10-01-2019, 10:13 AM
(10-01-2019, 06:30 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:I'd be drinking more if I owned a Nissan Leaf, story has come to my attention about a 2012 Leaf Owner who has been having battery problems. Been getting about 25k out of the battery with the heater on, so goes to his local Nissan Dealer who says his 5 year battery warranty has expired and he will need to pay for a new battery.
Ok he says and gets an invoice printed out, rubs his eyes, cleans the glasses but the figures and decimal points dont change, $33,000 installed if you dont mind :o
In the hands of consumer affairs now, original car was $53K new, think I'll be sticking to my petrol guzzling, air polluting vehicle until Nissan, Tesla etc and other EV makers can guarantee their batteries for a bit longer and have reasonably priced replacements..
The cost of batteries must have skyrocketed since 2017 -
Quote:If you own a 2011 to 2015 Nissan LEAF, replacing the battery will cost you exactly $5,499, plus installation, which the company estimates will take about 3 hours. Owners of 2011 and 2012 cars must also add $225 for a special adapter kit to retrofit the new battery to their cars. 4 Oct 2017
Or someone is telling porkies
. In fact, the price of EV batteries has plummeted recently.Back on Jeeps, a punter was quoted $15,000 for six injectors (plus labour) by a dealer in the western suburbs. They are available from Mopar for $156 a pop. That is a sale price, reduced from $237. I imagine that’s US dollars.
It seems that the dealer took the list price and added some zeroes :
“Why don’t you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don’t you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don’t you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?” Oddball