2008 Nissan Altima

You will not regret buying this car

By Lauren (CA) on Tuesday, May 21, 2013

I own this car - My approximate mileage is 45,000

Pros: "Acceleration, Keyless Entry, A Pleasure to drive"

Cons: "None"

Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10

"This is absolutely the best car for your money. The interior is slick and high quality, the drive is smooth, the acceleration is amazing. It is just all around a really nice car. I was looking at Nissan Maxima when I bought this and went for the cheaper model because I didn't feel like I lost much in downgrading. The Maxima was not worth the large price jump. Do yourself a favor. Buy an Altima."

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so quiet I left it running.

By Butigli (KY) on Tuesday, May 21, 2013

I own this car - My approximate mileage is 95,000

Pros: "great gas mileage, quite, sporty lines and pick-up"

Cons: "Can be a bit snug for larger/taller people."

Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10

"A couple of years ago, I went to the fair,took my daughter and left the car running to finish eating as it was too hot to sit without the air cond. well after we finished eating, we unloaded her outfits and gown and pretty her up stuff for the pageant, getting in the back seat and trunk. Hours later like at least 4 hours we left. when we got back to the car it was still running! this has happened more than once, a couple of times at the mall, it is just so quiet when parked and running you really can barely hear it. Even though it is a four cylinder, it has fantastic pick up, I regularly pass when stuck behind pokey folks on our 2 lane highway where you have to be fast or the chance to pass is gone due to blind spots and cars coming the other direction. It can merge onto interstate withoutdisturbing traffic flow what so ever 0 to 70 in a flash... There is plenty of room for my daughter and 3 of her teenage friends, and me driving (I am 5'5" <130lbs.) there are only 2 cons that I have found after owning it for over five years (I bought it new like 38 miles on it)... my husband is like 6'2" 220lb ... he fits ok and has driven the car on several 13 hour trips to FL, but it could stand like 2 or 3 more inches arm and leg space, if we don't leave the front console closed it pokes his leg. The trunk is spacious, but now that our daughter is older and wants to take her own suitcases, itis packed to the brim, as is the other side of the back seat, so she is a bit cramped in the back. Maybe next time we will try the maxima. One issue that we finnally figured out is... several times I would go to my car after work and the battery would be dead. I couldn't figure out what I was leaving on, after a couple of times I bacame really carfule of checking everything before I got out... well it happened on our last trip, so I could finnally say "see honey I wasn't lieing about making sure eveything was off..." I had got to where I NEVER left the Auto-Headlight feature on when leaving the car, and it hadn't happened in a while. Well, he was driving and it happened, we went into the grocery, came out... the car was dead.... then it happened at the condo... he was using the Auto-Headlight feature. I read more carefully through the manual and figured out that he was covering the sensor on the dash with his cap... never happened again...and he started turning it off... never happened again... I don't know if it was happening to me because of it being cloudy, or if I was tossing something on the dash ... but it turns out it is on the opposite side than what I thought... When I drove up to the school yard to pick up my daughter, the boys (12 & 13 at the time) really noticed it and thought it was so cool they were impressed...which I also think it a bit more streamlined than it's competitors Camry & Accord... though along with these cars there is about 10 or 15 cars in the lot at work exactally like mine, some with out spoiler & moonroof but the same color -White... the white four door has to be the most common car in USA!!!"

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Uncomfortable, Difficult to see for parking.

By Milli (NY) on Thursday, May 09, 2013

I own this car - My approximate mileage is 25,500

Pros: "Very reliable."

Cons: "Everything else. No more Nissan's"

Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 1

"I purchased this car on an impulse. I had sworn that I wasn't going to by another Nissan. It is very small and I'm a small person ( 5'7") If the seat isn't down all the way, I hit my head getting in and out. It is difficult to see out and judge for parking. Power plugs and usb plugs very inconvenient. Difficult to put CD's in storage because the shift is in the way. Overall, the car is very noisy! i.e road noise and bumps, especially over expansion joints on a concrete highway. When driving in the rain, It's like you riding in a tin can."

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LOVE MY CAR

By Andrew (NJ) on Tuesday, April 30, 2013

I own this car - My approximate mileage is 45,000

Pros: "Really fun and exciting to drive!"

Cons: "Trunk is very small."

Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10

"I absolutely love my Altima Coupe. It is a fun to drive car that really has pep. Comfortable drive and really impressive pick up power. Great look inside that makes this look like a very high end car. Quite sensitive steering and pedals make this truly a responsive car. Space in the back is better than what you would expect in a coupe. Only thing I wish was better gas mileage but that is what comes with the car (I get about 22 combined mpg). I highly recommend this car."

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This car is a keeper

By andy (TX) on Tuesday, April 23, 2013

I own this car - My approximate mileage is 11,000

Pros: "Great price ,seats,brakes,hadling"

Cons: "cvt noise"

Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 8

"I bought a 2012 4cly last year with a discount of 6k. I had a love hate thing with this car. The cvt was the culprit' T he noise I was not use too. When you have radio or air on you don"t notice it even with windows down but if you drive with everything off you can really hear noise with simple accellerstion and with very hard accellation a loud whine.But I have finally got to a point I know how to drive this car.I like my leather seats and the power the 4 banger has and of course the quiet cabin on long trips.The noise is only on acceration."

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