Question about used Leaf

That’s great about the charge points and yes I’ll be able to plug in at her house but it will just be the domestic 3-pin as they don’t have a charger and they’re in the middle of the country! So I’ll have to charge properly in Athy or wherever. The price of the car is in my last post.

They are a young family from Singapore and are moving home next Sunday so that is why he has to sell the car quickly. He’s had it up for a good while. I’ve no doubt he is genuine, a very nice guy in fact. He was prepared to sell it to the trade if necessary but much better if he can sell privately.

So I bought the car anyway as it was grand and drove fine etc. Fingers crossed it works out in the long run.🤞 Gave him a deposit and he’s happy for me to buy an OBD reader and double check the battery with LeafSpy before taking it. Picking it up on Tuesday.

Thanks for that reassurance, yes I hope so! The problem with the reader is I ideally need one before Tuesday evening so that I can check it when I go to pick up the car, before paying the balance. Is there anywhere I could pick one up in or around Dublin? Mick's Garage have a couple of them but they're not compatible with EV's. Otherwise I'll order yours and just test it later.

Yup.

That would be fantastic. Does the 8 year battery warranty apply here and can it be transferred between owners?

Just wondering, I don’t need all the detailed information so would the free version of LeafSpy be adequate for info about battery health? Also will the free one work on recent versions of Android as I read somewhere that it might not? My phone is a Huaweii P30.

Also, is it possible to get basic battery health info by using another scanner, i.e. not LeafSpy? I was considering a Zoe before and the owner was able to get this info via a generic reader. I don’t know if that’s doable on the Leaf.

How do you let it freewheel on the motorway? I presume you mean just light acceleration and minimal surges? Otherwise you’d just come to a standstill!

So the reason it uses more energy in winter is not to do with having heaters etc. on? Just coping with cold temperatures then? Yes I have to sit down and get to grips with the centre console etc. Very handy.

My car doesn’t have any mud flaps though I think I can see where they’re supposed to go in front of the rear wheel arches. However I can’t see any place for them at the front wheels. I have read that some people take them off to improve range but I can’t imagine it making that much difference. So I’d like to replace them if not as the car is getting covered with mud on the sides when it’s raining. Does it take 2 or 4 flaps? Nissan can no longer supply them so does anyone know where to source them? Thanks!

Ok well I only intend to charge it to 80%, unless doing a long trip, so maybe that will be less affected by the temp. Cutting through the cold air is difficult for the best of us! Good to know that hopefully range will improve in the warmer weather anyway.

I just got my OBD reader today so hopefully I’ll be able to find out more about the battery health. I’ll see how I get on with the free version (Android) first but will upgrade if necessary. I’m not one for too much technical info, just enough to assess the SOH really.

Thanks for that, yes the car is great and really good value for the money as fast as I can tell. I agree about Nissan generally being good cars, solid and reliable. My partner has a 13 Juke which has really never given her any trouble. I test-drove a couple of Zoe's and although I really liked them, the Leaf feels like a more substantial car. Yes the puncture kit is there alright though I'm going to get a plug kit as I don't want to risk messing up the TPMS by using the sealant.

So the OBD reader works like a charm with Leaf Spy. So far I've only used the Lite version. Here is the result screen:

This was done cold without charging or driving it first. The SOH is what I expected given it lost 1 bar over the last few months according to the previous owner. I'm not sure what the AHr or Hx readings tell me (I do know that AHr is Amp Hours!) but is 152 quick charges a lot for a 7.5 year old car? The main graph looks ok to me with 9 mV difference, am I right there? What do those two blue lines mean though? Anything else of note?

Thanks!