Recent content by tinaCA

I’d like to update the head unit in my base model S to a touch screen CarPlay unit like the Boss unit linked below. Crutchfield warns that switching out the head unit in the leaf should involve switching out speakers or adding an amplifier to avoid damage to the unit due to the low impedance...

We are halfway through the lease on our 2019 Leaf S (no touchscreen). For several reasons there’s a strong chance we may want to purchase the car at end of lease (only have 6000 miles on it so far, scraped bumper and panel DIY touched up that will need proper painting vs excess wear charges...

We leased a Leaf S with weather package in November 2019, and have driven it less than 2000 miles. Now with the pandemic my husband (The car is his) works from home FT indefinitely and it literally sits in our garage and we drive it occasionally just to keep it functional. We don’t need the car...

Our family has one car right now a 2016 cmax energi (PI hybrid). We are thinking of getting a second car and it would likely be a leaf - we last owned a 2012 leaf S on 3 year lease and loved that car. Currently we have access to the following rebates used/new: Local air $750/$1000 State...

I was told on this forum that the S model (13-14) with the "non heat pump" setup actually has more efficient A/C than the SL and SV with heat pump. Reverse is true for heating. Since I live in CA and never need heat (heated seats and steering wheel are all I need) but will run A/C most of the...

Does anyone know whether the Leaf has to be purchased at specific dealerships - it says San Francisco but I live in the bay area and my closest dealer is outside the city. The articles are not clear on this and I emailed the contact person about this but have not heard back.

Yes there is a brake flush involved during the 3 year lease period as well as periodic inspections. I always perform preventative maintenance anyway and with a leased vehicle it's best to do what you can to maintain the value. I brought my laptop and my own spreadsheet and did calculations. The...

This looks great - what is the $11,000 "DRIVE OFF" then? Is that before credits applied?

I was told there is brake maintenance etc and as a lease all maintenance is required.

We are STILL waiting for the CA rebate - more than 60 days now since "acceptance", which took about 2 weeks for them to process in the first place. Getting a bit annoyed about that, why should it take more than 2 months to mail a check once the rebate is accepted?

I love the idea of special plates, an an accompanying validation sticker on the plate (the sticker could even be stamped with the color and make of car, to help prevent swaps - eg Red Leaf) and registration card. As for the temptation to swap plates, why would it be any more of a problem than...

If everyone had them, they wouldn't be useful so I don't care so much about advertising. It's no secret the EVs can use the carpool lane. If law enforcement can see your registration sticker on your license plate and know not to pull you over for expired registration, why can't they see a...

Thanks for the info! So far we have only charged our Leaf 2-3 times at home, but if we ever get a second EV it will be more relevant.

We got our stickers yesterday and the check was cashed (or at least cleared) the same day. We leased Dec 3 but 2 weeks later I called DMV since we hadn't gotten our plates and they still had not got our registration info from the dealer (Boardwalk in Redwood City). Last time we bought a car we...

I'd take a shuttle to the airport. Parking is far away from the terminals and expensive, and sounds like an extra hassle with your range. Or get someone to give you a ride to closest transit BART/Caltrain. Even with my ICE car I don't drive myself to the airport it's more trouble and expense...