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Needs new main battery pack
Dennis, 01/01/2023
2012 Nissan LEAF SL 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
This was a great car and drove really awesome, there was a lot of nice things about it. However one major drawback was that this particular car, even though it only had 30,000 miles, had a dead battery pack. The most you can go on it is 30 MI. It cannot be charged more than that. That's not enough to even get me home. This car would be worth every penny they are asking for it if it had a new battery pack, but they cost about $6,000 assuming the Nissan dealer doesn't try to gouge you. When has that ever happened?
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mark, 10/24/2019
2012 Nissan LEAF SV 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
No point in complained about how far it will go. Its an in town car. This was the last year that was made in Japan. 7 year later it does not have a rattle or squeek. If battery prices will come down I will keep it and drive it another 10 years.
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chemiedee, 04/14/2012
2012 Nissan LEAF SV 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
16 of 35 people found this review helpful
A great vehicle with excellent acceleration from a stop, quiet, nice ride and handling, and very much an eye catcher. I've calculated my total cost of ownership over 15 years, 180,000 miles as about $45000. $33000 initial cost after the $7500 tax credit, $5000 in electricity, and $7000 for repairs, tires, and insurance. That is about 25 cents per mile, lower than any conventional vehicle. The mileage is 4 miles per kWh in the city, which at 11 cents per kWh is about 150 MPG. In an area with cheaper electric, and when I get metered service for night charging @7.5 cents per kWh, it goes to over 200 MPG city! The vehicle is fun to drive and has great pickup from a stop.
5,000 miles and loving it
jberolo, 10/08/2013
2012 Nissan LEAF SV 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
10 of 24 people found this review helpful
I was lucky to find a dealer car with only 3000 miles and still new even though I bought it as used vehicle. There is little I cannot do with my LEAF. I have a pickup truck when I need to drive farther than my LEAF can take me, but honestly I hardly ever need to drive it. The range of the LEAF works for 90% of my daily and weekly driving needs.
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mikelaw1, 02/16/2013
2012 Nissan LEAF SL 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
The Leaf has great acceleration up to about 40 mph, because of the high torque of the electric drive, it is only two wheel drive but feels like four wheels drive, maybe because of large wide tires (55 series) and a low center of gravity, Batteries under floorboard have a lot of weight, so it really hugs the road. Keeps the car about forty mph in ECO mode, (slower mode, slower acceleration ) should get you 150+ mile range. It really begins to use up the juice over 50 mph and by 60 to 70 mph range is only about 75. Frost on inside if left outside is a problem requiring defrosting before starting out. It is a really about town car. Most charging stations appear to charge $3 for a charge.