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Everything I want and more for 90% of my driving
Pete, 07/15/2019
updated 07/17/2023
2016 Nissan LEAF SV 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
12 of 14 people found this review helpful
This is my second Leaf. My first was totaled when rear ended. Both were bought used from an EV specialist outside Atlanta. First was ‘13 S. Present is SV with larger capacity battery, much better Heating and A/C. Both use less power and the heat is more effective. Present car has Navigation and alloy wheels but offers essentially the same quiet, peppy (at city speeds) driving experience. Before I bought the first Leaf I kept a record of how far I drove each trip and miles per day. I found that I seldom went more than 30 miles a day with multiple short trips most days. The 240v charging station that l provided for when we had the house built restores 100% charge from a usual discharge of around 50% in a few hours so car is usually fully charged. I note that charging is slower than in first Leaf but there is no 80% recommended setting to maintain battery life. My current Leaf has just over 38,000 miles and has loss of 2 battery bars. Fully charged w/o use of heat or AC results in predicted 85-90 miles. Virtually zero maintenance and versatile enough for me to haul home a standard upholstered arm chair in the trunk well with hatch closed. It wouldn’t fit in my BMW X1.
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charging at 120v
MauraT, 06/19/2021
2016 Nissan LEAF SL 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
I purchased the Nissan Leaf new with the 30kWh battery on 12/31/16. I have driven it 50k miles and now have owned it for 4 1/2 years with no maintenance issues. My battery level is at an 11 and I usually get appx 95 miles in range. This is because I have charged my car at home using an 120v outlet appx 95% of the time. I know the charging is slow but by doing this the battery life has been extended. Great commuter car for short trips.
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WOW! Kermit was wrong. It's EASY being green
Larry E, 11/15/2021
2016 Nissan LEAF S 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I absolutely love this car. the mileage range for me isn't an issue at all for my normal weekly commutes and when the weekend comes, there are plenty of charging stations near all of the places I go. I will never buy gas again unless it's for my generator if power goes out. Anyone that complains about this care obviously didn't research for their needs and it's unfair to say anything negative because of your own lack of research. It does exactly what it advertises it does. Brilliant car!!
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Nimble drive. UPDATE poor driver seat positioning
P and J in Canada, 11/24/2020
updated 04/24/2023
2016 Nissan LEAF S 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Over several decades, our norm has been to buy petro-powered cars that very reliable and mature (10-15 years old). Before buying I do lots of research; these past several years, reading on-line reviews. We've appreciated the views of people who have owned a car for several or many years. I haven't appreciated the comments of people who've owned a car for a few weeks or months. We've owned this 2016 Nissan Leaf for about 18 months. Nimble, fun to drive, city use only: all good. However, the instrument buttons are a continuous nuisance: hard to see, some marked with tiny strange symbols, not intuitive. UPDATE: A daily issue. My wife is small (less that 5 foot 2 inches). So she sets the driver seat forward-ish, makes sense. I'm 5 foot 11 inches. From my wife's seat position, of course, I need to move the seat back. The dang seat will only move back about 1 inch. Weird. Very poor leg space for me. Why are the seat tracks mounted sooo far forward? Wonder what it would cost to have seat tracks remounted. Can that be done? 2nd shortcoming. I got a full size spare tire and rim. Takes up some storage space, but makes much better sense if we get a flat. The existing goofy tire repair kit just gets us into a bad position of having fork out money to buy a new replacement tire. The Leaf is our city car, so range is not an issue for us. A petrol-powered Lexus AWD is our backup (for road trips and snow). It's solid, comfy, and mature (some would call it old).
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Everything I want and more for 90% of my driving
Pete, 07/15/2019
updated 01/26/2023
2016 Nissan LEAF SV 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
4 of 6 people found this review helpful
Leaf now has 43K miles and has had no maintenance or repairs done since last report at 38K miles (12V battery had just been replaced at just before that report). Battery condition at full charge (using 240v home charger) is down two bars and estimate mileage is in the 80-85 mile range down from 95-100. Still perfectly suited to my around town primary use. Recharge at night when estimated mileage below 40 miles and Leaf is full charged in the morning. Recent record cold here on AL Gulf coast demonstrated impact of low temp on battery out put even before using heater. Heated steering wheel and seats aren’t enough in 18F weather. With battery under rear seat there is a large well in luggage area. Leaf is versatile enough for me to haul home a standard upholstered arm chair in the trunk well with hatch closed. It wouldn’t fit in my BMW X1 or Hyundai Kona N.
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