sonnylax said:
It sounds like someone of you have serious buyers' regret. It's laughable (to me, at least) about folks complaining about purchasing the early Leaf's - expecting a further $$$ handout, years down the road. The EV technology is still relatively new and if you bought this product with your eyes closed, shame on you. You knew the product was going to mature and/or get better.
Maybe you should have leased, so you can throw the keys back at Nissan Finance at the end of the lease and then lease/buy something else.
Wow, the Christmas malaise has set in :?
I hereby nominate you and apvbguy for Scrooge of the year :!:
The 2011 and 2012 LEAF purchasers and leassors knew there was some risk.
The irritation with Nissan is that the vehicle is defective compared to what they said it would be in marketing statements some of which are close to being lies.
Actually the first to get a LEAF that meets the statements may be those with a 2015 with heat resistant battery.
Although the 2013 chemistry tweak does seem better than 2011 and 2012.
But no I do not regret the purchase.
Nissan's very late but smart change to sell below cost replacement batteries in June 2014 has improved the value of the purchase.
And $5,000 residual reduction for 2012 leassors has also helped quite a few people.
Unfortunately they did nothing for 2011 leassors most of whom turned it in and many of whom walked away from LEAF. Probably some of them to leave Nissan permanently.
I still think there is some hope that Nissan's class action settlement offer might include an appropriate prorated on miles and time capacity warranty.
That is what would make the perception and value of the LEAF better