My 2011 LEAF which I have owned since 2015 has bit the dust. I was
involved in a fender bender with a much larger car (a Full Size Lincoln)
about 16 months ago and while I drove home from the fender bender a lot
of the cosmetic parts (hood, charge port cover, Front Bumper Cover) were
damaged the car kept running and charging as it always had for the next
16 months. Then the DMV came along and because it has a salvage title
(I took it back from the Insurance Company) I need a safety inspection
pass before I can register it again.
The DMV Certified safety inspector in my zip code thought he could get
LEAF parts just like any other car and did not try very hard. I asked
him to work with me and give me the part numbers he needed and I would
find them for much less that his sources and deliver them to him. We he
did not believe I could do that and he was not about to give me a list
of part numbers that would have been in the 40-70 parts range. After he
had the car about a week he told me that he just calls up his pals and
says I need a flimflam flange and they send it too him. So much for a
safety inspector if he can't document what parts he puts on the car that
he signs his name too. So it boiled down to he was looking for a front
clip at 3 to 4K so he would not have to get the parts one by one and
then he would charge me $99 an hour to assemble it all.
So I have a 2011 LEAF with a messed up front end but everything else is
in good condition that I need to get out of my garage or the wife says I
can't get another car.
The car has about 64,000 miles on it and the original battery was
replaced with the 2nd gen battery which has about 2,000 miles on it and
full capacity bars. Nissan gave me a great deal on the traction battery
where I paid 20% and they paid 80% but I got no warranty for their
generosity. I purchased some of the large cosmetic parts for a lot less
than the going rate and will include them(new hood unpainted, new charge
port cover painted red, New front bumper cover un-painted).
Car still runs and drives straight and true. If you want more details
or pictures just send me a request at electric.carguyatgmail.com.
It would make a fine chassis to grow ideas and modifications on.
Lloyd Wayne Reece
Las Vegas, NV 89121
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