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    Audio Al is offline Pishanto Specialist & Super-Daftee
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    Cool Hello new friend

    Picked up my replacement car yesterday
    I am now the owner of a Nissan Leaf
    I've gone all electric

    Packed with features , I am ploughing my way through the instruction manual

    I was a diesel head ( previously a petrol head )

    Now I'm a electrichead

    Let's see how long it takes me to run out of battery power and end up stranded
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    I looked at the leaf myself although not in the flesh, didn't quite get that far as I went halfway house with the hybrid.
    Don't think you'll be unhappy Al
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    Audio Al is offline Pishanto Specialist & Super-Daftee
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    Its stramge doing your first drive , No clutch , No gear stick auto or manual , No turn key starting

    Then when you move off no noise other than a slightly audiable whirr , No noticable gear changes , it just glides away silently

    Very comfy , Loaded with features , When reading yet another forum found out you can buy a diagnostic plug and a phone App called Leaf Spy that lets you into what Nissan see , loads of things in the menu are customisable , Example you can adjust the length of time the interior light stays on after exiting the car , Decide if you want auto rain sensing wipers on or off
    You can see the anount of fast charges and normal charges the car has had and the status of each of the power cells , Quite impressive , Also you can set the climat control to come on and warm the car up for you prior to unpluging from the mains
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    The new ones look super cool, and no doubt it'll be really economical, but the important thing is the boot's loudspeaker-carrying capacity
    I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in

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    Audio Al is offline Pishanto Specialist & Super-Daftee
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony View Post
    The new ones look super cool, and no doubt it'll be really economical, but the important thing is the boot's loudspeaker-carrying capacity
    The rear seats fold down
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    Good to read this thread - and wow - you've beaten us to electric. We're probably going for a Renault Zoe, plus A.N.Other. The Leaf has, I hear, a strange way to control the speed and braking - one pedal operation. Would be interested to hear how you get on with that. We know a couple of people who have Leafs (what is the plural? - Leaves?) - and one of them said it took hardly any time to get used to the different form of control.

    Did you get a home charger fitted as well? That's what Renault offer, though in these remote parts it's also possible to get an interest free loan, plus a charging point, courtesy of the council - or is it the Scottish government?

    Take care, and don't run the battery flat if you can avoid it. Let us know how far you get on typical days.

    There are a few gotchas re these cars - some have been pointed out before. Round here there are charging points, but some are time limited.
    That seems to make sense, but it doesn't make sense if one wants to park for say 2-3 hours, yet the charging only takes an hour. One could then be singled out as anti-social for blocking others from the point. Another thing I noticed is one venue (restaurant/coffee shop) which has dedicated electric vehicle spaces - but "everyone" knows that there are hardly any electric cars so *****s without electric cars park in them.

    I hope you continue to enjoy this new car.
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    My deepest sympathy
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    Well I will be most interested in how you find it Al, as I am possibly getting to the point of having to change vehicle for various reasons. If I recall rightly your day/night job involves driving large vehicles so a silent woosh will be quite different I guess. Hope it works out.
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    Interesting that toyota won't make a fully electric car., opting to remain in the hybrid sector for foreseeable future.
    They are betting on the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle market of future.
    Or so they hope. They simply don't have the manufacturing capacity to make all electrics.

    Actually that's not totally true now as they are aiming for solid state batteries and non rare earth batteries. I think their
    Hydrogen research is being wound down.
    I like the leaf as its a nice car. How the all electric will fair is interesting. 2 model sizes. 160ml range and a longer range 220 or so, but it depends on load etc so I expect, like internal combustion figures it will be 20/30% less on Ave.
    I love my hybrid so be interested on your take Al
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    Regards,
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    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
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    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


    ***SMILE, BE HAPPY***

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    went in a leaf recently and was amazed at the power and acceleration it had . brilliant .
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