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While looking at buying a new Nissan recently I've been meaning to check the current ownership of nissan.com. I've been visiting nissan.co.uk a lot of late but still remember the story of Mr Nissan and his fight to retain ownership of the nissam.com domain that he has every right to. It's a proper David and Goliath one. Visit Nissan.com to read the whole story. Glad to see he's still winning. Although it doesn't make me feel strongly enough to put me off buying one.
Now I've decided on petrol, but should it be 1.6 or 2.0 litres...
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These are quite big and heavy cars I would go for the 2.0 litre.
With a 1600 you, or Karen more likely, will be making a lot of gear changes to keep this motor moving.
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That's what I was thinking David. Just trying to be economical (tight!) at the same time.
Just got off the phone to a Nissan dealerhip. Recession?! What recession! Orders no longer being taken. Too many on the books.
Most annoyingly the company that makes the optional 18" wheels can't keep up with demand and so they're no longer an option either. Never thought I'd be that bothered about the wheels but the difference between the standard and the 18" ones is like night and day.
Why, why, why is nothing simple! I thought (what with the credit crunch) there'd be a mountain of surplus cars people would be falling over themselves to sell us at bargain rates....
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I'm with David, with such a big and heavy car, I'd go for the 2L. On long journeys you'll notice the difference, and just from a driveability point of view, the 2L will be far more responsive.
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Jake,
Go with the 2.0. We have a Nissan Versa 1.8L and a Nissan Altima 2.0L. We tried the 1.6L and it was underpowered. We had a Nissan Pathfinder with 3.8L but we traded it in. It was sucking up too much petrol.
Richard
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Jake, how about a 1-year-old certified car? Possibly more selection, and someone else has paid for the depreciation.
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We've got a "friends and family" voucher from knowing a Nissan employee and so have a 20% discount off book price, which about covers the depreciation factor. Just.
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Congratulations, not long ago you bought a used chair, now a new car. That's what I call progress.
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Guess which of those purchases Karen is a decision maker in!
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Go for more POWER!!!
Why not take the standard wheels and then just buy aftermarket ones? You can sell the factory ones later. That way you don't get the exact same thing as others :)
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Hadn't thought about that option. Would consider it if I thought that there were wheels on the aftermarket that I might like. It gives me a picture in my mind of boy racer-style blinging pimp my ride wheels. Seems that's all you buy?
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I have a 2004 Nissan Titan and I love it. Gas mileage is about 15-17, it has over 92K miles on it and it runs great. My local dealership bends over backwards to accommodate me whenever I stop in. I would buy another Nissan in a minute. In fact Karen is actually looking at one now to replace her '99 Neon.
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Ah, don't blame the engineers that make the cars, blame the lawyers. :P
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You may find you can get the 18 wheels as dealer supplied upgrade.
We did something similar with a Terrano a few years ago, Ironically it was cheaper to buy them as accessories than as an option on the built vehicle.
Though we didnt have to but new tyres which you would.
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The factory that makes the wheels has stopped taking orders due to popular demand.
We've made it clear to a couple of dealerships that the wheels are a deal-breaker and none have offered any solution like you're suggesting or otherwise. Some do have the wheels in their showroom, but on 1.5 diesel models, but refuse to swap them over (on warranty grounds or something). You'd think they'd do anything to sell them, but...
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