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Whom did you sell it to? What's the shipping arrangement like? Thanks! I'm still mulling over doing a battery swap, if & when I convince myself that wrangling 600+ lbs battery packs is not a big deal 🙃.

@DylanR I am glad that replacing the "ABS actuator and electronic control module" fixed the problem but I must say that sounds illogical to me. Why would the airbag's functioning have anything to do with the ABS system?!!! Anyway, about the blink pattern: after the first 7 seconds, the blink...

"Chock, jack, and block" was the advice I learned from John Muir's "How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive". Chock one or both wheels at the opposite end to prevent the car from rolling backwards. (I always applied my parking brake when stopped so I have always skipped this step.) Jack the car up...

LEAFSpy Pro and a Bluetooth OBD-II dongle. The "state of health" (SOH) and the voltage differences between cells are the prime indicators of the battery's health.

Run, not walk, away. Anybody who buys a LEAF based on the car's display alone fully deserves what they get. Even more so those who buy a LEAF based on the dealer's pics. That 29 miles showing is more like 20, if you're lucky. There's a reason why that display is called the Guess-O-Meter. I...

This post from Brian Brockman on June 27, 2014, said that the lizard battery were in use beginning with the 2015 model year. (Brian Brockman was the Senior Manager, Nissan Corporate Communications at that time, and is currently the VP of Comms of Nissan U.S. and Canada.)

That'd be a start but "fair" is relative. As pointed out, what about those who drive few miles a year or lots of miles a year? What about environmental impact of the vehicle?

The pic is kinda blurry but it looks like the toe amounts ("prije" = front? "trag" = toe?) is quite a bit off. It looks like the front wheels have large amounts of toe out. Toe out makes the car wants to wander from side to side when going straight ahead and also more sensitive to steering...

Thanks. It's interesting that the TSB seems very adamant about it applying to only 2013 LEAFs and that the torque specified for the wheel hub lock nut is only 89 ft-lb. That TSB also says: "Refer to the Electronic Service Manual (ESM) for model-specific torque specifications. For 2007-2019...

I got my front wheel hub/bearing from rockauto.com. I see they do have rear ones for 2011 LEAFs: https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/nissan,2011,leaf,electric,1447777,brake+&+wheel+hub,wheel+bearing+&+hub,1636 rockauto.com has awesome customer service, BTW. I got a set of shocks and struts...

On my 2011, the service manual specifies 133 - 136 ft-lbs for the wheel hub lock nut, page FAX-12. (They call it the "wheel hub lock nut" not the "axle nut".)

If the taxation is inequitable, then it's not "complaining". I have zero issues with paying any amount, large or small. I have issues with a random amount being levied with seemingly zero thought or rationale, which amount being vastly unfair compared to what ICEV drivers pay. It may be low...

Not to mention that with gasoline, the number of pumps, where the gas tax is levied, is tiny compared to the number of ICEVs. With EVs, each charger is a "pump".

It's not just vehicle weight and damage to roads. It's also other costs. For instance, how much is the environmental cost of ICEV's versus EVs? ICEVs should be penalized for f(*king up the environment and the air that we all have to share. How about the cost to public health of ICEV emissions?

As already suggested: use odometer reading and vehicle weight. The issue is not just how to levy tax on EVs but also how to make that tax comparable to gasoline tax that ICEV drivers pay. I am completely OK with paying. I'm not OK with paying at a greater rate than ICEV drivers. Here in...