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Old 05-29-2018, 03:40 AM   #34 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jjackstone View Post
Somewhere in the last few weeks I read the reason used Leaf prices are increasing is because they have become really popular in overseas{I think Europe especially). So, many dealers are buying them up here and shipping them off and still making a better profit.
Can't find the source right now but I'lllook for it.
Strange that I mostly glossed over your comment, and just now am discovering it to be quite true. I'll link the Torquenews article since the other site is a cesspool:

https://www.torquenews.com/3618/used...rices-going-up

I've been using this website to track prices. Note that you have to adjust the date range to see the dip and rise in Leaf prices.

https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/price-...san-Leaf-d2077

Prices hit bottom in March of last year, and then rose to a high in June. They are just now beginning to fall back to the low prices from early last year.


Coupled with this...

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Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
I think when the new supply drys up and gas goes over $3.50 a gallon and everyone gets caught with their pants down driving something that get 15mpg all of a sudden EVs will get expensive again.
You called this one. Fuel prices are up, conspiring to ruin my perfect timing on a used EV.

Model 3 production should hit a good stride within a month, and Nissan is advertising the Leaf 2.0, so I assume they are now available. I would think this would drive down the price of gen I EVs, but I'm just not seeing that yet.

Perhaps fuel prices will go back down over the winter, making next January an opportune time to pick up a used EV?

I've been using this site to search multiple auto listings:

https://www.autotempest.com
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