Posted on 10/06/2024 2:17:34 PM PDT by george76
Anyone here read the book “The Reckoning?” Long read. He couda picked Toyota but he picked Nissan. The book told usb about our screwups.
Despite the grim outlook, Nissan has a plan to revive its fortunes. The automaker has pledged to launch seven new hybrid and electric models in the U.S. by 2028,
I have had 3 Nissan vehicles. All of them got well over 100K miles and I never had any problems with them whatsoever.
Yeah, they've had a reputation for being a ghetto cruiser for quite some time around me.
The automaker has pledged to launch seven new hybrid and electric models in the U.S. by 2028, a move that will KILL the company.
A lot of the auto industry’s problems stem from foolishly jumping on the EV bandwagon. Showing about as much analytic ability as a brain washed middle school child they uncritically bought into the climate change myth currently being propagated by governments to excuse tyrannical reduction sin standard of living (for the hoi poli, not the government apparatchicks)
I wouldn’t bet the farm on that.
Most kids today don’t know a wrench from a screw driver.
And most of them can’t pull there eyes off their phone to talk on it.
I drive a 2018 Nissan Murano that we bought from Hertz in 2019 with 43,000 miles on it. It’s approaching 75,000 miles and I’ve only had to do routine maintenance on it and change the battery once. I’m very happy with it and hope to keep it until it dies. Hubby drives a 2008 Toyota Corolla with 210,000 miles on it, also with no problems. We’ve had lemons in the past so we appreciate what we’ve got.
Had a 2000 Frontier, mechanically reliable but cheap interior. Got a 2006 Frontier Nismo which was good until it hit 150K when the transmission went out. Got it going, but it was all downhill after that. Got rid of it for a 2013 Tacoma that still feels like a new truck everytime I drive it.
Valid point.
But if it was that basic, it wouldn’t cost one’s first born to get service done.
And, I learned basic maintenance though my natural mechanical skills are lacking. Necessity is the mother of invention.
Eight speed transmissions to achieve 1/10 of a mile per gallon improvement (theoretically) and are impossible to service and impractically expensive to replace are what we have come to. For what? Insane leftist fantasies.
They could go for the self-righteous market if Subaru didn’t already have that tied up.
Nissan’s problems go back well over a decade, with the terrible performance of their CVT transmissions. All their cars were blowing transmissions from 2012-2018. They’ve never recovered.
We have a Nissan Altima. Been a decent car with few issues. However like any new car, subject to various recall repairs.
Local dealer will not honor them in any practical way.
“Sure, drop it off”.
When can we get it back?
“Maybe two weeks”
It’s a hood latch tweek!
“We’ll get to when we get to it. Paying customers come first”.
Went through variations of this multiple times.
Nissan customer service wasn’t interested in talking to us.
We won’t be buying another Nissan of any variety.
We are rapidly approaching government imposed Idiocracy.
We have insane innovations imposed indirectly by government regulations.
Besides your example of ridiculously complex automatic transmissions we have the automatic engine stop feature that will reduce the life of your engine by half.
Electric cars that will burst in to flames at the least provocation.
And today I read about a solar powered ferry that take twice as long to make the crossing as the diesel powered ferry it replaced.
I can not believe that human kind can survive long with the leadership we live under today
Either we will have revolution or we will suffer extinction.
Reminds me of old Godzilla movies for some reason.
The 2 most reliable, trouble-free vehicles I’ve ever owned have been Nissans - A Quest minivan back in the 90s and a Rogue that I currently drive. The Quest lasted until almost 200 k miles with nothing other than maintenance - the kids were grown up so we traded it in on a SUV. The Rogue has 142 k on it and still getting me to work every day. The Rogue’s CVT will probably quit on me some day - if it does I may just have a new one dropped in as long as the motor keeps churning.
wow! new electric nissan car models available in four years! they’ll arrive pretty much right after the entire EV fad has completely imploded in the U.S. ...
I am in complete agreement.
“Being seen driving a Nissan now a days screams “poor credit”..
Only thing worse is being seen in a Mitsubishi..”
Good lord, you are shallow, materialistic & judgmental. Glad I’ll never meet you
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