Very interesting...there's a 2012 w/ 15k miles listed not far from here for just under $9k; Leafs look like they tend to be at least half again as much. Something like that belongs on a short list.
Thanks! b& On May 10, 2015, at 9:42 AM, Danpatgal via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > Our iMiev has served us really well, and is much easier to get in and out of > than a Leaf, which is probably a consideration for older people. Some > people can't get past the looks, but once you get in and drive it, you > appreciate the spartan (easy) interface, visibility (as compared to the > Leaf), space inside, ease of parking, and good capability. And, used prices > are now quite low because a lot of the lease deals made back in 2013 are > coming due. Low mile 2012 iMiev's are listed anywhere from $7.5 to $10k. > If you want to go for a new one, some people have found some amazing deals > (one guy under $10k) after the federal and state tax credits - though > finding new might be a little harder as Mitsubishi hasn't shipped a lot of > 2014 or 2016 models. > > (Incidentally, I don't know of any "teething pains" on the iMiev; ther's > been only minor recall work since we had it, I'm not aware of any heat > related issues on the battery pack and I've heard of only a couple pack > failures in the US.) > > You can see several people on the www.myimiev.com/forum/ has a lot of > information including several threads on buying a used iMiev. > > Good luck! > > Dan > > > > ----- > Dan Gallagher > http://www.evalbum.com/3854 > > -- > View this message in context: > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Inexpensive-retiree-friendly-EV-tp4675387p4675448.html > Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 801 bytes Desc: Message signed with OpenPGP using GPGMail URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20150510/4e7a9f44/attachment.pgp> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
