co2112
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I've had a tough time finding a decent price in Sacramento, CA. Prices ranged $1,000-$3,000 above prices in the bay area or san Joaquin valley. Problem was the distance in getting it home in a single charge or finding low miles and the right color.
I went to Momentum Nissan and got pretty terrible service on another 2011 advertised at $9,500 and quoted $9,250 to get me in the door. The car was in terrible shape as far as car being advertised from a Nissan dealer. It appeared to be in a rearend accident and had several misaligned edges to trim and doors, had scratches, and dent along the rear hatch, as if the rear hatch was wedged into the right upper rear of the car. It also had the imprint of the license plate from the person who hit it. Mismatching headlights and a pool of water in the rear taillight that was cracked on the upper mount. Also had a dent in the passenger front right pillar and mismatched paint throughout. I have never seen a vehicle this abused sitting for sale in a dealership. I asked about the visible damage and was told it had a clean carfax and it was priced the way it was due to the current state. Needless to say after getting the clean carfax line and seeing the imprint of the offenders license plate I left fairly quickly.
With this being my first jump into an all-electric car I was worried about the battery life due to the car being rear-ended and wouldn't want to work with a dealer that would clearly overlook the visible flaws in favor of price.
I found another 2011 similarly equipped SL model (backup camera, nav, QC, tinted) in Auburn, about 20+ miles north of Sacramento, for $9,900. It has 25,000 miles and new car smell. The car was very clean with even paint, everything tested ok except it needed a new set of tires. Probably would have been fine for Summer but replacement before Winter. I was able to get it for $9,600 with the new tires included. So far so good was able to test the cars limits on the way back to Sacramento when I passed group of trucks when accelerating from 65 to 88 in a blink. It didn’t appear as if I was going that fast but it was surprising to see. Dropped it back down and headed to Sacramento Nissan to test the quick charger. Was able to charge the battery to 90% in a half hour. The car has 11 bars when I pulled it off the charger this morning showing 100% and 88 miles of range but that went to 77 once started and only read 76 after my 7 mile commute. I hope to be able to charge using just the trickle charger and the occasional paid charger.
We used to own an Altima Hybrid and loved the quietness, reliability, and instant torque. My wife finally took the Leaf for a spin and ended up driving 25 miles just because she didn't want to get out. She is happy with the purchase and making the jump to all electric. We are a family of six and have a mini van but the Leaf will be our errands, grocery car when not all of us have to go. I love it because of the silent ride being able to listen to the music and not the car and music. Its a normal car in drive and features and it just uses a different fuel source.
I called my local power company and they offer an EV plan which lowers my home rates for peak and off peak charges but they now have a super peak rate for Summer. It will average slightly less that what I pay now and I encourage any new owners or those on the fence to check if your power company will offer any rate decrease if you go electric.
Happy with the car and think I got a good deal after having sticker shock from the dealers around town.
I went to Momentum Nissan and got pretty terrible service on another 2011 advertised at $9,500 and quoted $9,250 to get me in the door. The car was in terrible shape as far as car being advertised from a Nissan dealer. It appeared to be in a rearend accident and had several misaligned edges to trim and doors, had scratches, and dent along the rear hatch, as if the rear hatch was wedged into the right upper rear of the car. It also had the imprint of the license plate from the person who hit it. Mismatching headlights and a pool of water in the rear taillight that was cracked on the upper mount. Also had a dent in the passenger front right pillar and mismatched paint throughout. I have never seen a vehicle this abused sitting for sale in a dealership. I asked about the visible damage and was told it had a clean carfax and it was priced the way it was due to the current state. Needless to say after getting the clean carfax line and seeing the imprint of the offenders license plate I left fairly quickly.
With this being my first jump into an all-electric car I was worried about the battery life due to the car being rear-ended and wouldn't want to work with a dealer that would clearly overlook the visible flaws in favor of price.
I found another 2011 similarly equipped SL model (backup camera, nav, QC, tinted) in Auburn, about 20+ miles north of Sacramento, for $9,900. It has 25,000 miles and new car smell. The car was very clean with even paint, everything tested ok except it needed a new set of tires. Probably would have been fine for Summer but replacement before Winter. I was able to get it for $9,600 with the new tires included. So far so good was able to test the cars limits on the way back to Sacramento when I passed group of trucks when accelerating from 65 to 88 in a blink. It didn’t appear as if I was going that fast but it was surprising to see. Dropped it back down and headed to Sacramento Nissan to test the quick charger. Was able to charge the battery to 90% in a half hour. The car has 11 bars when I pulled it off the charger this morning showing 100% and 88 miles of range but that went to 77 once started and only read 76 after my 7 mile commute. I hope to be able to charge using just the trickle charger and the occasional paid charger.
We used to own an Altima Hybrid and loved the quietness, reliability, and instant torque. My wife finally took the Leaf for a spin and ended up driving 25 miles just because she didn't want to get out. She is happy with the purchase and making the jump to all electric. We are a family of six and have a mini van but the Leaf will be our errands, grocery car when not all of us have to go. I love it because of the silent ride being able to listen to the music and not the car and music. Its a normal car in drive and features and it just uses a different fuel source.
I called my local power company and they offer an EV plan which lowers my home rates for peak and off peak charges but they now have a super peak rate for Summer. It will average slightly less that what I pay now and I encourage any new owners or those on the fence to check if your power company will offer any rate decrease if you go electric.
Happy with the car and think I got a good deal after having sticker shock from the dealers around town.
