Awesome, thanks for the info! It kind of seems like your SOH and AHr is slightly on the low side for your mileage and age of the car. But I know the AZ heat is tough on batteries. Is it really that bad, despite the new Lizard design? Are your numbers roughly in line with others in the Phoenix area?
For what its worth, I live in the Prescott area, where summers are usually 10-20 degrees cooler than PHX, and with winter bringing temps down to 15-25F... My daily drive is typically between 6 and 30 miles round trip, mostly city. On weekends, I visit my parents house in Chino Valley, and its about 50-60 miles round trip with 70% highway at 65mph. I am able to plug in to the 110V outlet at work and on my weekend trips, so range shouldn't be too much of an issue. It would be nice to know if the used car can handle it for the next 3 or 4 years if I ever forget to charge at my parents.
I am REALLY wondering if the car will make it from Anthem, AZ at 100% charge to Prescott Valley (64 miles, 4000 ft elevation gain, all highway) without stopping to trickle charge it for a couple hours in Cordes Junction... Might be a close one! I wonder if I could do it if I stayed at 55mph, and followed the big rigs at low speed up the mountains...
I read that Leaf Spy numbers can vary a little bit depending on temperature, state of charge, etc... But I just need a rough guide on what to look for in a 20,000 mile Leaf with Lizard battery from AZ. For example:
SOH: 89-100%
Ahr: 60-70%
etc...
If a figure is lower than acceptable, I would like to know how to spot it and pass on the car. Plus, you never know if the capacity bars got reset until you use leaf spy...
Another quick question: Has Nissan paint improved at all in the past 5-10 years? I noticed alot of late 2000's nissan titans with peeling paint, and heard many stories about the Leaf paint being thin and easily chipped. Are the 2015's any better?
Finally, is $12,500 acceptable for a "loaded" S with charge package and a clean CARFAX?