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Sedans Nissan Altima Nissan Altima vs Hyundai Sonata
48 messages, Last post on Jun 27, 2008 at 2:37 PM
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Replying to: jd10013 (Jul 28, 2007 5:08 am) Financially troubled organizations need to be led by influencial leaders for a successfull turnaround - these involve changes from the leading organization in all aspects of the business. Unless you have a blind organization leading another blind one, i.e. Sears and K-Mart. IHOP and Applebees are shaping up to be the same... Like Colloquor, I keep my cars at least 10 years after which trade-in value is of insignificant concern. My latest trade-in was my 13 yr old Continental. The best warranty is one that you never use. The legal liability of a longer warranty like Hyundai's 10 yr warranty is very expensive to the manufacturer - so it has to have high confidence that their product is so reliable that their repair costs over the 10 years is tolerable. Since I keep my cars 10+ yrs, I know that I am covered for the first 10 years.
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Replying to: macakava (Jul 28, 2007 6:07 am) nissan didn't need changes in all aspects of its business. just the management of it. thats why renault made that change. It's not really a matter of debate, you can look it up. the primary thing Ghosn did when he took over was to layoff, close plants, and fix the dealer network. they don't use the same factories, engineers, design teams, engines or other components. never have, and don't now. with the sole exception of one platform (gblobal B i think its called) that they designed together. And I'm the same way also, don't trade in cars, unless they are at the end of their life, just to get whatever (usually $500 or less) money I can from the dealership. But the point remains, if nissan vehicles were half the pile of junk you make them out to be, they wouldn't hold their value like they do, or continue to increase sales and market share like they do. They would be in the same boat that Ford, GM, and mitsu are in now. |
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Replying to: jd10013 (Jul 28, 2007 6:24 am) I am not saying that all Nissan cars are bad. Our 2006 Maxima SL, one of 5 in the family, is holding up very well. Our 2004 Honda Ody just became 3 yrs old and is holding up better and it never needed any warranty service. Good feedback/indicators about vehicle quality and reliability can be had from many sources like CR,C & D, JDP, etc. The last JD Powers rating was Porsche, Lexus, Hyundai, Toyota, Honda in that order. Honda and Toyota have the highest resale value of Japanese cars for those so interested. It took the Japanese 50+ yrs to get to where their quality is today; the Koreans took 25 yrs for similar quality. Toyota and Honda stand on their own feet and are not influenced/rescued from extinction by a bigger/stronger body like Nissan was by Renault. Mazda is in a similar predicament with a Ford rescue - another blind leading the blind...Ford parts(engines) used in Mazda vehicles - USA companies are more aggressive in using common parts for cost containment.
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Replying to: macakava (Jul 28, 2007 8:14 am) thats the part you don't seem to get. renault doesn't run, influence, or controol nissan. they run thier own comapany, and its always been that way. that is one of the reasons the renault nissan partnership has been heralded as the best ever in the auto industry. two entirely different companies, two totaly different business cultures, that managed to sucsceed precisly because renault understood those differences and didn't get too involved. what nissan and renualt did is entirely like anything else that had been done before in the automotive business. Its nothing like the ford/mazda arrangement, nothing like the mercedes/chrysler deal, or any other.
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Replying to: jd10013 (Jul 28, 2007 6:24 am) engine with the Renault Megane(not sure of the spelling on that one.) |
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Replying to: maximafan (Jul 28, 2007 4:36 pm) Folks, looks like this discussion has taken a detour. I would appreciate it if the discussions can relate to my above inquiry. What company bought into what company or how good or bad someone's dealer is (unless it's one in the seacoast NH or southern Maine area), is irrelavent for getting the answers I'm looking for. For those of you who gave your choices and why, thanks. It is useful information.
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Replying to: starryknight (Jul 28, 2007 5:48 pm) I did a quick check here on Edmunds, and damn I forgot the numbers, but the most basic Altima had an invoice in the high $17's, I think. The Altima has a $500 rebate according to Edmunds. You should be able to buy an '07 Sonata below invoice and then deduct the $2K rebate. As you noted, the Sonata has a better warranty and more safety equipment. Those items are certainly worth something from a pricing point when comparing "comparably equipped" cars. My 2 man business has an '05 & an '07 Sonata...both 6 cyl and both excellent cars. Check your prices, there may be more of a difference than you think. Then decide, factoring in all the pro's & con's and price.
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Replying to: bhmr59 (Jul 28, 2007 6:23 pm) Comparably equipped Accords, Camrys, Maximas, or even Altima would be at least $8K more. Not justifiable to me. Since I keep my cars 10+ years, the Sonata's 10 yr warranty is another plus if I need it. |
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Replying to: jd10013 (Jul 28, 2007 2:39 pm) Sugar daddies (eg Renault) or Johns (eg JuiceMon) do not invest in companies (eg Nissan) or sweeties (eg Sweet Desire) without being concerned about ROI or having their wildest desires fulfilled. You can be assured that they are exerting influence over their subjects. If they don't, then another sugar daddy or John would take over and get what he wants. These are two companies/ entities of different business cultures. |
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