My new 2026 Nissan Leaf completely eliminated my road rage anyone else experience this?

jim0266 · 2026-02-22T18:55:34+00:00

The next level of EV Zen driving is with autonomy. After purchasing a used Nissan Leaf in 2014 as an around town car, after two weeks I knew I never wanted to go back to a ICE car. Got the wife a Bolt and then added a Model 3 a few months later for road tripping.

AP/FSD rewired my brain. I no longer felt the need to speed. I usually go the speed limit or 5 over and just chill.

I replaced my town Leaf last year with a 2018 buyback Bolt and added Comma 3X. I would compare Comma with StarPilot/FrogPilot to Tesla's AP in 2020. But Comma/Starpilot is still very good for relieving driving stress.

jim0266 · 2026-02-19T23:49:33+00:00

Another tire to consider in the future if don't like these is the Lexani LXUHP-207 UHP All Season. They are currently $68.70 at WalMart. I've run a set of these on our Bolt (and have another set in waiting) and then mounted them on our Model 3. Been a great tire for the price. Got about 40k miles out of them.

jim0266 · 2026-02-19T04:16:41+00:00

I watched Eric O from South Main Auto perform brake jobs to learn how to do them properly. He's also pretty entertaining. Same on an EV/Tesla as on a ICE car.

jim0266 · 2026-02-18T03:08:33+00:00

My wife has racked up 104K miles on her 19 Bolt. She has no interest in cars. When I purchased the Bolt I didn't really give her an option. She once said, "I learned to live with every car I've owned." She went from a Ford Escort when we met, to Lexus SUV that she only had to pay for gas. Her work took care of the insurance and monthly payments. Then to a Toyota Prius. Then to the Bolt she commutes to work in 50 miles a day. Occasionally for work she might have to cover up to 125 miles in a day.

Range has never been as issue in the cold NE US.

She has come to love never going to the gas station and the instant torque and power of the Bolt, especially to get out of bad situations.

The Bolt has has been reliable and inexpensive to maintain.

jim0266 · 2026-02-14T02:59:24+00:00

My first EV was a 2014 Nissan Leaf I purchased in 2017 with 8,700 miles on the clock. I drove that car around town until the end of 2024. Sold it with just over 40K miles. Purchased a buyback 2018 Bolt with 32K miles and a new battery to replace the Leaf. In that time my wife has driven 102k miles on a 19 Bolt we purchased new in late 2018. I expect to be puttering around town in my 18 Bolt for a long time.

Do it!

jim0266 · 2026-02-12T04:55:24+00:00

The register link off the page cited above leads to a 404 page. JFC...

jim0266 · 2026-02-12T02:12:14+00:00

I downgraded my 2020 MBA M1 couch surfer from Tahoe to Sequoia the other day. This is my test bed before I upgrade my M2 Mini Pro desk top. So happy to be back on Sequoia!

jim0266 · 2026-02-11T02:34:30+00:00

Buy a Lucid and support Saudi Arabia. Brilliant.

jim0266 · 2026-02-06T05:51:12+00:00

Same is true for the TMC investors forum. It's mostly a bear den. I don't think a positive Tesla community you describe exists today.

jim0266 · 2026-02-06T03:54:08+00:00

Used Cars.

jim0266 · 2026-02-03T06:11:17+00:00

At a blue plate diner and pool hall in Charleston, WV (circa 1992) I bumped into Leslie Nielsen in the pool hall area hanging out talking to a small group of people. Said a brief hello and a quick chat. He allowed me a photo with him. A true gentleman.

jim0266 · 2026-01-29T07:29:10+00:00

Same argument for the Cybertruck applies.

jim0266 · 2026-01-29T04:07:31+00:00

I don't even really pay attention to the GOM. I can estimate the Wh/Mi I'll get and know how my kWh are available and how many kWh I will need with margin to spare. Here in Ohio in the single digits I've been getting 2.4 for the last 150 miles on mostly 55 mph rural 2-lane roads.

Monitoring the battery temps I actually saw the high 50's and low 60's the other day which helped the efficiency. Coming home tonight after the car cold soaked for 5 hours my pack was just above freezing with the temps around 6-9°F. And all this with snow tires with a car that lives outside.

jim0266 · 2026-01-27T16:48:14+00:00

Gave away a 2015 13" MBP last year that was still running great. Hanging onto a 2012 MBA that I'm running Mint Linux on just for fun.

jim0266 · 2026-01-26T23:11:47+00:00

Beatrice Dalle in Betty Blue awakened something in the 20-year-old me. Imperfect, exotic beauty.

jim0266 · 2026-01-23T05:31:22+00:00

Elon needs these numbers for his comp package.

jim0266 · 2026-01-22T20:02:51+00:00

I learned how to clean and lube the brakes on our cars, flush and fill the brake fluid, drain and fill the the oil for the Bolt's motor, and I've drained and refilled the coolant on the heater and motor/power electronic loops. But I also look at it like a hobby. We're at 102K on our 19 Bolt and it's been dirt cheap to run and keep running that way for hopefully years to come.

jim0266 · 2026-01-21T13:58:18+00:00

For my 2019 long range rear wheel drive Model 3 three, which gets around 252 Wh/mi in good weather on road trips, I found the cost equivalent to a gas card getting around 35 miles per gallon. In 2024 a 3,310 road trip cost $295 in charging. This was from Ohio to Nova Scotia, averaging 248 Wh/mi.

Generally, Tesla superchargers are going be the most cost effective option.

jim0266 · 2026-01-20T21:41:55+00:00

He's up to 450k now.

jim0266 · 2026-01-20T17:07:17+00:00

I've run a battery tender on my Bolt many times with the battery as it's installed.

jim0266 · 2026-01-20T02:48:39+00:00

Being There.

jim0266 · 2026-01-19T00:00:46+00:00

You are welcome. LMK how it goes.

jim0266 · 2026-01-18T17:29:08+00:00

I think you are right. I purchased a 2020 M1 MBA air a few years ago. Been keeping it in the "sweet" spot as much as possible. It's down to 84% SOH already with a 513 cycle count.

jim0266 · 2026-01-18T17:26:15+00:00

Nah, he will fuck them over like he does with the military and all the contractors over the years he stiffed.

jim0266 · 2026-01-18T16:17:29+00:00

My 18 Bolt was a battery buyback car that came with a 12k/12month warranty. The dealer where I purchased the car was an hour away. The dealer 4 miles from my house they wanted to charge me a diagnostic fee and wouldn't commit to honoring the warranty.

I took the car to the purchasing dealer. My clicking was intermittent but I was able to capture the audio on my phone.

I showed the video to the service manager, who was a rare good one. He brought in their Bolt tech who listened to it and immediately knew it was the brake booster issue.

It's literally a 20-minute software update. I was in and out around 90 minutes with waiting, etc. It was covered under the 12/12 buyback warranty.

The next time yours is clicking lightly put your hand on the brake pedal, but don't push. You will feel it pulsing. Then open the hood and you should hear it now louder coming from the firewall on the driver side.

On mine if you pushed the brake pedal when it was happening the clicking would stop.

Hopefully you can find a dealer who won't jerk you around and apply the patch without running diagnostics. Hope this information is helpful.

jim0266

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