Recent content by joeriv

Carvana gave me the best offer of all - I am still amazed at how much they paid me. I too looked at other options, but the new tax law tilted the economics way in favor of the Bolt. Also the big Bolt plus is active battery cooling. So I am waiting until January to take delivery and using my...

Totally agree! This is the first time I will pay list.

I just sold my 2017 Leaf 30 S for over $19,000 to Carvana - the check cleared so it’s not a dream. I had been looking to replace my Leaf with another one but the pickings are limited and some dealers are selling over MSRP which is not something I would do. The kicker for me for the Bolt was the...

First thing I asked was if they were selling Bolts over MSRP - a Nissan dealer was charging $5,000 over list and I walked out. The Chevy dealer where I placed my order was not overcharging.

I just placed an order for a 2023 Bolt EUV for January delivery. With a few options it came to $27,785 + tax. I had been looking at other BEVs but the new tax law put a halt to that. I believe right now the Leaf and the Bolt will qualify for the $7,500 rebate, but the list of other qualified EVs...

Well said!

Re Durability: Anecdotes lack context. IMHO the gold-standard measure of durability is to compare Leaf 20 warranty battery replacements against Leaf 30 warranty replacements, adjusting for different warranty periods. Nissan has this data but we will never see it.

Weather is a major factor - the average high temperature where I live during July is 85F compared to 106F in Phoenix. As we all know, heat is the battery killer. As to durability, I have not seen any hard data on that.

Coming up on five years this August with my Leaf 30 S trim and thought some of you might like to see my battery stats: Ahr 70.82 SOH 89.11 Hx 71.99 odo 15,666 Battery cells 9 mV Still have the OEM lead-acid battery and it’s checking out fine. Not bad for a so-called “Lettuce Pack”!

Carvana $14,232 Vroom $10,609

Maybe someone made this point - the reason Nissan uses wet lead-acid batteries is because they are the cheapest of all batteries.

Just to see what my 17 Leaf S (14,000 miles) would bring, I went to Edmunds and CarMax would give me $15,100!!! Talk about insane!

I used a small plastic container from an olive bar - did this four years ago and still looks like new.

5 answers to the question; 1. Leaf EV battery does not self-combust. 2. Leaf EV battery does not self-combust. 3. Leaf EV battery does not self-combust. 4. Very attractive pricing. 5. Zero routine maintenance.

I stand corrected - somehow I thought there was a Panasonic relationship.