Recent content by Drew21

I find it unlikely, both from a theoretical perspective (i.e., all the "jobs" the front tires on a FWD vehicle have to do as described above) as well as from real world experience. I rotate the tires on our FWD vehicles annually, which comes out to roughly 5000 miles on the Honda Fit and...

Did you hit something (curb, pothole?) to damage the old tire? If so, maybe your alignment is out.

The range estimate is a guess based on recent driving and so may not represent future driving. As an example, my wife commutes roughly 35 miles roundtrip and charges mostly at work and sometimes at home. The last 4-5 miles to her work are downhill and then flat. The last 2 miles to our house...

Clearly there's some issue with your battery. The only good news here is that your car is new enough that Nissan should help you. Step one will be to get the dealership to drive the car for more than a few miles so that they can observe the reduced range. It would also be worth "doing your own...

If you've been driving your Leaf for long, you probably know that the range estimate is more of a "guess-timate" and is highly influenced by your recent driving. In other words, it's guessing your range as if the driving you have just done is the driving you will be doing. We don't charge at...

Are you saying that a cabin air filter mysteriously arrived in your mail without you ordering it? I'm confused. If you ordered it, you presumably checked for proper fit first, right? If not, you should be able to search the part number to see if it fits your car. Do you need to change it...

Installing a hitch on most small cars is not difficult. As an example, etrailer.com shows two hitch options for your 2019 Leaf. The more important question is how much weight you want to carry? Different folks will have different opinions, but I wouldn't want to go above 150 lbs (including the...

That's my thought too. Every ICE car begins to move from engine idle when in gear (even my old, low-power M/T Toyota Yaris on flat ground), so it's what people are used to. I wonder if the designers of the Leaf, as one of the first mass-market EVs, tried to keep all operations as familiar as...

I don't want to move the conversation on a tangent here, but will just note that anyone concerned about GPS tracking of vehicles or mobile phones should probably read up on all the new "smart" appliances and other connected devices (e.g., Alexa) that many people happily bring into their homes...

Do you have your foot on the brake when you move the "gear" selector? Does your Leaf begin moving with your foot on the brake or are you talking about no brake and no "go" pedal application? Is the Leaf moving from engine power or is it rolling?

1) Can it be replaced? Not sure. 2) Do you need to remove the bumper cover to remove headlights? Yes, according to the service manual.

You might remove the front tray for a general inspection or to change the "transmission" fluid. I can't remember if you need to remove the panel to drain/change the coolant, but it's possible. I've had all my underbody panels off in the past. The panels are held on with a mix of bolts and...

Lots of great points. Whenever I hear anyone (usually a real 'Murican driving a lifted SUV/truck with fat, efficiency-sucking tires sticking out well past the fenders) complaining about the cost of gas I suggest they check out prices in Australia or Europe. Regarding trains in the US: If they...

The difference in responsiveness between even a first-generation Leaf like our 2014 and a typical older economy hatchback (like my 2010 Honda Fit) requires an adjustment period when swapping back and forth. My wife, the regular driver of the Leaf, rolls her eyes and sighs every time she's forced...

I agree that no tax is perfect. The gas tax as currently implemented works OK for ICE vehicles, although we have pretty much all agreed that it has not been indexed to keep up with road maintenance costs. In our polarized political environment, I can't see either political party voluntarily...