Keep up the Leaf videos. I just noticed your Leaf has the 16" rims. We find our base Leaf Plus with 16" rims has about 10% more range than our mid Level Plus with 17" rims. I do like it when the wife's contribute to the reviews.
Thats a really interesting comment about the 16" rims. I wonder if the Leaf with the 17" rims has a higher top end speed? Yes Kaz hates being on camera, but her contributions are important too.
Another way to purchase an imported Leaf is through a bulk buy company. I just bought a 62kWh Leaf from the Good Car Company and I'm very impressed with how easy they made it. The final cost was close to $54,000, but prices can vary.
Thanks for sharing MineVR. There are many pathways to buy an e+ 62 kWh Nissan Leaf. The "Good Car Company" is a great option, for those who are not all that confident importing theirselves through a japanese vehicle import broker. Geoff from Prestige Motorsport is very good at what he does, thats why we chose him. We hatched this plan Jan 2020, Geoff was the first broker to privately import a e+ into Australia. Current prices are around 2,400,000 ¥ for an e+ LEAF in Japan. Assuming OFX rate at 84.36 (Market rate 84.76). Also assuming no heat treatment/cleaning fees in Australia Price would be $41,459 (Landed) Radio/dash Conversion would be an extra roughly $800 Charger Roughly $400 ✅ Total cost landed with everything (UVP, rego, stamp duty, etc) roughly $42859. You would be saving a bit over $10000 if you did it yourself , guided with a Japanese Vehicle import broker. Its not really that hard to do the paperwork side, its all filled in for you. I am an idiot bus driver and I did it. ✅ Checkout our old video's on how to import. 📺 Importing a vehicle from Japan Video Series ▶ Part 3 - How To Import A Nissan Leaf: ruclips.net/video/21w4rqB4rTU/видео.html ▶ Part 4 - Nissan LEAF rolls onto Ship: ruclips.net/video/Scjh2fVfTIU/видео.html ▶ Part 5 - Nissan LEAF rolls off ship in Australia: ruclips.net/video/8AkG6vgUZR8/видео.html ▶ Nissan LEAF e+ arrives in Canberra, Australia: ruclips.net/video/dqqSA-mpzBM/видео.html ▶ Part 6 - Let's Drive !! Pickup, Pits and Rego: ruclips.net/video/yKBLvPXFE8Q/видео.html But you need an option for those less confident importing via a broker. Thats why there is a place for the "Good Car Company". Say hi to Anton and the team from me.
Nissan New Zealand charges NZ$69,900 for the Leaf e+ 2021. And thats with the government subsidy. Best ordering direct from your local nissan dealer rather than imported from Japan, since imported versions may have features missing or not normally included in NZ/AU, eg writing in Japan instead of English. Fuel prices are sky rocketing in NZ. At the start of the year it was $2.02/L (91 unleaded). Now its over $2.69/L. Soon we'll be hitting $3/L.
They still are pretty expensive. Actually the Japanese Leaf's come with more features such as Pro-pilot, electronic central rear view mirror, auto air conditioning, etc. The writing in Japanese is not a problem as we converted it ourselves. Checkout the conversion on our other LEAF. ruclips.net/video/MHYWDOUp39s/видео.html And yes the price of 91 ULP is going up and up, in NZ and Aussie !!!
We saw a few other reviews of the e+ Leaf in Australia, and we thought. "hmmm lets clarify a few things, and make our own review" It's all about affordability, and different pathways to purchase the e+ Leaf.
Thanks for a very detailed owners' view. Re. battery degradation, I've seen some other sources claim there is an early c. 5% reduction, but it levels out after that. Any thoughts? Also, didn't know there was a neighbourhood Telsa battery in Canberra. Where is it and are there any others?
Great video, thanks. I wrote off my Tesla Model 3 recently and despite owning it for a year I wasn't too keen on it. If I can import an e+ LEAF for ~$40k I think I might do that instead.
Yes Karen is a bit old school. I remember a time she had the same "flip phone" between 1999 - 2011, and I had to drag her over to the iPhone 4. (I think the flip phone was so old, it was at risk of being dumped off the cellular network)
Just curious on your thoughts on the battery degradation. Would you guess after 12 years there will be more or less than 75% degradation given what you have seen and heard from others? Obviously everyone will be different and no way to tell the future.
12 years I would guess 65-75%. But how many people are still using the same car after 12 years? It could be passed down to a younger driver, UNI student, paddock basher, etc
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Keep up the Leaf videos. I just noticed your Leaf has the 16" rims. We find our base Leaf Plus with 16" rims has about 10% more range than our mid Level Plus with 17" rims. I do like it when the wife's contribute to the reviews.
Thats a really interesting comment about the 16" rims. I wonder if the Leaf with the 17" rims has a higher top end speed?
Yes Kaz hates being on camera, but her contributions are important too.
Another way to purchase an imported Leaf is through a bulk buy company. I just bought a 62kWh Leaf from the Good Car Company and I'm very impressed with how easy they made it. The final cost was close to $54,000, but prices can vary.
Thanks for sharing MineVR. There are many pathways to buy an e+ 62 kWh Nissan Leaf. The "Good Car Company" is a great option, for those who are not all that confident importing theirselves through a japanese vehicle import broker.
Geoff from Prestige Motorsport is very good at what he does, thats why we chose him. We hatched this plan Jan 2020, Geoff was the first broker to privately import a e+ into Australia.
Current prices are around 2,400,000 ¥ for an e+ LEAF in Japan. Assuming OFX rate at 84.36 (Market rate 84.76). Also assuming no heat treatment/cleaning fees in Australia
Price would be $41,459 (Landed)
Radio/dash Conversion would be an extra roughly $800
Charger Roughly $400
✅ Total cost landed with everything (UVP, rego, stamp duty, etc) roughly $42859.
You would be saving a bit over $10000 if you did it yourself , guided with a Japanese Vehicle import broker. Its not really that hard to do the paperwork side, its all filled in for you. I am an idiot bus driver and I did it.
✅ Checkout our old video's on how to import.
📺 Importing a vehicle from Japan Video Series
▶ Part 3 - How To Import A Nissan Leaf: ruclips.net/video/21w4rqB4rTU/видео.html
▶ Part 4 - Nissan LEAF rolls onto Ship: ruclips.net/video/Scjh2fVfTIU/видео.html
▶ Part 5 - Nissan LEAF rolls off ship in Australia: ruclips.net/video/8AkG6vgUZR8/видео.html
▶ Nissan LEAF e+ arrives in Canberra, Australia: ruclips.net/video/dqqSA-mpzBM/видео.html
▶ Part 6 - Let's Drive !! Pickup, Pits and Rego: ruclips.net/video/yKBLvPXFE8Q/видео.html
But you need an option for those less confident importing via a broker. Thats why there is a place for the "Good Car Company". Say hi to Anton and the team from me.
I'm loving the long distance leaf videos. It's beyond me why Nissan doesn't offer the long range nissan leaf in Australia - it seems insane.
They launched it in Australia last April, roughly 2 years after Japan, Europe, UK, USA, Canada, etc
Nissan New Zealand charges NZ$69,900 for the Leaf e+ 2021. And thats with the government subsidy. Best ordering direct from your local nissan dealer rather than imported from Japan, since imported versions may have features missing or not normally included in NZ/AU, eg writing in Japan instead of English. Fuel prices are sky rocketing in NZ. At the start of the year it was $2.02/L (91 unleaded). Now its over $2.69/L. Soon we'll be hitting $3/L.
They still are pretty expensive.
Actually the Japanese Leaf's come with more features such as Pro-pilot, electronic central rear view mirror, auto air conditioning, etc.
The writing in Japanese is not a problem as we converted it ourselves.
Checkout the conversion on our other LEAF.
ruclips.net/video/MHYWDOUp39s/видео.html
And yes the price of 91 ULP is going up and up, in NZ and Aussie !!!
I also can't fathom why Nissan still doesn't do active cooled batteries. I believe the battery degradation would be significantly decreased.
I thought they would gave popped in cooling, when redesigned the battery pack for the 62kWh e+ leaf.
Great summary, looks like you are really making the most of your Leaf, and importing it gave you a great deal!
We saw a few other reviews of the e+ Leaf in Australia, and we thought.
"hmmm lets clarify a few things, and make our own review"
It's all about affordability, and different pathways to purchase the e+ Leaf.
V2G isn't available outside of the ACT I believe. Yet to hear of anyone in Victoria for example having V2G
V2G is still being tested and evaluated. You can see Bjorn's work at the DERlab (Not a very good name). DERRRR Really !!!!!
der-lab.net.au
Thanks for a very detailed owners' view. Re. battery degradation, I've seen some other sources claim there is an early c. 5% reduction, but it levels out after that. Any thoughts?
Also, didn't know there was a neighbourhood Telsa battery in Canberra. Where is it and are there any others?
Yes its on Drake-Brockman Drive in Holt. Up the golf course end, in the horse paddocks across the road. Only Holt at the moment.
Battery drops by about 10% over first couple of years then lessens over time.
Great video, thanks. I wrote off my Tesla Model 3 recently and despite owning it for a year I wasn't too keen on it. If I can import an e+ LEAF for ~$40k I think I might do that instead.
I would test drive the Aussie e+ LEAF first, to see if you are happy with it.
Hey is this the one you showed Funky and I when we caught up a few months ago?
Yes it is Dean. The same one.
Very jealous as we don't get the smart rear view mirror in the US.
What !! I thought it would have been in the SV plus.
@@ev4me2 nope, it's not available for any trim level here in the US.
@@douglasalanthompson Yeah, I saw that and thought I missed that in the settings, but it's not there.
iPod?! Haven't seen one of those for a while!
Yes Karen is a bit old school. I remember a time she had the same "flip phone" between 1999 - 2011, and I had to drag her over to the iPhone 4. (I think the flip phone was so old, it was at risk of being dumped off the cellular network)
@@ev4me2 Hey if it ain't broke don't fix it! If it works for Kaz then all good!
Just curious on your thoughts on the battery degradation. Would you guess after 12 years there will be more or less than 75% degradation given what you have seen and heard from others? Obviously everyone will be different and no way to tell the future.
12 years I would guess 65-75%. But how many people are still using the same car after 12 years?
It could be passed down to a younger driver, UNI student, paddock basher, etc
@@ev4me2 Thanks and that was what I was thinking too. I'm about to sell my first car after owning it for 12 years. :)