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My leaf is white with black leather. I charge to 80%. I'll charge to 100% about once a month and drive it immediately after it's done. In the summer I only charged at night. I don't care for the cabin temperature as long as it doesn't affect the battery. Last summer my Leaf spent most of the...

You bring up a very valid point about the '18 being a redesign. In general, I'd say it's true that first year redesigns have more issues than previous models. I've had personal experience with this. However, most of the issues usually show up in the first couple years and you will be covered...

Yes, I read the forums. And you know what most people do on forums? They talk about problems. Most people don't join forums and when they do they rarely write about how great everything is. You're right that the extended warranty is expensive reassurance. It's no different from car insurance...

Please don't buy the warranty. You're only getting 2 years out of it. Any problems that you have will show up in the first 3 years and it will already be covered by the standard warranty. Trust me. You traction battery is covered even longer. And if something were to happen in years 3-5 just go...

This last summer (in the SF Bay Area) beat my battery up. It was unusually hot. I have to park outdoors and this year I'll be looking for shade. For the times that I'm unable to find shade, I was wondering if those "solar reflective" car covers on Amazon would help keep the battery temps lower...

Thanks for your help. Tried it with the climate timer and same crap. Yes. It appears I have two bum heaters now.

Thanks for the replies guys. Just used the heater again tonight. Energy info screen showed only 300W the whole time. Is the heater only covered for 3yrs/36k miles? If so, that sucks ass. Anyone know/seen any info about troubleshooting it yourself. I don't mind taking apart the dash and...

Forgot to mention that ECO mode is off.

Hi, I bought my 2013 SL used in January and probably used the heater a handful of times until this week. The nights have been in the mid 30s so I started using the heater and I found the air coming out of the vents "lukewarm" at best. I figured maybe it's too cold for the heat pump to be as...

All your posts really did help. I came to the feeling that it's not that bad and it is what it is. I had already started just "driving" it like a car and not worrying about stuff. Well yesterday I Level 2 charged it to 100%. I hadn't really fully charged the thing in about 4 months and I...

Thanks for the replies! I really appreciate you guys sharing your knowledge and experiences. A couple more questions: 1. If I take care of the car now will the battery degrade based on how I use/treat it? Or is the "damage" already done and the battery will continue to degrade quickly (I say...

Hi everyone. I lost my first bar yesterday. Kinda bummed out since I didn’t expect it to happen so soon. Here’s what I get from LeafSpy Lite: AHr= 54.98 SOH= 84% SOC= 70.9% Hx= 81.09% 384.78V -0.45A odo= 23,798 3 QCs & 1417 L1/L2s The build date is 10/13 and I bought it used in February...