If you can pull that off sounds like a good deal. How many miles/yr? Most of the lease quotes I checked basically doubled going from 10k to 15k per year.golfcart wrote:There are some great deals to lease right now, I'm pretty close to pulling the trigger on a 2018 SV with All Weather and Tech Packages. Roughly $11k net for 36 months (including taxes and fees) and then a $13.4k residual if I want to buy it or I'll have the option to walk away clean.
15k miles a year which I'll use due to my long commute. That was established right away because 10k/yr was not gonna work for me.rogersleaf wrote:If you can pull that off sounds like a good deal. How many miles/yr? Most of the lease quotes I checked basically doubled going from 10k to 15k per year.
It isn't limited use from my perspective it does everything I need it to do and more plus I'm getting pro-pilot and the hybrid heater to boot.SageBrush wrote:^^ Sounds like an OK deal but I do not find ~ $300 a month for a limited use EV to be attractive. Do I presume correctly that you keep an ICE around to supplement the LEAF ? People are inclined to say "but I already own the ICE" but that is not a fair accounting. At some point you have to jump off the ICE train to see the savings in full fledged EV ownership.
Nice deal. Please share the details if you go through with it.golfcart wrote:There are some great deals to lease right now, I'm pretty close to pulling the trigger on a 2018 SV with All Weather and Tech Packages. Roughly $11k net for 36 months (including taxes and fees) and then a $13.4k residual if I want to buy it or I'll have the option to walk away clean.
It's worked incredibly well for us for the last 3 years, both in terms of value and convenience. We ordered a Model 3 two weeks ago to replace my plug-in Prius - waiting on Tesla's estimated 2-4 weeks delivery time.SageBrush wrote:^^ Sounds like an OK deal but I do not find ~ $300 a month for a limited use EV to be attractive. Do I presume correctly that you keep an ICE around to supplement the LEAF ? People are inclined to say "but I already own the ICE" but that is not a fair accounting. At some point you have to jump off the ICE train to see the savings in full fledged EV ownership.
It's a little complicated because I own my 2015 and have some negative equity because I financed it at 0% and used the tax rebate to install solar panels instead of paying down the principal. They're giving me $9550 in Nissan incentives then I negotiated pretty hard on the trade and sales price to get my otd cost that low.iPlug wrote:Nice deal. Please share the details if you go through with it.
After some test drives and shopping around, we will most likely be replacing the wife's leased Leaf with another next month. Also would likely stay with an SV.
I presume your $11k net is after Nissan assumes the federal credit but before any other government or utility incentives. For us that would mean $11k net - $2.5k state rebate - $800 PG&E utility rebate = $214/mo for a brand new BEV that's even more functional than our last Leaf.
Sure, but that was not my point. I was saying it cannot replace an *ICEgolfcart wrote:It isn't limited use from my perspective it does everything I need it to do and more plus I'm getting pro-pilot and the hybrid heater to boot.SageBrush wrote:^^ Sounds like an OK deal but I do not find ~ $300 a month for a limited use EV to be attractive. Do I presume correctly that you keep an ICE around to supplement the LEAF ? People are inclined to say "but I already own the ICE" but that is not a fair accounting. At some point you have to jump off the ICE train to see the savings in full fledged EV ownership.
Not everyone drives hundreds of miles, even occasionally. While a LEAF isn't as good as an ICE or some different EVs at long trips, it can do them.SageBrush wrote:Sure, but that was not my point. I was saying it cannot replace an *ICEgolfcart wrote:It isn't limited use from my perspective it does everything I need it to do and more plus I'm getting pro-pilot and the hybrid heater to boot.SageBrush wrote:^^ Sounds like an OK deal but I do not find ~ $300 a month for a limited use EV to be attractive. Do I presume correctly that you keep an ICE around to supplement the LEAF ? People are inclined to say "but I already own the ICE" but that is not a fair accounting. At some point you have to jump off the ICE train to see the savings in full fledged EV ownership.
Fair point but I don't need it to replace an ICE so not really relevant to my situation. It'll do all we need it to do and more.SageBrush wrote:Sure, but that was not my point. I was saying it cannot replace an *ICE
I've already addressed your follow-up comment above. The LEAF puts you in a position of always having to have another full range vehicle. Which is not uncommon; my point is that you are paying a fair amount for a 0.5x vehicle and then you paid a handsome price for the PHEV. The combination is expensive, and you are stuck with an ICE stinker to leave town. And by the way: that one hour stop your mentioned on a long trip is ~ 15 minutes in a Tesla.golfcart wrote:Fair point but I don't need it to replace an ICE so not really relevant to my situation. It'll do all we need it to do and more.SageBrush wrote:Sure, but that was not my point. I was saying it cannot replace an *ICE