Stoaty
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OK, let's see how important knowing the price of a replacement battery pack is to the MNL community. Comments are welcome also.
I did vote (first), but noticed an error in my poll such that one of the choices was "to others". When I edited the poll my vote was lost and you swooped in at just the right moment and beat me.mwalsh said:Yay! I'm first. You didn't vote on your own poll Stoaty?
Lot of times I don't vote first in polls I create - so that my vote remains anonymous ;-)mwalsh said:Yay! I'm first. You didn't vote on your own poll Stoaty?
Stoaty said:Yes, I care about a battery replacement price.
No, it won't affect whether I sell my Leaf.
Yes, it affects my recommendation to others.
+1 on these comments.LEAFer said:Yes, I care about battery replacement cost, because
1. I care about TCO.
2. It could make the difference between turning in the leased LEAF, or buying it out next January.
Depends on where you live and how many miles you drive per year.KJD said:How about a choice of
I am very interested in the price of a battery pack because there is no way in hell this pack will last 100,000 miles.
AH YES I AMthankyouOB said:maybe you want to ask if people are angry at nissan
reeler said:Totaled Leafs are selling for around $7K. I bet you could get a used battery for around that today.
drees said:Steve says he has sold them for $6,000 in the past. They also use 3/4 of a LEAF pack for plug-in Prius kits - that's pretty cool!thankyouOB said:I am NOT interested in a used pack from a crashed leaf.drees said:Why don't you call Steve @ http://www.autobeyours.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and ask him what it costs for a LEAF battery pack? He appears to have several parts cars available.
Personally, I'm curious to know if the '13 LEAF pack is a drop-in replacement for the '11-12.
since it is your idea, drees, you could call Steve, and let us all know; maybe out of the spirit of cooperation, if you are interested in used packs.
Yes, my secret ulterior motive is to undermine the success of the Leaf. :twisted: I haven't done a thing for Leaf owners... with the possible exception of the Battery Aging Model (50 hours), Battery Capacity Loss section on the Wiki (over 50 hours), and the Leaf Battery App Manual (over 20 hours).thankyouOB said:based on the flawed content, it seems to be posted for affect and for some reason other than taking the pulse of MNL owners with regard to battery price, trade-in value and dealership pricing for installs.
AP1 said:I'm a Leaf owner and I don't give a rat's ass, and a happy Leaf owner at that. I do 90% or more of my driving on the Leaf and I expect it to last me at least 10 years, possibly 15, mostly because even though I commute 6 days a week to work and do all my shopping with it, I log about 7k miles/year. What most of people on this blog don't realize is that the majority of Leaf owners don't even know you exist. Look at the lousy poll numbers. Also, a large number of them are like me, using their Leafs for urban driving, which is what it was really designed to do. If you are unhappy with it, either you didn't do your homework before purchasing or naively believed that Nissan was different than other car companies, in it not for the money, but for the greater good. Come on... I have a nice orange bridge to sell you, big and beautiful, guaranteed to last at least another 10 years.
Also, a large number of them are like me, using their Leafs for urban driving, which is what it was really designed to do.
reeler said:I don't give a rat's ass. I don't buy replacement parts at the dealer and wouldn't start now. I am sure there will be a battery aftermarket with junk yard batteries and rebuilds that make the dealer price irrelevant.
The same discussion occurred early on with the Prius. Doom/gloom blah blah blah on the expensive replacement battery. Now that the earliest ones are out of warranty, there are instructions for rehabbing your battery for a few hundred dollars.
Totaled Leafs are selling for around $7K. I bet you could get a used battery for around that today.