We have had a 2014 i3 since July 1 of this year. It was kind of a proof of concept purchase and I'm looking around a bit more for something with more features.
We have been driving about 350 miles/month and love the free charging stations here in Napa where we live. Spending $40.00 on lunch to save $3.50 in electricity is fun.
Our other car is an X3 that we take on longer trips or if we are with another couple. The X3 has a lot of technology that I like and features we did not get in the i3 and now miss at times.
Our i3 has a range of 80 miles and we will take 40 or 50 mile round trip drives quite often but not further. Something with a bit more range would be nice, although the new i3s have a bigger battery.
Our x3 has adaptive cruise control and the i3 does not. I miss it on those "longer" trips. I like the idea of the car staying in the lane depending on how well it worked. These features of the 2018 Leaf have me interested but I have not been to a dealer and only seen the Leaf at charging stations.
I really like the hatch-back of the i3, very easy to load and unload.
Anyway, enough rambling. I'm here to see what others think of the Leaf before we check out the 2018 when it comes out next year.
Any suggestions or tips on Leaf vs i3 are welcome.
Thanks,
Tom
We have been driving about 350 miles/month and love the free charging stations here in Napa where we live. Spending $40.00 on lunch to save $3.50 in electricity is fun.
Our other car is an X3 that we take on longer trips or if we are with another couple. The X3 has a lot of technology that I like and features we did not get in the i3 and now miss at times.
Our i3 has a range of 80 miles and we will take 40 or 50 mile round trip drives quite often but not further. Something with a bit more range would be nice, although the new i3s have a bigger battery.
Our x3 has adaptive cruise control and the i3 does not. I miss it on those "longer" trips. I like the idea of the car staying in the lane depending on how well it worked. These features of the 2018 Leaf have me interested but I have not been to a dealer and only seen the Leaf at charging stations.
I really like the hatch-back of the i3, very easy to load and unload.
Anyway, enough rambling. I'm here to see what others think of the Leaf before we check out the 2018 when it comes out next year.
Any suggestions or tips on Leaf vs i3 are welcome.
Thanks,
Tom