Maybe a good time to get a Nissan?

[veeman]

https://www.carscoops.com/2024/05/nissan-allows-dealers-to-sell-cars-at-a-loss-up-to-15-below-invoice-to-spur-sales/

Last few years Nissan has upped their game a lot regarding design and interiors. I know the Altima has a reputation for being driven by asshats. If I was in the market for a Camcord, I'd look at the Altima and if I was in the market for a CRX or RAV4, I'd look at the Rogue. They don't win comparisons but they aren't horrible either. Usually get high marks for their interiors.

[AutobahnSHO]

They seem like solid appliances. Sure some have a bad reputation, but if you just need to get places and don't care about a boring car, who cares?

[giant_mtb]

They seem like solid appliances. Sure some have a bad reputation, but if you just need to get places and don't care about a boring car, who cares?

I'm inclined to agree. Nissans aren't very popular at all up here, but whenever I get the chance to detail a  newer one, I am surprised how nice the interior is. Same with Mazdas, which are also not very popular 'round these parts. They work.

[CaminoRacer]

Yeah I haven't disliked any newer Nissan. If you can avoid a CVT replacement it seems totally fine

[Madman]

Looking over Nissan's current product portfolio, it becomes readily apparent the Rogue is their only competitive product.  Everything else is either roundly trounced by the competition, or is as old as the hills.  It's obvious Nissan won't (or can't) spend money on product development and frequently resorts to the "mutton dressed as lamb" approach by clothing very old underpinnings in new bodywork.

Look at the Nissan Z.  The 2023 model is effectively a reskin of the 2009 370Z, which itself was based on a slightly modified version of the 2003 350Z platform.  Likewise, the Z's VR engine is an evolution of the VQ engine which is now 30 years old.  So what we have here is a new body masking a very old car underneath.

I got stuck with a Nissan Kicks rental car last year and I can't even begin to fathom why anyone would spend their own money for one.  Wait, I can think on ONE reason.....

Living in Middle Tennessee, I am in Nissan Central.  Their US headquarters is in Franklin and there's a massive production facility in Smyrna, plus the engine plant in Decherd.  Just about everyone here is either related to someone or knows someone who can swing them a killer Friends & Family discount on a new Nissan.  This explains why, like cockroaches in a Waffle House, these damned Nissans are EVERYWHERE in my neck of the woods!

Even with this incentive, I still have no burning desire to buy one.

[MrH]

I can't think of a single competitive Nissan product at this point.

[Submariner2]

Buying a new Nissan is a smart move if you hate yourself and get pleasure out of self-harm.  That's about it. 

[Madman]

I can't think of a single competitive Nissan product at this point.

Rogue is somewhat competitive, or at least not terrible compared to the rest of its segment.  But I agree the rest of Nissan's lineup is garbage.

[Morris Minor]

I saw lots of Rogues in New Zealand (OT: and, funnily enough, lots of Mazdas [or "Mazda's" as they say on the Internet]. Mazdas of all kinds, several of which I'd never seen before.)

[AutobahnSHO]

Plenty of Nissans driven by a certain demographic around here.

I'd still buy one of these if they were cheap

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[WookieOnRitalin]

Looking over Nissan's current product portfolio, it becomes readily apparent the Rogue is their only competitive product.  Everything else is either roundly trounced by the competition, or is as old as the hills.  It's obvious Nissan won't (or can't) spend money on product development and frequently resorts to the "mutton dressed as lamb" approach by clothing very old underpinnings in new bodywork.

Look at the Nissan Z.  The 2023 model is effectively a reskin of the 2009 370Z, which itself was based on a slightly modified version of the 2003 350Z platform.  Likewise, the Z's VR engine is an evolution of the VQ engine which is now 30 years old.  So what we have here is a new body masking a very old car underneath.

I got stuck with a Nissan Kicks rental car last year and I can't even begin to fathom why anyone would spend their own money for one.  Wait, I can think on ONE reason.....

Living in Middle Tennessee, I am in Nissan Central.  Their US headquarters is in Franklin and there's a massive production facility in Smyrna, plus the engine plant in Decherd.  Just about everyone here is either related to someone or knows someone who can swing them a killer Friends & Family discount on a new Nissan.  This explains why, like cockroaches in a Waffle House, these damned Nissans are EVERYWHERE in my neck of the woods!

Even with this incentive, I still have no burning desire to buy one.

Yes, a lot of people in Middle Tennessee drive Nissans. Like all things, Nissan fell into a situation where they had to focus on being profitable versus being interesting. I fail to see what they offer much to the enthusiasts even though they have made vehicles over time that I felt were engaging and interesting.

If I was going to buy a Nissan now it would be an Pro 4x Xterra. A true utility vehicle that is half the price of a FJ or 4Runner. It's a shame they do not make them anymore.