Quick questions... I think we found our Leaf. 2015 SL with premium pkg and pearl paint. 12k miles, $18k.
(blah blah gab below). 'Corporate lease', which the dealer claims is just a Nissan lease, with one driver?
The adventure? We are in Atlanta, and the car is in Gadsden Al. A 140mi trek. We found another dealer 43 miles away, at the interstate (L2). And an L3 52 miles further, at another dealer (and 3 L2 chargers, nearby). Then 64 miles to home. I suspect a 30 min charge at each stop? Why do I feel like I'm crossing the plains in a wagon? (with AC). Of course we could have it shipped, but what fun is that?
I'll call ahead, to check charger availability.
This will be mostly freeway driving, but we could take regular roads. Does that matter much? Wife will be driving the other car. We will get a full charge at the L3, and at the L2, should I figure a 25% reserve, charging to 65mi? (it will be sunny, 80º. I'd like to use some AC). I guess the car will tell me how fast to drive? Once we get near Atlanta, there will be dozens of chargers. But we'll just do L1, overnight. Is this easy to tow? Should I bring the strap, just in case? If it is towed, in regen - would it be charging the battery much? And after a hard drive, how long until the battery cools down, for the L1 charge? I guess the car will tell me that, too?
2 other selling points - we get zero financing, and because it's a certified car, the drive train warranty is extended to 7y/100k miles.
So do the charging times and distances sound good? The deal? Will a cross on the mirror help???
Thanks. Maybe now that we own, I'll stop asking stupid questions on the forum. Maybe...
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Sales guy said he can't come down any lower (this is the 'online price'. 'I've got $17,300 in it'...). So I will ask if they can do the 15k service, if needed, and toss in the cargo net and the bumper guard. Both cheap. And a printout of the battery condition. I have an idea of what the auction price might have been. They've had it for 10 days, and it will be a quick sale for them. This shop, an hour NE of Birmingham, is establishing a niche business in Leafs? They seem to be buying up all the SL's, and selling some to adjacent states. (they had 9 used cars in stock - all SL's)
It's the exact car we want, and we've been seriously looking for 3 weeks. So we won't battle on price. Some pearl paint I like, some, not. Here's hoping. I sent my wife a photo of a 370z in pearl. Now she wants THAT car! Can't win. (like that would be losing...)
(blah blah gab below). 'Corporate lease', which the dealer claims is just a Nissan lease, with one driver?
The adventure? We are in Atlanta, and the car is in Gadsden Al. A 140mi trek. We found another dealer 43 miles away, at the interstate (L2). And an L3 52 miles further, at another dealer (and 3 L2 chargers, nearby). Then 64 miles to home. I suspect a 30 min charge at each stop? Why do I feel like I'm crossing the plains in a wagon? (with AC). Of course we could have it shipped, but what fun is that?
I'll call ahead, to check charger availability.
This will be mostly freeway driving, but we could take regular roads. Does that matter much? Wife will be driving the other car. We will get a full charge at the L3, and at the L2, should I figure a 25% reserve, charging to 65mi? (it will be sunny, 80º. I'd like to use some AC). I guess the car will tell me how fast to drive? Once we get near Atlanta, there will be dozens of chargers. But we'll just do L1, overnight. Is this easy to tow? Should I bring the strap, just in case? If it is towed, in regen - would it be charging the battery much? And after a hard drive, how long until the battery cools down, for the L1 charge? I guess the car will tell me that, too?
2 other selling points - we get zero financing, and because it's a certified car, the drive train warranty is extended to 7y/100k miles.
So do the charging times and distances sound good? The deal? Will a cross on the mirror help???
Thanks. Maybe now that we own, I'll stop asking stupid questions on the forum. Maybe...
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Sales guy said he can't come down any lower (this is the 'online price'. 'I've got $17,300 in it'...). So I will ask if they can do the 15k service, if needed, and toss in the cargo net and the bumper guard. Both cheap. And a printout of the battery condition. I have an idea of what the auction price might have been. They've had it for 10 days, and it will be a quick sale for them. This shop, an hour NE of Birmingham, is establishing a niche business in Leafs? They seem to be buying up all the SL's, and selling some to adjacent states. (they had 9 used cars in stock - all SL's)
It's the exact car we want, and we've been seriously looking for 3 weeks. So we won't battle on price. Some pearl paint I like, some, not. Here's hoping. I sent my wife a photo of a 370z in pearl. Now she wants THAT car! Can't win. (like that would be losing...)