I have a bunch of dumb questions, so you'll have to forgive a newbie who hasn't been following the Leaf order process (which is totally different than buying any other car). I only recently started entertaining the thought of putting myself in line. (I've driven the Leafs w/o noisemakers at the Tukwila, WA Leaf event.) If I were to get a Leaf, it'd replace my Z.
I have read http://nissanleafwiki.com/index.php?title=Timing_of_order-related_events.
- Can I actually try to reserve now? At http://www.nissanusa.com/leaf-electric-car/, there's:
Q: Why can’t I reserve a Nissan LEAF™ at this time?
A: beginning May 1, Nissan will reopen reservations to limited US customers* who were registered before April 20, 2011 in launch markets currently selling the Nissan LEAF™ (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas and Washington).
- I'm not registered, so if that answer's no, any idea when I can reserve? I will be moving back to California next month (from WA).
- If I somehow can reserve now, what's the ETA to receive the car? I'm actually not a hurry. I currently have very low tax liability, which will change along w/whole bunch of other factors [e.g. commute distance, future living and charging situation, etc.]. If I were to buy instead of lease, it's best that I wait until 2012. I'm not 100% sure I'm going to buy/lease, but I'd rather be in line in case I do really want the car.
- If I cancel/back out, I can get my $99 deposit back, right?
- At the time of reservation, do I need to decide upon the color and whether I'm purchasing or leasing?
- Is getting a EVSE waiver a pain anymore? If I get a Leaf, I will likely just charge at home via 110 volts (yes, I know it's slow).
- I read http://green.autoblog.com/2011/06/10/2012-nissan-leaf-available-this-fall-cold-weather-package-now-s/. Do we know when production of the 2012 Leafs (w/all the enhancements) will start? Anyone know if they're increasing the price given the enhancements?