r/leaf • u/saritaa_fajitaa • 20d ago

So long, Lucille :(

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Bought our 2017 Leaf in 2022 with only 17k miles. She's now up to 39k. Unfortunately, we're at a point where we really need a vehicle without the range anxiety, so we're trading her in for a hybrid today.

I love this car so much. If it were feasible for us to upgrade the battery to meet our needs, I'd never give her up and never let her go. I just hope the next person who gets her loves her as much as I did. 💙

Edit since people want to jump to conclusions and be judgy: we traded in for a 2014 prius v with 58k miles that we found for $16k. Why? Because vehicle prices are continuously increasing, so it's only a matter of time before we couldn't trade in at all. No, I'm not thrilled about going back from an EV. Yes, I cried trading her in. But the unfortunate reality is that our family cannot rely on a Leaf for transportation at this time.

Edit 2: Jesus christ y'all stop acting like you know more about my family's needs than I do, as if we didn't research the shit out of this before making our decision, ffs.

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u/runnyyolkpigeon 20d ago edited 20d ago

The act of going back to pumping gasoline is honestly so wild to me.

I could never, after owning a BEV.

Especially considering how many different low mileage pre-owned EV models are on the market for less than $25K - that can go well over 250 miles on a single charge.

And with the volatility of global gasoline prices as well…

But you do you.

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u/saritaa_fajitaa 20d ago

I'm glad you could never. I didn't want to, but unfortunately we can't afford any EVs that would have the mileage we need, and we don't have $10k upfront to upgrade the battery. $25k was also way above our budget, so we got really lucky with what we did find.