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Good so far.
pacoug, Kingston, PA, 09/26/2011
Nissan LEAF SV 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
11 of 11 people found this review helpful
I'm in Pennsylvania so I haven't experienced the reduced range that comes from cold winter temps yet. That comes in a couple months. But I can tell you right now this thing makes a much better commuter than I thought it would. My drive to work is about 12 miles, about 30 minutes each way. It works in my life and would work for most urban commuters. I didn't intend for this car to do much duty besides going to work and back; essentially it's the third car. But it's becoming my choice for anything within 20 miles of home--which is most of what I do day-to-day. If this car fits your life you might consider it. I'm still probing the range limits to see what I can and can't do.
Turning over a new Leaf!
anewleaf1, Denison, TX, 05/30/2013
Nissan LEAF SV 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
We've only had our 2011 Leaf for two weeks but already we are in love with this car. Gas has gone up $.20 since my last fill up in my old car, so I'm already saving more money. The car has great "get up and go", it isn't anything like the hybrids you hear about not having any power to them. I can leave everyone at the stop light if I want to. The first few days I found myself speeding frequently. The interior is very comfortable, even for adults in the back seat. It sits up a little higher than the sedan I traded in, which is nice. This car is all electric so it's not for someone looking to drive it a long way. I only use it to commute to work and run errands so it's perfect.
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Fatal brain tumor at 62K, total garbage
Suwakon, Jonesville, LA, 04/17/2022
updated 11/12/2024
Nissan LEAF SV 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
I decided to reward Nissan with $30,000 for being the first with affordable EV. We were one of the first buyers when these cars came out in 2011, always garaged always pampered. At 55K we lost the 4th bar of battery capacity one week after the warranty ended. Two weeks previously I had been at the dealer arguing that the forth bar was effectively gone from real world experience, to no avail. The dealership helped me negotiate with Nissan USA to get a replacement battery for $1800. I realized that those who abused their battery were rewarded with free battery replacement while those who were conscientious were punished! I also learned that Nissan was going to stop making the replacement battery for 2011-12 in the next year or so and the upgraded 2013+ batteries would NOT fit the car! I had tried to pay extra and get the 30kw battery instead of the original 24kw during the replacement. Realizing that Nissan was Orphaning the early Leafs and learning that the resale value of Leafs (maybe all EVs?) was horrible, I put the car up for sale on Craig's List for a few months. I started at $7900 and ended at $6500 with no offers above $4000. I thought the new battery and showing all 12 bars of capacity would sell the car; it made absolutely no difference at all. EV owners be warned: you will not get one penny more of resale value for a new battery! So we decided to keep the car and baby the new battery as long as we could; after all it was one of the nicest cars I had ever driven around in. In October 2021 we put new tires all around and replaced the 12v battery, got inspected, paid registration (which had now gone up significantly because EVs don't pay gasoline tax!), topped up charge at Walmart and headed home. On October 10, 2021, one mile from Walmart the Leaf strangely lost power (at 30mph) and drifted off the highway (main error light flashing, car would not go into drive or reverse, only park and neutral). I and some EV enthusiasts spent that afternoon and the next morning trying anything to recover the car only to have it towed to the Nissan dealer the 11th. The Leaf tech spent a month trying to figure it out, finally Nissan USA said the "traction motor inverter" had failed. Nissan no longer makes this part but one was available in another state and could be had for around $5300 dollars plus install. I balked because I knew this to be more than the value of the car. The service manager, after promising me this was the ONLY problem with the car, agreed to let me try to find a used part on Ebay. A month later I got a functioning part for a total cost of $550 to the Leaf tech who was just leaving for vacation. 2 months later they finally got it installed only to find it did NOT fix the problem. Now they are saying the battery must come out and the relay box built into the traction battery investigated for a fault; this would start at $5,000 and could go to $10,000. Maybe they are just trying to get rid of me? By then it is March 2022. I half heartedly try to sell the car for the battery or as a parts car, no takers. I eventually GIVE the car (April 22) to a friend who lives off-grid and wants to try to salvage the battery. It costs him $500 to get it away from Nissan. So our beautiful Leaf, with out a scratch or dent outside, nor a single blemish inside is being dismantled for it's battery. I will never buy another EV nor a Nissan product. Stone cold dead at 62K would get some kind of response from other manufacturers, but not Nissan. Yes, I did see the Tesla blown up because quoted $22,000 to repair. Update 8Nov24: We now own gas Honda Fit and Toyota RAV4 each with well over 62K miles and no trouble other than oil changes, these cars are expected to go 200-400K miles with little trouble. Both have made trips across the country and all over without hunting for charging stations that are broke or blocked. Even if someone gave me an EV for free I would balk at paying the registration and insurance and finding another parking space. BTW, I'm an Off-the-grid installer and have done huge solar, controller/inverter/charger with big battery banks and back-up generators. Nissan should be ashamed. The EV industry seems to be on its way to failure.
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Love my Cayenne red Leaf
Don, Merritt Island, FL, 09/10/2015
updated 09/10/2016
Nissan LEAF SV 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Wish it had the Tesla range, but great for 105 mile range
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Experience after 2 months
ph_, Baltimore, MD, 08/23/2011
Nissan LEAF SV 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
9 of 30 people found this review helpful
Ok, I've had a leaf for about 2 months now. Admittedly, I also have a gas car, which I use when I need to go out of town. That said, the Leaf is the primary vehicle being driven about twice the miles as the gas car. Overall, Nissan did an excellent job. I could complain about a number of things but I'll focus on the essentials instead. 1. Plugging in at night is no problem. It takes about 15 seconds - and another 15 in the morning. 2. Acceleration is great. The specs are above. But, from observing the Leaf's kilowatt meter, it appears Nissan restricted the acceleartion (probably for safety). Instead of immediately pegging at 80kw (the top of the meter), it... (see forum)