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callilee3 »
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Sun Feb 07, 2016 8:52 am
Hello Rogue Owners,
I too have been 'lurking' about on this website. I've just purchased a '13 Rogue SL - Cayenne Red AWD. So far love it. Prior to this purchase a devout Subaru Forester owner - 16 years. In considering trading in for another read where Subarus were having excessive oil consumption issues according to Consumer Reports and JDPower downgraded them. I was stricken! Had to go elsewhere. Like what I was seeing in the Rogue and stopped into Nissan Dealer - drove off that night and am pleased. Dealer provides lifetime oil changes, inspection fees, etc. Bought extended Warranty for all the electronics this baby has I don't want headaches - that's why I didn't gamble on a Forester. My demanding job as hospice worker doesn't leave room for downtime due to car needs!
Anyway, glad to be here. Love the: Size (thought I'd hate it) roomy; Leather (cloth seats in Forester stained something terrible); SOUND!! OMG - Bose all around w/tweeters! Fun to drive.
Wanted to ask others about the Overdrive button. I used to engine brake a lot as I have a house on a mountain in WV (but job is in DC so lots of town driving) and try to avoid braking a lot. My father (way back when) encouraged me to either coast or downshift to spare brakes - now a days perhaps not such an expense as back then and afraid maybe engine braking will wear transmission - cheaper to replace brakes, rotars, etc?? Don't know - .
Also - why the 'AWD button' ? Saw a video on website where it really helped a guy in the snow - Thought, as with Forester- AWD All the time - so why add'l button?