offtosleep said:
Okay gang, back down the rabbit hole we go!
I have located a 2012 Nissan LEAF SL. It has around 37,000 miles but just had a BRAND NEW BATTERY INSTALLED under a factory warranty. It does have both the DC charger and a EVSE charging port. The guy selling it has a 240V EVSE charger he'll through in with the deal. I've got him talked down to $7500.
Opinions?
That should work. It doesn't have the heat pump and the heater will need a little work like LeftieBiker said. Also the 240V charging will take twice as long as a newer SL: Dead to full in about 7 hours instead of 4, with normal charging times being 4 to 5 hours instead of 2 to 3.
It should have the 80% option, so enjoy!
2012's also have an electric parking brake. The only problem with those is that if you run the battery clear down to dead nothing the brake will set and you won't be able to push the car until you charge the battery up a little. In other words, if you see the turtle light come on, stop using the accelerator and start physically pushing or wait for the tow truck.
There was a guy who didn't know that and he drove his car until it wouldn't go any further, only a few blocks from his home. Then he asked a neighbor of he could charge with the level 1 EVSE, but he couldn't push the car close enough for the EVSE with an extension cord to reach because he couldn't push the car at all. So he had to call a tow truck and the tow truck had to bring a generator in order to get the Leaf to release the parking brake. If he had of stopped trying to accelerate he could have pushed his car to a neighbors house and have charged there. (On the other hand this rule might apply to all Leafs since I'm not sure if battery power is needed to shift from park.)