cwerdna said:
In recent checks, used gen 2 Leafs Plus and non-Plus seem to have absurdly high prices (sold all by various dealers or Carvana). I'm contemplating a used Leaf Plus as a temp car if GM gives me a good offer on a buyback on my recalled Bolt. I started the buyback process recently.
A few weeks ago, I pinged the used car dealer I bought my former '13 Leaf from to be on the lookout for used Leaf Pluses. He said he doesn't buy Leafs like he used to and doesn't see many in post sales reports but he will check for me.
Any good places for people w/o dealer licenses to look for used Leaf Plus?
(Keep in mind the MSRPs on new '22 Leafs has dropped. See https://usa.nissannews.com/en-US/releases/2022-nissan-leaf-press-kit.)
My Bolt buyback still in limbo. Haven't heard any good news from the aforementioned used car dealer.
As with the rest of the used car market, used gen 2 Leaf prices continue to be absurd.
Not that this is my zip code (intentionally), but it's close enough, I'm looking for SV trims (not so keen on SL) at https://www.cars.com/shopping/results/?dealer_id=&keyword=&list_price_max=&list_price_min=&makes[]=nissan&maximum_distance=250&mileage_max=&models[]=nissan-leaf&page_size=20&sort=list_price&stock_type=used&year_max=2021&year_min=2018&zip=95136. There's 1 private seller at $18K then I see dealers and Carvana selling for nearly $20K or a bit more (e.g. $20,990 for a '19 SV). Really?
If I paid MSRP on a new '22 Leaf SV (due to the MSRP drop) of $28,800 - $7500 Federal tax credit - $750 https://cleanfuelreward.com/ + $975 dest charge = $21,525. Yeah, that doesn't include sales tax and higher registration, but still... it's brand new, has a full warranty vs. a car that's only a couple $K less w/basic warranty over or almost over and way less EV system/powertrain warranty left.
I've tried a few other places to look for used Leafs and it hasn't really looked much better.