Ray Murray 
2013 Nissan Leaf Hatchback SV 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
Safe bet for a used car
 This continues to be an excellent car.  I still favor it for everyday driving.   I now live in a single location in Maryland.   I have my own charging station.   Yesterday I charged the car from 35% to 98% in two hours of non-peak time on the BGE Electric Vehicle Schedule.   That cost about $1.60 for 55 miles of driving.    I've found this car easier to live with having a Level II charger at home.   Previously I was charging it at my condo overnight using the 110V charger.  I purchased this car used to see for myself what living with an electric car is really like.    I kept my older cars just in car just in case I found it too difficult to deal with the electric car at times.    This car has substantially exceeded my expectations as a car I can live with.    It has become my favorite car to drive.    I live in two locations in the Washington D.C area on the Beltway.      I was expecting to only use this car at one location for local driving.   Instead, I find that I can also go between the locations on weekends without range anxiety.    This car works very well in the DC area, now the worst commuter area in the nation.    When in nasty traffic jams on the DC beltway, the BW parkway, and other major roads this car doesn't get grossly worse energy economy as is the case with my other cars (one a hybrid).  In some cases the economy even improves in when you get into a major traffic slowdown.  In the DC area that means 99% of the time.       I find that a used purchase of a Leaf is a safe bet.   I purchased a certified used one with 0% financing for extra security.    From what I see now, I think that a non-certified one could have been a good buy too.     I got the advantage of someone else claiming the $7500 tax credit, which made my cost lower since people buying new ones have that incentive.      I noticed that people buying new 2015 or 2016 models can get very good purchase, financing, and lease deals too.       I figured out that that some people won't get the full 7500 incentive since they don't pay 7500 in federal taxes anyway.   If they purchase used, or even lease a new one, they effectively get the advantage of that credit.  As far as living with the car goes, you learn to "plan" your driving a bit more, to make sure it has adequate charge.    For me it is nice my older cars in reserve.     I have not purchased a charging station yet, so I depend on my trickle charger and public charging stations.   I end up going to businesses (restaurants, malls, grocery stores, etc) having charging stations.     Whatever I've saved in gasoline cost in the last month I've ended up spending that (and more) at those businesses.      In some cases such charging stations are a mile or two from where I need to be.    That has help pushed me to get some more much-needed and pleasant exercise by doing some more walking.   As I walk along roads I wish a lot more more people had electric cars so I wouldn't have to hear as much noise, or breath as much exhaust.     I do not find that there are yet enough charging stations in the overall DC metro area area.   They tend to be common in some areas and very absent in other areas.   The campus where my suburban Maryland employer center is doesn't seem to want to make them available.     I like the free ones at some businesses, but realistically I'd like some more paid stations that price the power roughly around the cost I pay at home, plus some extra cost for occupying the space beyond a reasonable charging time.      It is nice that Walgreens has stations, and I'd like to see them at all of their locations, however, their cost of $2.00 per hour makes it more expensive to power a Leaf than powering my Honda Civic Hybrid at current gasoline prices.      I found that living with the hybrid for 9 years, learning how to leverage the regenerative braking, has helped me transition to living with the Leaf.   Buying a Leaf used is a safe bet.  You can learn to live with it's range quite well.5/22/2015.  I've had this car 7.5 months now and have put 6000 miles on it.    I use it much more than my other cars.   I have to make a point of driving them periodically to make sure they don't sit too long.   I am ready to get rid of one of them.    I have come to appreciate the quietness of the car, and it's decent sound system.     I've averaged 4.6 miles/kilowatt in nasty DC/Baltimore area traffic, which comes out to about 115 mpg, although I am paying BGE and Virginia power the equivalent of about $4.00/gallon.   I still rely on 110V charging overnight for most of my charging, though I'd like to have a 240V charging station.     I have found some free charging stations, that I end up using about 25% of the time.     The whole charging station situation is not ready for prime time yet.      I did find that charging stations are easier to find in the city of Washington D.C. than gas stations.   Overall I continue to be very pleased with this used Leaf.   A used one is a safe bet.Traded.