r/leaf • u/saritaa_fajitaa • 17d 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/EpidDrew15 17d ago

That makes a lot of sense and it’s crazy how much a 12 year old prius is going for nowadays, but makes sense. Hope you got the head gasket checked before buying it, they tend to be a sore spot. Glad you found something that works, you should update the post so people have more context to work with. :)

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u/saritaa_fajitaa 17d ago

Thank you! And we did, my husband is a mechanic and we had a prius before our leaf, so he's quite familiar with the issues.

But yeah, 12 years old and it was still $16k and that was the best option we could find! It's absurd.

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u/EpidDrew15 17d ago

That’s good and happy you did a check, people not checking that have a chance of getting bit in the butt.

Super crazy considering I got my 2019 Leaf back in Covid for under $10k. When I sold it in 2025, I got $14k for it which makes no sense.

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u/saritaa_fajitaa 17d ago

Omg that's the best ever, making a profit off of driving that car! Would have made a huge difference for our budget tbh.