Opinions on this 2012 SV, 18K miles

Do you think this Leaf SV would last 4 years in Pennsylvania? My commute is total 44 miles per day almost all highway at 65mph. I am going to install an L2 charger at home. One problem is it is down to 10 bars already - must be old battery system. I drive about 12,000 miles per year. I have a backup vehicle for snowy days.

Did the 2012 SV have the hybrid heater?

They want $10K for it. Any guesses on how much it will depreciate over 4 years?

Link: https://www.carmax.com/car/14492795

Thanks!

I got a 2015 S with 20k miles for $10,500 with 12 bars. The price for the 2012 seems kinda high IMO.

It won't do the trip in Winter, and no heatpump before 2013.

LeftieBiker said:

It won't do the trip in Winter, and no heatpump before 2013.

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Thank you. I was wondering what year the heat pump was available.

The heatpump is found in all SV & SL models beginning in 2013, and in no S models so far. They probably won't ever offer it in the S. The pre-2013 heater is actually worse than the heater in the 2013+ S, because the older ones use a hot "water" (coolant) system that sucks power the whole time the climate control is on - there isn't even an Off switch until 2013. The newer resistance heaters heat the air directly.