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Wife's late so I call her and she says she stopped at the Nissan dealership to look at cars and she would be home soon.
An hour and a half later I call her again and Wife admits she had already bought a Versa Note last time I called but she didn't want "to hear it".
Versa isn't the car I would have bought but then it isn't my car. Neither was the last new car she bought, a 2007 Toy Matrix. I never liked that car. Ever. She got $4050 on trade in, good riddance.
Good Riddance amplified by the fact that the clutch in the Matrix was toast, I'm surprised it still moved the car, and I was not looking forward to changing the clutch in sub zero (Fahrenheit) weather.
What's not to like about the Versa :rofl:
The CVT. Does take a little getting use to. I'll spontaneously break out laughing at it, any other automatic .... you know the rest. I call the car the snowmobile on wheels.
I do have a question about the CVT, is it normal to feel it "jump".
At times it feels as though the transmission is changing gears like a conventional automatic. Not as big of a ratio change but still able to be felt.
It's as though the trans has been told to change ratio and the belt hangs at one radius of a pulley before jumping to another radius.
Is this common or is this something to worry about? It's a new car so I'm not worried about the warranty. I am worried about the transmission failing and stranding her/me/us someplace.
In case your wondering neither of us have "worked" this car. Wife made the clutch in her Matrix last about 100,000 miles and I accept the car for what it is, transportation.
Besides, if I want to flog on a car I have a couple old Mustangs.
I have to admit I like the Versa Note. Far better than I ever liked the Matrix. The Note rides better, handles road roughness / bumps better and so far seems to handle and steer better. Overall not a bad ride.
Wife's late so I call her and she says she stopped at the Nissan dealership to look at cars and she would be home soon.
An hour and a half later I call her again and Wife admits she had already bought a Versa Note last time I called but she didn't want "to hear it".
Versa isn't the car I would have bought but then it isn't my car. Neither was the last new car she bought, a 2007 Toy Matrix. I never liked that car. Ever. She got $4050 on trade in, good riddance.
Good Riddance amplified by the fact that the clutch in the Matrix was toast, I'm surprised it still moved the car, and I was not looking forward to changing the clutch in sub zero (Fahrenheit) weather.
What's not to like about the Versa :rofl:
The CVT. Does take a little getting use to. I'll spontaneously break out laughing at it, any other automatic .... you know the rest. I call the car the snowmobile on wheels.
I do have a question about the CVT, is it normal to feel it "jump".
At times it feels as though the transmission is changing gears like a conventional automatic. Not as big of a ratio change but still able to be felt.
It's as though the trans has been told to change ratio and the belt hangs at one radius of a pulley before jumping to another radius.
Is this common or is this something to worry about? It's a new car so I'm not worried about the warranty. I am worried about the transmission failing and stranding her/me/us someplace.
In case your wondering neither of us have "worked" this car. Wife made the clutch in her Matrix last about 100,000 miles and I accept the car for what it is, transportation.
Besides, if I want to flog on a car I have a couple old Mustangs.
I have to admit I like the Versa Note. Far better than I ever liked the Matrix. The Note rides better, handles road roughness / bumps better and so far seems to handle and steer better. Overall not a bad ride.
