Total miles to drop drastically...

[kc5f]

Well, I'm at about 99,000 miles on my Versa, but it doesn't look like I'll see it hit 100k. But my son will! I should be buying a 2009 in the next day or two, and I like my current one so much the new one will be identical, although I'll now have the convenience package. (Now my daughter can't gloat that hers is better than mine!) And when my wife decides it's time to downsize, we'll probably be a four Versa family!

[dee_tymz_sl]

Haha sounds nice... That would be quite a site actually to see 4 Versa's park in a driveway. If I ever passed a house and saw that, I would think Nissan had a Versa dealership going on there

[br4dysays]

haha wow that would be crazy with 4 of em.

i bought mine back @ the start of 07, my mom had an 03 sentra at the time, they really liked my car, about 3 months later someone rear-ended my mom in a multi-car pileup and they totaled the sentra and soon as they got the insurance check they went out and got a versa sedan.

[iluvmyVersa08]

Well, I'm at about 99,000 miles on my Versa, but it doesn't look like I'll see it hit 100k. But my son will! I should be buying a 2009 in the next day or two, and I like my current one so much the new one will be identical, although I'll now have the convenience package. (Now my daughter can't gloat that hers is better than mine!) And when my wife decides it's time to downsize, we'll probably be a four Versa family!

Wow, you guys really like your Versas!!!!That's okay, so do I Glad to see you have had no real problems with it. What colour are you going to buy? Hatchback or sedan? Make sure you take a picture with all three Versa's now !!!

[photo06]

Hey man,

I see that you are local to the Hendersonville area. I don't know where you are planning on buying from, but we had a wonderful experience dealing with Clay at Hunter Nissan. The person we talked with at Anderson was extremely rude. He called us a day or two after we bought from Hunter, and when we told him we had already purchased, he hung up on us. Good Luck on the new purchase.

[Ryan-H]

Wow, you guys really like your Versas!!!!That's okay, so do I Glad to see you have had no real problems with it. What colour are you going to buy? Hatchback or sedan? Make sure you take a picture with all three Versa's now !!!

My family love our Tiida's (Versa's) aswell.

My mum has a cayman blue sedan '06My sister has a red hatch like yours 08I had a white sedan '06 but now i have a champange '09

[kc5f]

I don't know where you are planning on buying from, but we had a wonderful experience dealing with Clay at Hunter Nissan.

Yes, I saw and responded to your earlier post. I bought my current one at Hunter, and Clay is now looking for the next one for me. (While I was in there, I also showed him and his boss your previous post. I hope you don't mind!)

What colour are you going to buy? Hatchback or sedan? Make sure you take a picture with all three Versa's now !!!

I'm pretty much duplicating mine, other than adding the convenience package. I really like the hatchback, and white stays so much cooler in the summer, although I'm sticking with the charcoal interior. The beige just doesn't have appeal as much for me.

I will get a picture, but here's an earlier one of mine and my daughter's 2008. (She's now got about 40k miles on hers. We both have long commutes...) I'm afraid, though, that ours won't be as colorful as Ryan-H's Tiida lineup!




Modified by kc5f at 7:46 AM 8/10/2009

[iluvmyVersa08]

Sounds good! That would be awesome if we had more than one. I often see a lot of driveways with the same brand of vehicle. I'm trying to talk up Nissan to my parents, they seemed to like the Armada, but I know my dad likes having a minivan :S and the Quest is just ugly.

[APEXi240]

You can't possibly hate the looks of the Quest that much...

kc5f, enjoy the purchase. Glad to see you're happy with the vehicle after all of those miles. If you haven't, could you give a review of your experience with your Versa up to this point, since you have one of the highest, or highest, mileage Versas on the site. Just curious of what to expect, since I too am packing on the miles rather quickly.

[iluvmyVersa08]

I do dislike the Quest. It is pretty much the only Nissan that I do not like. It's the entire shape of the vehicle that I do not like. But that is my own opinion. There are other people who might like it, some might dislike my Versa. But that is why you buy what you like. And that is why I purchased the Versa, because I like it

[kc5f]

...could you give a review of your experience with your Versa up to this point...

I can do it for two - my 2007 at 99k and my daughter's 2008 at 40k. Both CVT hatchbacks.

I bought mine when they first came out, and the only problem I've had was the common one at the time of the passenger airbag cover sticking up at one corner. They had to replace it twice in first two months, but no problems since then. My daughter's only problem was the also common one of the fuel pump regulator, which she had replaced at about 20k. All were, of course, covered by the warranty.

I've always bought entry level vehicles, and this one was definitely a step up in ride, quietness and creature comforts. I'd have gotten a stick, like my previous cars, but since the CVT's mileage was EPA rated higher I decided to take a chance on it. I'll never go back! It really seems strange to drive my wife's Honda and feel the gears shifting...

I do tend to be very easy on cars, but that's probably why I got 212k miles on a Plymouth Sundance and 240k on a Ford Probe, both sold to other folks who continued to drive them. I'm by no means the slowest (or even the middle) of the pack on the road, but there's no need for jack-rabbit starts or full-burn screaming up to a red light. The CVT responds well to my type of driving. (My daughter says she doesn't "drive like a grandpa" but she gets about the same mileage I do, although she's not as fanatical about tracking it.)

The other thing I do is keep my cars maintained. I follow the Schedule 1 suggestions in the service manual, even though Schedule 2 might apply more to my long distance commute with little in-town driving.

Other than a few chips on the leading edge of the hood(s), our Versas even look good. Somehow we've managed to even avoid parking lot dings, but I think that may be luck and not stronger paint or door metal.

Does that cover what you were wondering about?

[kc5f]

An update: I pick mine up in the morning and my son drives his off to college the next day. Now he's the CVT guinea pig, and he promises to track his mileage. He just won't be putting the miles on quite as quickly.

My new one is a 2008 Silver CVT Hatch with a couple of features my old (...) one didn't have. I ended up not getting it locally, as our dealer didn't have any SL's to trade with other dealers. It worked out well, though, as this one had a couple of 2008's. Not a great price, but better than sticker, and it only has 12 miles on it.

We'll try to get a picture of all three tomorrow. Time to start counting miles all over again!

[Codelicious]

How much did you end up getting your SL for?

I am curious. I spent 18,xxx on mine. Not too bad considering that I am only 19 years old and am paying for this car myself!

[kc5f]

$16,700. I think I could have talked them down another hundred or two, but it wasn't a big deal. SL's are getting pretty scarce around here and if I hadn't taken this one I'd have had to either go with a beige interior or get one with the upgraded sound system. I carry musical instruments that won't fit with the sub in the back, and I just don't like the beige...

I just checked, and the out-the-door price was just $17 more than I paid for my 2007! And now I've got the convenience package (good), aluminum kick plates (no big deal), and interior accent lighting (ugh).

[iluvmyVersa08]

Oooh. I want the interior accent lighting!!!I just bought the aluminum kickplates down in S.C. I can't wait to install them

[kc5f]

It's now in the drive. I must have confused the many cars I looked at. Thankfully (to me, anyway), this one doesn't have the accent lighting, but it does have ABS, which is much better!

[biggie]

Still not bad deals, as I paid $16k for the '07 I had and it was 6spd, but had all options except for moonroof and ABS.

[KimberKenobi]

Rofl... watch out, they'll have you doing ads... XoD

Group discount?

[kc5f]

If they want to make an ad maybe they'll be able to get a picture of all three together. We couldn't last night, and my son headed back to school this morning, so it'll have to wait for a visit.

A group discount would be nice, too. Unfortunately, they were bought at three different dealers. If we'd been able to find the ones we wanted at one dealer, that one might have been willing to cut a better deal when we buy the fourth!

[boxcarbill]

Keep us informed on the faithful hi-miler if your son doesn't post here.

[VersaMG08]

Whats so bad about the interior accent lighting? I have that feature in my Versa and love it!

[iluvmyVersa08]

I would love to get this feature. Was this a feature from the dealership ? I know it was not offered as a feature here when I bought mine. What exactly does it include?

[kc5f]

It's factory-installed. Gives you color-changing lights under the dash and on the cup holders. Sort of like those novelty pens you can buy... But given the choice between paying $300 (!) for that and $250 for ABS, I'm much happier with the ABS!

As for the high-miler, Bill, my son hasn't come to this board, but might now that he has a Versa. He's at college, though, and doesn't need his car that much, so the miles won't be climbing too fast. He did promise to maintain the mileage spreadsheet I sent to him.

[Onyxblue]

Congratulation and have fun with the new V.