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Originally Posted by Stubby79
Why?
45k doesn't seem like a lot to me. (but I haven't put a lot of research in to it)
The cheapest I've seen here was ~$10k (8k US), notably cheaper than any other...I asked why. It had a lot more miles on it than 45k, and the battery range was at about 75%...that's why it was cheaper. (and it sold within a few days of my discovering it).
Don't they have a big warranty for the battery?
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Leaf batteries from 2011 to early 2013 are notoriously terrible
If that car was anywhere but the UP of Michigan it has likely lost at least 3 battery bars , likely more.
Nissan does not warranty capacity out of the box so the 8/100 warranty only covers completely failed batteries.
In other words that battery could only hold half a charge and per Nissan it would be fine.
Now if that car was under $5k with original battery I might consider it since my drive to work is only 5 miles but much further than that a 2011 Leaf might be useless in the winter.
That said if the battery was replaced it’s worth the price.
A leaf is definitely not bulletproof like a volt