Let me share my story with
Let me share my story with all of you I bought a used nissan leaf at Wayzada nissan here in Minnesota and I'll regret it forever.
On May 12, 2015 I went to Wayzada Nissan to purchase a Nissan Leaf which is an electric car. The car had 5245 miles. I talked with one of the sale person at the dealer and he takes me for a test drive. After driving the car it felt like a new car to me because it only has 5245 miles, but at the same time the car is 3 years old. My main concern was the battery life because it is an electric car so battery is everything unlike a normal car. So I asked my sale person about the battery and he told me that it’s good and also pointed out to me how to check if the battery is good or not. At the time the car was not fully charge and I trusted my sale person and Wayzada nissan dealer, but once I brought the car home I still never charge the battery full because Nissan reconment to only charge it up to 80% so I did that until May 26, 2015. I decided to charge it fully because I had to pick up my family in Hampton MN, which takes about 70 miles round trip. This is when I realize that the car is missing a battery bar which means the battery has lost 15% of its range. After I found this out I contacted my sale person right away and he told me that I can bring the car in for them to check it out. I also told him that he lied to me about the battery. His reply back was I though we looked at it together and the battery bar was all there, But I told him No you told me that all the battery bar was all there. On June 12, 2015 I brought the car back and spoke to the technician and I asked for a inspection report when they first bought the car and I now saw that there is a battery bar missing in the report that my sale person is trying to hide from me. One other strange thing at this dealer about electric car when I first walk in and look at all there car which is the same model same color same year, but one with higher milages cost a lot more then one with lower milages. I feel that they have been trying to hide this fact about the battery bar missing from the buyers, because that way they can sell more of those cars. They’re are the only dealer in MN that has the most Nissan leaf and because that now electric car are so new and not so many people understand about the missing battery bar. I feel that they’re taking advantage of people by hiding and providing misinforming information to buyers. Most of us would assume that low milages car is always better then high milages car, But I want people to know that battery is very important in this electric car. After doing some research I realize that the first bar that is missing mean you’re losing 15% of your range and the second bar and so on only mean you’re losing an extra 5% on top there’s total of 12 bars that indicate battery life of the car. Please help me with this situation so that other people wouldn't find themselves a situation like me. I believe that Wayzada Nissan and all other dealers who are selling electric car to clearly explain to their buyers about the battery bars so they're not stuck in a frustrating situation like I found myself.