Softness

[Vahagn23]

I got two things I noticed about the versa, it says that it has some high class suspension system and such, but the car feels so stiff and I feel every single bump

and sometimes the engine roars and sometimes it doesnt is that normal? Like today I warmed it up and i went off and it felt like it just started and it sound really loud like hitting high RPMS when im not.

Are these things normaL?

[NewToVersa]

What do you expect from a 15k$ car? A luxury suspension... AKA Cadillac. That's the switch between low profile cam lobes and the high AKA almost a VTEC...

[bikeman]

I got two things I noticed about the versa, it says that it has some high class suspension system and such, but the car feels so stiff and I feel every single bump

I drove my cousin's new Caddy recently. First thing I noticed was how the suspension isolates the driver from the road. The road should give the driver feedback and the Caddy takes that away. I much prefer my Versa's suspension.

David

[Vahagn23]

where did u get 15k? with everything + finance 21k

[Andrews Chalmers]

where did u get 15k? with everything + finance 21k

We got a SL with EVERYTHING (moon roof, sat radio, ABS, keyless start, etc) for below that... bad credit? or really bad dealer?

As for the suspension - it isn't worse than something like a Honda Accord... slow down over bumps and avoid pot holes?
Modified by Andrews Chalmers at 12:41 PM 12/22/2007

[Rockhound]

where did u get 15k? with everything + finance 21k

Wait, stop the presses. You've got an S and the final cost was $21k???

Our 'fully loaded' SL had a sticker of $19,100 and I got them down $1000 from that. I'm sorry, but it sounds like you paid in excess of $6k what your car is worth.

I find the suspension on the Versa pretty smooth for an economy car. Sure, it's no Buick Park Avenue, but I wouldn't want it that way. Seems to me like the Versa's setup is a nice compromise between feedback (like Bikeman said) and smoothosity.

Plus, I'm not understanding your question about engine RPMs.

[KimberKenobi]

Rockhound, are you including the long term finance costs? They are including the amount of interest that they will have paid by the end of their loan I believe...

[NewToVersa]

Me i've paid 19.4k cnd$ including tax. 2008 Versa hatch S, 6 speed, electric windows, doors, heated mirror's, AC. Sorry about the confusion...

The suspension is as good has a Toyota corolla.

[monkeybear]

My loaded S is 17,100 after interest.

[NewToVersa]

Here in Canada we pay 2-3k$ more what ever the model and trim and options soo...

[Vahagn23]

what I meant by RPM is when the car is just taking off and its around 2-3k it makes high rev sounds.

[NewToVersa]

That's normal, when you have a good engine and a 6 speed. Im curious, what was your previous car?

[Vahagn23]

Ford Windstar LX '95 it had was pretty quiet the first couple months then it started to make a lot of noise lol, the transmition was flying off and some of the engine parts, but that car had some engine lol

[Rockhound]

Rockhound, are you including the long term finance costs? They are including the amount of interest that they will have paid by the end of their loan I believe...

I thought he was saying that he 'financed' 21k...I understand now.

what I meant by RPM is when the car is just taking off and its around 2-3k it makes high rev sounds.

Not sure, but just over 3k RPMs is when you can really start to hear the engine in our CVT...below that it's pretty subdued. Aside from your engine being a little louder when it's cold, it should be fairly consistent in volume at a particular RPM. Is this something that has just recently become apparent?

[Rockhound]

Actually, assuming that you paid ~$15k, what kind of financing did you do on this, if you don't mind me asking? $15k @ 8% (just a starting place) for 60 mo. comes out to about $18.2k in the end. To get to $21k on a $15k loan, you'd either have to get around 14% interest rate (on a 5-year term) or get an extremely long term on a more reasonable interest rate (like 10 years on a 7% interest rate). Just sayin'.

[Andrews Chalmers]

Actually - I think Vahagn is the poor guy that paid 17k for a S sedan and told by the dealer that his car had CVT and ABS when it had neither.

Searching some of his posts - it becomes clear that he got the bare boned S and got screwed over by a dealer. dealers.

[Vahagn23]

Actually - I think Vahagn is the poor guy that paid 17k for a S sedan and told by the dealer that his car had CVT and ABS when it had neither.

YUP lol I paid 17k with tax and registration and then 4.9% on finance for 60 months. The car was totaly from what the dealer told me it would be. The sound has been this loud for the past month its new, but then again it is getting colder here.

[Ever Victorious]

The V has quite a smooth suspension for an economy car. It does bang and jar a lot when you go over bumps too fast.

You also live in Brooklyn... New York City redefines the word "pothole".

Though I have to wonder a bit about the engine noise myself. My V's engine was dead quiet up until the last 1k miles or so, and now it sounds like I'm giving it WOT almost all the time.