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196 messages, Last post on Nov 29, 2009 at 7:50 PM
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Greetings. I am currently in negotiations with a dealership for a 2008 2.5S SL Altima. The dealership claims the gas mileage is 26/town - 35/hwy. Both Edmunds and Kelley have the gas mileage listed well below that at 23/31. Could anyone currently driving this vehicle shed some light on what the actual gas mileage will be? I live in flat Florida so maybe that will help...? Thx!
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Replying to: snelsonl (Apr 11, 2008 9:17 am) Rating sare only ment ot be used on a caparitive bases. So if you have a Honda Accord 4cyl rated at 21/31... you can therefore expect about 9% better mileage in the city and the same on the highway over the Accord. If you're trading in a Chevy Envoy rated at somthing like 12/17, you could expect to get roughly 47% better mileage in the city and 45% better mileage on the freeway. More improtantly, in the city, heavier cars get worse mileage than lighter ones, and on the freway, better aerodynamics help the most. Realistically comparing the Altima with other midsized cars, you could conclude that it's the lighter weight of the car that helps mileage the most, more than the CVT transmission. On theo other hand, consider that the Altima has more horespower, so you can expext to get worse mileage than other midsized cars if you drive aggressively.
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Replying to: motoguy128 (Apr 11, 2008 10:46 am) The above was done with moderate driving practices except for on ramps where the person in front has to stop, take a look and slowly accelerate onto the highway thus forcing me to go around if room and traffic allows. Normally I do not have a heavy foot and highway speeds are generally at or slightly above (5 mph) posted speeds. The I4 has all the power I need and with good MPG, this will be a great friendship. |
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I've had my 2008 2.5s for almost 3.5 months now and have driven 2,800 miles in the cold MN weather. My avg MPG is 24. Needless to say I'm disappointed. On top of this, the car has been in the shop 4 times at 2 different dealerships to fix a rattle. unreal... i thought that by ditching my Volkswagen and getting a Nissan I could spend a few months without having to sit in a shop while my car is being worked on.
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Replying to: rhythmgtr5 (Apr 11, 2008 4:32 pm) As for the recalls, I know it makes you feel bad that you have to take your new car for a fix but I think every new model has a few quirks. All in all, I am happy with mine and hope you would be too and soon BTW, I am in Milwaukee. |
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Replying to: neo_ (Apr 13, 2008 8:31 am)
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Replying to: sincraft (Apr 13, 2008 8:52 am) My car has been in the shop for rattles, not recall issues. Does anyone else have tons of rattles in theirs? They fixed the one in the roof yesterday, but now I can hear one in the passenger door - unreal.
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Replying to: sincraft (Apr 13, 2008 8:52 am) |
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Replying to: rhythmgtr5 (Apr 13, 2008 9:32 am) May be they have corrected the recalls for the 2008 model. |
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I included the moonroof deflection as this will create a bit more drag. After 1 week of driving, about 400 miles 50% city 50% highway 24 mpg avg. I gotta say I'm kinda happy about this. 1. We live on hills. EVERYWHERE you go, hills hills hills. Even our two lane roads go up and down big hills. And ever 1 mile - 1/4 mile is a stop light. Then there are the back roads. Go up a hill, stop at the top, go up some more stop and turn onto highway, go about 2500 feet at 50mph till a red light, go another 300 yards - red light. So as you can see, our highway isn't really highway. I can almost say it would be many people's definition of ALL city driving. (which it really is) I had it up to 25 mpg yesterday but my sweety brought it back down to 24 with her heavy foot. Not that I was being all that gentle either.  So far, she is happy with it - it's her car and she drives it. Since it blocks my truck, I take it to run errands a couple times and LOVE the smooooooooooooooooth as ice ride. I don't like the seemingly cheap suspension that is in this car. Going over train tracks and the car feels like ...well....a kia that hit a pebble. (If you ever test drove a n optima...you will know what I mean) Total miles on car <500. I will report back at 5k.
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