Hey yall,
Probably looking for a Rogue soon for first car for daughter.
With that in mind I'm looking for suggestions on problems to look for (especially higher mileage related) and what years would be better to try to find. I'm probably trying to stay under $7k max, so will most likely be over 100k miles.
Never looked at Rogues much but have been a Nissan/Infiniti addict my entire life (only non-nissan product was 1st car being RX-7). Wife had 2 different Muranos, but that's the only thing close we've had to a Rogue, or maybe my briefly owned Versa hatch but it was manual. Never owned another FWD based 4cyl Nissan product.
Thanks in advance.
Used Rogue Buyer's Guide?
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VStar650CL
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Re: Used Rogue Buyer's Guide?
If it's over 100K you want to see service records for at least two CVT fluid changes. When you test drive it, drive till it's fully warm, then put it on an uphill with light-to-moderate throttle and feel for any judder in the tranny. If it has no records or you feel any slippage, leave it on the lot. Aside from the trans, the only routine problem we see with gen2 Rogues is bad lift bushings in the driver's seat causing annoying noises. The QR25 is bulletproof and we see few other problems in general.
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Re: Used Rogue Buyer's Guide?
Knew the CVTs can be a problem. We had to upgrade the last Murano before it got to that point. Thanks
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Re: Used Rogue Buyer's Guide?
Excellent choice, under $7k would most likely be a first generation, which gets high marks in crash tests.
Ironically, the 2021 failed miserably for its crash tests, or had poor scores. Supposedly, it's fix by now.
Ironically, the 2021 failed miserably for its crash tests, or had poor scores. Supposedly, it's fix by now.
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Re: Used Rogue Buyer's Guide?
Don't make the mistake of buying a Rogue, USED. Just don't bother. Get a CRV or Rav4.biggie wrote: ↑Mon Apr 12, 2021 10:56 amHey yall,
Probably looking for a Rogue soon for first car for daughter.
With that in mind I'm looking for suggestions on problems to look for (especially higher mileage related) and what years would be better to try to find. I'm probably trying to stay under $7k max, so will most likely be over 100k miles.
Never looked at Rogues much but have been a Nissan/Infiniti addict my entire life (only non-nissan product was 1st car being RX-7). Wife had 2 different Muranos, but that's the only thing close we've had to a Rogue, or maybe my briefly owned Versa hatch but it was manual. Never owned another FWD based 4cyl Nissan product.
Thanks in advance.
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