so my coupe is wrecked

[Bizzare]

i got in to an accident last monday and wrecked my coupe. (heres the story) i was driving to work and i was in the 2nd lane about to make a lane change to the slow lane when i hydroplaned (sp?) and my steering wheel turned left and i spun out, went across all the lanes to the left, hit the concrete center divider and when my car finally stopped i was facing traffic on the left shoulder. I hit my head on ( i think) the window and my neck got a little cut from the seat belt, also, for some odd reason (imo) my airbags didnt deploy, so im looking into why they did not deploy. So now im looking into a 2012 coupe. what are the differences in the 2008 2.5 coupe and the 2012 2.5, beside the obvious front end appearance??

Here are some pics:

[downedzephyr]

glad to hear you're okay bro. other than the looks, i don't think much has changed between the models

[mikethemike]

Damn sorry to hear that, but that goes with saying at least you lived to tell us about it.

I have a 2010. The changes that were made are 17'' wheels on all 2010+ models, the plastic pieces are darker slate (i.e door trims, steering wheel control piece). But my favorite part, if you get cloth, is that the cloth is more like felt fabric and it feels really nice. And the gauge cluster has a white ring instead of that amber orange ring. Other than that, the engine is the same.

Oh and the diffuser isn't flat black. They colored matched it, i dunno why.

[SanoSuKe]

Everything mike said + the new bluetooth phone system. I pretty much have the same exact story lol, but I'm lovin the 2012 coupe.

[SilverSurfer89]

not sure what package your getting but the center console is changed also

EDIT- And its good to know your alright! i had a bad accident back in november and i was able to walk away with out a scratch, im surprised my coupe wasnt totaled but they are SAFE as hell saved my life

[MetallicSlate]

Glad to hear you're okay man. You also have the option to get halo HID's from 2010 onward I believe rather than just HID bulbs.

[DAAN.]

what is the insurance hike ?

[DJ_B_Easy]

^No Altima, or Nissan for that matter comes with halos. They JUST started getting into the LED DRL craze with the GT-R.

And truth, at least you walked away. When I had my accident only the side airbag deployed. I was hit front end passenger corner and rear end passenger corner (not head on), but I also thought the impact would have deployed at least the passenger airbag.

EDIT: Duh, my passenger airbag didnt deploy because there was no one in the passenger seat. Wow, took me 4 years to figure that out.

[Bizzare]

wow, thanks everyone for your replies. @DAAN. im not sure what the insurance hike is going to be. I was on nissanusa.com and for some reason when i was building the 2012 2.5, the only package i could apply was the convenience package. i just want steering wheel controls and bluetooth basically. speaking of bluetooth,in my old coupe i had bluetooth andit worked fine, until i installed my speaker system, then when id answer a call via bluetooth i'd get loud feedback from the subs. has anyone else had a similar issue??

[DJ_B_Easy]

You answered your own question. You were just getting feedback from the subs. Turning your gain down might help but then no boom when you are playing music. You would have to somehow attenuate the subs when Bluetooth was activated.

[MetallicSlate]

@djbeasy. When I say halos I may be saying the wrong thing. They come with projectors which have the little circle light around the low and high beams. I looked it up on Nissan's website and its an option with the leather package. But again, maybe I called it the wrong thing.

[tuhj0k4r]

go for the 3.5SR

[Bizzare]

@beasy, so does that mean if I get it with bluetooth id essentially not be able to use the feature because ofthe subs??
@tuhjok4r I would but ashigh as gas prices are id like to stick with tje 2.5

[Bizzare]

hey i was wondering, do they sell the GTR style ignition button for the 2012 (probably a dumb question) if so does anyone know how much it is?

[DJ_B_Easy]

@beasy, so does that mean if I get it with bluetooth id essentially not be able to use the feature because ofthe subs??

You are using the OEM bluetooth with aftermarket amp and subs, correct?

[Bizzare]

@beasy. actually at thw time, my bluetooth was an aftermarket that the dealership installed for me as part of my deal whrn I bought the car, the amp and subs were adter market though.

[DJ_B_Easy]

Its tough to say then. If it integrated into your OEM speakers at the head unit and sent audio signal to your subs, then yes I would think it would cause a problem.

[Bizzare]

ooh ok.

looking into getting a pre-owned coupe and found this one, just wish it was 6spd.

i wonder who's coupe this used to be:
http://autos.yahoo.com/used-cars/nissan ... picstart=1

[2010alticoupe]

ooh ok.

looking into getting a pre-owned coupe and found this one, just wish it was 6spd.

i wonder who's coupe this used to be:
http://autos.yahoo.com/used-cars/nissan ... picstart=1

Dude just get the new Subaru or scion coupe that's comming out. They're about the same price as the 2.5. For the price of the 2.5 you can get better cars. You should check out other brands before you commit to the Altima.

[Bizzare]

@2010 alticoupe ya but time is really an issue right now.i only have the rental until the 13 or 14th, honestly if i had MORE time to look into them i would definitely go with the subaru BRZ. so ya, im hoping i get this car, pray for me guys. lol