<prompt> Human: The idea of buying a brand new, yet obsolete car makes my personal finance oriented heart hurt. My wife and I both make enough money, and have no debt besides our mortgage, and have savings to buy the car with cash. Use case:My wife has a commute from our home that is 3 miles round trip. A leaf would appeal to our green side, and would make it so she never has to go to a gas station or get oil changes. Also, her alternator currently does not have time to charge her battery, so we replace the battery frequently in the 2001 camry. We have a second car that is a 2010 Mazda 3, with 35k miles, so we wont need to worry about range. Because the 2018 leaf is going to blow the 2017 out of the water in every way, Nissan is offering a 10k rebate on the 2017 leaf. Math: 35.5k MSRP. -2.5k dealer discount -10k rebate up front, rebate goes to dealer-7.5k federal tax credit we will pay more than that in taxes15.5k plus registration 16,000Additionally, WA state waves the 10.8 sales tax on NEW electric vehicles worth up to 35k. Thats about 3k in additional savings.Pros and Cons The advantage of a new car is an 8 year battery warranty and 3 year bumper to bumper. The battery on a new car should last longer. My wife can pick the color and it has every single option we want, including Alexa, warm up the car or whatever. USED LEAF Pro: 10K including tax would buy a 2013 leaf with 20k-65k miles on it and brand new tires. Maybe even one with a warranty on the battery, and NissanConnect for remote start. We have 0 range anxiety. We both live within 5 miles of work and downtown, and our parents, and everything. If the battery is reduced to 50 miles of range in the winter, that still totally works for us. 2013-2017 are very similar, and the 2018 leaf and future electric cars will make these things look like golf carts. What should I do? Is it worth the extra 6-10k depending on the used deal we get?  <response>: Battery replacement on a leaf is 5,500. If you are going to need to replace the battery on the used car, much sooner, there goes your entire savings. Also, there is some value in having a car you will be happy with, even if you have a short commute. You should try to use the leaf as much as possible to save on gas. 