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Yeah the fast charge isn’t so fast but I rarely will use it.

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.

Los Angeles

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 saw this and got excited and realized you're in Atlanta. If only you were here! :(

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?

They are nice but the lack of $7500 tax credit is a bit of a deal breaker. It ends up costing a lot more after everything is said and done.

Thanks! I’ve been looking at the Kona and Niro as well.

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...

What does perfect on leaf spy even look like?

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.

Do you get dinged when you turn it in if the battery is diminished a certain amount? If not, it's a short lease so I'd just use it to the max.

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.

If I understand correctly BMS update Is an update from Nissan to "fix" the way the estimated remaining battery capacity is shown? Is that accurate? And how can I tell if the update was performed or not? I plan on getting an ODB and Leafspy to use during my hunt.

My car would be garaged at home and if I go back to work (uncertain at this time) then it would be outside during work hours. My work says we might eventually go back next year or may be permanent work from home. Let's assume it would be outside during work hours. I drive about 18 miles each way...

Hi everyone, I'm in the market for a used leaf. Thanks @LeftieBiker for the awesome write up, it was very helpful! I hope I'm not breaking any rules by creating a new thread but I'd like to get some feedback on purchasing a used leaf in 2020. I live in a warm climate (Los Angeles) and was...