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ARSHUS

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SO I have reserved my Nissan Leaf and just waiting for the day to finally place my order. Last email I received from Nissan was on July 27th stating that I will be able to place my order on October 2010.

Very soon I am going to start talking with dealerships trying to get the best price. Of course, right now they are saying they "can't" sell the car for less than the MSRP, but I know they can.

If I find something out, I will let you know. We still have some time here to negotiate, but if anybody has any information, please share that with everybody.

Thanks!
 
ARSHUS said:
SO I have reserved my Nissan Leaf and just waiting for the day to finally place my order. Last email I received from Nissan was on July 27th stating that I will be able to place my order on October 2010.

Very soon I am going to start talking with dealerships trying to get the best price. Of course, right now they are saying they "can't" sell the car for less than the MSRP, but I know they can.

If I find something out, I will let you know. We still have some time here to negotiate, but if anybody has any information, please share that with everybody.

Thanks!

Welcome! There will be many posts here with information I am sure. Let us know how that TN factory is going!
 
My email says i can order in Sept. Have you heard anything about whether you qualify for the free charging equipment. I spoke with Downtown Nissan yesterday but they say they haven't yet decided their pricing strategy. Please keep me updated.
 
brad said:
My email says i can order in Sept. Have you heard anything about whether you qualify for the free charging equipment. I spoke with Downtown Nissan yesterday but they say they haven't yet decided their pricing strategy. Please keep me updated.

Brad, did you apply directly with the EV Project? That is the only way to apply. I spoke with an ECOtality rep this week and was told that they would install the EVSE when LEAF delivery is about two weeks out. When accepted into the program, you will get an email from Nissan notifying you of that fact.
 
On 7/22/10, I received an email from Nissan saying that Ecotality had some additional questions and that "additional information is still needed to see if you meet the criteria for your home charging unit and installation as part of the U.S. government's EV Project. ECOtality will contact you in the next few weeks to review your survey responses and schedule an in-home assessment, as needed, to complete the review process."

It has been more than 5 weeks and I have heard nothing more.
 
LEAFguy said:
brad said:
My email says i can order in Sept. Have you heard anything about whether you qualify for the free charging equipment. I spoke with Downtown Nissan yesterday but they say they haven't yet decided their pricing strategy. Please keep me updated.

Brad, did you apply directly with the EV Project? That is the only way to apply. I spoke with an ECOtality rep this week and was told that they would install the EVSE when LEAF delivery is about two weeks out. When accepted into the program, you will get an email from Nissan notifying you of that fact.

I was called by Ecotality this week to tell me I was approved for the free charger, but I never received an email from Nissan or anyone else. Ecotality told me the same thing on the phone, that it would be installed a few weeks before delivery.
 
Hey guys, I had to cancel my LEAF reservation because I couldn't afford it don't think it could make the 45 mile trip to my parent's house in the Winter.:cry: I would LOVE to meet up with some fellow Nashville EV people when they get their Leaves (spelling?). I converted my bike to electric and just wanted to make some EV friends. Thanks!
 
SO how do you contact ECOtality? I haven't receive any updates in a while from anybody. I talked (chat) with a guy at nissan asking him about the leaf - he said I was going to receive an email last week in order to start the "ordering" process - and nothing. He also said that after placing and order, it will take 3-4 months to get it. I thought they said that we were going to have those cars by October of this year. Anybody has any (more updated) news about that?
 
ARSHUS said:
SO how do you contact ECOtality? I haven't receive any updates in a while from anybody. I talked (chat) with a guy at nissan asking him about the leaf - he said I was going to receive an email last week in order to start the "ordering" process - and nothing. He also said that after placing and order, it will take 3-4 months to get it. I thought they said that we were going to have those cars by October of this year. Anybody has any (more updated) news about that?

You can go to ECOtality's website: www.ecotality.com and there are contact numbers and email you can use. I've heard that on your account dashboard it will say, "eTec pending", and that shouldn't keep you from ordering. If you reserved early on Apr. 20th, you could get your car delivered as early as Dec. :) No cars are being delivered in Oct. or Nov. They're supposed to be built sometime starting in Sept.
 
Still waiting for status to change to "order your Nissan LEAF"... I've started to reach out to dealers but I'm being told that they can't work with me till I choose them as a prefered dealer.. Anyone else had any luck?

I've got to say I'm pretty disappointed so far, of a number of local dealers I've tried to contact by email I've had:

invalid email addresses posted on their websites
standard email responses with details of a Nissan Altima
standard email responses asking me to call the dealer to talk to someone
no response at all

Nissan Rivergate are leading the pack so far. They have stated that they would sell at MSRP without any additional dealer charges/fees
 
I found the the dealer websites are useless unless you want a bunch of car sale spam.
Decide what your radius for purchase is (100 mi?). Call every LEAF certified dealer in that radius and ask to speak to the LEAF sales specialist (they'll hand you off to "lease" if you're not clear).
Decide what LEAF model/features you want and tell the sales weenie you're looking for their best offer, before you can choose them as your PD.
If they say "MSRP" tell them you've already gotten an MSRP offer and are looking for something better.
It's work, but that's what seems to have worked around here (West Coast).
You might also expose them to this forum and let them know they'll be getting free advertising if you decide to go with them. Some dealers prefer to remain anonymous but offer great deals anyway.

The "we can't talk unless we're your PD" is b.s.
IMHO
 
I solicited quotes from 10 dealers within 50 miles of Nashville. I got 6 responses. The difference between the hughest and lowest quotes was almost $2,000. All negotiations occurred prior to the official RAQ process. My advice is to talk to Justin Garza at Newton Nissan in Gallatin. Tell him Brad sent you.
 
sparky said:
The "we can't talk unless we're your PD" is b.s.
IMHO
Agreed. This is just one way to get you 'locked in'. You shouldn't select a dealer as your P.D.
until you have found one with which you have an agreed price/terms. Considering Nissan's
current ordering process, if you hear the above line, it's best to work with another dealer.
Otherwise, who knows what other 'lines' you will hear before the ordering process is done.
 
Thanks for the feedback everyone! I'll let you know how my conversations go.

It’s a real shame that Nissan aren’t using the launch of the LEAF to revamp the archaic car purchasing process. If they would publish the details of the car along with the warranty, people could make informed decisions on their purchase rather than having to decode all the fluff being published by their marketing machine.

I’m still amazed that Nissan felt the need to send a paper brochure on the purchasing process to people that had already made a reservation.
 
I live in Medina, TN which is 15 miles north of Jackson, TN in the western portion of our state. I reserved my Leaf on May 10, it could have been an earlier reservation date except for a glitch on the Nissa website which prevented me from reserving on April 20th and when they finally got back to me I was traveling. My current status is that I am to receive an email in December which would then allow me to order in December. My Nissan dealer is Carlock Nissan of Jackson. I did have the AV home inspection for an EVSE unit in August, like most of the posts from California indicate, it was a rediculous price, right at $2400 total for what should be a very simple install in my garage. I am getting other EVSE quotes and looking at using a local contractor to install. I have been in communication with Ecotality, but unfortunately due to stupid politicians in Memphis my location is not in the EV project territory, only Middle and East TN I am being told. So there went the option of a free unit install. I have talked with Leviton and also EV-Charge America. What about you guys? Are you on the list for a free Blink install? I will check back from time to time and keep you guys posted.
Don Leggett
Medina, TN
[email protected]
white Leaf, SL, QC and floor mats
 
Anyone in the nashville area got a L2 J1772 installed yet? I've been out here a few days visiting family. The hospital has a L3 going in soon, but what about any of the locals?

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I live near Jackson, TN in Medina which is 125 miles west of Nashville off I-40. Will be ordering a Leaf in December. Has the AV home assessment in August, $2400. Thus been talking to several other EVSE suppliers EVCA, Leviton, and Ecotality on the Blink unit. Looking at opting out on the AV and then buying an EVSE and having a local contractor install it for much less than AV. The EVCA distributor in Lawrenceburg, TN told me no installs in Nashville as of yet by EVCA, but they did install 2 or 3 Level 3 chargers for the city of Pulaski in a charging parking lot for the city. You can view it on-line if you Google electric charging stations in TN. How about yourself? Do you have a Leaf on order and if so what's your EVSE situation in CA.
Leggedo
SL white with option charger and floor mats
EVSE yet to be determined
reserved 5/10/2010
 
There are two l2 chargers in front of the Nissan building in Franklin. Drive down Nissan way and in the very front of the parking lot there are two spaces reserved for EVs only with chargers. You may even see a LEAF there!
 
We're still on track for Dec delivery & got our AV EVSE installed on the 2nd of this month.
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Leggedo said:
I live near Jackson, TN in Medina which is 125 miles west of Nashville off I-40. Will be ordering a Leaf in December. Has the AV home assessment in August, $2400. Thus been talking to several other EVSE suppliers EVCA, Leviton, and Ecotality on the Blink unit. Looking at opting out on the AV and then buying an EVSE and having a local contractor install it for much less than AV. The EVCA distributor in Lawrenceburg, TN told me no installs in Nashville as of yet by EVCA, but they did install 2 or 3 Level 3 chargers for the city of Pulaski in a charging parking lot for the city. You can view it on-line if you Google electric charging stations in TN. How about yourself? Do you have a Leaf on order and if so what's your EVSE situation in CA.
Leggedo
SL white with option charger and floor mats
EVSE yet to be determined
reserved 5/10/2010
 
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