Due to these unprecedented times, we have made an unexpected decision to move back to BC. One thing we had to decide was whether to sell the LEAF in QC and buy another one here, or to ship it back (since driving it back would take a very long time with all the charging in between!)
After seeing the market price difference of a few thousand dollars, coupled with the sentimental value, we ultimately decided to have it shipped back by rail. After shopping around a bit (and trying best to filter through reviews that are subject to certain selection bias), we decided to go with Livingston that provided us with a quote of around $1300 including pickup in Montreal.
We had to car charged up to around 80%, expecting it to be flat bedded for the 20-30km in Montreal to the rail yard that should leave around 50% or so which is a good storage level for the 2-3 week train journey.
However, they ended up sending two drivers and actually driving the car there, so the car only had around 30% during the trip. This would not have been an issue except that the pickup location is on Annacis Island, which is about 30-ish km from our final destination. So, after its arrival I found a L2 at the Research Centre to get it to around 50% before attempting the journey home.
All in all, it was a relatively smooth experience and the car arrived without any issues (apart from being a bit dusty as they kept the windows cracked during the trip).
Now that it's on the milder West Coast, we expect the car to age out a lot more gracefully without the extreme cold winters and terrible potholes that likely caused a lot of wear on the suspension. The car in fact has been developing a clickety sound at low speeds which we'll have to get looked at at some point...
