jake14mw
Well-known member
Hi All,
I have been investigating getting a used Leaf for about a week now. Watched a ton of videos, and looked around here. I have Mazda CX-9 and a 2004 Acura TL. This would be a third car with four drivers in the house. The idea is that we would use the Leaf for as much local driving as possible, to lessen the gas and maintanence costs of the other vehicles.
1) I am looking for a 2013 or greater SL or SV. I had casually looked into a used Leaf about a year ago, and it seems like there were many more available then, and they had lower prices. Why is that?
2) The fact that the newer cars have the faster 6.6kw charging rate only applies to level 2 charging, right? It is of no benefit to level 1 charging?
3) Sounds like level 1 charging is crazy slow, and I would have to buy a level 2 charger. So for that, I should budget $400 for the charger and a few hundred for electical work? I have a dryer outlet on a wall that is shared with the garage. Should that make the electical work easier?
4) What is this 2G issue I have been reading about? What does that affect?
5) Do I need to buy that analyzer thing to aid in my shopping?
6) I normally keep my cars a long time. Once the battery wears enough where the range is annoyingly short, the cost of replacement is around $5000?
7) Any suggestions on where to look to find cars? Autotrader, Cars, Craigslist?
Thanks for your help, I'm excited about getting a Leaf. Hoping to get one for about $10,000.
I have been investigating getting a used Leaf for about a week now. Watched a ton of videos, and looked around here. I have Mazda CX-9 and a 2004 Acura TL. This would be a third car with four drivers in the house. The idea is that we would use the Leaf for as much local driving as possible, to lessen the gas and maintanence costs of the other vehicles.
1) I am looking for a 2013 or greater SL or SV. I had casually looked into a used Leaf about a year ago, and it seems like there were many more available then, and they had lower prices. Why is that?
2) The fact that the newer cars have the faster 6.6kw charging rate only applies to level 2 charging, right? It is of no benefit to level 1 charging?
3) Sounds like level 1 charging is crazy slow, and I would have to buy a level 2 charger. So for that, I should budget $400 for the charger and a few hundred for electical work? I have a dryer outlet on a wall that is shared with the garage. Should that make the electical work easier?
4) What is this 2G issue I have been reading about? What does that affect?
5) Do I need to buy that analyzer thing to aid in my shopping?
6) I normally keep my cars a long time. Once the battery wears enough where the range is annoyingly short, the cost of replacement is around $5000?
7) Any suggestions on where to look to find cars? Autotrader, Cars, Craigslist?
Thanks for your help, I'm excited about getting a Leaf. Hoping to get one for about $10,000.