u/Pursuit_OfPerfection — reddlx

Leaf use case

Hi everyone

I am hoping to buy a second hand leaf for about £5000, one around 2017-2020 era. Have seen some in my price range with the 60kWh battery.

Currently I am living in a terraced house without off-street parking but I am expecting to be moving to a house that does, middle of next year. I don't currently have a car and would prefer not to buy an ICE car now only to get an EV later when I move. And using public transport to get to work is bloody awful. I'm hoping that a nissan leaf will work well enough for now before being able to enjoy home charging after I move. Here is my use case:

I usually commute 2-3 times a week (40 miles one way with about 20 miles of motorway/highway), plus occasional weekend trips/runabouts.

I can get free parking for work and pay about 55p per kWh at 7kW and i notice there are ALWAYS chargers available.

Close to my house I have the choice of 7kW charging with same price but free parking only on Sundays and a supermarket car park with a couple of 50kW chargers where the parking doesn't cost anything but the price is like 80p per kWh.

I live in the UK, so we do get some cold weather enough to impact battery range.

Is my current temporary situation practical enough to get a nissan leaf now or should I get an ICE vehicle for now and wait until next year to get a leaf? Are there any pitfalls I should watch out for?

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u/Pursuit_OfPerfection — 2 days ago

▲ 13 r/Plastering

Plastering residue in toilet

Hi all

We've got someone plastering an upstairs room. Today is the first day of plastering and it appears they are applying bonding and/or plastering undercoat (obviously I'm not a plasterer so I don't know the terms) and they've poured their bucket out into the toilet and it has left a brown silty residue that has settled at the bottom of the bowl that doesn't shift when flushing - which concerns me.

I expect some general mess as plastering is a messy job, that's not the problem. But I am concerned it could potentially cause blockages in the plumbing.

He said it should be alright and that he flushed it followed by a full bucket of water poured down, but I'm not convinced. Any thoughts?

u/Pursuit_OfPerfection — 30 days ago

▲ 1 r/CarRepair

Someone smashed my wingmirror

Car is a Seat Ibiza. Was quoted an absolutely ridiculous £600 to replace it. The car probably isn't even worth much more than that!

Wing mirror angle can be adjusted with buttons, but the mirror housings don't fold in.

I was thinking I might try to source a replacement online and repair it myself as I am an electronics engineer, but I am not sure where to start. Any advice?

u/Pursuit_OfPerfection — 2 months ago