Posted on 10/06/2024 2:17:34 PM PDT by george76
Poor management will make you go broke. Imagine that?
Nissan railroaded their president Carlos Ghosn into prison on fake charges, and their bankruptcy would be poetic justice.
I hope so. Their North American headquarters is 5 miles from me.
Tying up with Renault was the first mistake, the same thing happened with American Motors.
I miss American Motors in some ways.
I own a 2019 Versa. It’s not really much of a car, though it’s been a solid first car for my college student daughter. Most of their models are uninspiring compared to what else is available. In my mind, they are basically fleet vehicles.
Datsun always built good enined surrounded by junk cars.
My wife had a Sentra, a real tin can of a car.
Who can forget their execrable advertisements targeting who knows for the crap.
That's really helped the other auto makers.
Bring back the D21 Hardbody.
They make attractively styled cars, but I don’t trust them for reliability or longevity.
I have a 2011 Versa. A basic car that has been very reliable and great on gas in the 10 years I’ve had it. No plans on selling or trading because in this environment it pays to keep a car like this as a 2nd vehicle.
The fact they brought him in to incorporate European crap collaboration is what ended Nissan. Their engines and construction up to the 90s was quite good, but the quickly got outclassed by Toyota and Honda, and then panicked and started loaning to very weak buyers, which hurt them even worse as their car quality declined.
2002 I bought a Nissan 4 door Frontier. Perfect as i needed room in the back for kids and a small bed for dirty stuff that needed to be carried. Today it has 400k miles, original drive train with just pretty basic maintenance. Can’t say same for other models. Leaf was a bust, others had maintenance/repair issues but older Frontiers were great. People are always asking me if I got a new truck? Go figure.
We bought a 2006 Sentra back in 2010, mostly because it was the first sedan we found with a stick shift when we went to buy a car. Since then, we’ve put almost 150K on it with few repairs, but the exterior looks like hell thanks to the Arizona sun. I might replace it sometime if I can find something I want (with a stick, of course), or we might just drive it to death.
Dealerships like the FLOW Group don’t care about the car buyers. I had an obvious defect on the trim of my 2023 Pro 4X PU. They jerked me around for 3 months trying to make me pay for the part. I kept making appointments and they kept telling me my appointment was not an appointment. Five times. I finally told them I was going buy plastic lemons and stick them all over my vehicle and list “FLOW NISSAN DOESN’T HONOR WARRANTY” banners on the sides of the vehicle. That got their attention. They think I am unreasonable. I think if the parts start falling off the vehicle then they should fix it the first year, two years, three years 36,000m.
A Japanese vehicle of any make are the longest lasting mechanically in America. A Nissan engine won’t die, ask your local junk yard owner - anyother brand someone will need an engine. Toyota’s last 350-400m. Subaru is outstanding at the moment. The Koreans and Americans got good rankings in the late teens and then took shortcuts on quality.
I hope Nissan pulls out of their funk. I have driven Toyotas and Nissan’s in both Japan and the US.
Do not fool yourself that Nissan is reliable japanese technology...it is not
I think my favorite vehicle I ever owned was my 1995 Nissan Pathfinder.
The decision to go all out on CVT transmissions over a decade ago did not help..
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