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Hatchbacks Nissan Versa Yea's and Nay's of Versa
22 messages, Last post on Dec 02, 2009 at 10:52 AM
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I've had my Versa SL HB for almost three weeks now. I absolutely love the car, however, like anything, there are yea's and nay's about it. Here are mine. What are yours? Yea - I'm short so the adjustable driver's seat is a GREAT feature. Also had it in my Focus and knew I wanted it in my new car. Nay - Having the driver's seat cranked all the way up, the armrest is now totally useless. My right arm kind of just dangles there and has a lot of trouble being comfortable. Why don't they consider this and make the armrest adjustable too??? It was this way in my Focus also but not anywhere near as bad. Yea - Seats are very comfortable and I like the cloth material. Nay - NO lumbar support whatsoever. (Same was true for my Focus). Will require small pillow or similar for long trips. Yea - Rear seats fold down for added cargo area. Nay - They don't fold FLAT. WHY????? (No Yea for this one) Nay - I think water/dew must pool on the rear bumper top because I'm seeing tiny (and I do mean tiny) specks that may be rust trying to form. Being only surface rust at this early stage, I can take care of it with some rubbing compound but I'd also like to seal it real well. Any suggestions? They should have installed a rubber piece there like other hatchbacks I've seen. That's it for now. As more time passes with ownership, I may be back. If you have any comments on the above or have your own yea's and nay's, please post!
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I've only had my Versa S HB (with VO package) for 10 days and I've already taken it on a 2-day highway trip. Here are my yea's and nay's so far: Yeas: Great build quality. The paint is flawless - smooth as silk, no orange-peel. Panel gaps tight and even. Amazing.  Incredible amount of space inside, especially in back. Feels like I'm driving a real car, unlike the mini-car feel I get in a Yaris or Fit. High quality fit and finish and very good materials used inside. Woven-cloth headliner an unexpected touch and much nicer than the usual mouse-fur. Very comfortable seats have plenty of support - no backaches after sitting in the car all day. Quiet and smooth engine, so quiet I often can't hear it idling. I tried to re-start the running engine at least once because I thought it had stalled!  I guess I'd better watch that tach! The Versa is so quiet at highway speeds I can actually carry on a conversation without raising my voice. As a driver of small cars for years, this was a real surprise.  Great fuel economy. I averaged 40 MPG (CDN) on my highway trip. It should be good in the city, too. If I remember, I'll keep you posted. Loads of equipment for the price. Heated mirrors in an econobox?? Nay's: The Versa has a few ergonomic glitches, like the power mirror switches located on the dash instead of the door panel where they belong and no interior hatch release. The domelight/dimmer switch should be integrated with the headlight control - the existing setup is awkward and unintuitive until you've used it a few times. No coolant temperature gauge. Inadequate cupholders. For some reason, the domestics do this much better. The hatch opening is too narrow at the bottom. The price paid for styling, I guess. The rear seat doesn't fold flush with the cargo floor. How much could it have cost Nissan to engineer this feature into the Versa? The standard stereo is kind of lame, but that might be because I was spoiled by the Infinity stereo in my last car. An easy after-market fix. The car could use a bit more horsepower, even 10 or 15 might make a difference. Passing on the highway takes a bit of planning and the car bogs down when taking steep grades. That's about it.
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A couple of yea's and nay's I forgot: Yea's: A full load of airbags. These are too often optional or available only on more expensive models. Nay's: Nissan should replace the 4-speed A/T with a 5-speed A/T - this is becoming an industry standard. Interior lighting is WAY too dim. Door panels are intrusive. I don't know if this is because of the safety structure inside the doors, but this puts the seat levers inboard where they are more difficult to use. ABS should be standard on ALL cars by now. And my final rant - why doesn't Nissan include a standard center armrest? Are they THAT expensive?? |
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Replying to: grubster (Sep 23, 2007 9:52 pm)
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Replying to: samnc (Sep 28, 2007 9:57 am) |
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| MPG is a mess. I like xy.z litres per 100km. | |
| I have had my Versa SL hatchback for 2 days now. I have it loaded up with everything you can get. Unfortunately this includes the Rockford Frosgate sound system. Its HORRIBLE. I cant believe Nissan charged extra money for it. The Versa is a great little (that feels big) car. Then they mucked it up with a crappy system. Fortunately that can be fixed. | |
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Replying to: daniknight (Sep 20, 2007 8:00 am)
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Replying to: irismg (Mar 31, 2008 5:19 am) I don't feel any less safe in the Versa than I do in my Altima or than I did in any of my Sentras. Truthfully, I worry more about avoiding that front end collision than how my car will handle it. The safety ratings on the Versa are very good, but only a fool would think that just that makes a driver safe. The biggest piece of safety equipment is any car is you behind the wheel. Heaven help us if a car ever comes out that's touted as "100% safe"
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| they are developing cars that park themselves, detect cars around them and "avoid" accidents, etc. But it's true, really, the most important piece of safety equipment in your vehicle is you, the driver. So very, very true. | |
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