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Battery condition or low mileage?

  • 15-06-2019 9:29pm
    #1
    Fx1tfriday
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭


    I'm going to buy a second hand leaf and was wondering if the condition of the battery or low milage is more important. I'm currently looking at 2 cars. One has battery at 91% and low milage, the other one has twice the milage but battery at 99%. Thoughts?


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  • #2
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 38,354 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    Fx1tfriday wrote: »
    I'm going to buy a second hand leaf and was wondering if the condition of the battery or low milage is more important. I'm currently looking at 2 cars. One has battery at 91% and low milage, the other one has twice the milage but battery at 99%. Thoughts?

    Both same year?
    Both same trim level?


  • #3
    Fx1tfriday
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭Fx1tfriday


    kceire wrote: »
    Both same year?
    Both same trim level?

    Different year, but in reality only 3 months between them. Everything else is the same I think


  • #4
    slave1
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 18,650 Mod ✭✭✭✭slave1


    That 91% battery reading looks funny, what year?

    Myenergi Eddi For Sale in Athlone, Westmeath from slave1 (adverts.ie)



  • #5
    Fx1tfriday
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭Fx1tfriday


    2016


  • #6
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 38,354 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    Fx1tfriday wrote: »
    Different year, but in reality only 3 months between them. Everything else is the same I think
    Fx1tfriday wrote: »
    2016

    Ok. Snipets of info.
    Maybe post both cars to compare.


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  • #7
    macnab
    Registered Users Posts: 1,505 ✭✭✭macnab


    Are they 24 or 30kWh battery?


  • #8
    ...Ghost...
    Registered Users Posts: 3,242 ✭✭✭...Ghost...


    1% loss seems rather low

    Stay Free



  • #9
    slave1
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 18,650 Mod ✭✭✭✭slave1


    99% is grand, I've a 162 that was 99% at the beginning of the year and only starting to drop recently

    Myenergi Eddi For Sale in Athlone, Westmeath from slave1 (adverts.ie)



  • #10
    Fx1tfriday
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭Fx1tfriday


    macnab wrote: »
    Are they 24 or 30kWh battery?

    It's a 24


  • #11
    Shefwedfan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,958 ✭✭✭✭Shefwedfan


    If the battery is 99% then go with it.....


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  • #12
    n97 mini
    Registered Users Posts: 8,295 ✭✭✭n97 mini


    How long are you planning on keeping it. The 99% car will lose a battery bar far later than the other one, so it'll have better resale value in 2 or 3 years time. It'll also have marginally longer range when fully charged (maybe +10km).


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