CVT I have no experience with (mine have been manuals) but I do know that they require a specific fluid that is different from standard ATF, so be sure the shop knows what they are doing.
Allan Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: > She noticed a shudder in the engine/tranny when slowing down and coming > to a stop. I looked up this issue on the googs, it seems to be > something common with the CVT trannies, some think it was a damaged > transmission. Nissan seems to say it is "normal" whatever that means, > and did some reprogramming of the idle speed or something in some > cases. I kinda think it might be some aspect of the torque converter > locking or unlocking, if indeed it has that arrangement, or something as > to how the CVT responds to low speed or stopped. I don't think it is a > big concern, at least I hope not, but she was going to take it to a shop > for a general inspection and oil change as it is now due, might be time > to change tranny fluid too. I told her I/we could change belts and > hoses soon to give her some peace of mind, not a huge effort and cheap > insurance. > > Was in Jacksonville FL so southern car, body nice and clean. > Surprisingly good shape for 11yo. Sounds fairly solid, more so than the > smaller cars. > > --R > > On 7/1/19 11:02 AM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: >> In my experience (2000-era cars), Nissans are reliable and mostly >> trouble-free, if a bit "tinny" in construction. Watch out for rust if >> you are in an area where salt is used. Keep an eye on oil levels, they >> don't have a lot of excess in the sump. My Frontier V6 takes less than 4 >> quarts for a change w/filter. >> >> Allan >> >> >> Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: >> >>> I had taken her around to look at these little s*boxes, Versas and Foci >>> and whatnot. We were at this lot looking at a Versa, and the guy also >>> had a Subaru Forester for not a lot more money, it was really nice. She >>> drove it and of course compared to the little s*boxes she fell in love >>> with it. It was a bit higher than what she wanted to spend so we left >>> it as we would come back. Yesterday morning we went to look at another >>> Forester or two at this guy's lot who sells only Subarus. He had a >>> couple but they were in same price range as the one we had looked at >>> Friday but not as nice and he wouldn't haggle as he was moving those >>> things right out. >>> >>> She called the other guy, we were going back to get the one we saw on >>> Friday, but someone had just come to buy it. Bah. So she starts >>> looking on her phone, finds one in Savannah in the same price range, >>> looks OK in the pics. So we head to Savannah, about 2hr away. (Benz >>> content: I drove the $500E300, it never missed a beat, but the AC is >>> still wonky and sometimes works great then decides not to. I think >>> there might be some sensor on the compressor speed or something as a >>> change in speed or rpm seems to kick the cooling off, will have to look >>> into that again) >>> >>> We get to the lot, the guy was gonna meet us but his wife had some >>> crisis so he took off. Vehicle was not as nice and similar price, and >>> this kinda orange color which she didn't like. So she looks again and >>> finds another one listed about a mile away at another little lot. So we >>> go there, the car was a lot cheaper but had lots more miles, was OK >>> though but the miles put her off. We looked around, they had this >>> Nissan Rogue in decent condition, 150k miles, $5200 which was less than >>> the Subie. So we drove that, it was pretty nice, she decided she liked >>> it, so we bought it. I got the guy to knock off $200, we were out of >>> there. So she got a vehicle, she likes it, seems decent, will need >>> tires which she is getting this week. But saved her about $2k over the >>> other ones we were looking at so that made her feel pretty good. Some >>> money for tires and whatever other things it might need in the near >>> term, and if anything goes bad. >>> >>> I knew nothing about these vehicles, but seems OK, AWD, is the higher >>> end model with some extra options, was very clean, carfax showed it had >>> been dealer maintained most always. This guy bought his cars from >>> dealers as trade-ins, never at auction, this one came from where it had >>> been serviced, the owner had traded it in on a new one. So that is a >>> bit comforting, but who knows... >>> >>> Score one for FT! Rewards likely coming my way nudgenudgewinkwink... >>> >>> -- >>> --FT >>> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
