Murano and Rogue

[Stinky]

My wife is wanting a new, used, car.  She thinks that she wants a SUV...I'm thinking a cross-over SUV.

She wants it to be about a 2010 and have less than 100K on it.

 

We've found Muranos and Rogues in our price-range.  But, I don't know much about them.  

 

The Murano comes w/a 3.5 V6.  It is supposed to be a good motor...is it?
What about the transmissions?
The AWD system?

 

The Rogue comes w/a 2.5 4 cyl.  Good motor?
Good trans?
The AWD system?

[datzenmike]

I know more about Datsuns and most Nissans up to '96 when Nissan stopped being Nissan. 3.5 would be a VQ? The 2.5 are used in Sentras.

[bilzbobaggins]

I hop in a lot of them that have clapped out transmissions.  I am fearful of buying one to resell.  With that being said, if I get a chance to drive one, drive it hard, get it as hot as possible and it does not slip an skip, I would roll the dice.  I can apply that statement to any of the cars I buy of course.  But when it comes to buying a automatic nissan without a drive, I turn tail and run.

 

I would assume with your wifes parameters you will be buying from a used car dealer or the used car side of a franchise.  Any franchise with a brain wont sell pure junk because they dont want the bad rep.

 

I am not hating on nissan.  There are other makes that have terrible reps as well.  But I am terrified of jatco cvt transmissions.

[Stinky]

The 3.5 is a VQ....supposedly a good motor.

 

Bilzobaggins...I am sorta seeing what you say, in your last sentence.