Recent content by willk55

I wonder what the seating height will be like in the Bolt? Looks taller than the Volt. Hoping it is even taller than my Leaf. I like sitting up high. Also easier to get in and out. I test drove a BMW i3. I really liked the driver's seating position in that car (along with everything but price).

My 2012 Leaf lease is up in a few months. I test drove the i3 Rex today and really loved it. I have a couple of questions. -How would this do driving from Roseville to Reno (in good weather and dry roads)? -How would insurance costs be vs. the Leaf since the i3 has the carbon fiber body? -Any...

Not exactly a glowing review of the ICE version of the 2014 Outlander in the latest edition of Consumer Reports. :( I think they gave it a 58 overall score.

I'm glad to see I'm not the only geek :lol: . I feel as excited about my Leaf as when I bought my first computer (a 286 with a 40 mb hard drive).

Not as dumb as our Calif. state congresswomen Maxine Water’s sequester apocalypse prediction:" +170m jobs could be lost!!!" :oops:

I feel just the opposite. I think the Prius is ugly but my Leaf is very distinctive looking (though I wish it didn't have a simular profile to the Versa). Our "Froggy" is really cute. :mrgreen:

If it comes in at $35,000 after rebates and includes adaptive cruise control then I will sell/trade my 2013 Ford Escape (providing it is as comfortable and as much fun to drive). I just can't stand having a vehicle burning gas and money at every stoplight. I have become spoiled by my Leaf.

I think 9% will probably be obtained but only if you are including plugin hybrids.

I would tell them that we need all options right now. We are in a nasty cycle right now where as the world economy slows down oil costs drop. When things start to pick up, oil costs soar and slow the economy again.

I think the plug in hybrid is going to become big at first. The EV will then start catching on (especially if range improves and costs go down).

Fox News is just passing along a Reuters report. Reuters is certainly not a "tool of the right". They, along with AP, UPI, CNN, MSNBC, most major newspapers and magazines, the ABC channels and taxpayer supported NPR/PBS all lean left. Fox News slants what is available to them to the right. In...

Left. Very left. They use mostly AP stories with their own slanted headlines that everyone sees when they check their email.

The writer is from the Associated Press. You can't get much further left than the AP.

Sunnyvale Ford has an ad out today advertising a 2013 FFE on a 36 month lease for $4000 down and $120/mo.

Why else would Nissan do it unless they are afraid of lawsuits? I'd rather take my chances with "corporate criminals" :!: