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#30 of 111 Seat question by sebring95

Aug 28, 2012 (6:52 pm)

Drove a '13 Altima tonight with cloth seats (my typical preference) and was impressed with the "zero gravity" seats from a comfort perspective Only problem.....my back was soaked with sweat after a 20 minute test drive. I have cloth in my Pathfinder and never have an issue with "hot" seats (one reason I dislike leather) but I noticed the Altima seats really hug you closely. Wondering if anyone else has noticed this and/or maybe it was just a fluke? This model had the black seats and was sitting in the sun all day....I will be buying the tan interior regardless. Otherwise a nice driving car. Skeptical of a first year model....I drive 25k a year and really don't need teething issues...

#31 of 111 new purchase by hault

Sep 03, 2012 (6:06 pm)

I bought 2013 2.5 SV. So far I love this car. Hope the MPG's are good.

#32 of 111 2013 altima MPG Average by ronwalt

Sep 08, 2012 (3:32 pm)

#33 of 111 2013 altima MPG Average by ronwalt

Sep 08, 2012 (6:08 am)

Just bought 2013 altima sedan 2.5s i really like it only have it 2weeks.Can someone tell me how accurate those gauges are as far as average mpg is.I am right now driving locally and i only had it couple but avg mileage it shows is not close to what epa rating.the best i seen by the gauges is around 20.5 but its around 19 now.are these gauges accurate or is it to early to get a good read on mileage.

#34 of 111 Re: 2013 altima MPG Average [ronwalt] by ahossa1

Sep 08, 2012 (3:32 pm)

Replying to: ronwalt (Sep 08, 2012 6:08 am)
Not enough people own it to write reviews on the MPG. Reading all the magazine writers on Bing & Google It seems that they are recording close to EPA numbers. I suggest the next time U fill up make a note of the mileage(#A). When U fill up again make a note of the mileage( #B) Then Subtract #B from #A . U wil also make a note of how many gallons of gas u filled your tank on your 2nd fill up. DivideThe difference between #A and #B by the number of gallons on your 2nd fill up and that will be your real world mileage. I did that for one year on my 02 Altima on an Excel worksheet and that was my personal MPG. Some weeks were great, others were really bad. BTW how does the car drive? Do U hear a lot of enine noise on the highway?

#35 of 111 I feel drifting & wandering, move side to side by aaattt

Sep 22, 2012 (8:44 pm)

2013 Altima 2.5s, I bought new, drive 800 miles so far. I feel drifting & wandering, move side to side. It happens when drive high speed 60-75 miles on highway.
 
I search Edmund review found several owners have the same problem like me.
 
One owner post said "it cause by steel rim out of round".
 
My questing is if cause by out of round rim, then I cange to alloy wheel will solve the problem?
 
or this drifting problem is cause by other parts not the out of round rim?

#36 of 111 Re: I feel drifting & wandering, move side to side [aaattt] by rmanke

Sep 23, 2012 (7:43 am)

Replying to: aaattt (Sep 22, 2012 8:44 pm)
I test drove multiple 2013 Altima 2.5SV's with alloy wheels and they all required constant steering corrections on the highway, so I don't think changing to alloy wheels will solve your problem. Good luck on finding a solution.

#37 of 111 Re: I feel drifting & wandering, move side to side [rmanke] by aaattt

Sep 23, 2012 (7:45 pm)

Replying to: rmanke (Sep 23, 2012 7:43 am)
Thank you for your respond. If not cause by the rim then should be other parts.
The drifting problem is only complain about this car so far.
The mileage is good. 32.6mpg combine 40/60city & highway for my first 1000 miles.

#38 of 111 Re: I feel drifting & wandering, move side to side [aaattt] by alan1111

Sep 23, 2012 (9:19 pm)

Replying to: aaattt (Sep 23, 2012 7:45 pm)
The constant correcting is a gift of the new electric steering.

#39 of 111 Re: 2013 altima MPG Average [ronwalt] by victomofnissan

Sep 28, 2012 (10:30 pm)

Replying to: ronwalt (Sep 08, 2012 6:08 am)
I have been driving my newAltima 2.5 SL since August 1st. I am getting 18 mpg. I have contacted nissan consumer service and they will send a specilist to look at this low mpg issue. I don't know how the system calculates the Average MPG but I have calculated manually 4-5 times and I am getting 17-18 average. I am little disappointed with this low MPG. I had purchased this car solely based on its good MPG ads. Lets see what happens.

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