Newporttom
Well-known member
I'm waiting on word on my warranty replacement batteries. I started thinking/dreaming.... "Would it make financial sense for Nissan to let us pay $5,000 to upgrade to the comparable new (2015/2016) model instead of giving us new batteries?".
I figure the net cost to Nissan to give us new batteries is about $5,000, by the time you figure in paying the dealer to do the replacement etc. If they allowed us to upgrade to a new model for $5,000 and our old car, they could avoid that $5,000 cost, get $5,000 from the customer, and get the $7,500 rebate. A net benefit to them of $17,500.
In addition they would have our old Leaf. So they get the old batteries which are apparently of value. Let's say $1,500. First of all they could just crush the old Leafs or use them for parts, but it seems they could also throw a battery in them for about $5,000 and sell them for $7,500 or so.
All told it would seem they could get about a $20,000 benefit by doing this. I don't know what he actual costs to manufacture a Leaf are.
So how crazy is this idea?
I figure the net cost to Nissan to give us new batteries is about $5,000, by the time you figure in paying the dealer to do the replacement etc. If they allowed us to upgrade to a new model for $5,000 and our old car, they could avoid that $5,000 cost, get $5,000 from the customer, and get the $7,500 rebate. A net benefit to them of $17,500.
In addition they would have our old Leaf. So they get the old batteries which are apparently of value. Let's say $1,500. First of all they could just crush the old Leafs or use them for parts, but it seems they could also throw a battery in them for about $5,000 and sell them for $7,500 or so.
All told it would seem they could get about a $20,000 benefit by doing this. I don't know what he actual costs to manufacture a Leaf are.
So how crazy is this idea?