Yanni
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Am in the market for a used Leaf. we have excess solar generation from our roof panels and this will save the kid $$ by not having to buy gas, but don't want to buy a $$$ vehicle (new) because once they leave (3 years out) we won't need it anymore. (I'll likely be purchasing an EV or PHEV in 2020 or 2021 and THAT will use up the bulk of our excess solar. Waiting for a decent SUV/AWD offering to become available.)
Also, this vehicle doesn't need to get much mileage beyond 50/55 on a full charge as it'll just be going to work or school and back for one of the kids.
I say 50/55 miles because they really need about 40 for the longest round trip drive, and I figure i need to start higher at the outset so that in a few years we can still drive it. Is this reasonable? how fast can I expect the battery to degrade? We're in So Cal coastal climate and this vehicle does NOT have a space in the garage. If they need to drive a longer distance, they can borrow my car. ;-)
Was looking at the CPO listings on the Nissan website, but I guess 2015 is too old for CPO because there were only 2016's and newer there.
They mostly start at $12K which I think is WAAAy too high so I'll likely have to go non-CPO and take my chances with a private seller or a used car lot. (scary!)
What year is "too old" to expect this kind of 50/55 mileage now?
Should I be worried and just stick to only CPO vehicles?
Should I care about S vs SV? Not even sure what I'm "missing" by getting an S in the 2015-2016 years..
What are the top methods to check out the battery "health" as I've read it's called?
Sorry for so many questions! I wish each topic had it's own thread!
Thanks!
Also, this vehicle doesn't need to get much mileage beyond 50/55 on a full charge as it'll just be going to work or school and back for one of the kids.
I say 50/55 miles because they really need about 40 for the longest round trip drive, and I figure i need to start higher at the outset so that in a few years we can still drive it. Is this reasonable? how fast can I expect the battery to degrade? We're in So Cal coastal climate and this vehicle does NOT have a space in the garage. If they need to drive a longer distance, they can borrow my car. ;-)
Was looking at the CPO listings on the Nissan website, but I guess 2015 is too old for CPO because there were only 2016's and newer there.
They mostly start at $12K which I think is WAAAy too high so I'll likely have to go non-CPO and take my chances with a private seller or a used car lot. (scary!)
What year is "too old" to expect this kind of 50/55 mileage now?
Should I be worried and just stick to only CPO vehicles?
Should I care about S vs SV? Not even sure what I'm "missing" by getting an S in the 2015-2016 years..
What are the top methods to check out the battery "health" as I've read it's called?
Sorry for so many questions! I wish each topic had it's own thread!
Thanks!