Recent content by sling

Trying to decide what to do with my '12... I think it's pretty obvious i shouldn't try to kill the battery but it doesn't hurt to ask. I have 49.61AHr right now and about 1 year left on the warranty and at only 27k miles. I've really been babying it though only a couple quick charges and aside...

Ever finish modifying it atlbrown? Pics? Description? Its uncomfortable for me too but i was never sure what to do with it (size 15)

cool, might redo mine

I charge to 80% about every other day, I dont know about other people's reasons, but the batteries are rated on charge cycles right? Maybe its not a common metric, but i've seen a table or list somewhere comparing charge cycles until battery replacement. Either way, I have a 20 mile round trip...

I've driven over a curb (intentionally) with no problems, you just need to come at it from the right angle... What I did do is scrape the bottom turning out of a friends driveway too sharply. The end of the driveway was high and the gutter was low, the black metal trim under the car that runs...

I don't know if we have a good price point for the 13 yet... i paid 29250 for a '12 SL pre taxes and such. That was with 5500 dealer incentive, I believe the lowest price they would go would was 27500 (from an inside source, that’s where they're not making any money). I should have been more...

Or the pointless change from Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) to In Case of Emergency (ICE) car.

Done, and despite my overwhelming review, I didnt want to come across toooooo strongly promoting one dealership over another, it could just be the people i talked to. Mr/s. Cronic and the other half of his/her staff might be a jerk for all I know. And the other place might have great service...

Just my 2 cent concerning charging at dealerships... Driving to parents house and I had to make one stop to get there (~110 miles interstate, 130 total this trip). I stopped by Cronic Nissan to charge up on a friday evening and they were quite happy to see me... they didnt try to sell me...

Its too late for me because i already bought my leaf but I would much rather have the Cruise Controls and such on the left side and the nav and audio on the right. Most people drive with just their left hand (dont ask me why, idk, i ended up driving like that too). That would allow speed control...

they must have in an earlier design, right? I dont see why they would make it clear plastic if they didnt intend to do that but later revised it out

I second that, I was 1k short on tax liability for the year and ended up having to sell stocks to inflate my income. Granted I did end up getting the income required, I would much prefer having the option to leave my well performing stuff alone. Prob dont have them mess with the the code, I...

I can't imagine. There was recent news in my 'backwater' neck of the woods that there would be ~100 new charging stations installed around the area. This was 3 weeks after i bought and if that didnt just make my day...

haha, i've also had it fill once on a long slow trip. I agree though, it is a waste of space... The Focus EV also has nonsense (butterflies i believe?). Its a 'feature' designed to sell cars i think, "Oh look it even shows how much good we're doing, and look the more trees the more money we're...

I think this was a grid tie system ;) Wow, glad i'm a do it yourselfer... never even looked at installer costs. Oooooorrrrrrrrr, maybe i should volunteer to install panels for 1/2 the cost of the best offer. I'd still make a killing even doing it "right" - meaning installing boots and such...