Nords
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We’ve driven our 2015 Leaf for six months and we love it. Thanks again for everyone's advice from that thread!
(https://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=27408 )
It has more than enough range for our retiree lifestyle, and it hauls everything we need it to haul. We also enjoy the free charging (from our photovoltaic array), the free parking (all over Oahu and at the airport) and the HOV lane.
We’re thinking of buying a second Leaf. Our second Prius is dying of the same issue that affected our other Prius, and it probably has a month or two left.
I’d appreciate any advice on our options among three model years.
I've read LeftieBiker's buying guide, of course. We’ve bought used from private sellers for over three decades, and we’ll pay cash. We’ll also run the usual CarFax check and we’ll do a LeafSpy scan with the test drive.
Our second Leaf would be used even less than our first Leaf. It’ll spend its life hauling longboards to the beach (with a Thule roof rack) at speeds below 60 MPH, and it’ll never do more than a 60-mile round trip. (No range anxiety.) It’ll only drive about 3000 miles/year but we’ll try to keep it until the battery capacity kills the range. The only other feature we care about is air conditioning. We don't care about color, decor, audio, navigation, or even whether the backup camera works.
Our three choices:
The 2014 model that’s lost a bar of battery capacity. It’s at 37K miles and the seller wants to buy a bigger car. $9000. There's a bit of concern over the Wolf Pack 24KWhr battery longevity but it seems adequate for our needs.
The 2015 model that doesn’t show a battery-capacity photo and has 43K miles. It’s listed at $11,200. The seller seems frustrated with lowball offers but indicates that they might take $10K. (Because we have cash?) They’re selling the car to buy a house.
The 2017 model that’s at 13K miles and claims a range of 125 miles. (Is that still a 30 KWhr battery pack?) $14,000. The seller is leaving the island.
All three options will satisfy our needs, subject to good titles and LeafSpy scans. The 2017 model is more than enough and its higher capacity would ideally give us a longer overall lifetime, but our current 2015 Leaf is already filling that role. Our initial reaction is to take the 2014 Leaf for $9000 and run it into the ground.
I've checked the TSBs and the other model-year concerns, but please let me know if there's emergent news. Are we missing anything else in our analysis?
(https://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=27408 )
It has more than enough range for our retiree lifestyle, and it hauls everything we need it to haul. We also enjoy the free charging (from our photovoltaic array), the free parking (all over Oahu and at the airport) and the HOV lane.
We’re thinking of buying a second Leaf. Our second Prius is dying of the same issue that affected our other Prius, and it probably has a month or two left.
I’d appreciate any advice on our options among three model years.
I've read LeftieBiker's buying guide, of course. We’ve bought used from private sellers for over three decades, and we’ll pay cash. We’ll also run the usual CarFax check and we’ll do a LeafSpy scan with the test drive.
Our second Leaf would be used even less than our first Leaf. It’ll spend its life hauling longboards to the beach (with a Thule roof rack) at speeds below 60 MPH, and it’ll never do more than a 60-mile round trip. (No range anxiety.) It’ll only drive about 3000 miles/year but we’ll try to keep it until the battery capacity kills the range. The only other feature we care about is air conditioning. We don't care about color, decor, audio, navigation, or even whether the backup camera works.
Our three choices:
The 2014 model that’s lost a bar of battery capacity. It’s at 37K miles and the seller wants to buy a bigger car. $9000. There's a bit of concern over the Wolf Pack 24KWhr battery longevity but it seems adequate for our needs.
The 2015 model that doesn’t show a battery-capacity photo and has 43K miles. It’s listed at $11,200. The seller seems frustrated with lowball offers but indicates that they might take $10K. (Because we have cash?) They’re selling the car to buy a house.
The 2017 model that’s at 13K miles and claims a range of 125 miles. (Is that still a 30 KWhr battery pack?) $14,000. The seller is leaving the island.
All three options will satisfy our needs, subject to good titles and LeafSpy scans. The 2017 model is more than enough and its higher capacity would ideally give us a longer overall lifetime, but our current 2015 Leaf is already filling that role. Our initial reaction is to take the 2014 Leaf for $9000 and run it into the ground.
I've checked the TSBs and the other model-year concerns, but please let me know if there's emergent news. Are we missing anything else in our analysis?