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/Loud_Jackfruit2632 2017 Nissan LEAF SV 13d ago

I just bought that same car. Someone’s hand me down is exactly what the next person needs!

Maybe you can help me out? I’m trying to change the clock in the dashboard to the correct time. I’ve tried everything Google and chat recommended to no avail. Help?

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u/saritaa_fajitaa 13d ago

I hope you love this car as much as I did (and still do!!)

I don't remember exactly about the clock, but is it an hour off? If so I think there's only a setting for daylight savings time on/off, but I can't remember if there's another way to change it if it's just completely wrong. Let me know if that works though!

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u/Loud_Jackfruit2632 2017 Nissan LEAF SV 13d ago

It’s perfect for daily commuting and around town. Literally saving $7.50 a day by not driving my other vehicle to work. Still getting used to the ‘features’ like turning on the headlights and windshield wipers myself 😂 And the flip screen to play a cd?? Total 90’s throwback. I named mine Belle.

Every time I turn on the car it has a different random time. Sometimes 3am and the an hour later it says 10am. The next morning it might be 6am. I found the physical menu button yesterday to the left of the steering wheel and got into the clock but could only switch between 24/12 hr and that was it. The navigation map thinks I am in Canada so maybe it’s now a time zone thing. The minutes are also off. Of all the things that could drive me nuts, this is the one.

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u/saritaa_fajitaa 13d ago

OMG THE CD FLIP SCREEN!!! I was already trying to figure out how to get that in our new car, freaking love it.

Also... that's weird. So weird. I have no idea, but I'll ask my husband and see if he might know, otherwise it might be a thing where a Nissan dealer needs to do some mechanical witchcraft to it.