VenatorFox
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dm33 said:Unfortunately, too many buyers of used LEAFs are being surprised about how bad range can be. Nissan is again helping to give EV in general and Nissan in particular a bad name. Nissan acts like the sleazy dealer who wants to trick you into buying a car. As if the long term experience doesn't matter. Like people who buy a reportedly 100 mile LEAF won't notice when they get home that its really 25 when its only 3 years old.VenatorFox said:There was a 2012 Leaf SL in my area for quite a long time due to location (Middle of Nebraska). I ended up purchasing it for 9,000 after looking at it for about 5 months.
I took it home with me for the night and charged it to 100% rather than 80% to see how much it could hold.
The numbers are much lower than I expected. Is this normal?
It is stored and charged in a garage.
No capacity bars have been lost
Outside Air Temperature 18F as of the reading. 4 battery temp bars.
37 Miles, 12 charge bars.
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From what I've read, real world will be much less than indicated capacity.
I just don't want to have had purchased a car that can only drive 25 miles a charge.
Is this however normal due to outside temperature? The LEAF is stored in a cooler garage.
Obviously, ditch the car if you can get your money back. All the pretty looks fancy interior and electronics won't do you much good if the range is that bad. Buyer beware. Need to do more research before buying an electric car and especially a 3 yr old LEAF.
Hmm... well dang. I asked about the battery several times and they said it was fine.
I do know it was sitting in their lot for around 4 or 5 months. Nobody wants an EV in this area.
When I took it for a test drive there was 4 bars. So I assume it was stored like that.
Ill go back and see what they say. I've signed so its probably not returnable.
Nonetheless I'll get answers hopefully when my OBDII arrives so I can run LeafSpy on it.