Altima Coupe Release

[guitarmn07]

I was a bit concerned about the miles... but as much as I drive, paint chips and dents are inevitable. They repaired the damage for free.

And there were other outside factors that made me decide to go ahead and get the car now rather than wait on the preorder.

[phakfear]

I was a bit concerned about the miles... but as much as I drive, paint chips and dents are inevitable. They repaired the damage for free.

And there were other outside factors that made me decide to go ahead and get the car now rather than wait on the preorder.

Yeah, I know what you mean, when you see it you must buy it. I bought mine on May 30th, so not much stock, didn't even want premium and stuff but couldn't control myself. It helped that the first dealer I went to had a $3500 markup, so in my mind I got a good deal even thou I paid sticker and went over budget.

It was worth it thou, with all the stares and thumbs up I get.

[prlwhitecoupe]

wow ive put up two stories about problems ive had to deal with, woth my new coupe and NO ONE has responded.....????? No one has any issues or recieved a letter concerning a recall yet??.....whats up with that ppl....?

[phakfear]

wow ive put up two stories about problems ive had to deal with, woth my new coupe and NO ONE has responded.....????? No one has any issues or recieved a letter concerning a recall yet??.....whats up with that ppl....?

Is the recall for the coupe too? I thought it was just for 07 sedan 2.5s. Sorry to hear about your problems, I think you just got unlucky and got one that was bad. Atleast I hope so, I have been on Cloud Nine with this car and don't even want to think about any problems or recalls.

[flex317]

wow ive put up two stories about problems ive had to deal with, woth my new coupe and NO ONE has responded.....????? No one has any issues or recieved a letter concerning a recall yet??.....whats up with that ppl....?

I have yet to have problems?? i have a 2.5s coupe...did they tell you the recall was for all coupes sold or certain dates? keep me posted..if not i will call my dealership or check with Nissan myself. Thanks for the heads up!!

[prlwhitecoupe]

Thanks for paying attn to my posts!!! Yes the recall is for all 2.5 coupes, the issue is with the front of the air intake, they have to install an air deflector to prevent any large items, like leaves or anything entering the air intake....not a major issue, but nonetheless requiring a recall.

My ride is still at the dealer getting the new transmission fluid reservoir installed....they will be checking it again for leaks...and doing some detailing on the car....my passenger seat has a lil scruff in the leather. I miss her already!!!!! I walked in to get some thing from my car the day I left her...and she was on the hoist....i felt like my kid was having an operation....lol ...she looked so beautiful all waxed and everything.

I'm zippin around in an 07 Sentra.....ewwwww

[flex317]

I just called my Nissan dealer and they checked my Vin number. i was one of the lucky ones not affected by the recall. I encourage everyone that hsa the coupe, even the 3.5SE to call just to make sure. Hey just think of it this way...Free Car Wash!! hahahhaha

[toxik]

I just called my Nissan dealer and they checked my Vin number. i was one of the lucky ones not affected by the recall. I encourage everyone that hsa the coupe, even the 3.5SE to call just to make sure. Hey just think of it this way...Free Car Wash!! hahahhaha

As far as I know you can simply check your manufactured date. Some coupes made in May are affected, but any manufactured in June and on shouldn't be.

[Miss_Lanaya]

Hi Everyone, Right now I have on order, a adriatic blue 2.5 - loaded, but Im having a hard time with choosing the interior color....blonde leather or the char? Its super hard to find photo's of the blonde...as it stands I've ordered the blonde but I still have time to change that??? :S Is it true theres wood grain with the blonde?? Cuz Im not sure that will look good.......anyhow if you got n e opinions or pics to help me out I'd deff appreciate it! Oh and I'd like to mention all your comments,photos, links, and discussion are awsome....I finally decided I HAVE to join this group

[mcheddadi]

Hi Everyone, Right now I have on order, a adriatic blue 2.5 - loaded, but Im having a hard time with choosing the interior color....blonde leather or the char? Its super hard to find photo's of the blonde...as it stands I've ordered the blonde but I still have time to change that??? :S Is it true theres wood grain with the blonde?? Cuz Im not sure that will look good.......anyhow if you got n e opinions or pics to help me out I'd deff appreciate it! Oh and I'd like to mention all your comments,photos, links, and discussion are awsome....I finally decided I HAVE to join this group

I ordered a blue one with blond leather too and it looks gorgeous and yes it does have wood panels but they look great! here's some pictureshttp://www.cardomain.com/ride/2668232btw the blue really looks good with the blond leather, the contrast is really awesome. Much warmer and better than the cold dark charcoal (that's my opinion!)here's some more pics of the blond interior.http://www.familycar.com/RoadT...8.htm

[ctrlaltcoupe]

There are some good pics of the blond leather here... http://www.familycar.com/RoadT...8.htm

Also, if you page through this thread, you should find some more, some even are with the blue exterior.

Yes, there is wood grain, but as far as I can tell, it's just on the storage compartment that's under the temperature controls, and a little on the side armrests/door handles.

For me, I was pretty much 50/50 on whether to get charcoal or blond cloth. Both look really good, so I chose the blond since it would be cooler in the summer. That, and my old car had black interior and it was time for a change.

[Miss_Lanaya]

Wow lightning fast response's Both you guys ROCK....

[Miss_Lanaya]

You guys know if the coupe has a govener?

[mcheddadi]

You guys know if the coupe has a govener?

for 3.5SE (VQ35DE)*Top speed (governor limited): 130 mph

for 2.5S (QR25DE)**Top speed (governor limited): 112 mph

*http://www.caranddriver.com/

for the complete specs check out my old post zer...54976

[Miss_Lanaya]

That's a bit of a bummer. I was hoping there wouldnt be one, but oh well I still think the car is wicked anyways....waiting for it is driving me nuts.

[Carlosf22]

Personally I don't like the wood grain with blond leather, that's because the car has interior silver accents specially around the steering wheel and other parts, and silver doesn't match with wood, I saw a 3.5SE with blue exterior and this configuration, I really love black interiors but blond is really good too if it had all silver accents or all wood grain and the steering wheel was all blond color with no silver.

[mcheddadi]

Personally I don't like the wood grain with blond leather, that's because the car has interior silver accents specially around the steering wheel and other parts, and silver doesn't match with wood, I saw a 3.5SE with blue exterior and this configuration, I really love black interiors but blond is really good too if it had all silver accents or all wood grain and the steering wheel was all blond color with no silver.

Here, I made a comparison image for you undecided guys that wonder whether to get charcoal or blond leather

[mcheddadi]

Well since I'm biased toward the blond leather I'll just post some more pictures lol

[phakfear]

I think the blond leather looks nice, probably better than my charcoal. The wood thou, it just doesn't look right, its like fake wood.

[ChiLLaXtodaMaX]

Personally I don't like the wood grain with blond leather, that's because the car has interior silver accents specially around the steering wheel and other parts, and silver doesn't match with wood, I saw a 3.5SE with blue exterior and this configuration, I really love black interiors but blond is really good too if it had all silver accents or all wood grain and the steering wheel was all blond color with no silver.

^^what he said! Silver + cream + wood = weird looking. This is a sporty car, not a luxurious car. If I wanted a luxury car, then I'd get the cream/tan leather.

[mcheddadi]

^^what he said! Silver + cream + wood = weird looking. This is a sporty car, not a luxurious car. If I wanted a luxury car, then I'd get the cream/tan leather.

Well you see, with the altima coupe, it's kind of a luxurious sporty car. It's not either one or the other. That's what I like about this car. You have the flow factor that's awesome where everybody gives you some , yet you have the refined factor that, when combined with the flow, blows away the competition

Here, I made a comparison image for you undecided guys that wonder whether to get charcoal or blond leather

P.S.: BLOND LEATHER FTW
Modified by mcheddadi at 12:54 PM 7/26/2007

[dynot]

No one has any issues or recieved a letter concerning a recall yet??.....whats up with that ppl....?

Well, here are my two relatively minor issues noticed only in the past couple of days.

First, my left fog-light is loose & I can't seem to be able to get at it to push it into the socket firmly. Guess I'll have to wait till I bring it in to the dealer.

Second, the left glove compartment door hinge came off its track. Haven't had a chance to try to fix it myself yet but that pisses me off! Hope its not an indication of the overall quality.

Like I said, minor stuff & still NO regrets!

[JTOTHAMOE]

the only issue i have is that when i turn my car on it sounds pretty loud for being a new car.... it just doesnt sound like a brand new car. aren't new cars quiet? so i am going to call my dealer tomorrow b/c im not very comfortable with that. any one else experience this?

[flipr]

Well, tomorrow I drive the coupe off the lot, Nissan said 8/8 arrival, truck delivered today.

Factory ordered fog lights on the 2.5, so besides being blue, it will be unique. Dealer loved the blue/charcoal leather combo, so they are ordering another one for stock.

Weekend means loooonggg road trip to break it in! And show it off...

[Miss_Lanaya]

Thanks for the photo's and help , I finally made a decision....Im going with the black interior in the blue coupe....the blond looks sharp but I have tan interior now and might as well change it up!

[guitarmn07]

the only issue i have is that when i turn my car on it sounds pretty loud for being a new car.... it just doesnt sound like a brand new car. aren't new cars quiet? so i am going to call my dealer tomorrow b/c im not very comfortable with that. any one else experience this?

Mmm... my car doesn't seem loud to me. Idk. I'd compare the 'loudness' to another car to see...uh...hear rather...

[guitarmn07]

Well since I'm biased toward the blond leather I'll just post some more pictures lol

You know, IMO, the Blonde and wood grain doesn't look that bad... the color of the dashboard kinda throws me off tho, but nevertheless it doesn't look that bad. My Eclipse was Blond interior so I decided it was time for a change up, lol.

EDIT: and I never noticed the light above the rear seats... I had to look in my own coupe to believe they existed...lol.

[diane82]

Flex.... I love the frost white color! That was my orginal order with char. leather fully loaded. I decided to settle with super black instead. Congrats to you and everyother AltimaCoupe owner! Im so excited with my new baby!

[Carlosf22]

Black looks awsome. Welcome and congrats.

[guitarmn07]

oooo, yeah, that black looks hot! congrats!!!

Black was my first choice, but my previous car was black (I sound like a broken record I know), so I decided to change it up.