Valdemar
Well-known member
For those who missed my story, I have a 2011 Leaf with a brand new Lizard pack that has been totaled and I kept the car. The car is driveable and there is some body damage that can be taken care of but I'm hesitant to spend any money on repairs as it will be a waste. Looking at the 2011 sale ads that sit for months I'm thinking I should be able to pick a clean lower-mileage 2011 with a degraded out-of warranty pack for about $5k next year, give or take. The thinking is given 2 identical cars I should be able to move the VCM and the battery pack from my car to another car and "it'll just work". Am I wrong? How difficult is it to extract the VCM from the Leaf? I can then sell off parts from my salvaged car and battery modules from the degraded pack to recover some of the costs.