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According to this info, 9 bars is 72.5% to 66.25% capacity remaining. LeafSpy will give you more granular info. Grab an elm327 bluetooth adaptor for less than $10.

100% to 85% = 12 bars (15% or 2.4 times a “normal” bar)
85% to 78.75% = 11 bars (6.25%)
78.75% to 72.5% = 10 bars (6.25%)
72.5% to 66.25% = 9 bars (6.25%)
66.25% to 60% = 8 bars (6.25%)
60% to 53.75% = 7 bars (6.25%)
53.75% to 47.5% = 6 bars (6.25%)
47.5% to 41.25% = 5 bars (6.25%)
41.25% to 35% = 4 bars (6.25%)
35% to 28.75% = 3 bars (6.25%)
28.75% to 22.5% = 2 bars (6.25%)
22.5% to 16.25% = 1 bar (6.25%)
16.25% to 0% = 0 bars (16.25% or 2.6 times a “normal” bar).

My parents have an '12 with 8 bars of range, and winter range is abysmal, but we're at the 45th parallel, not SoCal. It might be down to 25 miles in the coldest part of winter.

I'd say if you don't expect more than 30 miles roundtrip out of it, you'll be fine.

In my view, $7,500 for a decade old EV with 1/3rd capacity lost is insanely high. I'd pay maybe $4k for such a crippled vehicle. Just a 18 months ago you'd be able to find a Chevy Bolt with 250 miles of range for ~$12k and it has active thermal management so it wouldn't degrade like the Leaf.