krush40
Well-known member
This forum is full of lots of great information, so before I get into my question, I wanted to thank everyone for the great information!
I'm in the market for a different car option. I have a 2016 Mazda CX5 that was initially purchased to be our family vehicle, but my wife has since gotten a Toyota Sienna, and now my car only goes to work and back (about 20 miles round trip in mostly rush hour freeway traffic; typically 30-45 min each way). The plan is to get rid of the Mazda (and it's payment) and replace it with something that will get me to work and back for the next 5 or so years and not cost a lot along the way while we eventually reevaluate our needs.
The idea of a Leaf is intriguing for a variety of reasons including eliminating gas bill, most maintenance costs (oil changes, etc), and I believe can help with our home electric bill due to different billing styles involving EV through the power company.
Anyways, all of the above has led me to looking at used Leafs, but now I need your advice.
If the price was the same and both had the same amount of bars, would you prefer:
• 2015 with over 80k miles
• 2013 with 45k miles
• Keep looking
I know the 2015 has a "better" battery, but also a lot more miles. What is the more important factor in judging a Leaf: age or mileage?
Thank you for you advice!
I'm in the market for a different car option. I have a 2016 Mazda CX5 that was initially purchased to be our family vehicle, but my wife has since gotten a Toyota Sienna, and now my car only goes to work and back (about 20 miles round trip in mostly rush hour freeway traffic; typically 30-45 min each way). The plan is to get rid of the Mazda (and it's payment) and replace it with something that will get me to work and back for the next 5 or so years and not cost a lot along the way while we eventually reevaluate our needs.
The idea of a Leaf is intriguing for a variety of reasons including eliminating gas bill, most maintenance costs (oil changes, etc), and I believe can help with our home electric bill due to different billing styles involving EV through the power company.
Anyways, all of the above has led me to looking at used Leafs, but now I need your advice.
If the price was the same and both had the same amount of bars, would you prefer:
• 2015 with over 80k miles
• 2013 with 45k miles
• Keep looking
I know the 2015 has a "better" battery, but also a lot more miles. What is the more important factor in judging a Leaf: age or mileage?
Thank you for you advice!