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Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:28 pm
Even though I am considering ditching the V for a Z, I would have bought it again. It served its purpose at the time. The V was basically free when I bought it. The fuel savings vs the Xterra made the car payment & monthly fuel bill. If I made the switch today, I would be saving more in fuel than I would be paying for the V & fuel.
I like the S, I didn't need anything on the SL. I hate ABS in the wet slushy snow of Colorado. The only thing I changed was the stereo/speakers & non-hubcapped wheels. Oh and a sharpie over the TPMS light.
Nissan should make some changes: --Higher 6th gear & better spaced gears. They geared it like a sports car, not an econobox it was designed as. --Ditch Continental for OEM tires--Standard smaller engine, maybe 1.6 L, it has far more power than it needs as an econobox. The larger engine could be a sport upgrade.--Better front & rear cup holder locations.--Better lighting. --Ditch the hubcaps. Simple painted steel wheels work better than hub caps.--Get rid of all the fake chrome platic. Chrome is so outdated & has no place on an econobox.--Switch to plastic body panels where possible, lighter car better fuel economy.--Add a full size spare, there is plenty of room in the existing truck well for one. They just need to reshape the expanded foam cover.--Relocate the oil filter. I am sure the Nissan mechanics hate the location as well as the do it yourselfer.
This car has so much potential for great fuel economy, but Nissan missed. I get ~36 mpg, but it could easily get 40+ if Nissan would drop it's performance car image on its entry level econobox.