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Hi all - have been researching EVs for a few weeks now and while I want a 2013 leaf, I found what appears to be a great deal on a 2011 SL.... but there is a little risk too.
The image of the vehicle from the dealer website (Nissan dealer no less) shows dash with 1 bar of charge, and only 8 bars of capacity. The car has 56K miles and I called Nissan with the VIN and they said battery warranty good through 31OCT. I mentioned that it looked like it was already at 8 bars and he said that it would need to be fully charged to verify that, and that sometime the capacity bars will go up when it is fully charged???? didn't make sense to me, so thought I would ask folks here for input.
Could a Nissan dealer really be selling a Leaf that already meets conditions for warranty replacement of the battery, which would basically mean I buy at the super discounted price and then immediately get battery replaced? Wouldn't it make a hell of a lot more sense to them to do the battery replacement before they put vehicle up for sale?
So bottom line, does this look like a deal or should I pass?
The image of the vehicle from the dealer website (Nissan dealer no less) shows dash with 1 bar of charge, and only 8 bars of capacity. The car has 56K miles and I called Nissan with the VIN and they said battery warranty good through 31OCT. I mentioned that it looked like it was already at 8 bars and he said that it would need to be fully charged to verify that, and that sometime the capacity bars will go up when it is fully charged???? didn't make sense to me, so thought I would ask folks here for input.
Could a Nissan dealer really be selling a Leaf that already meets conditions for warranty replacement of the battery, which would basically mean I buy at the super discounted price and then immediately get battery replaced? Wouldn't it make a hell of a lot more sense to them to do the battery replacement before they put vehicle up for sale?
So bottom line, does this look like a deal or should I pass?