Pipcecil
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Seeing the positive results that a few Arizona owners are getting to return their LEAFs or end them early with no penalties - if you had to trade your LEAF in today what would you get? Would you get another EV? Lease another LEAF? Would you require a plug-in? Just stick with a hybrid? Screw it and get a Hummer?
I know my wife asked this question multiple times when discussing our range problems - if Nissan bought your car back today, what would you get?
For myself I know it most likely would have to be a plug-in of some kind. I don't think I could go back otherwise. While I think I would still prefer an pure EV, I don't think I would have the option.
Unobtainable:
Toyota Rav 4 EV & Honda Fit EV - unfortunately on available in California. For those in Texas and Arizona, its not much of an option.
Plug-in Prius - is not avilable to me in Texas, so this is a looser as well to me.
Difficult to obtain:
Ford Focus EV - Ford did some weird thing of only making it available in certain cities instead of states. In Texas, it is available in Austin and Houston, but not Dallas-Fort Worth (strange because we have more public charging...). I could get one and have it delievered, but I am quite afraid to own a new tech car that none of the local dealerships can support or repair shops (if I got in an accident).
Tesla Model S - orders are backlogged and the closest "repair" shop for Tesla is in Colorado. Service can still be handled by their mobile unit, but the cost would increase significantly for repairs and service
Not quite ready:
Ford C-Max Energi - not out until later this year
Ford Fusion Energi - not out until next year
Available today:
Chevy Volt - in Texas and ready now, although the smaller size is a little bit of a downer
Mitsubishi i - not enough range, may as well keep a degraded Nissan LEAF
While I would love to try a Ford Focus EV, the lack of support would probably scare me off. The C-max would be nice, but it still has to come out, and Ford is still only using the FFEV dealerships, which would cause the same problems. While it would be great to get a Tesla, cost and availability are too large of hurdles to overcome. I think I would have to walk away with a Chevy Volt.
On a side note - some of these car companies could make nice moves and boost their numbers if they would capitalize on the potential returns - have a returned LEAF get 1,000 off, I would take advantage of that!
I know my wife asked this question multiple times when discussing our range problems - if Nissan bought your car back today, what would you get?
For myself I know it most likely would have to be a plug-in of some kind. I don't think I could go back otherwise. While I think I would still prefer an pure EV, I don't think I would have the option.
Unobtainable:
Toyota Rav 4 EV & Honda Fit EV - unfortunately on available in California. For those in Texas and Arizona, its not much of an option.
Plug-in Prius - is not avilable to me in Texas, so this is a looser as well to me.
Difficult to obtain:
Ford Focus EV - Ford did some weird thing of only making it available in certain cities instead of states. In Texas, it is available in Austin and Houston, but not Dallas-Fort Worth (strange because we have more public charging...). I could get one and have it delievered, but I am quite afraid to own a new tech car that none of the local dealerships can support or repair shops (if I got in an accident).
Tesla Model S - orders are backlogged and the closest "repair" shop for Tesla is in Colorado. Service can still be handled by their mobile unit, but the cost would increase significantly for repairs and service
Not quite ready:
Ford C-Max Energi - not out until later this year
Ford Fusion Energi - not out until next year
Available today:
Chevy Volt - in Texas and ready now, although the smaller size is a little bit of a downer
Mitsubishi i - not enough range, may as well keep a degraded Nissan LEAF
While I would love to try a Ford Focus EV, the lack of support would probably scare me off. The C-max would be nice, but it still has to come out, and Ford is still only using the FFEV dealerships, which would cause the same problems. While it would be great to get a Tesla, cost and availability are too large of hurdles to overcome. I think I would have to walk away with a Chevy Volt.
On a side note - some of these car companies could make nice moves and boost their numbers if they would capitalize on the potential returns - have a returned LEAF get 1,000 off, I would take advantage of that!
