We test drove and went to order a 2011 imiev that had been sitting on the yard for a long time, the car was great and we wanted to buy it but not until we were sure of charging infrastructure was available.
Mitsubishi NZ were not interested in putting in any fast chargers anywhere as sales were too slow for the cars to make it worthwhile.
So we put off buying a imiev and brought a Prius instead, and waited for the fast chargers to become more affordable.
This year the price of the chargers has dropped by heaps and we can now get one for $ 17, 000 for a 20 Kw one and so my boss approved the purchase of the car. Yay ! The home charger is fine, but if we want to later rent the iMiEV's out we really need a fast charger on the main tourist routes set up and it looks like only we are willing to fund them.
Went and got the car finance preapproved and read the terms and conditions carefully, made some notations and alterations and sent it back.
The Finance part of the dealership said all good, only need us to come in and sign up and send off the forms to get formally approved as pre approved already subject to some conditions.
Took time off work for me and the boss to go and sign up, but found the terms and conditions had not been altered as requested. Essentially the three main points were a limit on the solicitors' fees the finance company Finance Mitsubishi, could charge, and a limit on who could be sent our personal information and who got paid out if the car was stolen or damaged.
I got the dealer Finance chap to restore the terms as requested and he sent them off, only to have them refused by the head office, I rang them up and asked why and was told the terms are pretty well set and that is that.
So I very reluctantly cancelled the order. I am upset but nothing I can do about it this year, may look at a house loan instead and finance it that way.
I note that only 3 iMiEV's have been sold in NZ, and I wonder if others have found the terms and conditions too daunting ?.
So we have ordered another Prius instead, as Toyota have in the past allowed us to alter the terms and conditions to suit us.
May need to simply finance the iMiEV car via a house loan, and so avoid all the terms and conditions.
The iMiEV has been sitting on the yard so long, the warranty for the car now runs out in July 2014 ! The battery warranty is still ok though.
Seeing there is no warranty, we could simply get one from Aussie instead if the price is good, currently allowing for shipping and GST etc, the NZ ones are still cheaper on www.trademe.co.nz
But Next year is full of oppertunities and we are sure we will get one soon. That or save up for a Tesla, which the boss drove in HK and said was a rocketship !
Mitsubishi NZ were not interested in putting in any fast chargers anywhere as sales were too slow for the cars to make it worthwhile.
So we put off buying a imiev and brought a Prius instead, and waited for the fast chargers to become more affordable.
This year the price of the chargers has dropped by heaps and we can now get one for $ 17, 000 for a 20 Kw one and so my boss approved the purchase of the car. Yay ! The home charger is fine, but if we want to later rent the iMiEV's out we really need a fast charger on the main tourist routes set up and it looks like only we are willing to fund them.
Went and got the car finance preapproved and read the terms and conditions carefully, made some notations and alterations and sent it back.
The Finance part of the dealership said all good, only need us to come in and sign up and send off the forms to get formally approved as pre approved already subject to some conditions.
Took time off work for me and the boss to go and sign up, but found the terms and conditions had not been altered as requested. Essentially the three main points were a limit on the solicitors' fees the finance company Finance Mitsubishi, could charge, and a limit on who could be sent our personal information and who got paid out if the car was stolen or damaged.
I got the dealer Finance chap to restore the terms as requested and he sent them off, only to have them refused by the head office, I rang them up and asked why and was told the terms are pretty well set and that is that.
So I very reluctantly cancelled the order. I am upset but nothing I can do about it this year, may look at a house loan instead and finance it that way.
I note that only 3 iMiEV's have been sold in NZ, and I wonder if others have found the terms and conditions too daunting ?.
So we have ordered another Prius instead, as Toyota have in the past allowed us to alter the terms and conditions to suit us.
May need to simply finance the iMiEV car via a house loan, and so avoid all the terms and conditions.
The iMiEV has been sitting on the yard so long, the warranty for the car now runs out in July 2014 ! The battery warranty is still ok though.
Seeing there is no warranty, we could simply get one from Aussie instead if the price is good, currently allowing for shipping and GST etc, the NZ ones are still cheaper on www.trademe.co.nz
But Next year is full of oppertunities and we are sure we will get one soon. That or save up for a Tesla, which the boss drove in HK and said was a rocketship !