2oldman wrote:
Just got my new Leaf and I love passing gas stations and Jiffy lubes. I recharge about every 4 days at home.
I realize a brand new one will do a bit better but...
Back before the big jump is gas prices, I was looking into getting a used leaf as they were only $6-8k. We only had the F250 and 15mpg hurts.
I was thinking if I could get it cheap, I could reserve the truck for towing duty and save on fuel costs.
Problem was when I started digging in, the range had degraded by 40-60% in 5-7yr old cars. A 50-60mile range when a typical round trip into town is 40-50miles is problematic and if I needed to do more than a 2-3 stops, prohibitive.
Then when I looked at the potential savings in fuel vs registering and insuring a second vehicle...all the savings were out the window.
Just got an oil change on the F250...$29 out the door including taxes. I average about 2 per year...not a big deal.
