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$11k is just OK for your car at its current mileage, even considering no bars lost. I would do nothing now. Really just depends on how you feel about the car. If you love it, keep it. If you are hankering for something else, (or a newer Leaf) dump it in Nov. I don't think extending the lease...

Exactly. No need to crank out a generator.

I am not sure what is half assed about charging at 110 for 'emergencies'. C'Mon. You wouldn't run a generator till 6am if you could plug in to the house's 110. I do appreciate the work you put in, don't get me wrong. I just don't think the majority if it is necessary. Where are you driving...

You have put lots of thinking and time into this solution. I am wondering why it has to be level2. If you are planning for an emergency, why not have a smaller, cheaper, simpler, lighter choice that you are dragging around every day and will maybe use once a year at most? Why not keep a cheap...

Where did you get those electric scooters? Those look pretty cool. How were they to ride? Will they carry a 220lb dude?

You should watch this video. It is long, but it shows the drama of driving just over 400 miles round trip in a leaf. I think by mile 500 or so of your trip to CA, you will pulling your hair out. Note the tone at the beginning and then at the end and the hours it took vs. a gasoline car...

Those lease swapping services might be your best shot at getting a car sooner rather than later though. It depends on how bad you want to take over someone's lease. Hopefully you will find someone on here for free, but that might be a long shot. I tried to get out of my Prius lease a couple...

I appreciate that the Leafs don't hold their value. This means I was able to buy an off lease 2012 Leaf for 12 grand. This gets me into an electric car for cheaper than I would have thought possible. Even considering I will eventually need to buy a replacement battery for my car, I am still...

I just turned in a Prius over the weekend. During the inspection, nothing was found that needed to be addressed. I was on the original tires and the car was at 31,000 miles. Also, had got a nail in one tire that could not be repaired, so I had one cheap oddball Walmart tire that didn't match...

I think the 2016 car will use the same pack as current, but add capacity in the otherwise unused rear portion of the car under hatch floor. (Where guys are modding in spare tires currently.) It appears there is room there for several cells depending on how they package them and how low they go...

This is awesome. Considering it for my house.

I also charge my 2012 to 80% typically, to 100% a couple of times a month. I can get what I need done with 80, and being in the computer field I have seen for many years what happens to laptops that are maybe in a different circumstance, but killed by overcharging. Manufacturers have settings...

I bought some Rockford 6.5 inch speakers for all 4 doors. Had some issues. 1. They were 4 ohm, as Crutchfield warned. Gets plenty loud, but I do have to turn the radio up to higher volume. 2. Crutchfield sent speaker adapters that were passable, but barely. Used liquid nails to seal them in...

Happened to me too after taking off the door panel to replace speakers. It would auto down, but not up. It fixed itself after a couple of days. Probably the fix suggested was done by me on accident.

No corners are being cut, quite the contrary. I am using good parts, better than I need to. See above: "I got a swinging deal on the panels from a guy exiting the solar business. $2k for 16 panels plus some various installation brackets and pieces."

I got a swinging deal on the panels from a guy exiting the solar business. 2k for 16 panels plus some various installation brackets and pieces. 3000 for the rest of the install parts and the sunnyboy inverter. Could have gotten a cheaper inverter, but chose the sunny boy that outputs AC for...

After 3 years, I am on the gravy train even if my system makes 20 watts. (It won't, but for our conversation's sake.) I see your point, but a different setup is unnecessary for me per the points I posed. Just saying. Simple is good. Cheap is good. 3 year payoff is excellent, and I...

There isn't a single other car on the road that I know of that has a mandatory 'visit the stealership or else' warranty. I think this whole topic is useless data. Common sense tells me that a 'check' isn't going to do anything. If something is identified in the battery, the stealership will...

I am in the process of installing 20x 255 watt suniva panels on my south facing roof. I am going with a single sunnyboy inverter for the following reasons: 1. Keep it simple stupid. More gear is more chance for breaking. 2. My roof gets good sun without shading 3. I am trying to do this as...

I wish I would have seen this before taking the underside of my 2012 apart...... Got mine replaced from the top.