HI there,
I've been looking into Leaf's lately since I convinced my ex to buy one a few months ago and realized how cheap they have become.
I'm not a typical Leaf buyer in most ways, but I do love a bargain! I drive fora living (big rig) and own 2 other cars and my pickup. I'm a car guy and do my own work, although I don't foresee doing anything major with an EV.
I live in Tacoma,WA and my commute is about 7 miles each way, and since i put about 75K miles a year at work, I tend to go home and stay there. Obviously, I have plenty of other options if I need to go outside the range of the Leaf.
I've done a lot of reading here and other places, so I know I should look for one made after 4/2013, what the bars on the right side of the dash mean and that I should get an SV or one with a QC option, but price is my main motivator here and with my commute I don't think I'll have any problems keeping my Leaf charged up.
I just missed out on a 2013 S at the local Nissan dealer with very low mileage for $6000. They kept dropping the price in the last few months, and I went down when I saw them drop it the last $1000; but I wasn't the first one there!
A couple questions:
On an S model, there is no app or any way to communicate with the car remotely, correct? I only see the Car Wings app for the SV and SL models. It would be nice to have it let me know when it's charged or to be able to warm it up remotely.
What is the best OBD dongle to buy for the Leaf Spy software. It says my old one won't work. Must be V. 1.5 I think?
Any other sage advice or other mechanical things to look for, feel free to enlighten me!
Thanks!
I've been looking into Leaf's lately since I convinced my ex to buy one a few months ago and realized how cheap they have become.
I'm not a typical Leaf buyer in most ways, but I do love a bargain! I drive fora living (big rig) and own 2 other cars and my pickup. I'm a car guy and do my own work, although I don't foresee doing anything major with an EV.
I live in Tacoma,WA and my commute is about 7 miles each way, and since i put about 75K miles a year at work, I tend to go home and stay there. Obviously, I have plenty of other options if I need to go outside the range of the Leaf.
I've done a lot of reading here and other places, so I know I should look for one made after 4/2013, what the bars on the right side of the dash mean and that I should get an SV or one with a QC option, but price is my main motivator here and with my commute I don't think I'll have any problems keeping my Leaf charged up.
I just missed out on a 2013 S at the local Nissan dealer with very low mileage for $6000. They kept dropping the price in the last few months, and I went down when I saw them drop it the last $1000; but I wasn't the first one there!
A couple questions:
On an S model, there is no app or any way to communicate with the car remotely, correct? I only see the Car Wings app for the SV and SL models. It would be nice to have it let me know when it's charged or to be able to warm it up remotely.
What is the best OBD dongle to buy for the Leaf Spy software. It says my old one won't work. Must be V. 1.5 I think?
Any other sage advice or other mechanical things to look for, feel free to enlighten me!
Thanks!