alozzy
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@LeftieBiker except that no one in their right mind will buy my dead battery LEAF for $2k and then spend another $8.5k for a new pack when instead they can buy a 3 or 4 year old LEAF for about the same amount.
alozzy said:@LeftieBiker except that no one in their right mind will buy my dead battery LEAF for $2k and then spend another $8.5k for a new pack when instead they can buy a 3 or 4 year old LEAF for about the same amount.
powersurge said:... Others who say the car will be towed to the junkyard or the resale value is nothing are also wrong. All of you are probably the first ones to sell your stocks if it takes a dip...
There are enough Leafs out there that can supply parts and batteries for current owners for a while ...
LeftieBiker said:I'm assuming your car is in excellent shape. I'd rather have an older Leaf with a new pack and more range than a newer Leaf with less range.
powersurge said:Others who say... the resale value is nothing are also wrong.
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Go ahead and tow your unwanted Leaf to my house..... I will give you $50 for it when you are ready...
Almost every car that is being used daily as a work tool will be worth scrap if driven long enough. I think a key factor is to pick one with enough capacity so when heavily degraded still has enough capacity to get the job done for the time you expect to own it. Example... I already know my short commute route takes 16-20 KWh in good weather and easily mid-20’s+ in the cold. The longer route is entirely expressway, faster, and takes more capacity than the 24KWh leaf had in optimum weather. I also know that in NE Ohio that the only charging station I can depend upon is hanging on my garage wall. A 40KWh leaf would likely work fine most of the time even if degraded to 60% and likely get me well into 100k+ mile range. And then, a 60 KWh leaf at 50% degraded could likely be driven a lot longer than I would want to own any car. The last time I check, only lost depreciation on a car was when I sold it so make the right choice up front will lessen the depreciation loss.coach81 said:I'm going into my potential purchase knowing that there will be little to no residual value. But isn't that true of any true EV at this point?
No.coach81 said:Would you have bought the Leaf? Why or why not?
Who ever said that that the above program is actually available in the US? Unless you have a reputable source stating that it's available in the US... I've not seen such an announcement, yet.Tsiah said:Nissan doesn't seem to be honoring their $2500 refurbished battery program.
Unfortunately, that sounds about inline with the reports we've seen for 24 kWh packs... somewhere in the low $7K's to as high as $8500.Tsiah said:One of my friends called to get a price on a pack for a 2012...$7800. :shock:
Tsiah said:No.coach81 said:Would you have bought the Leaf? Why or why not?
Nissan doesn't seem to be honoring their $2500 refurbished battery program. One of my friends called to get a price on a pack for a 2012...$7800. :shock:...
No. Until last night I was unaware that refurbished battery price was Japan only.Nubo said:Does your friend live in Japan?
LeftieBiker said:If you are certain that the 30kwh pack issue is just bad software (I'm not) then you should be able to pick up one with a bar or two lost pretty cheap, get the update, and Bob's Your Uncle you have what you want.
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