Bought one! Super fun to drive, looks very economic, might just be the best runaround that you can get in the EV world...
2014 11k miles, $7,000.
2014 11k miles, $7,000.
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I love the way the Fiat looks and drives. The reason that I bought a Leaf as a loaner as I knew I would be loaning the car to people with young kids. They would definitely prefer rear doors and some cargo space. The Fiat would be too small to demonstrate the ease of use and utility of EV's.
So my old Tacoma is kinda falling apart and I'm looking at selling it and picking up a used Leaf to bridge the gap before my Model 3 is available. My commute is only 10 miles each way and we have plenty of chargers at work so the Leaf should be fine for my needs. Wife has a Mazda 3 hatch we can use for long distance.
My question is what should I look for as far as battery degradation? I'm seeing vehicles with anywhere from 20k to 45k miles in the sub $10k range. Any input would be appreciated. Cheers!
I'm by no means a Leaf expert but age (esp. in high temp areas) seem to matter more than mileage. S models used to have smaller batteries than SV and SL models. Also, of course equipment differences are present between S/SV/SL trims. Because of the boring drive, high degradation and low range, we opted for the fiat. So cheap and so much more fun with no degradation due to the more sophisticated active thermal management of the battery that Leaves don't have -> hence the bad degradation.
2011-2012: Models most susceptible to capacity loss, with many getting warranty replacement battery packs due to losing 4 out of 12 capacity bars. These years do not offer a 6.6 kW charger, with the max being 3.3 kW.So my old Tacoma is kinda falling apart and I'm looking at selling it and picking up a used Leaf to bridge the gap before my Model 3 is available. My commute is only 10 miles each way and we have plenty of chargers at work so the Leaf should be fine for my needs. Wife has a Mazda 3 hatch we can use for long distance.
My question is what should I look for as far as battery degradation? I'm seeing vehicles with anywhere from 20k to 45k miles in the sub $10k range. Any input would be appreciated. Cheers!
As others have pointed out. Look for 11 to 12 bars on the battery indicators on the right side of gauges. 2013 and newer is a good idea. Anaheim Pre Owned cars in Anaheim California has a web site with 60 or so cars. They always include a picture of the battery condition bars. Also, take a look at the Carfax to be sure the car was not owned in a super hot area. Most of Anaheim's cars seem to come from SF Bay Area. In my case I bought a superb condition 2013 S, with Quickcharge port and with 25k miles for $7400 from Anaheim. That was two months ago, the prices are even lower now! Anaheim will ship to you cheap.So my old Tacoma is kinda falling apart and I'm looking at selling it and picking up a used Leaf to bridge the gap before my Model 3 is available. My commute is only 10 miles each way and we have plenty of chargers at work so the Leaf should be fine for my needs. Wife has a Mazda 3 hatch we can use for long distance.
My question is what should I look for as far as battery degradation? I'm seeing vehicles with anywhere from 20k to 45k miles in the sub $10k range. Any input would be appreciated. Cheers!