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My 2012 Leaf is unfortunately no longer able to meet my needs. I bought a Tesla Model 3 to replace it for my own needs, but I had planned to keep the Leaf for my 16yo to use. But the battery is just too degraded, and it no longer has enough range to handle local trips in cold weather. So I'm...

One day after joining the 7-bars club, I passed 100,000 miles on my Leaf! The Leaf will soon be replaced with a Tesla Model 3 for my normal work commute, but it's going to live on as our 3rd vehicle, as we have a 16yo learning how to drive, and I can't imagine trusting him with the Tesla anytime...

I'm two days away from passing 100,000 miles in my 2012 Leaf. It just dropped bar number 8, so I'm now at 7 bars. Charges to 160 GIDs on a good day now. Range is now less than 50 miles, on a warm day and keeping the speeds below 55mph. I *think* I might still be able to make it to work with...

I discovered that one of my rear doors will no longer lock correctly. I checked the child lock setting on the side of the door and confirmed that it's in the "unlock" position. I flipped it back & forth to make sure that it wasn't somewhere in-between. The mechanical door lock switch works...

I just tried to make a 55-mile trip in this blizzard with my almost-4-year-old Leaf. No can do. Not enough battery capacity left (10 bars). I gave up. This is disappointing. The car went great in the snow (I have Yokohama snow tires mounted). I kept my speed under 40 mph on the Turnpike...

Made it! But I was sweating it out.

I recently replaced the front rotors on my Leaf. They were a bit warped. I'm very surprised that this would happen in a vehicle with regenerative braking. But, I do charge to 100% every day, and at other times the car is cold enough to severely restrict the available regen, so I guess the...

Can someone tell me what brand of wheel has this as a centercap?

I bought a set of Infiniit G35 wheels off of Craigslist last year. The price was right, but the wheels were in pretty rough shape - lots of curb rash, numerous scrapes on the wheel face itself, and some stains in the corners that just refused to come clean. So I decided to try plasti-dip as a...

I love the look of this. I might have to see if I can find a set. Nissan Leaf with 350z staggered wheels and tires!

Does anybody have a list of settings that only a dealer can change? I found an allusion to such a list (here). I also remember somebody posting that their dealer provided them with a list of things that they could change, but I haven't been able to dig up that post in a search. Does anybody...

If you have the car in neutral, and you push down on the accelerator, what happens? I would expect nothing to happen, but that doesn't seem to be the case. The efficiency meter (trees) on the dash goes down. Leaf Spy reports motor current. If I'm coasting, it feels like the car starts...

My brake calipers were starting to look pretty horrible after subjecting my Leaf to a full winter's worth or road salt. The five-spoke standard wheels make those calipers very visible too. So this past weekend I decided to do something about it: I haven't had a chance to wash the car yet, so...

I was coming home from visiting relatives and was about 16 miles from home when the "low fuel" warning came on. I was on the highway and was trying to figure out if I could make it home, or if I'd have to exit early to refuel. I can't believe I came that close to running out of gas in my...

I've had my Leaf for a year now. I've put over 16,500 miles on it in that time. And I'm still enjoying it. 8-) My biggest regret is that I didn't get something with more range. I like it so much that I want to take it for every trip. I'm often (2 times per month or more) taking trips of...

If, like me, you often need to charge to 100% for your trips, then you too probably hate how the regenerative braking is much weaker or non-existent at those battery levels. It got me thinking about my days working for General Electric on diesel-electric locomotives. These things use their...

We have a winter weather advisory for today, so I decided to go ahead and put on my winter wheels/tires last night. 2002 Nissan Altima wheels & Bridgestone Blizzak tires, both same size as OEM. Nothing fancy. Works well so far. My mileage was crap this morning though. :P

I just passed 10,000 miles on my 2012 SV this morning. I've had it for just a little over seven months. I'm still quite pleased with the car. I love the instantaneous acceleration - no waiting for a transmission to downshift. I do wish it had a bit more range - I have relatives who live 45 -...

Has anybody measured the power draw of the heated seats or the steering wheel? I think I'm noticing a decrease in efficiency when I use them, so I'm wondering if they aren't quite as insubstantial as I thought they were.

I'd like to get a second set of wheels for winter tires for my Leaf. My first thought was to get something a little larger, maybe 17", to use for summer, and use the stock wheels for winter tires. There are lots of examples of people who've done this. But it sounds like it takes a pretty big...