I know it’s a bit of a drive, but if you need any parts, EVRides LLC in Portland has a ton of LEAFs they get batteries from.
Sincerely, Bob Bath Note: any misspellings of the contents of this message are due to 56 y.o. vision, hyperactive spell check changing what I typed, or fat fingering— not cluelessness. > On Jun 28, 2021, at 7:21 PM, Lloyd Wayne Reece via EV <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to [email protected] > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ > LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org
