Consumer Reports and a Bank link

[kbz1960]

I posted this in one of my other threads but thought it might interest everyone.

It's interesting that in the new Consumer Reports - Best & Worst 2009 Cars it lists the Rogue SL as 6th on their list with a check mark representing a recommended car. Predicted reliability is "better than average", owner satisfaction is "average", owner cost is "better than average" and safety is "much better than average". The only lows it list are rear visibility and cargo area. And for the 08 it list it as over all "better than average" as well as used car verdict. The only things on 08 lower than "much better than average" are paint/trim at "better than average" and body integrity as "average". Not that Consumer Reports it the be all end all.

I just found this list online... again who knows about the source but the Rogue is listed in the top 10 for holding value over 5 years.

http://www.bankrate.com/brm/ne...et=3g

[Leo2005]

the link's dead

[kbz1960]

That's strange because I was just looking at it right before I posted it and now it doesn't work.

http://www.bankrate.com/brm/ne...et=3g

I typed nissan rogue trade value in google and it came up again. Looks like the forum is cutting the link off when pasted in.

http://www.bankrate.com/brm/ne...et=3g

[SLOW_V]

These consumer reports, people live and die by it. I can only see this driving the value of the rogue and demands. Looks the at Altima when it was release in 2002 with a new model and motor. One of the consumer reports calls best buy, american ate it up. Overall, the 2.5 model had recalls in 2006 for pre-cat failer. This was a known problems with prior year models. Also, this issue was known in the 2.5L sentra too.

Modified by SLOW_V at 6:00 PM 3/17/2009
Modified by SLOW_V at 6:02 PM 3/17/2009

[philipa_240sx]

The issues with the Altima were mostly confined to the '02-03 models (pre-cat failure) and late model '06 (improper spec piston rings which caused high oil consumption). There were also issues with intake manifold butterfly valve retaining screws coming loose on some motors. The Sentra SE-R suffered the same issues as the Altima since it shared the same QR25DE motor.

I owned an '03 Altima that suffered a pre-cat failure. Nissan did replace the entire motor (long block) under warranty. The replacement motor and updated ECU programming fixed the pre-cat failure issue. When I sold the car it had over 100,000mi on the replacement motor with no issues.

Thankfully Nissan throughly revised the QR25DE for the '07 Altima and the Rogue. Now in it's 2nd generation, the QR is far quieter, smoother, and so far has none of the issues that afflicted it's 1st generation cousin. The butterfly valves are now gone (the intake is now a single runner design made of composite material), the motor uses different mounts, and the balance shafts have moved location slightly and revised in design. No one here has reported pre-cat failure issues with the new motor either.

[takeshi]

Meh. Personally, I find Consumer Reports to be of limited value. As stated above, others do live and die by it.