WetEV
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LeftieBiker said:The problem is that many people seem to get the 2018 Leaf because it finally has enough range for their needs. Not 1/3 more range than they will ever need, to allow for degradation, but 20 or 30 miles more.
Then they need the talk about "No Worries Range", and explain why that the 2018 doesn't have it for them. I recently did that with a potential Bolt buyer. A Bolt does NOT have 150 miles of NWR. 100 miles, maybe a few more, depend on climate.
LeftieBiker said:And the resale value will be, once again, poor.
Maybe, maybe not. Know the future price of gasoline? What would the resale of an electric car with reasonable range be if the price of gasoline was (say) $10 per gallon? If you know the future of gasoline prices then don't bother us with your future LEAF price predictions, go get rich on futures market. Or more likely, get broke as you really don't know the future, no one does.
LeftieBiker said:WetEV keeps saying that that's fine - the car isn't worthless,
Got back and read what I wrote.
and then work out cost per mile to end of warranty based on that.Assume is worthless at 8 years/100k miles
Buying doesn't prevent the dealership from misleading, misguiding and being general sleezeballs. Leasing? Same story, only more so.
LeftieBiker said:Rogersleaf slipped in before me. Yes, exactly. A lease may cost more in payments, but it's a bargain if you aren't stuck with a car you can't use and can't sell except at a huge loss.
Which isn't what Rogersleaf said. Rogersleaf said
Rogersleaf returned the car as the lease was too cheap: the residual was too high and the downpayment and payments too small. Don't expect Nissan to always make that mistake.Was my LEAF a bad car or had a badly degraded battery?... absolutely not