Hi everyone,
I just leased a 2016 Leaf SV and I'm coming from a 2012 Chevy Volt the went back in on lease in January. I've kinda hemmed/hawed about what to do since I had another gas powered vehicle I can drive.
Truth be told, I liked the Volt quite a bit, but GM was not willing to work with me on the residual... so back it went. It went in with 28k on a 36k lease.
I own a L2 charger at home, but it's a smaller one since the Volt only had a 3.3kW charger. That said, my employer provides free 6.6kW and we have six charging stations. As an added bonus, besides the company car (Ford CMAX Energi), only one other person owns a plug-in (another 1st Gen Volt) so I'm never denied a spot
My commute is 15-17 miles each way depending on which school I'm dropping my daughter off to in the morning.
So far I'm really liking the Leaf, and so is the rest of the family. Compared to the 1st Gen Volt, this car makes waaaaay less high frequency noise that always irritated me a bit. We'll see how I feel in ~2.5 years, but if NMAC drops a huge chunk of the residual of the car... I'd bite if it was today.
The Volt was a good stepping stone for me on my commuter car. It showed me that I can live an EV. Even with the Volt, I always rented cars when I went on a long haul trip (very rare). I always figure if I can beat on a car of Enterprises for ~$100/week vs. mine, why not?
My other vehicles are:
1991 Toyota MR2
2014 VW Beetle (wifes car).
I just leased a 2016 Leaf SV and I'm coming from a 2012 Chevy Volt the went back in on lease in January. I've kinda hemmed/hawed about what to do since I had another gas powered vehicle I can drive.
Truth be told, I liked the Volt quite a bit, but GM was not willing to work with me on the residual... so back it went. It went in with 28k on a 36k lease.
I own a L2 charger at home, but it's a smaller one since the Volt only had a 3.3kW charger. That said, my employer provides free 6.6kW and we have six charging stations. As an added bonus, besides the company car (Ford CMAX Energi), only one other person owns a plug-in (another 1st Gen Volt) so I'm never denied a spot
My commute is 15-17 miles each way depending on which school I'm dropping my daughter off to in the morning.
So far I'm really liking the Leaf, and so is the rest of the family. Compared to the 1st Gen Volt, this car makes waaaaay less high frequency noise that always irritated me a bit. We'll see how I feel in ~2.5 years, but if NMAC drops a huge chunk of the residual of the car... I'd bite if it was today.
The Volt was a good stepping stone for me on my commuter car. It showed me that I can live an EV. Even with the Volt, I always rented cars when I went on a long haul trip (very rare). I always figure if I can beat on a car of Enterprises for ~$100/week vs. mine, why not?
My other vehicles are:
1991 Toyota MR2
2014 VW Beetle (wifes car).