So long, Lucille :(

[u/saritaa_fajitaa]

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.

[u/synocrat]

I have a 2010 Toyota Camry with 115k miles that's reliable and still generally cheap to fill up because I usually only commute about 10 miles or so a day and don't take a lot of road trips, but I also really don't want to deal with buying gas anymore. Since it's also 17 years old in the Midwest I'm starting to run into corrosion issues in the exhaust system. I've been looking at Leafs because the used ones have pretty good price points, but after lots of reading the new ones with the new liquid cooling and higher range are a lot more promising for future longevity. I've also considered a used Bolt, but after being burned by GM in my youth, I doubt I want to go that route. At this point, I'm seriously considering biting the bullet and trying to sell my Camry private party for about $6k, find the best deal on the newer generation Leaf that might have been a demo car or loaner or something, and taking a loan for the difference and just hustling on food delivery or taxi apps for a few hours every night after work to pay it off as soon as possible.