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Old 12-02-2012, 09:41 PM   #27
woofy
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I really wanted to get a Nissan as my next work car, looked at the Maxima, not half as good as our 2006 Mazda 6, my parents had the 1998 touring edition until recently. Looked at the Xtrail but issues with their CVTs and oil going through the intake systems in the Renault sourced diesel and similar issues in the Petrol wrote it off. Can't afford a Pathfinder but my in laws one has had some weird issues. Renault used to be an awesome company for reliability, but both them and Nissan are down the toilet.

My Dad had Patrols for nearly 15 yrs, but with the 3Ls diesel engines blowing up and Nissan denying any responsibility, they sold their last never to buy again. 3 engines are 20k each is a bit much to bare, thankfully 1 was covered by his company, 1 was under duress and close to warranty and the last was sold just before it blew...NIssan never resolved that issue. We had one that was fine, but even the mid 90s diesels had fuel pump issues that Nissan never fixed.
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