[Fogg]

I placed a wanted ad for a 30kw Leaf on the classifieds yesterday. Having had a Leaf Visia for 3yrs then a Tekna for 2 on a contract hire basis, paying £80 per week for diesel has grown old very quickly this summer.

The plan was to find a private seller, and sneakily deny any dealer their margin... That plan went awry when I was pointed in the direction of a decent looking 2016 Acenta for £10,795 (plus modest admin fee). 33,000 miles, three services, two minor, one major. Everything looks good to me.

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On the face of it I'm feeling like I've got a decent buy here. What's the consensus? If I've made a terrible mistake I don't mind being told.

 

[jmacneil]

Looks decent to me for a 30kWh. Most seem to be closer to £14-15k

 

[Layzee]

Obviously condition is important, but even more so is the battery condition and as its a 30 has it had the BMS update, you really need to get leafspy on this before parting with your hard earned cash

 

[Fogg]

That's something I've not done. Is it really something most prospective buyers would do? Even if buying from a Nissan dealership withtheir 100 point check?

Service history shows pretty even use of 10k miles per annum. The optimist in me sees that as an indicaton that it's not had too many motorway miles or rapid charges.

 

[Layzee]

That's something I've not done. Is it really something most prospective buyers would do? Even if buying from a Nissan dealership withtheir 100 point check?

Service history shows pretty even use of 10k miles per annum. The optimist in me sees that as an indicaton that it's not had too many motorway miles or rapid charges. View attachment 123337

IMO yes with a capital Y, I took mine in as I had (according to Lspy) a couple of dodgy cells Nissan ran diagnostics ie health check came back with everthing at 100% no problem with battery.
I then showed them lspy screen and asked them to do cvli check which to their credit they did and it highlited 2 bad cells.
The car was then lifted to gateshead and cells replaced.
The health check will not show you potential battery problems IMO leaf spy is a must when buying even from Nissan.
I was looking to upgrade to a 30 local dealer had 5 on the forcourt, I went through all of them with leaf spy all of them either had dtc codes present, bad battery cells or low SOH for the age of the car, none of them had had the BMS update.
These were ready to sell to customers !!

Be Warned !!

 

[drmcw]

Looks good. Get it before someone else sees the video

 

[foureyes]

Only problem is it's red!

 

[Fogg]

I don't mind the red. I queried the cost being suspiciously affordable for a 30kw, and the sales guy said "we just have to price the red onles that way, if it doesn't bother you that's good news for you."

A garage in the same chain is selling pretty much the same car, for slightly more, and that's covered 20,000 more miles. It's a 2016 Acenta in flame red.

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[Fogg]

I'm delighted with it. It's a bit of a leap of faith buying blind, but it's in gret shape, it's clearly been looked after.

I didn't do the Leaf Spy thing. I'm certain the battery's sound though, I got 40 miles from my first 30% of charge, then switched eco off, and after doing the next 40 or so miles at motorway speeds I was looking I'd have been heading for 105 miles on a charge, but I topped up at when I reached a charging station when the charge was down to 20%.

I'll get an OBD2 and have a play in due course. Feeling confident I've not bought a lemon.

 

[technoev]

IMO yes with a capital Y, I took mine in as I had (according to Lspy) a couple of dodgy cells Nissan ran diagnostics ie health check came back with everthing at 100% no problem with battery.
I then showed them lspy screen and asked them to do cvli check which to their credit they did and it highlited 2 bad cells.
The car was then lifted to gateshead and cells replaced.
The health check will not show you potential battery problems IMO leaf spy is a must when buying even from Nissan.
I was looking to upgrade to a 30 local dealer had 5 on the forcourt, I went through all of them with leaf spy all of them either had dtc codes present, bad battery cells or low SOH for the age of the car, none of them had had the BMS update.
These were ready to sell to customers !!

Be Warned !!

What is the CVLI check that Nissan can do? I have LeafSpy and never really understood how to read the battery cell graph. Some cells lines are blue, others are red. Can't tell what is good and what is bad? Also, when is a good time to check the graph, any arbitrary point of SOC or after doing a 100% charge?

Thanks in advance