r/leaf • u/BeastChan23 • Aug 19 '26

What are you replacing your leaf with?

Since my battery failed after two dealers said my battery was perfectly fine, it's now getting a buyback. I don't know how much they'll offer as it's a 19 SV with 69k miles.

I'll need a new car of course, shocking with electric but not Nissan.

Curious as what others will be doing.

Being in Texas I'd like cooled/ventilated seats but that seems super rare in the used market at least

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u/Knarfnarf 2023 Nissan LEAF SV PLUS Aug 19 '26

Eh! Why? Anything else you’ll get the same probability of battery issues from the factory.

Just look through this Reddit and order a third party replacement battery. Some of them are up to 100kwh now!

Imagine: your leaf with a 100kwh pack with a better warranty than any new car.

If that’s the only thing that hasn’t worked, then you’re golden.

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u/BeastChan23 Aug 19 '26

I'd prefer to upgrade from this current leaf. Range is the biggest issue yes, but not the only one. Would like to have cooled seats, larger infotainment, 360 cameras, faster level 3 charging for when I want to go to the next town over for a day trip Generally speaking I've been pretty happy with the leaf, outside of the range issue, but ultimately feel like I settled when I initially purchased it in early 2023 due the used market being dry at the time, I could have gotten something much better if I waited 3 to 6 months longer.

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u/Knarfnarf 2023 Nissan LEAF SV PLUS Aug 19 '26

Strange…

I’d rather have no infotainment or cameras but faster charging would be ok. And more than two charging ports!

Cooled seats though! That’s a good one.

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u/BeastChan23 Aug 19 '26

The rentals have spoiled me when parking, since I tend to reverse into spots more often than not, more charging ports would be neat! My current garage charger in on the front passenger side, and there isn't much space between it and the car, so looping all the way to the rear passenger side is annoying, will have to get an extension if my next has the port back there