I test drove a 2013 SL with about 40,000 miles from a private party yesterday. The car looked very well taken care of, but they bought it used a couple years ago so no idea where it came from before that (if I decide to buy I'll have to pull the carfax, but I haven't done that yet). I don't have an OBDII adapter for Leafspy so I can't get the good battery info yet either (I'm still learning!)
1. The battery bars are only 10/12. Is that kind of low for a 2013 or pretty normal? A lot of people around here seem to have 11 or 12, but maybe they take better care of their Leaf than the average driver?
2. I drove about 12 miles in 35 F on wet roads and it went from 97% charge to 65% charge. That seems like a lot of drain on the battery. Now, I was probably driving a little bit harder than I would normally, but it still makes me nervous how the range would be in a couple of years with an older battery if its really cold out.
The Nav system has a cool screen that gives you a lot of information about the battery usage and where the energy is being used. Is this something you can find on an S model, just not from the center screen? Does Leafspy give you similar information? Is it actually useful, or just fun for the first few times you drive it?
1. The battery bars are only 10/12. Is that kind of low for a 2013 or pretty normal? A lot of people around here seem to have 11 or 12, but maybe they take better care of their Leaf than the average driver?
2. I drove about 12 miles in 35 F on wet roads and it went from 97% charge to 65% charge. That seems like a lot of drain on the battery. Now, I was probably driving a little bit harder than I would normally, but it still makes me nervous how the range would be in a couple of years with an older battery if its really cold out.
The Nav system has a cool screen that gives you a lot of information about the battery usage and where the energy is being used. Is this something you can find on an S model, just not from the center screen? Does Leafspy give you similar information? Is it actually useful, or just fun for the first few times you drive it?