"Trickle charging is not recommended for regular use"

[SalemCat]

You have described my situation perfectly.

I have just purchased a 2018 SV w 13K miles, with 7 months Warranty remaining.

$16K, with an MSRP of $37K just 2-3 years ago. I'm pleased.

I hate to say this, but for $16k OTD you can get an essentially mint Bolt with <50k miles, 50% more range than the Leaf1.5, and an actual battery thermal management system. Also, an 8-year 100k mile battery warranty. If you can return the Leaf, do it ASAP!

I appreciate the advice, and I have owned GM products, and received good value from them.

But for reasons, right or wrong, I'm tending toward Japanese vehicles these days.

[SalemCat]

I just realized the BOLT is a hybrid.

I avoid hybrids.

To me, you are simply doubling the complexity of the Drive Train.

I want to ban ICE Vehicles from my driveway, not add another, even more complicated version.

[estomax]

Bolt is electric, Volt is hybrid, just to clarify for you SalemCat. A Bolt is similar to a Leaf+ in battery capacity.

[SalemCat]

Bolt is electric, Volt is hybrid, just to clarify for you SalemCat. A Bolt is similar to a Leaf+ in battery capacity.

Ok, i'm wrong.

But anybody but Chevy would have named their ELECTRIC - VOLT.

And the HYBRID - BOLT.

Anyhow...

[Learjet]

Bolt is electric, Volt is hybrid, just to clarify for you SalemCat. A Bolt is similar to a Leaf+ in battery capacity.

Ok, i'm wrong.

But anybody but Chevy would have named their ELECTRIC - VOLT.

And the HYBRID - BOLT.

Anyhow...

Except the Volt came along well before the Bolt

[GerryAZ]

You have described my situation perfectly.

I have just purchased a 2018 SV w 13K miles, with 7 months Warranty remaining.

$16K, with an MSRP of $37K just 2-3 years ago. I'm pleased.

I hate to say this, but for $16k OTD you can get an essentially mint Bolt with <50k miles, 50% more range than the Leaf1.5, and an actual battery thermal management system. Also, an 8-year 100k mile battery warranty. If you can return the Leaf, do it ASAP!

The Leaf has only 13k miles with 7 months of full warranty left, 5-year, 60,000-mile EV system warranty, and 8-year, 100,000-mile battery warranty. SalemCat got a good deal, no reason to consider returning it.

[DaveinOlyWA]

You have described my situation perfectly.

I have just purchased a 2018 SV w 13K miles, with 7 months Warranty remaining.

$16K, with an MSRP of $37K just 2-3 years ago. I'm pleased.

I hate to say this, but for $16k OTD you can get an essentially mint Bolt with <50k miles, 50% more range than the Leaf1.5, and an actual battery thermal management system. Also, an 8-year 100k mile battery warranty. If you can return the Leaf, do it ASAP!

Are the 2017 Bolts cleared for sale now? Cause none of the packs have been fixed or replaced yet that I know of.

[coleafrado2]

You have described my situation perfectly.

I have just purchased a 2018 SV w 13K miles, with 7 months Warranty remaining.

$16K, with an MSRP of $37K just 2-3 years ago. I'm pleased.

I hate to say this, but for $16k OTD you can get an essentially mint Bolt with <50k miles, 50% more range than the Leaf1.5, and an actual battery thermal management system. Also, an 8-year 100k mile battery warranty. If you can return the Leaf, do it ASAP!

Are the 2017 Bolts cleared for sale now? Cause none of the packs have been fixed or replaced yet that I know of.

I bought one a month ago from a non-Chevy dealer. GM is the only seller applying stop-sales.