can tell me how to charge faster without spending too much money, it seems like I’m good with a stock S.
Anyway, any advice would be appreciated.
1. CarWings -- My commute to work is 10.4 miles daily, and I can charge at work, so I don’t think I’ll ever be scrambling needing to find a charging station (but I have a smart phone, so I could just use that to find one) I also don’t think I’d use the climate control stuff. I’ll use the functionality built into the Leaf to turn on the climate control shortly before I leave for work, and before I leave for home. I don't think I'd need CarWings.
2. Navigation -- Like I said, I have a smart phone, and I love the Google navigation, so I don’t need the Navigation system.
3. Aluminum Alloy wheels -- I can live without those.
4. Cruise Control -- Once again, I can live without that.
5. 6.6 kW onboard Charger -- In order to use up the 12k miles in the lease, I’d need to drive about 30 miles per day. In a post on this site, I saw where somebody posted that with the trickle-charger you get about 4 miles per hour of charging. So my 8 hours at work should be able to cover it, at least for weekdays. Is there any way to charge faster without getting the charge package, and then installing a $900 charger in my garage?
So unless somebody can tell me how to charge faster without spending too much money, it seems like I’m good with a stock S.
Anyway, any advice would be appreciated.