Looking to Purchase an SUV....Nissian or Chevy?

[~Yorkie~Mommy~]

Originally Posted by RoxyJosMom

Of all the vehicles we have owned(just about every brand at some point in time), we bought a used Nissan Maxima - loved it and traded it for a Nissan Murano in '04. Wouldn't trade it for anything. We never had to fix anything on the Maxima nor the Murano. Just replaced the belts on the Murano, but that's it. I am sold on Nissans. Always had problems with American made cars, tho.

Yea I'm so happy to hear good things about the Nissians!! Can't wait to tell the hubby the feedback.......and just to think he was so hooked on how GREAT a CHEVY is MEN!!! LOL

[gutu28]

My first car was an american made car and I had to replace the transmission TWICE! I got a 97 Nissan after that (in 02) and it lasted me until last August when I got a Scion (made by toyota). That might not seem like too long, but I wore that car OUT! I never took care of it and honestly, it should have died a lot sooner than that. I will never go back to an american made car..It will always be Toyotas or Nissans for me!

[heatherjean8737]

I love the Chevy Tahoes!!!! Maybe one day when I have a big family. Also, check out both warranties and maybe that will help you decide.

[~Yorkie~Mommy~]

Originally Posted by Bizzymammabee

Loved the Nissan Pathfinder so much that I traded my Toyota Corolla S class in and got a new Nissan Sentra as a v-day gift from hubby.

The pricing on Nissan is so good and honestly they run nice.

Speaking of Sentras my Aunt just got an '08 Sentra about 2 or 3 weeks ago and she LOVES it and not to mention her monthly note is sooo cheap. If I was single and wanted a new car I would consider this one.

[~Yorkie~Mommy~]

Originally Posted by gutu28

My first car was an american made car and I had to replace the transmission TWICE! I got a 97 Nissan after that (in 02) and it lasted me until last August when I got a Scion (made by toyota). That might not seem like too long, but I wore that car OUT! I never took care of it and honestly, it should have died a lot sooner than that. I will never go back to an american made car..It will always be Toyotas or Nissans for me!

LOL Poor Scion

[~Yorkie~Mommy~]

Originally Posted by heatherjean8737

I love the Chevy Tahoes!!!! Maybe one day when I have a big family. Also, check out both warranties and maybe that will help you decide.

Oh EXCELLENT POINT!!!!! I will be sure to look at the warranty and girl you don't have to have a big family to have an SUV...look at us, its just me, my hubby and Bailey...no skin kids! But thats the whole reason we are not buying a car because I know one day a skin kid will come along

[Bizzymammabee]

Originally Posted by ~Yorkie~Mommy~

Speaking of Sentras my Aunt just got an '08 Sentra about 2 or 3 weeks ago and she LOVES it and not to mention her monthly note is sooo cheap. If I was single and wanted a new car I would consider this one.

Yep I love it...love it. Our friend does detail work for several big dealers out here in NY. So he got us a good price on both cars The deal was so good that another friend went and got the Path in Cherry red.

The Sentra is mine for my daily use and the Path is the family car....better to hold all five of us and give me extra seating room for my sisters when we go on trips.

I realy needed the Sentra for it's small size because in the mornings I drop the girls off to school and then go take the car to find parking near the train station. I take two trains into the city to work.

That Sentra is so pretty. I found all sorts of errands I wanted to run this weekend so I could go driving around..lol.

[Jenn218]

I have an older Yukon (which is the same as a Tahoe) and LOVE IT. Most SUV's especially the GMC/GM ones are SAID to be known for tranmission problems, but I have never had any w/ mine...and it is a '99 (yes, we need to upgrade, but it is still running and driving GREAT and looks great too) and my sister has an 01 Tahoe and has not had any problems w/ hers either. When we do upgrade, we are going w/ another Yukon or Tahoe.

We have friends w/ new Yukon/Tahoes and Nissan Armada (sp) and Toyota Sequia (sp)...and the Chevy and Toyota have been the best ones out of all of them.

My DH buys cars/trucks for the company he works for and he knows all the sales people really well and when he was researching for a new one for us, they all pulled toward the Chevys/GMC's and the Toyota was a close second.

Also, his company has now went w/ all Chevys for their trucks, vans and SUV's and they have been easier to maintenance then the others they have had. I think he said that it was cheaper maintenance/parts/etc on them. They have a company Tahoe that has over 300k miles on it and it is still in great condition...course, once they get to so many miles, they are auctioned off for new ones, but that is great!

But, it all comes down to what you like and what deal you can get on either of them. Gas will be high on any SUV..the newer ones seem like they take more to fill up then mine..which is odd since the newers are suppose to be more milage friendly.

Anyway, happy car hunting...how fun!!!

[flgurl69]

I always rely on Consumer Reports Annual New/Used Car Buying Guide for reliable info.
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/boo...1933524092&z=y

[~Yorkie~Mommy~]

Originally Posted by Bizzymammabee

Yep I love it...love it. Our friend does detail work for several big dealers out here in NY. So he got us a good price on both cars The deal was so good that another friend went and got the Path in Cherry red.

The Sentra is mine for my daily use and the Path is the family car....better to hold all five of us and give me extra seating room for my sisters when we go on trips.

I realy needed the Sentra for it's small size because in the mornings I drop the girls off to school and then go take the car to find parking near the train station. I take two trains into the city to work.

That Sentra is so pretty. I found all sorts of errands I wanted to run this weekend so I could go driving around..lol.

Yea actually we could afford the Path and the Sentra but of course I would be in the Path and I would put hubby in the Sentra LOL I know he wouldn't like that a bit being that he is 6'3 but he did advise getting something used for him (we both have older cars with tons of miles)

[Bizzymammabee]

Originally Posted by ~Yorkie~Mommy~

Yea actually we could afford the Path and the Sentra but of course I would be in the Path and I would put hubby in the Sentra LOL I know he wouldn't like that a bit being that he is 6'3 but he did advise getting something used for him (we both have older cars with tons of miles)

Oh man the Path is so nice because it's high up. It was actually bought for my use but parking at the train is very hard for such a big vehicle. So he has it back.

[~Yorkie~Mommy~]

Originally Posted by Jenn218

I have an older Yukon (which is the same as a Tahoe) and LOVE IT. Most SUV's especially the GMC/GM ones are SAID to be known for tranmission problems, but I have never had any w/ mine...and it is a '99 (yes, we need to upgrade, but it is still running and driving GREAT and looks great too) and my sister has an 01 Tahoe and has not had any problems w/ hers either. When we do upgrade, we are going w/ another Yukon or Tahoe.

We have friends w/ new Yukon/Tahoes and Nissan Armada (sp) and Toyota Sequia (sp)...and the Chevy and Toyota have been the best ones out of all of them.

My DH buys cars/trucks for the company he works for and he knows all the sales people really well and when he was researching for a new one for us, they all pulled toward the Chevys/GMC's and the Toyota was a close second.

Also, his company has now went w/ all Chevys for their trucks, vans and SUV's and they have been easier to maintenance then the others they have had. I think he said that it was cheaper maintenance/parts/etc on them. They have a company Tahoe that has over 300k miles on it and it is still in great condition...course, once they get to so many miles, they are auctioned off for new ones, but that is great!

But, it all comes down to what you like and what deal you can get on either of them. Gas will be high on any SUV..the newer ones seem like they take more to fill up then mine..which is odd since the newers are suppose to be more milage friendly.

Anyway, happy car hunting...how fun!!!

WoW thanks for the great info Jenn!!

[~Yorkie~Mommy~]

Originally Posted by flgurl69

I always rely on Consumer Reports Annual New/Used Car Buying Guide for reliable info.
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/boo...1933524092&z=y

I'll look into this too! Thanks!

[~Yorkie~Mommy~]

Originally Posted by Bizzymammabee

Oh man the Path is so nice because it's high up. It was actually bought for my use but parking at the train is very hard for such a big vehicle. So he has it back.

I can't wait to test drive some of these SUVs I'm hoping we will have our SUV by our Anniversary in July!!

[genie]

I got a new Pathfinder last year and I really like it. I liked the Armada too, but since I am usually the only one in the Pathfinder, I figured it was too big for just me. My daughter has her own car (my old Honda Accord) and my husband has his own truck, so its just me usually. It was a small adjustment getting used to the Pathfinder after having the Accord for so long, like the ride was a little rougher than the Accord and the gas milage was more too. My husband is 6'3" and he does not fit in the dirvers seat very comfortable, he just can't stretch his legs out very far, so that is a definite negative for us. I am 5'3" and I like that the pedals move out to fit me so I don't have to move the seat foward making the air bag dangerous. We leased ours as well because we have our own business and you can deduct the total payments made from your taxes on leases. Our payment is only 471.22/month and that was with no money down for a 3 year lease and 15,000 miles a year.

***I just read where your husband is 6'3" also, so you probably need to really do a good test drive with him, maybe even overnight if possible so he can drive it for awhile.