Nissan Leaf
#78
Re: Nissan Leaf
If being used as the only vehicle then all electric vehicles are fine ..if you are the sort of person/family who only travels around your neighbourhood, aren't seriosusly into: DIY/Home improvement, hobbies like woodworking, metalworking , recreational activities that utilize snowmobiles,atvs,dirtbikes etc..
Ofcourse if your home remodelling is only occasional then you can rent a pickup from Uhaul,Home Depot etc.
For me, nothing but a fullzise pickup makes sense. Cars and SUVs just don't have the utility of a pickup.
Ofcourse if your home remodelling is only occasional then you can rent a pickup from Uhaul,Home Depot etc.
For me, nothing but a fullzise pickup makes sense. Cars and SUVs just don't have the utility of a pickup.
#79
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Re: Nissan Leaf
If being used as the only vehicle then all electric vehicles are fine ..if you are the sort of person/family who only travels around your neighbourhood, aren't seriosusly into: DIY/Home improvement, hobbies like woodworking, metalworking , recreational activities that utilize snowmobiles,atvs,dirtbikes etc..
Ofcourse if your home remodelling is only occasional then you can rent a pickup from Uhaul,Home Depot etc.
For me, nothing but a fullzise pickup makes sense. Cars and SUVs just don't have the utility of a pickup.
Ofcourse if your home remodelling is only occasional then you can rent a pickup from Uhaul,Home Depot etc.
For me, nothing but a fullzise pickup makes sense. Cars and SUVs just don't have the utility of a pickup.
Just curious as I don't know, and a truck would be nice, but has to be under 20k, and fuel efficient for us to even consider.
The electric cost based on 15,000km a year for a leaf is estimated to be 350 dollars for this region according to BCAA.
On gas savings alone not too bad, but once the extra cost to obtain is factored in, I wonder if there really is any savings vs the same class gas powered car?
395 for a 2014 Tesla S
Obviously they likely excel in greenhouse gases emitted, Tesla is estimated to produce 0.28 tonnes per year in electricity production.
*For BC based on BCAA.*
#81
Re: Nissan Leaf
True, but are there any under 20k pick ups that get the same efficiency on fuel as a small car?
Just curious as I don't know, and a truck would be nice, but has to be under 20k, and fuel efficient for us to even consider.
The electric cost based on 15,000km a year for a leaf is estimated to be 350 dollars for this region according to BCAA.
On gas savings alone not too bad, but once the extra cost to obtain is factored in, I wonder if there really is any savings vs the same class gas powered car?
395 for a 2014 Tesla S
Obviously they likely excel in greenhouse gases emitted, Tesla is estimated to produce 0.28 tonnes per year in electricity production.
*For BC based on BCAA.*
Just curious as I don't know, and a truck would be nice, but has to be under 20k, and fuel efficient for us to even consider.
The electric cost based on 15,000km a year for a leaf is estimated to be 350 dollars for this region according to BCAA.
On gas savings alone not too bad, but once the extra cost to obtain is factored in, I wonder if there really is any savings vs the same class gas powered car?
395 for a 2014 Tesla S
Obviously they likely excel in greenhouse gases emitted, Tesla is estimated to produce 0.28 tonnes per year in electricity production.
*For BC based on BCAA.*
The 2 door F150 2wd MSRP is around 27,000. Don't know how much dealers knock off on that. The aforementioned truck would get better fuel economy than the 1 I drove.
Dodge has a Ram 1500 with a small Italian diesel, that gets 28mpg.
If your are ok with used , I think you can get a decently kitted later model 25mpg fullsize petrol truck.
#85
Re: Nissan Leaf
For me, i'll never buy an electric because the way the trannys work in them its impossible to make one with a manual transmission, and I prefer that to an automatic. They're also outrageously expensive.
#86
Re: Nissan Leaf
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/clas...me-to-be-made/
#87
Re: Nissan Leaf
The only good thing about driving an Allegro was that driving anything else made you feel like royalty.
Austin Allegro: how the worst car of all time came to be made
Austin Allegro: how the worst car of all time came to be made
Last edited by Pulaski; Jan 5th 2016 at 1:28 am.
#88
Re: Nissan Leaf
I had to do an image search on that. OMG, I had forgotten about that front end. I guess it was a couple of decades too soon for a Burberry paint job.
#90
Re: Nissan Leaf
Which one? The 1300cc fancy version of the Austin 1100 (IIRC a few early Princesses had the 1100 engine), or the much larger wedge-shaped thing of the mid-late 70's?
I have seen one of the ones related to the Austin 1100 here in NC - the rear bodywork, especially around the rear window, is different from the 1100, enough to make it look a little odd.
I have seen one of the ones related to the Austin 1100 here in NC - the rear bodywork, especially around the rear window, is different from the 1100, enough to make it look a little odd.