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Post by Brian on Mar 30, 2013 0:30:12 GMT 11
Hi leafboi I think I must have the same 'my nissan - Nissan LEAF Capped Price Service ' sheet as Jim. 6 mths / 10K kms $ 88 12 mths / 20K kms $ 255 18 mths / 30K kms $ 88 24 mths / 40K kms $ 330 . . . futher available on request ! However, there is a footnote " Actual prices may vary from Dealer to Dealer, but rest assured you will not pay more than the Capped Price applicable at the time of your service . . . "
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Post by duncan on Mar 30, 2013 7:08:17 GMT 11
.... I received a 'fixed price servicing', schedual from my dealer, Blackburn Nissan, here in Vic and the first service is listed at $155. So for you to get it at almost half that it great. Hopefully I can too! Hi mate, I don't want to take this too far off topic, but Nissan lists the fixed prices here: www.nissan.com.au/~/media/Files/Brochures/Owners/Capped%20Price%20Service%20Lists/LEAF.ashxTake a copy with you on the day, the cheap servicing is a real benefit on the leaf.
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Post by Jim Hare on Mar 30, 2013 13:32:29 GMT 11
Yeah, those are much lower than traditional servicing costs, though the $250-$350 ones are getting close.
Wonder what they actually do in those more expensive ones to warrant the cost. Guess it has more to do with brakes, A/C, and the couple of fluids that actually exist in an E/V.
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Post by Phoebe on Mar 30, 2013 14:00:05 GMT 11
Since we don't service our frig, washing machine, home airco, or vacuum cleaner, all with electric motors that last untouched 10 to 20 years until they stop for good, I've never really been able to understand why we need to service our electric cars, except for filling up the brake and air con fluids ( and I don't even need to do the latter as I don't use the air con). I've had my LEAF nearly 6 months and I haven't done 1,000kms yet so I haven't had my free service. I'm wondering if I'll get one or if they'll want me to pay for a 6 months service straight off Wouldn't be very happy about that
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Post by Jim Hare on Mar 30, 2013 21:05:39 GMT 11
Exactly! My guess is they are doing very little other than monitoring the LEAF over time.
Problem is, if you start missing scheduled services it may void the warranty, and if you have a $15,000 problem you will want an active warranty! So for insurance more than anything else, probably worth the $400 per year for servicing.
Do have to feel for Nissan though.
The dealers rely on high and regular servicing fees to make the whole thing viable. My understanding is dealers don't make a lot on actual sales.
The LEAF not only requires little servicing, but also specialised training and equipment for the service department, only to make less money over the life of the car.
Bit of a catch 22 from that point of view.
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Post by Phoebe on Mar 31, 2013 2:23:50 GMT 11
Yep, I heard dealers make their money on servicing, too. Can't have our dealers going out of business just in case we need them down the track
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Post by leighf on Aug 16, 2013 23:22:07 GMT 11
Hi leafboi I think I must have the same 'my nissan - Nissan LEAF Capped Price Service ' sheet as Jim. 6 mths / 10K kms $ 88 12 mths / 20K kms $ 255 18 mths / 30K kms $ 88 24 mths / 40K kms $ 330 . . . futher available on request ! However, there is a footnote " Actual prices may vary from Dealer to Dealer, but rest assured you will not pay more than the Capped Price applicable at the time of your service . . . " I've had both the 10,000k and 20,000k services done (at Blackburn Nissan). The 10,000k cost $66.50 including $19 to Rotate and balance the wheels. The 20,000 cost $148 but they didn't replace the cabin air filter because they didn't have one. So it's not too bad. Leigh
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Post by duncan on Aug 17, 2013 8:03:24 GMT 11
Hey Leigh, when are they doing the cabin filter? You should stay onto them about it, in this (and many modern cars) they use these very fine HEPA filters which get blocked easily.
Once they are blocked it will put far more strain on the fan's motor and it may lead to it's early death.
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Post by leighf on Aug 17, 2013 9:06:07 GMT 11
Hey Leigh, when are they doing the cabin filter? You should stay onto them about it, in this (and many modern cars) they use these very fine HEPA filters which get blocked easily. Once they are blocked it will put far more strain on the fan's motor and it may lead to it's early death. They said that they will replace it at the next service, which should be in about November. I wasn't going to worry before then. Leigh
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Post by lesmando24 on Jan 13, 2014 14:23:32 GMT 11
Hi, I lost my first capacity bar and that dropped my range from about 120kms (80% charge) to 110kms. I live in a hilly area, so this is normal for me. I noticed the 10kms were missing, but not the capacity bar on the display, as when you charge to 80%, the upper fuel bars are not lit (the top capacity bar is above the 1). I checked my charge complete emails from Nissan, I lost my first bar at the start November 2013, but I didn't realise until yesterday when I changed to 100%. Also, I had a service in November and nobody said anything. But I will have to check the report they gave me. My normal commute is 80kms a day, so I am not really affected. Les Attachment Deleted
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Post by Feng on Jan 13, 2014 14:43:39 GMT 11
That's a reasonable mileage to lose a first bar isn't it? It was bound to happen one day.
I'm actually curious to see what the future holds for our batteries in a decade or so. Will one of us just get in the car one day and be unable to start it because the car knows that the battery is no good or will he/she be driving along and the GOM will suddenly go from "80" to "---"? I look forward to upgrading my battery and getting that new car feeling when the time comes. In the meantime I'm enjoying every drive in my LEAF!
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Post by lesmando24 on Jan 13, 2014 15:05:20 GMT 11
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Post by Jim Hare on Jan 13, 2014 17:05:06 GMT 11
44,000KMs huh? Yeah, that seems reasonable. We still have 12 bars after 18 months but only have 12,000KMs on the clock so can only hope we're doing that well at 44,000.
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Post by lesmando24 on Jan 13, 2014 21:29:13 GMT 11
I had a look on the battery information sheet for the 40k service and the bar was missing, but they remove the bars from the right to the left, not left to right, so I missed it Attachment Deleted
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Post by Phoebe on Jan 14, 2014 16:54:16 GMT 11
Hi, I lost my first capacity bar and that dropped my range from about 120kms (80% charge) to 110kms. I live in a hilly area, so this is normal for me. I noticed the 10kms were missing, but not the capacity bar on the display, as when you charge to 80%, the upper fuel bars are not lit (the top capacity bar is above the 1). I checked my charge complete emails from Nissan, I lost my first bar at the start November 2013, but I didn't realise until yesterday when I changed to 100%. Also, I had a service in November and nobody said anything. But I will have to check the report they gave me. My normal commute is 80kms a day, so I am not really affected. Les Good to see this photo, Les. I thought it was the long part of the bar the disappeared and it obviously isn't, it's the short part. Could easily miss that. Also good to know that the service report shows the left bar missing not the right bar. Areal help to read all these things correctly
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Post by Jim Hare on Jan 14, 2014 18:08:03 GMT 11
That's interesting Phoebe. We live in a hilly area so I was not surprised that the guessometre adjusted to the fact that we won't get as far as if we were on flat ground, but we still have full capacity (12 bars) for the moment. How many KMs on the odometre?
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Post by jeffjl on Mar 15, 2015 0:33:03 GMT 11
It must be the way they have stored them in Perth. First the bloke on Facebook with less than 5,000. Now me with 8,500 on the dial (11 months).
email going into the dealership now.
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Post by leafboi on Mar 15, 2015 9:20:52 GMT 11
It must be the way they have stored them in Perth. First the bloke on Facebook with less than 5,000. Now me with 8,500 on the dial (11 months). email going into the dealership now. Do you have the LEAF spy app to see the health of the battery? I'm interested to know what your GOM is showing after a full charge. I'm now at 53,000km and all 12 bars. But when I charge to 100% my GOM shows a range usually of 150-160max now.
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Post by tjgeel on Mar 15, 2015 22:16:35 GMT 11
Darn it, I lost my first bar of battery health tonite after a full charge (100%). 2011 vehicle has travelled 20,000 km. After full charge the GOM shows 154km, but I only get 100km out of it with cautious mixed driving. Leaf Spy app SOH (State of Health) is 83.6%, 235 GIDS.
Based on my experience with Leaf Spy, the first bar of battery health is lost at around SOH of 84% (I had been expecting to lose a bar any time).
In my case, the drop in battery health is likely due to 4 weak cells in the battery pack (#1, 12, 48 & 49), most obvious when the pack is near fully depleted (SOC 15%). I guess this is expected after 3.5 years of life.
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Post by jeffjl on Mar 15, 2015 23:00:59 GMT 11
Do you have the LEAF spy app to see the health of the battery? I'm interested to know what your GOM is showing after a full charge. I'm now at 53,000km and all 12 bars. But when I charge to 100% my GOM shows a range usually of 150-160max now. Rub it in. LOL. No my phone is a 99 ringit phone from Malaysia. Perhaps it is time to upgrade. Did a 100% charge last night. 95km and 22 left on the GOM. I think it started at 150 but went down quickly.
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Post by Jim Hare on Mar 16, 2015 13:09:15 GMT 11
Wish I didn't live in the hilliest suburb in Australia! Still have 12 bars but on 100% charge the GOM suggests we can go 115KMs. It's learnt over the years that we almost never drive on a flat surface and reset our expectations!
Haven't checked the reality recently, I'll reset the trip odometer next time and see what it's actually doing with a full charge.
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