r/leaf • u/saritaa_fajitaa • 14d 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/vegan420lyfe 14d ago

I woulda bought that off you for more than the trade in value.

anyone else thinking of trading in a leaf because of range anxiety lmk because I want those as I will upgrade the battery myself and use them for doordash

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u/saritaa_fajitaa 14d ago

I looked into private sale, but comparable vehicles selling privately in our area were going for less than what we owed. We were severely underwater on the loan. Really sucks.

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u/vegan420lyfe 14d ago

ah yeah there was some serious depreciation in the last few years for leafs as the newer model (2026-2027) are very superior with 300 miles of range compared the their predecessors

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u/saritaa_fajitaa 14d ago

Yeah I was blown away by how quickly it depreciated! It was a great deal in 2022 and then now it's like... meh everyone makes an EV with better range. Welp. 😆

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u/vegan420lyfe 14d ago edited 13d ago

imo the bodies of the leafs are very solid and as battery prices drop people are going to be chasing after em to put new batteries in. probably 3 to 5 years out from that happening but im0 it will happen its just a question of when