A little back ground first. Skip to next paragraph if you just want to hear about the dealer. My wife and I thought we did the right thing by leasing our Leaf. We already drive a Volt but a Leaf would get us off gas even more. That was our thought. The Leaf has not been such an easy car to live with. First our dealer wouldn't sell the car at Nissan's advertised price. No big deal, they can be the dealer to service the car, I'll buy it from the next dealer away. We hardly had enough range to make the first drive home. I remember it was chilly and we got home with 7 miles left. I've had the car in for service several times. Grabby brakes, AC won't blow cold, and several little things. All has been fixed without issues. The service lady loves the Leaf. I get comments and questions about it every time I bring it in. I may be the only Leaf driver in the area. I never see any around. So, we have been happy for the most part.
Now comes the latest issue. I hope you guys can provide some advice. Last night we dropped the car off to get the heater fixed. This morning I get a call from my local Nissan dealer telling me they are not allowed to touch the car and that they are no longer Leaf certified. the nice lady was nice enough to look up where I can get the car serviced and told me that the dealer I got it from isnt certified anymore either. I have to go to the next state over to get service. 71 miles each way. My lease gives me 32 miles a day so this will cost me nearly a week of driving the car. Yes, we use every mile of our lease. Now it is winter and 71 miles is quite a long ways in the mountains here. I doubt I would make it one way without a charge. West Virginia doesn't have many chargers. I would have to pick one and drive to it hoping that it will work when I get there. This charger is also a Blink charger and I've heard about how reliable they are. Since EVs are pretty much unheard of around here these chargers are almost always ICEd. You can see I'm not happy with this situation. I either have to make this trip, loose a week of driving, or drive a car that doesn't have a heater.
My brainstorming ideas. If I called roadside assistance wouldn't they have to tow the car to the closest leaf certified dealer? Is it possible to give the car back to Nissan early. It's my first lease and I really don't know what my options are. And finally, I could get a kerosene heater to hear the car with.
Do you guys have any suggestions?
Now comes the latest issue. I hope you guys can provide some advice. Last night we dropped the car off to get the heater fixed. This morning I get a call from my local Nissan dealer telling me they are not allowed to touch the car and that they are no longer Leaf certified. the nice lady was nice enough to look up where I can get the car serviced and told me that the dealer I got it from isnt certified anymore either. I have to go to the next state over to get service. 71 miles each way. My lease gives me 32 miles a day so this will cost me nearly a week of driving the car. Yes, we use every mile of our lease. Now it is winter and 71 miles is quite a long ways in the mountains here. I doubt I would make it one way without a charge. West Virginia doesn't have many chargers. I would have to pick one and drive to it hoping that it will work when I get there. This charger is also a Blink charger and I've heard about how reliable they are. Since EVs are pretty much unheard of around here these chargers are almost always ICEd. You can see I'm not happy with this situation. I either have to make this trip, loose a week of driving, or drive a car that doesn't have a heater.
My brainstorming ideas. If I called roadside assistance wouldn't they have to tow the car to the closest leaf certified dealer? Is it possible to give the car back to Nissan early. It's my first lease and I really don't know what my options are. And finally, I could get a kerosene heater to hear the car with.
Do you guys have any suggestions?