I’ll keep this short. Yes, the Nissan Leaf has a high MSRP – over $35k. But demand is way down due to the drop in gas prices. Nissan is advertising the SV (lower end model) for a lease of $249/month + tax for 24 months, 12k miles/year, $2k down. Turns out a lot of dealers will sell them for a lot less.
I sent out emails to the internet departments of all Nissan dealers within 100 miles on Wednesday morning asking for their best bids. By 4 pm we were driving off with an SL model (higher end) and a lease of $194/month (including tax) for 24 months, 15k miles/year, $2k down. 3 other dealers bid very close to that.
If you’ve been thinking electric car now is a great time. Electric cars are a fledging industry that is critical to helping combat global warming. We LOVE the Leaf – and from what I can tell almost every other Leaf driver does too.
If anyone here is interested I’ll post details of all the features Nissan has that make using an electric car easier – and details of how to install your own home charging station (you can charge with a 110 volt outlet, but a 240V charger is much faster).
