Nissan Leaf

liamog

Does the Leaf have the equivalent of auto hold, the Ioniq will hold the car at a standstill.

Kramer

Kramer wrote: »

Prepare to be perpetually bugged then - new cars invariably have auto hold, which holds the car on the brakes & negates the need for a manual handbrake.

Brake lights will be illuminated, whenever stopped.

There's also an argument to be made, on safety grounds, for sitting stopped, without brake lights illuminated.

Answering the poster's question - I'd never move out of drive when stopped at traffic lights, that defeats the whole advantage of an automatic/EV.

That's a joke, they should dim the lights then most of the newer rear lights are excessively bright and it is very uncomfortable.

It's actually funny really because the Leaf brake lights don't come on when you lift off the throttle lol

krissovo

liamog wrote: »

Does the Leaf have the equivalent of auto hold, the Ioniq will hold the car at a standstill.

Propilot will hold at lights if you have that, not sure if non propilot has that feature

optimal

krissovo wrote: »

Propilot will hold at lights if you have that, not sure if non propilot has that feature

My L30 Tekna does and it doesn't have propilot.

There's a lot of negativity towards the Leaf here I really like mine - really comfortable and lots of gadgets. Battery seems to be holding up well - 127k Km and 12 bars, but I do try to mind it and only charge to 80% - scheduled to hit the 80% before I go to work or at end of night rate. I do a lot of mileage one way or another but I don't really drive it that hard.

I really would love the longer range but while I don't drive long journeys that often, especially over the last few months, I will be resuming fairly regular 200Km round journeys fairly soon and would be really good to avoid having to charge. I think the Leaf 62 would do that fairly comfortably but it is expensive and dealers saying there will be none until q1 next year at earliest.

I've looked at a few others, Kona, Niro, Ionic, Peugeot, Corsa, Renault but they're leaving me cold - seem to be a big come down from comfort and driving position of the Leaf. Tesla, well I'm a bit wary of fairly hefty costs down the road from older ones and I don't think I could justify the cost of the newer ones. The e-Tron would be nice but hard to justify that cost. Th iD I suspect will get very expensive very quickly if any add-ons. Now if I could only get someone to offer me €40k for my Leaf I would (reluctantly) part with it

_dof_

krissovo wrote: »

Propilot will hold at lights if you have that, not sure if non propilot has that feature

It's the e-Pedal on the newer Leafs that does this, not pro pilot.
Wiithout e-pedal engaged, the car will creep forward like a regular automatic transmission.

unattendedbag

E-pedal FTW.
Such a nice relaxed driving experience when only using 1 pedal.

unkel

_dof_ wrote: »

Wiithout e-pedal engaged, the car will creep forward like a regular automatic transmission.

That's not what one pedal driving is.

You can disable creep on most EVs. This will just hold the car at the lights, without having to keep your foot on the brake. Personally I prefer the traditional creep

The car coming to a complete stop approaching say a traffic light, without you having to touch the brake pedal. That is one pedal driving

McGiver

optimal wrote:

I've looked at a few others, Kona, Niro, Ionic, Peugeot, Corsa, Renault but they're leaving me cold - seem to be a big come down from comfort and driving position of the Leaf. Tesla, well I'm a bit wary of fairly hefty costs down the road from older ones and I don't think I could justify the cost of the newer ones. The e-Tron would be nice but hard to justify that cost. Th iD I suspect will get very expensive very quickly if any add-ons. Now if I could only get someone to offer me €40k for my Leaf I would (reluctantly) part with it

I've the opposite view regarding L comfort and seating position.

I had L24 and then got i3. Had to sit in the L24 before selling it and it was such a huge difference after sitting in the i3. It felt like almost like lying in a bed in the L24, also poor visibility. L24/30 feels somewhat lazy and sort of too numb with respect to seating, steering and overall driving experience compared to the i3. And I don't really love fast or powerful cars. Just that the driving in i3 is so much easier, precise and fun.

Zenith74

McGiver wrote: »

I've the opposite view regarding L comfort and seating position.

I had L24 and then got i3. Had to sit in the L24 before selling it and it was such a huge difference after sitting in the i3. It felt like almost like lying in a bed in the L24, also poor visibility. L24/30 feels somewhat lazy and sort of too numb with respect to seating, steering and overall driving experience compared to the i3. And I don't really love fast or powerful cars. Just that the driving in i3 is so much easier, precise and fun.

To be fair the i3 wasn’t on the OPs list there :-). It’s kinda known to be in a class of its own for handling/nippiness and BMW tend to be good at driver comfort stuff like seats and steering wheel positioning etc.

Compared to some of the others on their list though I agree the Leaf is a more comfortable/plush car, but I agree the seats could offer a bit more support.

McGiver

Zenith74 wrote:

To be fair the i3 wasn’t on the OPs list there :-). It’s kinda known to be in a class of its own for handling/nippiness and BMW tend to be good at driver comfort stuff like seats and steering wheel positioning etc.

How about Ioniq?

Zamboni

Hi folks,

I need to do a one off trip to Dingle in an L24 :pac:
I can charge by granny cable in Dingle so no issues there if the slow charger is out of order/unavailable.
And, no doubt it will take some time and a good few stops but I was hoping for advise on the last leg of the journey and available Chademo.

Garveys in Newcastle West to Dingle is about 106-112km. Do you even attempt this or play it safe and go to Chademo in Killarney on Muckross Road (bit out of way but safer than sorry?)
I'd rather not have to lose a couple of hour stopped at a type2 in Tralee.

Love to here any experiences from that neck of the woods! Thanks!

ltd440

Zamboni wrote: »

Hi folks,

I need to do a one off trip to Dingle in an L24 :pac:
I can charge by granny cable in Dingle so no issues there if the slow charger is out of order/unavailable.
And, no doubt it will take some time and a good few stops but I was hoping for advise on the last leg of the journey and available Chademo.

Garveys in Newcastle West to Dingle is about 106-112km. Do you even attempt this or play it safe and go to Chademo in Killarney on Muckross Road (bit out of way but safer than sorry?)
I'd rather not have to lose a couple of hour stopped at a type2 in Tralee.

Love to here any experiences from that neck of the woods! Thanks!

There's a chademo available in tralee in the nissan main dealers Randles, they charge a flat fee of 5 euros and they are only open business hours Mon to Sat. I used it 2 weeks ago with no problems. I also used the slow charger in Dingle for an afternoon which has the bonus of free parking

Zenith74

Zamboni wrote: »

Hi folks,

I need to do a one off trip to Dingle in an L24 :pac:
I can charge by granny cable in Dingle so no issues there if the slow charger is out of order/unavailable.
And, no doubt it will take some time and a good few stops but I was hoping for advise on the last leg of the journey and available Chademo.

Garveys in Newcastle West to Dingle is about 106-112km. Do you even attempt this or play it safe and go to Chademo in Killarney on Muckross Road (bit out of way but safer than sorry?)
I'd rather not have to lose a couple of hour stopped at a type2 in Tralee.

Love to here any experiences from that neck of the woods! Thanks!

I'd be tempted to give that a go. You'll be half way through the journey by the time you near Tralee so if you're at less than 50% you stop, if not you keep going. Weather is warm, that road is not too fast, battery will already be heated up a bit from your stop in Newcastle West. You could always leave the car in Tralee and grab a taxi if it all went horribly wrong timing wise, not ideal but a first world problem at worst

jasonb

Possibly a stupid question, but do I have to go to a main Nissan Dealer to get my 151 L24 serviced? Or could I go to an independent garage who knows electric cars? I've always just felt that my main dealer knows a lot more about ICE cars than electric ones. Is there a warranty issue with going to an independent?

Thanks...

JPA

jasonb wrote: »

Possibly a stupid question, but do I have to go to a main Nissan Dealer to get my 151 L24 serviced? Or could I go to an independent garage who knows electric cars? I've always just felt that my main dealer knows a lot more about ICE cars than electric ones. Is there a warranty issue with going to an independent?

Thanks...

You don't have a warranty so go independent if they are comfortable.

jasonb

JPA wrote: »

You don't have a warranty so go independent if they are comfortable.

Cool, thanks, I was thinking I was out of warranty now. Will contact the independent garage and see if they're happy to do it...

ltd440

jasonb wrote: »

Possibly a stupid question, but do I have to go to a main Nissan Dealer to get my 151 L24 serviced? Or could I go to an independent garage who knows electric cars? I've always just felt that my main dealer knows a lot more about ICE cars than electric ones. Is there a warranty issue with going to an independent?

Thanks...

I went to an independent ev specialist for my first service on my leaf and main dealers for the second service. The nissan dealer was cheaper so might be worth ringing for a quote

cannco253

My Nissan app on my phone had an upgrade today, looks like the only difference is the new Nissan logo...
How often has the app been updated?

Laviski

cannco253 wrote: »

My Nissan app on my phone had an upgrade today, looks like the only difference is the new Nissan logo...
How often has the app been updated?

try "my leaf"
best app i found, regularly updated , better layout and features.
personally i think their own app is garbage. for all the faults i hear this is the one that bothers me most which doesn't get mentioned, most of the fault is down to their servers.

jasonb

ltd440 wrote: »

I went to an independent ev specialist for my first service on my leaf and main dealers for the second service. The nissan dealer was cheaper so might be worth ringing for a quote

Thanks. Emailed the independent garage this evening, and they replied half an hour later, with a quote that's about €40 cheaper the main garage. Not bad for a Sunday evening! The independent garage is where I bought my car, and I had a really good experience with them then.

loopymum

jasonb wrote: »

Thanks. Emailed the independent garage this evening, and they replied half an hour later, with a quote that's about €40 cheaper the main garage. Not bad for a Sunday evening! The independent garage is where I bought my car, and I had a really good experience with them then.

How much did you get quoted out of intetest? And what will they do in the service?

jasonb

They quoted €90 for a standard service which includes pollen filter, complete health check and SOH of battery.

BENDYBINN

jasonb wrote: »

They quoted €90 for a standard service which includes pollen filter, complete health check and SOH of battery.

Is it difficult to replace the pollen filter yourself?

Soarer

BENDYBINN wrote: »

Is it difficult to replace the pollen filter yourself?

No.
From memory, you open the glove box, squeeze the two “arms” in to release it, it falls down, and the filter is in behind it.

If you’re so inclined, you could spray some fragrance or put an air freshener in there.

Stealthirl

BENDYBINN wrote: »

Is it difficult to replace the pollen filter yourself?

I just posted a guide on doing it, very easy and quick to do if you are remotely competent with a screw driver and have some common sense

obi604

Hi

With the clock change overnight.

Are the Electricity night rates now from 11pm to 8am?

eagerv

obi604 wrote: »

Hi

With the clock change overnight.

Are the Electricity night rates now from 11pm to 8am?

Yes, just make sure your cars' clock is adjusted if you are using timed charging.

obi604

eagerv wrote: »

Yes, just make sure your cars' clock is adjusted if you are using timed charging.

Yep. Noted. I much prefer the midnight to 9am time slot. Gives more of a chance to get dyer on in morning and get kettles, toasters, microwaves and all this stuff out of the way for the morning rush.

My Leaf is booked into Nissan for a service this week.
It is a "major" type service.

I wasnt too keen on their last service with a printed out sheet saying that they had changed engine oil ticked on it and other things like timing belt checked....
They never even logged it into the service manual.

What should I be expecting to be done? I want to know so I can challenge any query which I may have.

Thanks

KCross

The major service is supposed to include brake fluid change.

Other than that they should be changing the cabin filter and all the usual visual inspections to suspension and wipers and water topup.