ceshell
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I just bought a used 2012 SL for a great price. The CPO car had 26,600 miles on it and 10 battery bars. Within 2 days of ownership, it dropped to 9 bars (I'm guessing Nissan probably knew the capacity, thus the low price.) The car was originally purchased in January of 2013 so I knew I had a pretty big window to lose the 9th bar. It was owned and operated in Arizona and now lives with me in more moderate Southern California.
Today, a mere 3 weeks after I bought the car, the 9th bar dropped! Now, I've read lots of posts here about waiting to get that new battery until closer towards the end of the 5 years to stretch out your usable time with the car. But does that make sense to do for two years? Or is that logic just reserved for when you're already close to the end of the warranty term?
As of this posting, the car gets maybe 44 miles before LBW. Wouldn't I be better to make the car "whole" now, or are there other reasons to wait? If I wait and take it at 7 bars or less (which, at this rate, could be next month) are there other considerations to worry about - i.e. the sooner I show them I hit 8, the less likely they'll try to claim that it's somehow my fault and therefore not covered under warranty?
I don't even have my license plates much less my coveted carpool stickers - maybe now is the best time to act? But I don't want to be hasty if there are reasons to wait.
Today, a mere 3 weeks after I bought the car, the 9th bar dropped! Now, I've read lots of posts here about waiting to get that new battery until closer towards the end of the 5 years to stretch out your usable time with the car. But does that make sense to do for two years? Or is that logic just reserved for when you're already close to the end of the warranty term?
As of this posting, the car gets maybe 44 miles before LBW. Wouldn't I be better to make the car "whole" now, or are there other reasons to wait? If I wait and take it at 7 bars or less (which, at this rate, could be next month) are there other considerations to worry about - i.e. the sooner I show them I hit 8, the less likely they'll try to claim that it's somehow my fault and therefore not covered under warranty?
I don't even have my license plates much less my coveted carpool stickers - maybe now is the best time to act? But I don't want to be hasty if there are reasons to wait.