Recent content by strombo1

Thanks! Hmm. Wonder where I got that from. Couldn't be the knowledgeable dealer, could it? :mrgreen:

The solar panel is supposed to charge the 12V, right - but isn't it also supposed to help cool the car in the summer when it's parked? Does it actually do anything?

You were right. There was no brake light on, but I pushed the parking brake on and then off. Must have been stuck somehow. Drives like a dream. :lol: Thank you all for saving me a service trip!

Parking brake - great thought - what a nice easy fix that would be! And totally possible - I live in Flatland, USA so I never even think about the parking brake. But no. Just went out to the car to start it up, and no idiot light. Put the brake on, pushed it back off. Light went on, went...

I took my car in for some minor climate control issues. The problems were intermittent, so of course the dealer couldn't find anything. However, since leaving the dealership the car has been very sluggish. This morning I got on the highway, put it in Eco, and had to floor it to get up to 65...

1) As was mentioned in other threads, the glove compartment is small enough to be virtually useless. 2) The cup holders can't hold a large drink (McD's or similar) without hitting the underside of the dash. 3) The console storage is tiny. 4) There are no cup holders in the back seat. For tips...

I am having 240v put into my garage. Once that's in, can I just plug in a charging cable to the wall, or do I have to buy an EVSE station? What is the advantage to a station? (I know I will have to buy a new cable.) Also, what does the electrician need to know? 3-wire or 4-wire? Anything...

I apologize if this is covered somewhere; I looked but didn't see anything. I read somewhere (manual?) that it's important to turn the seat and steering wheel heaters off before you turn off the car. Is it really important? Does it drain the 12v? I inadvertently leave them on about half the...

@ greengate: thank you so much for the info! I had planned on refinancing after getting about 11k back from the government (7500 + ~3500), but now will have to reduce that figure by what we owe. Which just means the car paid our back taxes. :) The $ comes in, the $ goes out... Now to find...

Hi, I just got my Leaf on 1/17 and am still learning. LOVE the car! I got it from Martin Nissan in Skokie, where I believe I got a good deal but also have to say they really don't know about Leafs. Tom is a great guy though and never pushed me or did any kind of hard sell. I still don't get...

Sorry, completely missed that thread! I'll look through it so I don't feel like a lone explorer in virgin territory :lol:

I didn't pay attention before buying my Leaf, but I'm quite sure I've never actually seen one on the road. My dealer swears they've sold a few but I'm not sure I believe him. There's always one charging up at the dealership but it's always the same one! :? Are there any other Leaf owners...

Hi all, someone I was talking to also has heated leather seats in his car. He was told you need to condition the leather periodically to prevent it getting dried out and cracking from the heat. Does this jive with your experience? How often would you condition it?

Awesome, thanks for the replies. At least it wasn't too incredibly obvious! :lol:

So I decided to charge at an eVgo station for the first time (new owner, figured how hard could it be?). I had a hard time getting my card to work and then couldn't get the charger to work AT ALL. It kept saying it couldn't find my car. So I went in to the store it belonged to and asked the...