2003 Hyundai Elantra GT - Hatchback. 155K miles, bought it new, no major issues ever, installed timing belt and water pump every 60K miles, changed the oil and filter every 10K miles.
Front wheel fell off 3 days before buying the LEAF in brooklyn while leaving a client. Had it towed home,
I was planning on buying a LEAF, everyday I was resetting my trip to see how many miles I was doing, I did that for 90 days. in 90 days I drove 81 days just around 52 miles, 7 days 74 miles, 2 days 130 miles.
So I searched around for a LEAF and there was no stock, I had to go to a Nissan Dealer 27 miles away to get one. They had two in stock, mine that I bought and a used 2011 with only 11K miles, I didn't like the dirty arm rest, the cloth interior and since it was used, they wanted $19K, It didn't seem worth it.
7 days after buying the LEAF a friend on another forum made me aware that there was a recall for the hyundai. I called them and they picked up the Elantra and 7 days after that it was returned with the whole entire front end replaced. $3000 worth of work for free! It rides like new now. It's sitting in front of my house and I've used it 4 times in the past year. I am giving it away to a family friend who has no car.
I LOVE my LEAF!!!, I'm 45 and this is the first car that I LOVE!
Sal
aka Lasareath