Contemplating purchasing a 2013

[hyperionmark]

Hello all! First post here on the Leaf forums!

There is a $7,000 2013 S with 30k miles on it in my town. What are the things I should be looking for when I go to test drive? Any way to figure out battery capacity/health/degradation? Thanks for any help you can provide!

Beyond that, looking to learn more about the Leaf in general. Is the 2013 a good option when looking to buy used? What are the positives and negatives of the 2013 S? We don't need cruise control or a few of the other features. The S is level 2 charge capable, correct? Thanks for any other insights you can give to a newb!

Mark

 

[BillHolz]

Battery health: Look at the thin band of bars on the right side of console, those are the battery capacity bars. If you lose 4 bars before 5 years or 60,000 miles Nissan will replace the battery.
More accurate battery heath: LeafSpy will show AH and SOH.

I disagree with you on cruise control, I find it way too easy to speed in a BEV without it.

A 2013 S has a charger capable of up to 3.3KW L2 charging.

Others can give you more specific insight into 2013 specs.

 

[jjeff]

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A 2013 S without premium charge package has a charger capable of up to 3.3KW L2 charging.

Others can give you more specific insight into 2013 specs.

Actually the premium package isn't available on a S model, in '13 the only package available on an S was the charger package which not only included the 6.6kw charger but it was the only way to get the backup camera.

 

[SageBrush]

Battery health: Look at the thin band of bars on the left side of console,.

Sitting in the driver's seat, the right side of the screen

 

[LeftieBiker]

Look for a build date (on the driver's side door sill sticker) of 4/13 or later. Leafs built Jan-March of 2013 have batteries that degrade much faster.

 

[hyperionmark]

Look for a build date (on the driver's side door sill sticker) of 4/13 or later. Leafs built Jan-March of 2013 have batteries that degrade much faster.

Great info, thanks!

 

[LeftieBiker]

A Carfax report should also have the build date. The only reason to buy a 2013 built early in that year would be if it's already lost 3 or 4 bars, and has time remaining on the 5 year (from the in service date) 60k miles capacity warranty.

 

[BillHolz]

Battery health: Look at the thin band of bars on the left side of console,.

Sitting in the driver's seat, the right side of the screen

You are correct, thanks for catching my mistake.