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Post by stevemars on Jan 29, 2014 20:58:25 GMT 11
Just a quick post to say hi and good to see some enthusiasm about the LEAF.
I have taken delivery of a LEAF last Friday as a new work vehicle (for use by anyone on site) as the runaround car.
It will generally do trips between our manufacturing facility and local city, airport, post office, local suppliers etc.
Everyone who drives it so far loves it!
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Post by lesmando24 on Jan 29, 2014 21:11:03 GMT 11
Congratulations, I got a white one in July 2012 and still have fun driving it every day.
Les
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Post by Jim Hare on Jan 29, 2014 21:11:14 GMT 11
Hi Steve and welcome to the forum!
Yeah, the LEAF is an adventure and we've all had a lot of fun since it came out.
So do you leave it at work to charge or do you take it home at night and charge there?
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Post by stevemars on Jan 29, 2014 21:29:52 GMT 11
Its my baby! but it's a work vehicle and lives onsite. It's for all staff 2 use - we are a 24 hr operation although usage of the current site car is very low at night. Currently we are just using the supplied evse in a 15A outlet. We will be installing a 7kw charge station in the next couple of months.
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Post by Feng on Jan 29, 2014 22:49:10 GMT 11
Welcome to the forum Stevemars! Do you know what the build date of your car is? Just curious what the delay is for new owners now. When some of us bought ours the car was already a year old, presumably due to slow sales.
Do you know if yours has a 3.3kW or 6.6kW on board charger? If it's just a 3.3kW then a 7kW station will only be useful for futureproofing, otherwise it's overkill.
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Post by stevemars on Jan 30, 2014 10:51:00 GMT 11
Ours is one of the 2013 complied/2012 built LEAFs. So 3.3kw (are there any of the new ones in Aus yet?)
Futureproofing is indeed the idea - aided by the fact that I got the EVSE for "free" through a business partership agreement.
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Post by Phoebe on Jan 30, 2014 12:50:15 GMT 11
Welcome Steve. I am in Maitland so I had your problem when I first got my LEAF as the nearest Nissan LEAF service was Artarmon. Fortunately Jim let me charge at his place on my way there and back. Now Kloster Nissan in Newcatle service the LEAF, which solves my problem. They haven't managed to sell a LEAF yet, so I am special to them  Don't think the 2013 model is available in Australia 'cos I'm sure there will be a fanfare if it is. |
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Post by Feng on Jan 30, 2014 13:47:34 GMT 11
Ours is one of the 2013 complied/2012 built LEAFs. So 3.3kw (are there any of the new ones in Aus yet?) I can't remember where I heard it from (was it you markrmarkr?). Someone took a LEAF for a test drive and noticed the boot was missing the hump from the 3.3kW charger. That implied it was a new model. When they enquired about it later on they were told the car had been sold as an ex-demo and when they bought theirs it was just a pre-upgraded model. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2014 15:41:38 GMT 11
The next gen is supposed to have darker upholstery n steering wheel
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Post by stevemars on Jan 30, 2014 19:12:43 GMT 11
Welcome Steve. I am in Maitland so I had your problem when I first got my LEAF as the nearest Nissan LEAF service was Artarmon. Fortunately Jim let me charge at his place on my way there and back. Now Kloster Nissan in Newcatle service the LEAF, which solves my problem. They haven't managed to sell a LEAF yet, so I am special to them Did your purchasing a LEAF have any influence over their decision to become a LEAF service dealer? I will be hoping to encourage the local dealer, they are telling me it's $50k for the equipment and they won't be doing it until Nissan tell them to. |
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Post by Phoebe on Jan 30, 2014 19:23:48 GMT 11
I was under the impression that Nissan told Kloster Nissan to do it. Dean at Nissan Head Office was aware of my problem but didn't tll me it had happened until I complained about the service I got at Artarmon. You could discuss this with Dean. He can be reached at the Nissan Customer Service Centre: 1800 LEAF EV (1800 532 338) or by email at nissan_leaf@nissan.com.au.
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Post by stevemars on Jan 30, 2014 21:00:15 GMT 11
I will be driving around and talking it up so I hope the local dealer gets a few enquiries! Had considered I may have to try some leverage from head office and have had an email from Dean today about something else so will keep at it and see how we go....
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Post by gabzimiev on Jan 30, 2014 21:44:54 GMT 11
Welcome Steve. I am in Maitland so I had your problem when I first got my LEAF as the nearest Nissan LEAF service was Artarmon. Fortunately Jim let me charge at his place on my way there and back. Now Kloster Nissan in Newcatle service the LEAF, which solves my problem. They haven't managed to sell a LEAF yet, so I am special to them Don't think the 2013 model is available in Australia 'cos I'm sure there will be a fanfare if it is. Welcome I missed it, where is steve located ? |
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Post by Phoebe on Jan 31, 2014 8:24:47 GMT 11
Bathurst.
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Post by markrmarkr on Feb 1, 2014 11:52:26 GMT 11
Ours is one of the 2013 complied/2012 built LEAFs. So 3.3kw (are there any of the new ones in Aus yet?) I can't remember where I heard it from (was it you markrmarkr?). Someone took a LEAF for a test drive and noticed the boot was missing the hump from the 3.3kW charger. That implied it was a new model. When they enquired about it later on they were told the car had been sold as an ex-demo and when they bought theirs it was just a pre-upgraded model. Yes, that was me Matt. I also remember a round depression in the boot, like for a spare. But with no tyre in it, which I thought was a bit funny. Of course this was the first Leaf I had ever seen, so some of my derails may be off. Damb, it's enough to make me question my sanity Sent from my GT-P6200 using proboards |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2014 9:19:58 GMT 11
The spare tyre should located under the car in a cage.
Similar to a land rover discovery
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Post by Jim Hare on Feb 2, 2014 10:41:35 GMT 11
Yep, that's indeed where it is. My wife had to use it after only a week when she lost a fight with the sidewalk!
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Post by Phoebe on Feb 2, 2014 10:49:32 GMT 11
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Don't think the 2013 model is available in Australia 'cos I'm sure there will be a fanfare if it is.
