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You can get used Nissan Leafs in the Bay Area with 30-40k miles on them for under $9k, from private party sellers. Japanese cars don't depreciate as much as ot
by twblalock 9y ago
You can get used Nissan Leafs in the Bay Area with 30-40k miles on them for under $9k, from private party sellers.
Japanese cars don't depreciate as much as other cars, in general, but the Nissan Leaf has terrible resale value. So do some of the other all-electric cars, like the Fiat 500e. I suspect the prospective buyers are worried about the battery going bad or losing capacity over time. That would be very expensive to fix without a warranty.
- varjag 9y agoThe quote from a dealer here is 45k Norwegian kroner (~$5k) for a new battery. Not out of line with major repair on an older petrol vehicle.
- rhino369 9y agoA 5K repair on petrol vehicles is huge. Like engine replacement level bad. The average petrol vehicle never needs a repair that expense (or the car ends up junked when it does).
- varjag 9y agoA shot gear in gearbox can easily be 5K in repairs. And whether you going to junk a vehicle depends a lot on its market value.
- coredog64 9y agoThird party sales have to compete with insane incentives for new cars. If a new Leaf can be had for $12K after incentives, why would I pay more for a used one?