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From: Chuck Hursch <[email protected]>
To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2013 12:01 PM
Subject: [EVDL] devil's advocate on buying a Leaf
Noticed in the paper a day or two ago that one of the SF Bay Area Nissan
dealers
is offering Leaf leases for some-$3000 down and $99/mo.? I think Fed/state tax
credits are still after that.? A fellow EVDL'er allowed me to drive his Leaf at
the 2011 Stanford Rally - nice car, new tech... although bigger than I need.
My nearly twenty year old (1994) VoltsRabbit conversion is due a battery plant
(#5) this fall, scheduled for Sept.? Sixteen US2200 6V'ers plus a couple of
spares is going to be on the order of $1700, although I have not checked
battery
prices recently.? Getting some rust bubbles under the paint around the rear
side
windows (don't know how hard it is to deal with that), and the fenders are
beginning to rot again (had that dealt with in the body work in 1996).? Old
technology, but still interesting and still works.? I put it together with my
own hands, and all the sweat equity is there.
But it's getting harder and harder to be a devil's advocate about taking the
plunge to a new EV such as the Leaf.? Probably one more battery plant for
another 3-5 years, but, sigh...
Chuck
Chuck, if you feel the Leaf is too much (oversized, plush, gimmicky interface),
consider the iMiEV. It's minimalist design should wear much better, and I
personally enjoy driving it more. Those still on dealer lots have a $10k
dealer allowance, in addition to the tax credit and whatever state/local
incentives and goodies you can negotiate from the dealer. Some Californians
have reported less than $10k net cost for their iMiEVs.
details here: http://myimiev.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=9659#p9659
Regards,
Jay Donnaway
20,400 iMiEV miles since January 2012
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