Till next time buddy 👋
After owning this Nissan LEAF since April of 2022 this car has brought me to all the places it needed to, and even brought me to places where it should have never reached.
humid climates, snowy peaks and even the scorching hot desert. Places out of its reach and waaaay out of its range. He overheated on steep hills and even went into turtle mode a couple of times. Despite all odds he reached the destination I needed to go to every. single. time.
About a year ago I received a letter about the battery heating issue recall and came to a conclusion that it had no fix. Now a year later after that initial call I received the ultimatum. No fix for the car still, and it was time to turn you in. Basically a buy back. Keeping you would be a risk of you catching on fire if I used the CHAdeMO port on you. And believe me, after using J1227 chargers on you for a year, it was a real tough decision. But a decision that had to be made nonetheless, to replace him with a vehicle with more range.
Despite having such a short range, no battery cooling and being a small, nimble hatchback, he brought me everywhere he needed to despite all odds against him. It’s probably unhealthy to have such an attachment to a car but after spending so many adventures with him and placing stickers on him for every new location he discovered, its hard to actually say a final goodbye. He’s now been driven off to be turned in for the buy back.
Thank you Nissan LEAF community! It’s time for him to depart for better places.
Till next time buddy! 👋
edit: I’ve now purchased the Black Nissan ARIYA seen on the right.