DocStizzle
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Hello everyone! I have put a deposit on a 2013 SV Nissal Leaf built in 6/2013. I've done some research but was hoping you all could help answer some of my final questions.
I'm looking for a well depreciated but still some life in it type car. I'm getting a check for $5k for my old car (Corolla - totaled recently - everyone's ok) and I'm not looking to spend more than $8-$10k on the replacement but cheaper is better.
A little about my situation: I live in Montana where we have long cold winters. I live at 5500 feet elevation and commute 15 miles each way 4 days/week to 4800 feet. This car would be my primary commuter. This car I'm interested is located 215mi from here in Jackson, WY at a dealership. The carfax states the car spent the first two years in Georgia (hot!) and the last two years in Yellowstone (cold!). The car appears to come with both chargers (fast and slow) and a Siemens unit that I think is what you'd install in your garage to fast charge it. Let me know if I'm off base on those chargers please!
My questions:
1. Range: I'll post some numbers from a local mechanic down there (I wasn't able to go look at the car so I had a trusted mechanic look at it and plug his computer into it). Its currently at 12 capacity bars I think its close to going to 11 bars. Can I expect that for the next 4-5 years (more would be great!) that I'll still be able to get two and from work even in cold weather? I plan on plugging every night and having it heat up in the garage before leaving on a timer.
Numbers given by the mechanic:
Total Degradation coefficient 0.85
Cell reading across all 96 cells is 3935 avg.
53% charge currently
Battery temp is 98 degrees and it had been on for 20-30 min
Most of charge cycles on 110 rather than fast charge
Battery has 377 volts
HV battery cap loss dissipation is 87%
2. Price. I offered $9k out the door. They were asking $10k. Is this a fair price? One thing I can say is inventory is Low in my neck of the woods. I'd have to drive to salt lake (410mi) or Denver (610mi) to find more inventory. This is the closest one listed.
3. The local Nissan dealership wasn't that helpful with my questions. They said they don't repair them and don't sell them. I live in a town of about 50k people. This day in age will I be able to find someone local to do repairs/service the car if needed?
4. Any thing to look out for when I go down to test drive it other than the usual things? I'm in my late 30s so I've purchased several cars up to this point in my life.
My plan is to drive my pickup truck and flatbed down to pick it up and haul it back this weekend if I opt to pull the trigger. Thank you for any help you can offer. I'm going to attempt to post some pictures from the mechanic that went and checked the car out. Thank you so much for any help you can offer!
Adam
https://drive.google.com/open?id=15NJtBEap2e0nxdgPl3mHTpc3xatud7RV
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1JpLoRHN73YGVsRZhMxevBQGUFDVfZwwd
https://drive.google.com/open?id=15k0EAeyDyEI5mX5XIOU64DRMWBhASDmB
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1zuw6E_Ci1WGM7zYyVyMujyhNSzVbQhH_
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TrtDO7CpejEoGfufpprCi2Un7paj7lYf
Listing:
https://www.tetonmotorssubaru.com/used/Nissan/2013-Nissan-Leaf-jackson-wy-4f9ffba90a0e0a6b109d7b75ede66cd8.htm
I'm looking for a well depreciated but still some life in it type car. I'm getting a check for $5k for my old car (Corolla - totaled recently - everyone's ok) and I'm not looking to spend more than $8-$10k on the replacement but cheaper is better.
A little about my situation: I live in Montana where we have long cold winters. I live at 5500 feet elevation and commute 15 miles each way 4 days/week to 4800 feet. This car would be my primary commuter. This car I'm interested is located 215mi from here in Jackson, WY at a dealership. The carfax states the car spent the first two years in Georgia (hot!) and the last two years in Yellowstone (cold!). The car appears to come with both chargers (fast and slow) and a Siemens unit that I think is what you'd install in your garage to fast charge it. Let me know if I'm off base on those chargers please!
My questions:
1. Range: I'll post some numbers from a local mechanic down there (I wasn't able to go look at the car so I had a trusted mechanic look at it and plug his computer into it). Its currently at 12 capacity bars I think its close to going to 11 bars. Can I expect that for the next 4-5 years (more would be great!) that I'll still be able to get two and from work even in cold weather? I plan on plugging every night and having it heat up in the garage before leaving on a timer.
Numbers given by the mechanic:
Total Degradation coefficient 0.85
Cell reading across all 96 cells is 3935 avg.
53% charge currently
Battery temp is 98 degrees and it had been on for 20-30 min
Most of charge cycles on 110 rather than fast charge
Battery has 377 volts
HV battery cap loss dissipation is 87%
2. Price. I offered $9k out the door. They were asking $10k. Is this a fair price? One thing I can say is inventory is Low in my neck of the woods. I'd have to drive to salt lake (410mi) or Denver (610mi) to find more inventory. This is the closest one listed.
3. The local Nissan dealership wasn't that helpful with my questions. They said they don't repair them and don't sell them. I live in a town of about 50k people. This day in age will I be able to find someone local to do repairs/service the car if needed?
4. Any thing to look out for when I go down to test drive it other than the usual things? I'm in my late 30s so I've purchased several cars up to this point in my life.
My plan is to drive my pickup truck and flatbed down to pick it up and haul it back this weekend if I opt to pull the trigger. Thank you for any help you can offer. I'm going to attempt to post some pictures from the mechanic that went and checked the car out. Thank you so much for any help you can offer!
Adam
https://drive.google.com/open?id=15NJtBEap2e0nxdgPl3mHTpc3xatud7RV
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1JpLoRHN73YGVsRZhMxevBQGUFDVfZwwd
https://drive.google.com/open?id=15k0EAeyDyEI5mX5XIOU64DRMWBhASDmB
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1zuw6E_Ci1WGM7zYyVyMujyhNSzVbQhH_
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TrtDO7CpejEoGfufpprCi2Un7paj7lYf
Listing:
https://www.tetonmotorssubaru.com/used/Nissan/2013-Nissan-Leaf-jackson-wy-4f9ffba90a0e0a6b109d7b75ede66cd8.htm