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Well, I had 4 months remaining on my lease. My payments were $180 per month. I had 12,000 per year mileage and was under when I turned it in a few month early. The residual was something like $28,000(yes, I know, the brand new "I"'s with more standard equipment are selling for $6,000 less!!!). I...

I cannot tell you the number of times I have felt bullied while driving the I-Miev. Part of it was just that some people are simply incredibly rude and stupid; it probably had nothing to do with the small car I was driving. But other times, no, it WAS because of the size of the Mitsu. Some yahoo...

DPG: Funny how the end of lease cars seem to be so high priced yet (eventually)sell for so much less. The Chevy dealer I purchasd the Volt from actually offered to buy the "I" from Ally, but they quoted the residual price(something like $26,000!!!!!, are you kidding me??), wouldn't budge and...

Will do!!! If I ever get back out to Pittsburgh I will look for your "I".

OK folks, my lease was coming up for turn in and I decided against leasing another I-MiEV. I ended up buying a clean, low mileage 2012 Volt at a great price. The Volt had just come off its lease, and made the perfect car for my family. We have an ICE vehicle, a 2002 Kia mini-van that is on its...

Thans sguys. I kind of figured as much... Lou

Just curious if it is possible to activate the heat and A/C while the car is plugged in? I know that it can be done remotely using the key fob, but can one just plug the car in and let it charge, and then turn the heater or A/C unit on and have it work? I tried it today, but got what seemed to...

Thanks for the advice, I really appreciate it. I will look on the web as you suggested and see what's available. No need for a test drive as I have been driving my I-MiEV for almost 2 years now and it's coming up to go off lease. Funny that you mentioned a Chevy Volt as I am also looking into...

Just wondering if anyone is seeing or has seen 2014 MiEV's on dealers' lots are are all of the sales completed by ordering the I-MiEV? I have seen none at the few Mitsu dealerships in the area. If ordering is the only way to get an I-MiEV, how long does the process take? Thanks, Lou

DPG: What kind of range boost have you seen using the QC? Lou

PV: Looks like you scared the other EV's away! The photos show a few, then none but yours. :) How do you like the QC option? My I-MiEV did not come with the QC, now I wish that it had it. Are there any/many QC stations in your range? Lou

OK, saw an I-MiEV at the 7/11 near SDSU in San Diego. Was all white, with bike rack added to the back. Lou

Actually, I saw ONE, at a 7/11. Also, forgot to mention the Smart EV's and the Cars 2 Go EV's..quite a few of them around. Lou

Just got back from a week in Southern California, most of that time spent in San Diego. I would like to compare my observations of the various EV’s I saw versus what is seen out here in the East Coast. • So many Tesla’s that I lost count. On almost every trip on an interstate or “main road” I...

Did speak with the dealer, who told me that they think I may have: *reprogrammed the remote by keeping it too close to other electronics(such as my computer) *Might need just new batteries *Is not covered by warranty. I am pretty sure that none of the above is true, but I will get new batteries...

As DanPatGal pointed out, in PA now the rebate is $2K. If we add that into the equation, I would think that it would reduce the total cost of the car by $9500. The leasing company is getting $9500 up front, plus about $4,000 from the customer. That is a full 50%(actually a little more) before...

You know, $10K for the lease plus $7500 for Federal rebate is $17,500. In PA we also get $3K cash rebate. That brings us to $20,500. Starts to change the financial equation for me. Not sure yet, but I am thinking... Lou

I am not thrilled about the lease deal. If I am running the numbers correctly(and I admit to doing it really quickly), they are asking for about 17% down, and then almost $6500 in payments. I wonder if it makes sense, financially, to simply buy the car? Assuming one qualifies for the $7500 Fed...

Thanks everybody. I have been away and unable to post any replies(but I was able to read the comments). Anyway, yes, it is the remote that failed, not the key fob. I can say that I absolutely did not drop the remote, nor did I have any issues with leaving it outside in extreme heat and then...

Got up yesterday morning and remembered that I can pre-cool the car by way of the Key Fob. I always pre-heat the car in the winter but simply forgot about the pre-cooling feature in the summer. So far I have not really NEEDED to use the A/C, putting down the windows is typically very good and...