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On the other hand, if you're really worried about scratches on your front bumper, may I be the first to wryly suggest increasing your following distance? ;-)
As far as removing the lettering, check out the Badge/emblem removal techniques discussion for ideas.
Steve, Host
Liked your reply about not following that closely gust334.
Any ideas?
Steve, Host
Bullbars, usually made of heavy-gauge steel, affect airbag operation only in the sense that they modify the crumple zone characteristics of the vehicle. Airbags are deployed based on a G-sensor detector (usually mounted inside the cabin under the center console), and modification of the crumple zone would alter the amount of G-forces transmitted through the chassis to the sensor during a collision.
For those that prefer to turn their head/body toward the A-pillar, it can be a bit of a learning experience. My wife falls into this category. I call it her Alabama turn signal, because when she turns her head, she inevitably begins to drift in that direction. (We live in Alabama and she's a native of sorts, but I'm not knocking Alabamians).
1. Does anyone have a defense for the SE over the SL or the other way around?
2. It seems there is a difference between the lights of the SL vs SE. Are the SL lights standard lights or HID's? And if so do the do a good job of lighting the road. Or can I just get HID's of the SL?
Please help!!!! I remind myself of my wife in that I can not decide!
The HID lights are part of a package with the SL, but standard on the SE. You can't buy them separately. I got them on my car, and they're great (plus they are height adjustable from inside the car).
My wife seems to think the 2WD is quieter or less rough.
The sales guy told us the ride should be exactly the same between the AWD or the 2WD. IS this true ? (You can turn the AWD off...)
My question: Is the suspension the same between the 2WD and AWD? Will the ride be better on the 2WD ? (keep in mind this is the SL which is
supposed to be a smoother ride)
We are thinking about going back to the dealership to drive the 2WD. Unfortunately, we have already bought the car. It < a week old.
Please advise ....we like the car...just would of opt'd for the quieter ride if there is a difference.
Thanks
Crazy thing is, she picked out the color scheme. She is always cold and likes warming up in a car even in the summer.
I know I mentioned this before but we(she) drove it up against some serious competition. The Lexus RX300, Audi All-Road, MDX and Highlander. She absolutely loved the Murano the best and hey, "if the shoe fits...". She liked its looks and size over the MDX and she liked its updated styling and uniqueness over the RX300. She liked the Audi (as did I) but could not get station wagon out of her head. And from the first drive this is what she wanted!
So I am happy to join the crowd here. It is really a great car(suv). Hopefully for all of us, it follows the Nissan reputation and is reliable (knock on wood!) and we enjoy it for a long time.
BTW... I don't play nice with dealers. I usually will work dealers of the same makes off each other. I did find the Nissan dealers to be pretty flexible on price considering this is a new release. they gave me an insane trade for our Honda Accord('97 ex w/ 105K miles - $5,500) and a little over $500 above invoice with 2.9% financing. The trade was the deal maker but I did see room in other dealers as well.
Nissan could really learn from Toyota on that one. Imagine how many 350Z's they could rent on weekends!
I also own a Mercedes ML320 it is a 4 wheel drive,it don't have a 4W lock switch at all.
I have ask many people about this, no one can give an answer.
Thankx
That is my understanding as well. AWD is only at lower speeds if the AWD switch is turned on. If the AWD is off, then the Murano is essentially 2WD. Keep in mind the Murano also has traction control.
4WD vehicles have lower gear ranges, is my understanding. Do a google search on AWD vs 4WD and you can read about the differences.
"The Murano (AWD models, of course) offers TWO modes of usage, but the ONLY difference between the two modes is at speeds ABOVE 30K/H. When the AWD Lock switch is DISabled, the car operates in THE SAME way, at ALL SPEEDS: the car operates as FWD (FrontWheelDrive) UNTIL slippage of either front wheel is detected, hencewhich, the rear wheels are provided torque! This happens at ANY speed, from 0.0001MPH, up the computer limited maximum of 116MPH, SO LONG as the AWD Lock is OFF.
WHEN AWD Lock is ENABLED, at speeds of 30KPH and under, the rear wheels receive an equal share of torque from the front wheels (that is to say, the two rear wheels combined receive a full 50% of the engine torque, and the front two wheels share the other 50%), which is excellent for unjamming the crossover from snow (up to a sensible limit; it's foolish to attempt taking on 3' of snow in a car with unlockable diffs). Once you exceed 30KPH, the AWD system returns to "normal operation," wherewhich is operates as stated in my previous paragraph, and the car sends the full 100% of the engine's torque to be split between the two front wheels, unless slippage is detected, and then up to 50% of the engine's torque is then distributed to the rear wheels to share. When the car has AWD Lock enabled, and is operating below 30KPH, and also in the rare case where sufficient slippage occurs with AWD Lock DISabled but a full 50% of the engine's torque is still sent to the rear pair of wheels, the car is then operating "as if" it has a "Locked Center Differential." The Murano does not have lockable front or rear differentials; what does this mean? Simply put, even WITH AWD Lock enabled at speeds below 30KPH, and ESPECIALLY with AWD Lock DISabled or at any speed over 30KPH, if one front wheel AND one rear wheel have ZERO traction, your Murano will be sending 100% (all) of its torque to the zero traction wheels, thus applying zero torque to the ground, thus affecting zero motion to the car; if you're stuck in so much snow that one front wheel AND one rear wheel have no traction whatsoever, you're stuck, pal. Of course, this also means that so long as you have ALL four wheels with grip, ANY three wheels with grip, or BOTH wheels at EITHER end at ANY time with grip, you Murano will be able to move; so don't go putting your Murano in a position where it has one front AND one rear wheel tractionless!
The Subaru AWD systems on all their cars have, basically, limited slip center AND rear differentials. In basic terms, this means that in order to get your Subaru totally stuck, you have to have NEITHER rear wheel, AS WELL as one front wheel tractionless. How you're going to get a Subaru hung up and tractionless at the whole rear end and one front wheel is beyond me, but knowing some people it's boudn to happen *shrugs*. If you have some grip at any two wheels at the same time on a Subaru, and the snow is not packed under the car too tight, the car will move, albeit with a certain deal of wheel slippage anyway, because these are not true locked diffs center and rear, but merely limited slip, but limited slip does guarantee at least minimal torque split.
If you REALLY want to go dominate a bunch of snow, you would want a car that allows FULLY LOCKED FRONT, CENTER and REAR diffs! I know a few cars that have this, including the Humvee (Hummer H1), a Land Rover Defender 90, and the Toyota Land Cruiser (models outside the USA as well as the previous generation and older ones here in the USA. The latest, USA V8 model, from what I hear, only offers lockable center and rear diffs). With all three diffs locked, you'd have to have the car hung up in such a way that NOT ONE WHEEL can put down enough torque to get it mobile."
I couldn't bring myself to retype it all!
Took the car to the dealer this morning, and was told by the dealer that Nissan sets the tire pressure high to prevent the car from moving around on the ship.
Correct me if I am wrong...Don't tire manufactures give max PSI ratings for a reason ?
Would this not void the tire warranty ? If the dealership knows this, which I am sure it did, then this should be something that should get checked when the car comes on to the dealers lot.
Regardless..it did not make much of a difference in the ride.
(BTW : Thanks dklanecky for the explanation.
above)
I have been following a lot of the posts, and they are so helpful. I like alot of you have driven most of the SUV's out there. Had it narrowed down to the HL & Murano. Kept coming back to the Murano. So before I jump in head first I hope a few of you can help me out with a few questions.1) How is the wind deflector working out for any who have it? 2) The leather latte color how is it holding up cleaning wise? 3) If you have the latte color is the dash latte or charcol? If it is latte is the refection hard to drive with? 4) For those who have put on the side molding do you have any pictures to share? My son wants the pewter, and hubby wants the latte. I am leaning toward the gold with latte if I can keep it reasonably clean without investing in to much elbow grease, and a mass stock of leather cleaner.
I hope you all have some good advice for me.
She wears a black leather jacket and I've (and she's) noticed that the lid covering the console and the edge's of the seat are starting to look "dirty".
Maybe it's just not a "quality" leather jacket?
Other than that, no issues with normal wear and tear.
I also just received a black leather car coat from Eddie-Bauer. The instructions say the following, "At first, dark shades may transfer some color, especially if your garment is damp. Exercise care when wearing dark leather items with light-colored garments or when sitting on light colored upholstery".
Hope this helps.
i put black side molding on my silver murano with black interior a la bmw x5, and it looks oem. look at any bmw x5 to see what it would look like, atleast on a silver car, but bmw puts the black on all their's. cost: $22.00. i purchased it at paint and body shop supply store and installed it immediatley above the indent on the side.
if anyone has the factory tow hitch, i would very much like to find out what size box (2" or 1.5") is on it, and if it has a 4 pin or 5 pin wiring harness.
is there suppposed to be a light at the power outlet to the right of the consol? mine's not lit up at night.
Anyway, today I get home and there's a message from the sales guy saying that tomorrow Nissan will announce warranties are now good for 100K. Anyone heard anything like that? I checked the Nissan USA site and searched various news websites but found nothing. If that's bumper-to-bumper, it might be enough to sway me. Even if it's just the drivetrain, it's still great news. The CVT kinda scares me.
Thx, Randy
Keep in mind that Nissan has used the CVT for many years without problem on vehicles in Japan. Also, the CVT actually has fewer moving parts than a more conventional automatic and (theoretically) should be more reliable.
I would like to know from current owners how many of you decided to pick up the extended warranty and appx how much you paid. I would not normally consider purchasing the extended warranties, but since this a new tranny set-up, I would like to have that peace of mind. For a such a new technology, I can imagine it could be very expensive if it required any major work and I don't think that you could take it to just any transmission shop.
Really close to buying one so any input that you current Murano owners can supply would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Had to go to a Dr. in another town about 3o miles away. Had an hour to kill it was pouring rain and hubby suggests we go see what muranos they had in stock, and there it was the pewter with latte 2wd, leather, and just calling my name.
It was just what I wanted, so we tell the salesman
3% over invoice no churning. Turned out he was the lead guy wrote us up right there no hassles. It helped that I had done my homework here, and the numbers computed perfectly. He added 1st free oil change, exterior & interior car protector. It was too bad I had to have eye surgery that day or I would have drove it home on the spot. I pick it up monday.
As a side note our local dealer would not roll over on 8% over invoice, driving 30miles saved us enough to buy some extra goodies for it, and still leave some left over. Also I tried to buy the extented warrenty. Salesman would not let me. He said see if you like it you have 3yrs to purchase, and if you decide to keep it over the 3rys buy it before the 3yrs, and keep your $ in the bank. So we drove out happy. A nice car buying experince.
That way, maybe others could share your positive experience with a Nissan dealer. There seem to be a few excellent ones out there but it doesn't seem to be the norm.
LOL)
I can't wait. I also had a ford explorer 96, and I loved it, but it drove like a truck. I love the sporty handling of the Murano. I'm not a speed demon, but when you have to merge onto the highway
I want the power : )
Nissan advised me that synthetic does not allow for the extension of the oil change interval.
Hope this helps.