You'd be more likely to succeed in getting a 240 volt outlet installed somewhere, so you could use a portable L-2 station with plug.
ThisLeftieBiker said:You'd be more likely to succeed in getting a 240 volt outlet installed somewhere, so you could use a portable L-2 station with plug.
SageBrush said:ThisLeftieBiker said:You'd be more likely to succeed in getting a 240 volt outlet installed somewhere, so you could use a portable L-2 station with plug.
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I'm curious: how much did you pay for the LEAF ?
I'm suggesting that you offer to pay for the L2 plug installation and kwh used.IssacZachary said:And yes, I'm trying to find someone who will let me charge, but so far I haven't.
SageBrush said:I'm suggesting that you offer to pay for the L2 plug installation and kwh used.IssacZachary said:And yes, I'm trying to find someone who will let me charge, but so far I haven't.
Sounds like a good idea. I would be more than happy to pay some $50 per month, maybe more, maybe even $100 per month. That's a lot cheaper than any car payment. Time to get to the paper and perhaps CraigsList!LeftieBiker said:Indeed. I managed to blow one transmission in my life, despite having driven more cars than typical (I used to buy and resell them). A crappy Borg-Warmer BW-35, IIRC. The part about the BMWs was funny, though - from a distance.
Anyway, you might try figuring out how much you can affords to pay for charging, including a portable EVSE with plug. The place an ad in whatever alternative weekly may or paper you have there, looking for someone with an existing dryer/welder outlet in a garage or other suitable location, to be rented out for X dollars every month. Paying for exact usage rarely works - you have to offer double or more that (estimated), as a fixed fee. That could turn someone's unused outlet into gas money for them, and a reliable charging location for you.
IssacZachary said:powersurge said:But if it does sell, then $30,000 (Prius Prime) - $8,000 (Leaf) - $2,500 (savings) - $4,500 (federal) - $5,000 (state) = a $10,000 loan, which can be had at $250/month payment + fuel and everything else = around $700 per month average, (about $300 more per month than what I have paid all last year, but at least it would be a running car.) I even have a money work around planed for my taxes so that I can have that money as the downpayment and then reimburse the workaround once I figure out my taxes in early 2019.
Yes and thanks!ScottUrman said:IssacZachary said:powersurge said:But if it does sell, then $30,000 (Prius Prime) - $8,000 (Leaf) - $2,500 (savings) - $4,500 (federal) - $5,000 (state) = a $10,000 loan, which can be had at $250/month payment + fuel and everything else = around $700 per month average, (about $300 more per month than what I have paid all last year, but at least it would be a running car.) I even have a money work around planed for my taxes so that I can have that money as the downpayment and then reimburse the workaround once I figure out my taxes in early 2019.
Remember that you still have to pay upfront for those rebates. Your loan would include the extra $9500. Then a year from now when you do your taxes you get it back.
IssacZachary said:ScottUrman said:
I have a plan though. If I buy in Colorado the $5,000 can now be sent directly to the dealer, so that means I only have to worry about the $4,500 unless I buy out-of-state.
The Camry had that AllTrak system that apparently was not a good system and was known for failing early on. The BMW had severe transmission leaks when I got it, and even though I kept putting gear oil in it (underneath the car) the damage had already been done. The second BMW transmission was used and apparently had suffered the same problem. The Buick, which was an automatic, had a head gasket leak, which lowered the coolant level enough to cool the engine, but the transmission cooler is high in the radiator, so going over a mountain pass the temp gauge was fine, but the transmission wasn't. This apparently is common on those Buicks. The Golf never had low gear oil, but I guess just the extremely high mileage finally caught up to it.derkraut said:Wow! You and transmissions just don't get along very well, eh? :roll:
LeftieBiker said:First, lower the price to $9995. That's a rookie mistake, man! ;-) If you want faster responses with lower offers, make it "Asking $9995. Reasonable offers considered." I suggest you also ask "lowballers" not to bother. (They are people who get outraged if they can't buy something for less than half of its actual value.)
Thanks!SageBrush said:If you buy a Prime from an east coast state with a Toyota rebate, you get the rebate AND the federal tax credit AND the Colorado tax credit.
If you do not have cash, get a loan. It is way worth it.
IMO a Prius Prime is really your best optionIssacZachary said:So I tried driving 65 miles in the Leaf today. But it was -15°F (-26°C) and temp bars were at 3 (which seemed like they should have been at 1 or 2). The car was doing ok, for the first 20 miles or so, as I was cycling the heat on and off just enough to keep the windshield half clear. But when I made it to the first pass the battery really dropped as I went up it, using more than double. I figured if I made it to the top with 40% I'd be able to make it up the next two mountains, but I was at 23%. Even with a 4,000ft drop after that I had serious doubts that I'd make it up that last mountain. So I chickened out and at the first (and only) spot I could get cell service I called a tow truck. This is the first time I didn't make it.
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