Not so long ago the idea of buying fully electric car has got me. I started to check auctions and reading this forum to see problems and advantages of Nissan Lean.
And just wanted to hear some thoughts of active Leaf owners:
:?: - whether this car is reliable enough to be used without proper Nissan service cause we have no electric cars in Ukraine and think in near future will not have at least for 10 years I think; I think that transmission motor and batteries are the things I should worry about. All other things could be repaired as usually or could be ordered via internet.
:?: - is there a way to check/erase/edit computer errors of Leaf not using official Nissan Consult or may be there is some cheaper analogs of this program like DataScan or something; To be able to make diagnostic of the car systems myself.
:?: - regarding battery degradation I understood I should look for a car as new as possible with short millage or I can be guided only by millage? For example 2013 with 30k miles Leaf is better then 2012 with 15k miles or not?
:?: - is there a chance that Carwings will work in Ukraine? It will be OK if navigation will not work, but wanted to have a possibility to use all remote control features - charging/climate e.t.c.
I have usual gasoline car for a long distance trips. In city I use now Chevrolet Sonic and plan to replace it with Leaf in 1.5 year when the guarantee period will be over.
:!: My daily trip usually home-work-home is about 30 KM (about 20 miles) but due to traffic it could be so that sometimes I need 40 minutes to make this 15 km trip to work or back. And the only place where I will charge my car is my parking at home where I plan to install the charger.
I live near the sea and the climate is moderate. For example today we have lowest +8 at night.
And as long as I have a second car I see no problem not to use Leaf in winter when temperature is below -20 for example. But such low temperatures are very rear not longer then a week during winter.
My idea is to use electric car for a long period. I will not be able to change it in two years so 6-8 years of usage I see. And unfortunately I could not buy a new Leaf and deliver it here cause the price will be to high. I thought of buying a used or salvage(repaired) car on auction and thought that prices are about 15k-18k USD. If 8 years old Leaf will still have charge to make a trip of 80-100 km in summer or at least 50 km in winter this will be OK.
Sorry if similar topic exists, sorry for my English and thanks for your advises.
And just wanted to hear some thoughts of active Leaf owners:
:?: - whether this car is reliable enough to be used without proper Nissan service cause we have no electric cars in Ukraine and think in near future will not have at least for 10 years I think; I think that transmission motor and batteries are the things I should worry about. All other things could be repaired as usually or could be ordered via internet.
:?: - is there a way to check/erase/edit computer errors of Leaf not using official Nissan Consult or may be there is some cheaper analogs of this program like DataScan or something; To be able to make diagnostic of the car systems myself.
:?: - regarding battery degradation I understood I should look for a car as new as possible with short millage or I can be guided only by millage? For example 2013 with 30k miles Leaf is better then 2012 with 15k miles or not?
:?: - is there a chance that Carwings will work in Ukraine? It will be OK if navigation will not work, but wanted to have a possibility to use all remote control features - charging/climate e.t.c.
I have usual gasoline car for a long distance trips. In city I use now Chevrolet Sonic and plan to replace it with Leaf in 1.5 year when the guarantee period will be over.
:!: My daily trip usually home-work-home is about 30 KM (about 20 miles) but due to traffic it could be so that sometimes I need 40 minutes to make this 15 km trip to work or back. And the only place where I will charge my car is my parking at home where I plan to install the charger.
I live near the sea and the climate is moderate. For example today we have lowest +8 at night.
And as long as I have a second car I see no problem not to use Leaf in winter when temperature is below -20 for example. But such low temperatures are very rear not longer then a week during winter.
My idea is to use electric car for a long period. I will not be able to change it in two years so 6-8 years of usage I see. And unfortunately I could not buy a new Leaf and deliver it here cause the price will be to high. I thought of buying a used or salvage(repaired) car on auction and thought that prices are about 15k-18k USD. If 8 years old Leaf will still have charge to make a trip of 80-100 km in summer or at least 50 km in winter this will be OK.
Sorry if similar topic exists, sorry for my English and thanks for your advises.