Broke down and finally got one last night. 06 LE black with sunroof and, here is the key, the microfilter AND floor mats (wow)!
Paid 1% over invoice with 1500 back.
Traded in my 03 fx45(30K miles) (maybe that was a mistake).
A few things:
-Test drove all 06s on lot and steering wheel shook pretty bad on all. Told dealer I would buy anyway since my fx45 shakes for most of its life but still loved it. Anyway asked them to check and rebalance the tires before I picked it up- figuring it could not hurt but would not help. WRONG! Mada is smooth as silk now and great ride even with CCs (crappy Contis). I still want to put Cross Terrains on but with the ride being perfect now I will wait.
- this car is essentially a fx45 on steroids. Believe me when I tell you that it is ALMOST as much fun as the fx.
- I cannot believe the steering feel and confidence this 5500 pound + induces when driving- really incredible.
- -Nissan is making some kick ass, raw vehicles.
-Exhaust is too quiet- will have to put an annoying muffler on.
-One downside: You forget this is a huge vehicle because of the suspension and steering but I was pushing it on a windy, hilly road last night with no shoulder and came close to getting in trouble around one curve- I will write on the blackboard-"This is an SUV with roll over hazard even if Armanda with superior handling ..etc.etc
To say this car is a great value is maybe the understatement of the year. Just on the equipment alone you are 5-10K ahead of the other "luxury" SUVs. But when you throw in the handling and "feel" you are not even close. I test drove a Lincoln Navigator for 61K that absolutely was the worst test drive of my life.
One little criticism- why does Nissan place their wipers so high on the window so that it partially obscures the hood?- must be the Frogs (Renault) like high wipers that partially obscure hoods.
Paid 1% over invoice with 1500 back.
Traded in my 03 fx45(30K miles) (maybe that was a mistake).
A few things:
-Test drove all 06s on lot and steering wheel shook pretty bad on all. Told dealer I would buy anyway since my fx45 shakes for most of its life but still loved it. Anyway asked them to check and rebalance the tires before I picked it up- figuring it could not hurt but would not help. WRONG! Mada is smooth as silk now and great ride even with CCs (crappy Contis). I still want to put Cross Terrains on but with the ride being perfect now I will wait.
- this car is essentially a fx45 on steroids. Believe me when I tell you that it is ALMOST as much fun as the fx.
- I cannot believe the steering feel and confidence this 5500 pound + induces when driving- really incredible.
- -Nissan is making some kick ass, raw vehicles.
-Exhaust is too quiet- will have to put an annoying muffler on.
-One downside: You forget this is a huge vehicle because of the suspension and steering but I was pushing it on a windy, hilly road last night with no shoulder and came close to getting in trouble around one curve- I will write on the blackboard-"This is an SUV with roll over hazard even if Armanda with superior handling ..etc.etc
To say this car is a great value is maybe the understatement of the year. Just on the equipment alone you are 5-10K ahead of the other "luxury" SUVs. But when you throw in the handling and "feel" you are not even close. I test drove a Lincoln Navigator for 61K that absolutely was the worst test drive of my life.
One little criticism- why does Nissan place their wipers so high on the window so that it partially obscures the hood?- must be the Frogs (Renault) like high wipers that partially obscure hoods.