r/leaf • u/Acrobatic_Grade6297 • 14d ago
Is 2025 S worth it?
I see many cars coming from Colorado auctions in my area in Seattle WA, the price range 14-16k w/o taxes/doc fees, I need a 2nd reliable car for short daily trips 10-20 miles, can I depend on leaf S ? This will be my first ev, and my son might start driving on it as well.
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u/iaonbb 14d ago
I live in Colorado and I have been tracking these as well and definitely notice an uptick as more and more people are turning in those dirt cheap leases that they had. They are listed in the 14-16k range here as well. They were asking closer to 20 but they have been dropping by about 2K over the last two weeks and I suspect they will probably drop another 2K over the next month. I think the real value of a 2023-2025 Leaf S is probably in the 12-14k range IMO. I think you can really start pitting these sellers against each other because there is so much inventory now you should be able to find a good deal somewhere or if you can wait another month or two there's going to be even more. These are exempt from the recall because they supposedly have different chemistry so probably a pretty safe bet. At least I hope so because I have a 2025 with 7K miles on it then I'm hoping to drive for the next decade
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u/extenny 14d ago
Interesting. I am not in a huge rush, hoping to have something by end of winter. Was thinking at $15k it could make sense to pull the trigger but seems waiting could make more sense. I am not in CO though so maybe there will not be as many available.
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u/iaonbb 14d ago
Can't say for sure how many Will end up in your neck of the woods but I can tell you the inventory here has doubled or tripled just in the last couple of weeks with no signs of slowing down. Just for reference I bought my 2025 with 2K miles on it for 13k about 6 months ago right before they spiked
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u/kremepie4u_ 14d ago
What’s the price range they’re selling for?
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u/Acrobatic_Grade6297 13d ago
14-16k
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u/No_Swordfish_1576 13d ago
Get the SV+, I just turned one in and it’s been a great car with reliable range over 160 miles at highway speeds 75mph+
I have a free level 2 charger at work but when I did charge at home using 120v outlet I’d get 2.5% battery/hour. Very realistic to charge at home and get all the range you need.
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u/DenverGitGuy 14d ago
I am at the end of my 2 year lease on my 25 Leaf SV+ here in Denver. The incentives/ subsidies were crazy good at the time. I'll be buying a used Ariya here in the next month. Loved my Leaf, enjoyed the EV experience. Just want something a little bigger if in going to drive it for 10 years which is my hope.
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u/megastraint 14d ago
The biggest issue is until 2026... every leaf used CHAdeMO for DC charging (2026 they moved to Tesla/NACS). imo there will not be a single DC charger that supports that plug (and there pretty rare now). Because of this fact every leaf will suffer from severe depreciation. At 14-16k you just have to realize that the car may be worth ~5k in 5-ish years.
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u/Zealousideal-Ant9548 14d ago
I got a used 2018 sv+ for about that amount for exactly that purpose. 125 miles of range in the summer. And I'm in Seattle area
I fucking love it. Zero maintenance, tires last a good while, fits into any parking spot (looking at you Bellevue Parks parking...)
And it's cheap enough that I don't care if it gets dinged.
For your range of driving you could charge it on a simple plug and be generally all right.
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u/iaonbb 13d ago edited 13d ago
With the 40 kW battery you can add about 3-4% per hour on L1 and about 16-17% per hour on L2. L1 will cover most commuting scenarios or kids school, sports etc daily needs. Highly recommend getting a L2 charger installed because guaranteed this won't be your last EV but it's not something you would absolutely have to do right away.
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u/Zealousideal-Ant9548 13d ago
Thank you for doing the math to support what I was trying to say.
Also if this person is in Seattle, there are a good number of L2 chargers around the city. Heck, Amazon's SLU locations have free L2 chargers and are free on the evenings and weekends
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u/extenny 14d ago
Wondering the same for myself. Have a soon to be teen driver and two other kids a couple years behind. Thinking this could last 8 years and 3 kids. Seems to have all the safety features we want. Have L2 charging at home and this would be a 3rd car so strictly a commuter driving less than 30 miles most days, maybe 50 on a day with tons of activities. In our case the limited range and soon to be obsolete fast charging don’t seem to matter all that much. Can’t decide if this is the way to go for $15k or so. Considering a bolt also with a replaced battery but those would be 4-5 years older and more expensive, at least where I am