In case anyone is on the edge of their seat wondering what I bought...
I picked up a 2017 Bolt today. It was coming off a lease. I paid just under $16000. It's a bit more car than I need but I should be good for awhile with the range and battery. I feel more comfortable with the battery cooling...
It's not good news when they are this far in (years?) and they still haven't installed a single battery and are looking for investors. I feel bad for the poor saps who gave them a penny.
After a few days of trips to dealers and short test drives I think my search for a used leaf is done. I’m just not a gambler and this feels like too big of a gamble.
Going to continue checking out the Niro and Kona, maybe even look at some PHEVs. Thank you all. I’ll update here once I finally...
Thanks for the advice everyone on testing battery on some of these used leafs. The problem is I've not found a dealer that will let me drive it more than a mile or 2. I live in a very congested area and I'm lucky if they let me go around the block a few times. A 20 mile journey could take well...
I found a 2013 with 11/12 bars and a good price. When looking at it, how can I verify the battery health? Would leafspy be the best way? I'm worried the car somehow has less bars but they did a battery reset recently. How can I tell for sure with such a small amount of time to look at it?
Question for anyone, do the new Leafs still have passive cooling for the batteries meaning they could still suffer in hotter climates, such as mine (Los Angeles)?
Seems to be some excellent deals on the new ones and then almost $10k in rebates from feds, state, and utility. I’d get the full...
I have definitely been trying to consider this option as well. No luck so far yet. Locally I’m finding 2011/2012 models with like 6-8 bars and they still want around $5k or more.
Thanks for all the info. This sounds a bit like playing Russian roulette. I'm not sure if I'm up for undertaking this sort of risk if I can't verify if/when the BMS update took place. I may have to expand my search beyond Leafs, but I"m sure the others have issues as well.