Check out the Official Rogue FAQ sticky and don't be afraid to ask questions.

I've been a car enthusiast and mechanic for many years and just took my first foray into the world of Nissan by purchasing a 2008 350Z and a 2009 Rogue on the same day (one for me, one for my wife).

I'm happy to help you out with any technical questions you might have. I have a pretty solid knowledge base about Japanese and British cars and do most of my own work. In fact, it's really weird for me to not have a car that isn't under warranty right now.

My name is Craig and I look forward to the give and take that this board has to offer. Cheers!

I'm a brand new owner of a 2009 Rogue SL AWD fully equip. I'm from Quebec, Canada and I'm waiting the winter to drive this superb AWD.

Start reading the forum and find nice stuff here.

jtb

Great forum and great folks in the Rogue area.

Will be adding:

Rear spoiler, trailer hitch, HID light kit

Ray

TomSr

from Houston!

Feel free to browse, ask questions, etc. There is a wealth of good information and knowledgeable people here.

Nice to see another Canuck... Kitchener is only a stone's throw from me.

Gee, maybe it's time to organize a Southern Ontario Rogue owners meet? It's been awhile for me... I used to run the local Nissan 240SX club 10 yrs ago. Two cars and many years later and I'm now the NICOClub Rogue Forum Moderator.

I've been planning on buying one for about a year and finally pulled the trigger.

Peter

My only vehicle additions are a cargo floormat and a 2" hitch from Curt Manufacturing. I intend to use the hitch only for my bicycle carrier, after deciding the lift-over for a roof rack puts too much faith in my step ladder and upper body strength--of the two, I'd trust the ladder before I'd trust my arms to keep the bikes from scratching my roof.

I live in Lake Elsinore, CA and we have hot summers and nice cool winters. The vehicle seems perfect for our climate and my recreational pursuits. Lastly, I admit I have become a slave to the car by washing it myself every weekend. I've never wanted to do that with any other car, but it's been a while since I've had a new ride (former Subaru Outback owner).

P.S. The avatar that I'm trying to upload is 125pX125p and 37k. Yet the system says it is too large. But it says that it accepts images below 35000 bytes which = 273k. I even went in and deleted all of my nicoclub cookies in my browser cache and it still gave me the error. Heck, I even tried using a different broswer all together and still the error... So I dont see the issue.

Modified by TheOriginalFreeride at 10:26 AM 8/1/2009

Quote, originally posted by kingjman »

.........got it with 11 miles, it's just over 2k this morning.....finally getting used to the Tranny, but the ruff ride of the 17"s is getting more irritating..and the cheap tires don't help(dunlop st20) ...lot of bad ratings online....I'm already considering 16" rims and michelin tires.....(anybody that's done a good comparison of the 16 vs 17 ride Quality, please pm me on how drastic your results were)...plan on drivin the Rogue 5-7 yrs....Looking 4ward to a Minnesota winter test drive.....think I'll need those new tires before then ....and a better subwoofer so I can feel the bass on my face

Congrats on your purchase.
Yes the OEM tires are not the best, but you got the Dunlop which seems to be the least worse of the two.
Check the FAQ about the all season tires, it seems the Yokohama AVID TRZ are the tires of choice of a lot of people (including me).
As for 16" rims and michelin tires, I did that... for my winter tires with the X-Ice2. They are quieter than the crappy contis with a nice handling on snowy roads.

Hope this help,

Quote, originally posted by TheOriginalFreeride »

P.S. The avatar that I'm trying to upload is 125pX125p and 37k. Yet the system says it is too large. But it says that it accepts images below 35000 bytes which = 273k.

35000/1024= about 34.1k.
You should try to use a stronger compression jpg ratio for your avatar to get below the 34k threshold.

Welcome on the forum.

kingjman,

You have a very good question regarding tires. I am going to split this off in another post:

Glad you are enjoying your Rogue Lauren!

My dog loves riding in the Rogue too. She just doesn't like jumping up to the back seat!

She's beautiful! My guy hates jumping up too! It's a good thing he's only 50 lbs. As soon as he sees the dog bed, he knows that we are going to some sort of Bull Terrier gathering and gets excited.

Here he is with my Uncle's Whippet

On the way home from a Bull Terrier picnic

Got my 2009 Rogue S AWD literally off the showroom floor two weeks ago. Love this vehicle. Got it in indigo blue. I was so tired of gray/silver/black/white. I actually was interested in getting it in venum red but the dealer didn't have one in stock but then I saw the indigo blue on their showroom floor. Love at first sight. Unfortunately it was the only one they had in that color.
So they swapped it out with one they had in silver and sold it to me.

Paid 650 below invoice.

I had purchased my first Nissan ever, a bare bones Sentra, in late 2001. It was the most reliable car I have ever owned. Other than normal maintenance, the only problems I had were a couple of failed sensors and a thermostat. I am sold on Nissan's reliability.

It took about a day to get used to the CVT. Having seen a video on how it operates and being employed in the mechanical design/engineering field, a lot of the noises produced make sense when I hear them.

I expect I will get as many trouble free miles out of my Rogue as I did out of my Sentra.

I picked up a Phantom White SL AWD Premium Package and Moonroof. I have only put about 200 miles on her so far. Tonight after work I spent a few hours washing, claying and putting a couple of coats of Liquid Glass on. I will be participating in the mpg thread when I start fueling. I built a spreadsheet seveal years ago so I track mpg and cost on all my cars.

So far I am pleased with teh Rogue. I have never owned a Nissan or a SUV/CUV. I do like the upright seating, but still trying to get used to sitting so high up - my fun car is an S2000 so the differance is vast.