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of florida and georgia [i live in fla] not one available. I gave them a choice of 4 colors so far and not one exists! Goes to show you nissan
cares more about performance than safety.plus if
you want tcs it only comes with the air bag package. it is a 800$ extra but i am willing to pay it. I have to order car from factory to get what i want according to the dealer. anyone had
this situation
I like the Altima a lot, but in the past four months I found exactly one Altima S in Central Florida that had the ABS/side curtain combo. And, believe it or not, it was black. Not a great color for FL.
That ABS is not standard on this car is a serious oversight, and if Nissan doesn't start getting serious about offering safety equipment, its current hot streak will slow. Honda is putting side curtains standard on all its Accords for 05, and Mazda is putting them in most of the 05 6s.
How does the 6s compare to the Altima?
BTW, to add insult to injury, the Malibu LT has the side bags standard for 2005. I wish Honda and others would put stability control on its cars as well as trucks. The "mainstream" carmakers are really catching up with the premium ones like BMW and Mercedes on safety features.
I did own a '92 Maxima SE with a VQ engine and independent suspension, which is similar to the Altima SE's. The Nissan V-6 has a broader torque band and is probably a better all-around engine than the Mazda V-6, which doesn't have much low end torque but winds out beautifully over 3,000 RPMs.
The Altima S's I drove (two of them) seemed to have excellent acceleration for 4-cylinders and are quicker than the Mazda 6i (the 4-cylinder version of the 6).
The Mazda is a much more "tossable" car, more responsive to steering input than the Altima. The 6 is also a slightly smaller car.
The interior materials quality of the cars is about equal. Honestly, I'm not crazy about either one as they are not comparable with the Accords' and Camrys' interior materials. But, the Altima/6 interiors are attractively styled.
The 6s I purchased is a color called Pebble Ash (a metallic champagne color) that I have not seen on another MZ6 sports-package equipped car. I was a little apprehensive before I saw it, but it is a striking-looking car. I've had tons of compliments on it from the moment I brought it home. The Altima SE-V6 is a good looking car too, IMHO. Styling, of course, is subjective. The reason I didn't buy and Accord sedan is because I didn't like the styling of the rear.
The Altima has the edge in interior room, resale value and engine power. The MZ6 is probably more fun to drive (IMHO), is a better value after rebates are taken into consideration, is more unique (I have never seen one that looks like mine) and offers a longer warranty (4/50,000).
The reason I went with the MZ6, as I stated above, was that it was much easier to find one equipped with the safety equipment I wanted (ABS, side curtain airbags, traction control).
Hope this helped.
We were going to buy a 2005 Toyota Camry SE which we preferred but couldn't get them to build one with Side Curtain Airbags. We waited 2 months and the order kept getting rejected. This is another case of "optional" vs "available" as mentioned in a previous post.
We didn't have any problems with the Altima S however. I had read that they make something like 40% with the Side Airbag Pkg.
Can others confirm that the Side airbags and front and rear head curtain airbags are always combined. They are described separately as features at the Nissan website but everywhere I have seen them referenced, the 'side' and 'curtain' bags are always referenced together. There's no such option as just 'side airbags' without the 'front and rear head curtain airbags', is there? I don't think the salesman understood this. He said that the Altimas had side airbags but not side curtain airbags which were only available in the SE.
Also, has there been a followup side crash test with the Altima since the 2004's were tested without side airbags? I am assuming that they would be better now with side airbags but I can't find any followup test. The side crash results were Poor without side airbags on the 2004's.
the altima 3.5SL is one of these. the curtains are standard, but you must still add the side bags.
the quest is the same way.
the 2.5 S and SL do not. they are together with the side bags.
(Base model MSRP : 26,950 Invoice : $24925)
- Protection package $59
- TCS/Side Airbags package $694
- Side sill & rear splash guard $247
- Carpeted floor/trunk mat set $112
So total invoice is $25,597(including desti charge).
I'm now in Seattle, WA.
What is good price range?
And I'm also considering 2005 Toyota Solara SLE V6 with some option mainly installed instead of Altima. I got a offer $25,933 from a dealer. Solara's option is below.
(base model MSRP : $26,095 Invoice : 22,702)
- Curtain side Airbags $344
- Rear Spoiler $160
- Vehicle Stability control $559
- Glass breakage sensor $109
- Carpet/Cargo mat set $112
So total invoice(including desti charge and TDA $545, Dealer Holdback $521, WHSL financial Reserve $260 and gas)is $25,833. But is it necessary for me to pay for TDA, Dealer Holdback etc? I really want to know above offer is very good?
Friends, Would you help me?
Eric
Thanks.
Even if they aren't Nismo are there any pedals made for the 2005?
Is it hard to find the 2.5S with ABS and Side Airbags?
Can one order a 2.5S with ABS and Bags?
As far as ABS, yes it is HARD to find a 2.5S with ABS.
And yes, you can order an Altima to get ABS.
I HIGHLY recommend ordering one with ABS.
I'm getting about 11.3 L/100km in the city according to the computer.
However, I did notice after about two months that ABS models were easier to find, but most of them didn't have the options I wanted.
Most of the ABS models had NO options...but it is probably different now.
Here is a video of an RX8 all out at the Laguna Seca track. I'd love to see a side by side with Altima(and 350Z, Honda S2000) Pretty cool video, wish I could drive like that guy.
http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/displayPage.action?pageParameter=- bod§ionParameter=rx8_activity&bhcp=1
Average mpg was anywhere from 24-28mpg between city and highway. Definitely good for such a roomy car.
Anyone else have this problem, and if so, what was the resolution? TIA.
The Sandman :-)
Anyone have an experience with this? Thanks in advance.
It's probably installed with heavy-duty adhesive tape, getting it off can be messy (sticky gooey stuff on the paint), but they can remove it with chemicals. It should be fine.
First off, Congrats on the Altima....I love mine...wish it was Sonoma Sunset though.
But anyway, as far as removing the visor, I have actually taken mine off before and when I did, it left a ring where the visor onces was. Its pretty noticeable to...but also, I didn't really take mine off until about six months after i had mine...so you may not have that problem.
My visor is held together by clamps and two screws that are apart of the wind visor itself...I didn't see any tape with mine.
The sunroof visor is somewhat redundant becuase the sunroof has its own visor that protracts whenever the roof is open.
I do however, like the look of the visor over my sunroof. I removed it to clean it.
But to answer your question, you may have a ring around the visor once you take it off, take it off and see, if it does then decied.
It is EASY to put back on though.
Again, congrats on your new Altima...the new one will be about this time next year from what I hear.
The dealer installed ones are typically tape but the one our prospective car has is the bolted type that is factory installed.
Just this afternoon I went to a different dealer and saw the two brackets that bolt to the wind deflector. I was able to lift the deflector slightly off the roof so there is no glue, just a big rubber gasket. I'm having the dealer remove it before we purchase so I can inspect the roof and see how it looks and if it is damaged.
maxamillion, where do the brackets go after slipping between the sunroof and roof? I assume somewhere between the exterior and interior roof (ie you can't see them from inside and they don't effect the upholstery).
Thanks! This will be our first new car purchase for my wife and I. Unfortunately this purchase is due to the final burial of my 1991 Nissan Pathfinder with 205,000 miles - but we're excited just the same.
It' like a clamp almost...the bottom part goes under front of the sunroof and the top part sticks out and screws with the wind deflector. Those clamps are set at the sides of the roof and deflector and can't come out because of the sunroof's own wind visor...once they pull it off, you'll be able to see what I mean...
Its amazing...because if you push down the sunroof's own visor hard enough, you can actually pull off the wind deflector with the screws still in it.
But yea, if its a fresh Altima, you probably will not have the ring around yours...but if you wait..it will be there.
It kind of made me mad because I really didn't expect the visor to mess up the paint...and ALSO...have those dealers through in some touch up paint because the Altima has some TERRIBLE paint quality.
Which color did you get anyway? I've got smoke (that color is a BIG seller for 05), but it shows scratches easily and I ALREADY need touch up paint.
But when it's clean...its darn sexy!
I can't wait to see the 07 Altima!!!!!!!!!!!
The other car I am cross shopping is a 6-speed accord coupe with navigation. It is priced about the same are all the options mats, spah guards, fender and body sige molding and cargo carries.
Which is more relaible?
Which has better milage?
I test drove both and both are responsive. It seemed you could overpower the SE-R on take-off and second gear.
I wasn't impressed at all with the SE-R Bose radio.
Did like the sporty sound of engine and taut ride.
Which one should I buy?
Thanks,
MidCow
The Accord has the better interior, the higher resale value, and is probably going to be slightly more reliable and have fewer rattles and creaks...
Gas mileage I am not sure about, it should be about the same I would think...
But if it were me, I'd go with that Accord coupe because they are SWEET!!!, plus you get the added benefit of Navi in the Accord, which is ALSO superior to the Nissan unit.
I just hope you aren't planning on paying MSRP for these cars..cause you siting MSRP prices...you should be able to do WAY better than that...
The 5-speed automatic was not available in '03.
- Ray
Drove an '03 automatic 3.5 - and an '05 . .
If your friend is good at haggling and doesn't mind driving to a large city, I'd be willing to bet you could get a new one for about $21K.
$17K seems too high for a basic 03 SE model.