Hello,
I've been lurking for a bit and almost no experience with EVs in general much less the Leaf! Took the family to try our a 2016 S with QC. Told the dealer we were just looking and not interested in walking out with a car today but as expected, they threw an offer at me. I told them that I can get a VPP quote through my work. They offered $227/month with 0 down ("better than VPP") for a 36-month lease. This seemed like a decent deal, although not as good as a few of the posts that I've read here, but we stuck to our guns and didn't do it.
A few questions:
1. Nissan's rebates seem to expire on 08/31. I was thinking that with the 2017 Leaf coming out, the deals would only get better? Any reason not to expect similar rebates to be present after 08/31?
2. Salesman mentioned the 2017 Leaf would be coming out 'early next year' with some certainty. Any thoughts on that?
3. Nissan's website has a link for a lease deal for a 2016 S for $199. This doesn't include the QC and the QC is quoted as an $1700ish purchase option. Have people found that this translates to about a $30/month increase in the monthly payment for a 36-month lease?
4. It was a pretty warm day and the Leaf we test drove was a black car. But it sure seemed like the A/C was kinda spotty. In fact, it seemed like several times the A/C was pretty ineffective when we were stopped at a light and decent when we were accelerating. The car only had a minimal charge left (in fact, the salesman had to charge it for 10 min to get it up to about "9 miles left" before the test drive); so could this affect the poor A/C performance?
Thanks for any input!
I've been lurking for a bit and almost no experience with EVs in general much less the Leaf! Took the family to try our a 2016 S with QC. Told the dealer we were just looking and not interested in walking out with a car today but as expected, they threw an offer at me. I told them that I can get a VPP quote through my work. They offered $227/month with 0 down ("better than VPP") for a 36-month lease. This seemed like a decent deal, although not as good as a few of the posts that I've read here, but we stuck to our guns and didn't do it.
A few questions:
1. Nissan's rebates seem to expire on 08/31. I was thinking that with the 2017 Leaf coming out, the deals would only get better? Any reason not to expect similar rebates to be present after 08/31?
2. Salesman mentioned the 2017 Leaf would be coming out 'early next year' with some certainty. Any thoughts on that?
3. Nissan's website has a link for a lease deal for a 2016 S for $199. This doesn't include the QC and the QC is quoted as an $1700ish purchase option. Have people found that this translates to about a $30/month increase in the monthly payment for a 36-month lease?
4. It was a pretty warm day and the Leaf we test drove was a black car. But it sure seemed like the A/C was kinda spotty. In fact, it seemed like several times the A/C was pretty ineffective when we were stopped at a light and decent when we were accelerating. The car only had a minimal charge left (in fact, the salesman had to charge it for 10 min to get it up to about "9 miles left" before the test drive); so could this affect the poor A/C performance?
Thanks for any input!