On May 6, 2015, at 2:51 PM, Peri Hartman via EV <[email protected]> wrote:
> I don't follow your reasoning. There are reasons not to like a lease but the > fixed income aspect is not usually one of them. In fact, often it's the > opposite: people on fixed incomes like leases because they are predictable > and the payments are (usually) lower than loan-to-buy payments. Sorry...I realize I left out a detail obvious enough to me I didn't think to include it...they won't be getting a loan, no matter the vehicle; it'll be cash, with the largest share coming from the (presumed) insurance settlement, and, if need be (and it likely would) supplemented from savings from either or both them and me. > A quick search for a Leaf in my area (Seattle) shows several used ones for > sale ranging from $11K and up. That's likely the sort of thing we'd wind up looking at. I guess what I'm asking from the list...is advice on which models are most likely to be good values as used vehicles given all the other considerations -- hot climate, ~50 mile range, freeway capable, reliable, etc. ...and possibly as well advice on what to avoid...I seem to remember Leafs up to a certain year died quick deaths in the heat...? b& _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
