Yeah, I was working for Nissan at the corporate level when they introduced the CVT. I knew they made a huge mistake when all the tech transmission work was taken away. The only way to fix a transmission was a complete replacement. I bought quite a few transmissions for customers back then because they were so terrible.
Unfortunately, due to increased fuel economy regulations vehicles equipped with a CVT are not going anywhere. CVT's are just inherently weak. My friend owns a transmission shop and has never seen a CVT go over 200K miles. They both need to source AISIN Transmissions for conventional transmissions and all their CVT's.
I can't believe what has happened to Nissan. I own a 12' Altima. Now in my 14th year driving the car. Never a problem with the CVT transmission. I have NEVER had a check engine light appear. Pretty much a bulletproof car. My secret probably is changing the CVT transmission fluid every 2 years in my car.
Software issues? My 1999 Mirage has no cruise control, no lane assist, no power windows, no power seats, has a manual gearbox, no air conditioning, no heating, no upholstery, no carpeting, no back seats, and it uses a real key. And I couldn't be happier. Quarter million miles, still driving daily, $0 payments for years, works for me.
Jack Jones Buick In Bethlehem used to have a sales and service on first floor and a wooden ramp that went out the into the alley from 2nd floor and all the new cars were upstairs in the inside showroom. Ramp got rebuilt every 10 years or so, only a sales person could drive a car in or out and the day they closed there was a 1970 LeSabre Convertible that did not fit down the current ramp!!! Building was leveled and corner is now a doctor's office.
Many famous and semi -famous people have said "give the people what they want." Apparently they didn't know people don't want an EV, at least most of them.
Yeah like the guy above me said since the cars already are at invoice or below their invoice then the only way they can make money is in finance. Which is probably why theyre turning down your cash offer. Look into if you finance it will you save more. You can pay it off early anyways most banks dont have a fee or penalty for it.
A coworker had a rogue. That thing was a hunk of junk. It was almost always in the shop. Bought new had it for 6 months drove it for two, turned it in for a refund and got a Toyota.
Rogues awesome vehicle…have had 3 over last 6 yrs. Great bells whistles all wheel drive much much cheaper than other compact suv s with less options… come on guys they have built a ton of them, so there is finally room for people to negotiate a very fair price. I think it’s a great thing. They have a 400 day supply finally buyers have the upper hand. Wife just got one this new years and now after writing this i might go get one or frontier
The Rogues' 3-cyl, Variable Compression Turbo (VC-Turbo), direct injection engine is unreliable let alone over-engineered junk. Lastly, it's mated to a CVT. I'm not the least bit interested in a "throw away" vehicle even if it's supposedly affordable.
The Rogue is a beautiful, well equipped, and spacey vehicle. The price is decent. But, a 3 cylinder engine?? That's the size of the motorcycle engine. Lol.
I had a 1972 Green Hornet, that also stalled on left hand turns, dealer could not fix, after two years I had enough and got rid of it. It was my first new car.
End cvt and turbo engines for both companies. Nothing wrong with regular automatic and naturally aspirated engines. Afterwards watch their sales go up.
With respect, you may be under selling the impact of the Fed on auto makers. The Federal government under the direction of a certain party was determine to move to EV. They created cafe standards that would FORCE the general public to move towards EV. The Fed admin artificially raised the cost of energy to make EV more attractive to buyers. The economic impact wasn't palatable to the public who weren't asked, just told they were moving. So now auto makers must scramble to the new direction occurring under a different Fed admin. A factor I'm sure the auto makers will remind the present admin of when looking for financial assistance needed when the bottom falls out of the EV market and their left holding the losses.
So. Is this an unintended consequence of the price hikes and market adjustments when inventory was low? Manufacturers locked in lower consumer demand? They thought demand would remain high at a 50% price hikes. With todays prices I don’t think demand will pick up anytime soon.
Wish you guys would cover VW’s demise as well! Seems They are gonna let Chinese Car Makers take over some of the plants in Germany! I just bought an ID4 for $200 per month(s model), low downpayment, couldn’t find a standard model for the $149 offer. Do a video on it! I work for Bosch so our car parts division is also suffering. 2023 models on lots as new.
Sales can’t “always” go up every year. Honda is just fine. They have no need for Nissan, but I think Japan in general has pride and would like to see Nissan survive and I could see the government supporting the merger.
It's not hard to run an automobile manufacturer, if you listen to your customers. Producing vehicles that don't connect with consumers puts you at the disadvantage to manufacturers that are more enlightened.
Nissan dealerships are still not lowering prices to the level that people will buy. The value of a vehicle is what someone is willing to pay for it, not what the “market” says it is. Nissan has no profits due to unpopular overpriced vehicles. Reduce prices 30% off MSRP and I guarantee that you will see units selling off the lots. Profits will be low on the 2024 lot losers, but the flooring banks will then allow them to be replaced by winners.
BEtween sales tax, low trading values and high new car prices, we the public are TAPPED out. I will stick with my current ride until I see nice well equipped SUV for $25K. Enough is Enough
Wait until end of this year... Nissan merges with Honda and they will have a fire sale as all the Nissan dealers go out of business. I'd only buy the Frontier, since it still has a V6 and doesn't have a CVT!
The government dropping fuel economy standards is probably the biggest automotive news of the year. I would have led with that story. Today, new pickups must get 38.2 MPG thanks to regulations, which is why V8s are out of the 2025 picture. By eliminating fuel standards, the industry is free to bring back reliable engines again. You know, the engines we used to enjoy in the '90s, 2000s. The ones that were as reliable as tanks.
It's a shame Nissan doesn't learn the transmissions are the problem behind its failure. Would it really matter who they merge with to save the company if they keep putting that crappy CVT in their cars? It'll just drag the company they merge with down.
Heads winds for EVs seems very short sighted. Watch Out-of-Spec recent videos from China. He had an EV charge from zero to 100 percent in 22 minutes. It is a vehicle battery pack that is being put into production vehicles now. It was not just some random lab test. Why would people want to deal with oil changes, SMOG tests (in states that require them), and having to always drive to a gas station when you can pull into your garage or drive way, plug-in and the vehicle will refill overnight. Most EVs do over 200 miles even in cold weather. Most drivers do less than 50 miles a day in driving. Now we are seeing another leap forward on battery tech bring charging speeds up, charging times down, and more data showing batteries much longer than originally thought. Also, battery costs keep going down. Hybrids will have little value in a few years for most drivers.
Your channel provides some very good information in an entertaining format, but the clickbait title/photos need to go. It reduces your credibility greatly.
With zero competitive EV products, all the Japanese car makers have collapsing worldwide sales. The Nissan Honda merger starts the consolidation to only one Japanese manufacturer after government bailouts. Toyota #1 beats VW #2 as the most indebted company on earth.
I doubt it was its first choice - ultimately the closure of Nissan would be a bonanza I assume for Honda in Japan and Asian markets, so I figure this was 'suggested' at a level above business. There have been so many questions about involvement since the Ghosn affair which some say was politically motivated as Renault was seen as trying to envelope one of the major Japanese companies. If you want a delve into corporate culture in Japan the Olympus affair is a fabulous example.
The engine contaminate you speak of is called F.O.D. which stands for Foreign Object Debris. It can be anything like machine chips, to shop rags, tools or bolts etc left inside during assembly.
I own two Nissans, a highly modified GTR and an almost stock new Z that is gonna get built next. Love both those cars, the problem is that they have nothing else of interest. Their cars are boring as hell and under powered with CVTs nobody wants. The brand went from one of japans premier performance brands to a US ghetto brand. My wife looked at SUVs, the only thing decent is a pathfinder and the reviews are shit. No full sized trucks for me either. How about a small hatchback with decent power and a stick? I feel like that would sell great. Toyota is selling their Corolla GT at 45K
We know Honda is a strong company. Nissan has fallen behind in tech, and quality keeps going down. When people talk about the value of Nissan, it often just sounds like it is based on nostalgic reasons, not true value reasons. They are not innovative anymore. The Leaf was their last innovation from years ago. Honda needs nothing from Nissan. Japan must be promising major bailouts money if Honda takes on Nissan. They would be better off letting Nissan go away.
Nissan would not be in this predicament if the dealership weren't so greedy. Prime example. Where I live, the local Nissan wanted to sell me a 2024 Pathfinder Rock Creek for approximately $58, 400.00! The MSRP was $47,307.00. That's insane! Not too long ago, the MSRP for the Pathfinder Rock Creek was between 46gs and 45gs. Now, I know why they are not selling.
Here in Central New Jersey they are willing to negotiate big time. Wife has great credit. She just got a brand new Nissan loaded rogue (3rd one) New Year’s. I’m looking to get either another rogue or frontier this weekend. Been to three dealerships. One wants to chop the hands off the other finally buyers in my opinion that have great credit have the upper hand.
My prayers and hope go out to all the folks involved with this tragedy.
On topic both Honda and Nissan need to get rid of CVT transmissions.
back to basics. V8's, real gears in your transmission, manual offerings.
Yeah, I was working for Nissan at the corporate level when they introduced the CVT. I knew they made a huge mistake when all the tech transmission work was taken away. The only way to fix a transmission was a complete replacement. I bought quite a few transmissions for customers back then because they were so terrible.
Unfortunately, due to increased fuel economy regulations vehicles equipped with a CVT are not going anywhere. CVT's are just inherently weak. My friend owns a transmission shop and has never seen a CVT go over 200K miles. They both need to source AISIN Transmissions for conventional transmissions and all their CVT's.
@@RichE-p3vexactly!!
@@KathyOdinson I personally stopped looking at nissan 5 years ago when their sales person told me they were 100% CVT's in normal cars
My prayers go out to anyone who buys a “new” armada for $72,090 with 5.8k miles
I can't believe what has happened to Nissan. I own a 12' Altima. Now in my 14th year driving the car. Never a problem with the CVT transmission. I have NEVER had a check engine light appear. Pretty much a bulletproof car. My secret probably is changing the CVT transmission fluid every 2 years in my car.
Software issues? My 1999 Mirage has no cruise control, no lane assist, no power windows, no power seats, has a manual gearbox, no air conditioning, no heating, no upholstery, no carpeting, no back seats, and it uses a real key. And I couldn't be happier. Quarter million miles, still driving daily, $0 payments for years, works for me.
Jack Jones Buick In Bethlehem used to have a sales and service on first floor and a wooden ramp that went out the into the alley from 2nd floor and all the new cars were upstairs in the inside showroom. Ramp got rebuilt every 10 years or so, only a sales person could drive a car in or out and the day they closed there was a 1970 LeSabre Convertible that did not fit down the current ramp!!! Building was leveled and corner is now a doctor's office.
If it has a cvt transmission it's a non smarter for ,me
Same with a turbo engine for me
Many famous and semi -famous people have said "give the people what they want." Apparently they didn't know people don't want an EV, at least most of them.
they dont want my money. I tried 4 different dealerships offered cash on the advert price and got turned down.
Cash is no longer "king" in car sales. Most of those advertised prices are based on the money they'll make on financing if they're real, at all.
There looking to go out of business.
Yeah like the guy above me said since the cars already are at invoice or below their invoice then the only way they can make money is in finance. Which is probably why theyre turning down your cash offer. Look into if you finance it will you save more. You can pay it off early anyways most banks dont have a fee or penalty for it.
A coworker had a rogue. That thing was a hunk of junk. It was almost always in the shop. Bought new had it for 6 months drove it for two, turned it in for a refund and got a Toyota.
Apparently I had the same green AMC Hornet! Mine did the same thing
That nissan dealer is in corpus christi TX 3 hours from Houston maybe I need to drive overthere to get one.
Always learn something from these episodes
Rogues awesome vehicle…have had 3 over last 6 yrs. Great bells whistles all wheel drive much much cheaper than other compact suv s with less options… come on guys they have built a ton of them, so there is finally room for people to negotiate a very fair price. I think it’s a great thing. They have a 400 day supply finally buyers have the upper hand. Wife just got one this new years and now after writing this i might go get one or frontier
The Rogues' 3-cyl, Variable Compression Turbo (VC-Turbo), direct injection engine is unreliable let alone over-engineered junk. Lastly, it's mated to a CVT. I'm not the least bit interested in a "throw away" vehicle even if it's supposedly affordable.
The Rogue is a beautiful, well equipped, and spacey vehicle. The price is decent. But, a 3 cylinder engine?? That's the size of the motorcycle engine. Lol.
I went to buy a Frontier and for fun drove a Rogue with my wife. It was an absolute roller-skate! Absolutely ZERO pick up at the stop lights!
Like always, it was a great presentation.
I had a 1972 Green Hornet, that also stalled on left hand turns, dealer could not fix, after two years I had enough and got rid of it. It was my first new car.
End cvt and turbo engines for both companies. Nothing wrong with regular automatic and naturally aspirated engines. Afterwards watch their sales go up.
Ray and Roseann barr yea that would be fun
Rohrman Schaumburg Honda in Schaumburg, IL has a garage large enough to store their new inventory. 53,000 square feet of indoor shopping.
i think people are avoiding the cvt’s on nissans
@@newkirk7591 Even the new for 2024 CVT is horrible
Dealers are the car company customers. Buyers are the consumers.
I see a lot of Nissans on Georgia roads seems like more than Honda and don’t understand how they are not making money.
With respect, you may be under selling the impact of the Fed on auto makers. The Federal government under the direction of a certain party was determine to move to EV. They created cafe standards that would FORCE the general public to move towards EV. The Fed admin artificially raised the cost of energy to make EV more attractive to buyers. The economic impact wasn't palatable to the public who weren't asked, just told they were moving. So now auto makers must scramble to the new direction occurring under a different Fed admin. A factor I'm sure the auto makers will remind the present admin of when looking for financial assistance needed when the bottom falls out of the EV market and their left holding the losses.
Nissan: hey baby let's hook up
Honda: we're good, that's aight
So. Is this an unintended consequence of the price hikes and market adjustments when inventory was low? Manufacturers locked in lower consumer demand? They thought demand would remain high at a 50% price hikes. With todays prices I don’t think demand will pick up anytime soon.
Closing in on 100k subscribers 🎉
Packard/Studebaker anyone ?
Two great brands and 2 great companies, changing times caught them at a bad time.
Absolutely 😅
Wish you guys would cover VW’s demise as well! Seems They are gonna let Chinese Car Makers take over some of the plants in Germany! I just bought an ID4 for $200 per month(s model), low downpayment, couldn’t find a standard model for the $149 offer. Do a video on it! I work for Bosch so our car parts division is also suffering. 2023 models on lots as new.
Sales can’t “always” go up every year. Honda is just fine. They have no need for Nissan, but I think Japan in general has pride and would like to see Nissan survive and I could see the government supporting the merger.
Bought a 24 Titan. It's a Great truck.
Ray is a vision in green, or is that avacado?
The Nissan dealership where I live has zero 2024 Nissan Rogue and has 12 2025 Nissan Rogues
It's not hard to run an automobile manufacturer, if you listen to your customers. Producing vehicles that don't connect with consumers puts you at the disadvantage to manufacturers that are more enlightened.
It’s CVT transmission is the problem. If they just called ZF there problem would be solved
What does this mean to Infinity brand??
Are they better than their parent company Nissan??
Nissan dealerships are still not lowering prices to the level that people will buy. The value of a vehicle is what someone is willing to pay for it, not what the “market” says it is. Nissan has no profits due to unpopular overpriced vehicles. Reduce prices 30% off MSRP and I guarantee that you will see units selling off the lots. Profits will be low on the 2024 lot losers, but the flooring banks will then allow them to be replaced by winners.
Maybe Nissan should offer a BOGO for 2024 Rogues.
BEtween sales tax, low trading values and high new car prices, we the public are TAPPED out. I will stick with my current ride until I see nice well equipped SUV for $25K. Enough is Enough
You mean people do not buy Ford because of their strong branding and strict guidelines on "Ford Blue"? Shocking!
This isn’t going to be another Sears/Kmart merger I hope
Will Jaguar change their plans in the US with the new CAFE standards??
Wait until end of this year... Nissan merges with Honda and they will have a fire sale as all the Nissan dealers go out of business. I'd only buy the Frontier, since it still has a V6 and doesn't have a CVT!
Nissan also sold over 245,000 Nissan Rogues
I own a 2024 Sentra and believe their cars are just bad from my experience.
You can not survive if you build crap.
Stellantis may go down the tubes due to trying to sell junk to people, and they aren't cheap either.
The government dropping fuel economy standards is probably the biggest automotive news of the year. I would have led with that story. Today, new pickups must get 38.2 MPG thanks to regulations, which is why V8s are out of the 2025 picture. By eliminating fuel standards, the industry is free to bring back reliable engines again. You know, the engines we used to enjoy in the '90s, 2000s. The ones that were as reliable as tanks.
Dropping regulations does not affect
reliability it means oil companies are getting richer.
It's a shame Nissan doesn't learn the transmissions are the problem behind its failure. Would it really matter who they merge with to save the company if they keep putting that crappy CVT in their cars? It'll just drag the company they merge with down.
Heads winds for EVs seems very short sighted. Watch Out-of-Spec recent videos from China. He had an EV charge from zero to 100 percent in 22 minutes. It is a vehicle battery pack that is being put into production vehicles now. It was not just some random lab test.
Why would people want to deal with oil changes, SMOG tests (in states that require them), and having to always drive to a gas station when you can pull into your garage or drive way, plug-in and the vehicle will refill overnight. Most EVs do over 200 miles even in cold weather. Most drivers do less than 50 miles a day in driving.
Now we are seeing another leap forward on battery tech bring charging speeds up, charging times down, and more data showing batteries much longer than originally thought. Also, battery costs keep going down.
Hybrids will have little value in a few years for most drivers.
Not fast enough
Your channel provides some very good information in an entertaining format, but the clickbait title/photos need to go. It reduces your credibility greatly.
This comment should be directed to UA-cam, cuz the algorithm demands these stupid titles....
I agree but try to see past it. They have to get clicks and make great content.
With zero competitive EV products, all the Japanese car makers have collapsing worldwide sales. The Nissan Honda merger starts the consolidation to only one Japanese manufacturer after government bailouts. Toyota #1 beats VW #2 as the most indebted company on earth.
We owned a 2001 Murano. Had no issues with it through 100K miles, when we sold it. I never liked their CVT transmission though.
Electric is ultimately the future, crude oil is not a renewable resource.😊
what does honda see in this boat anchor of a company
I doubt it was its first choice - ultimately the closure of Nissan would be a bonanza I assume for Honda in Japan and Asian markets, so I figure this was 'suggested' at a level above business. There have been so many questions about involvement since the Ghosn affair which some say was politically motivated as Renault was seen as trying to envelope one of the major Japanese companies. If you want a delve into corporate culture in Japan the Olympus affair is a fabulous example.
🚫 CVT ⌛turbo.
The engine contaminate you speak of is called F.O.D. which stands for Foreign Object Debris. It can be anything like machine chips, to shop rags, tools or bolts etc left inside during assembly.
I own two Nissans, a highly modified GTR and an almost stock new Z that is gonna get built next. Love both those cars, the problem is that they have nothing else of interest. Their cars are boring as hell and under powered with CVTs nobody wants. The brand went from one of japans premier performance brands to a US ghetto brand. My wife looked at SUVs, the only thing decent is a pathfinder and the reviews are shit. No full sized trucks for me either. How about a small hatchback with decent power and a stick? I feel like that would sell great. Toyota is selling their Corolla GT at 45K
Nissan used to make great cars true?
You shouldn't make fun of pigs.
Nissan still asking too much for autos. Need to make pricing more reasonable. If they did, they’d sell in higher volumes and make bank 🏦 💰
We know Honda is a strong company. Nissan has fallen behind in tech, and quality keeps going down.
When people talk about the value of Nissan, it often just sounds like it is based on nostalgic reasons, not true value reasons. They are not innovative anymore. The Leaf was their last innovation from years ago.
Honda needs nothing from Nissan. Japan must be promising major bailouts money if Honda takes on Nissan. They would be better off letting Nissan go away.
Nissan would not be in this predicament if the dealership weren't so greedy. Prime example. Where I live, the local Nissan wanted to sell me a 2024 Pathfinder Rock Creek for approximately $58, 400.00! The MSRP was $47,307.00. That's insane! Not too long ago, the MSRP for the Pathfinder Rock Creek was between 46gs and 45gs. Now, I know why they are not selling.
Here in Central New Jersey they are willing to negotiate big time. Wife has great credit. She just got a brand new Nissan loaded rogue (3rd one) New Year’s. I’m looking to get either another rogue or frontier this weekend. Been to three dealerships. One wants to chop the hands off the other finally buyers in my opinion that have great credit have the upper hand.
Definitely go to another dealership dealerships by me are wheeling and deal in big time as long as you have great credit
Id like y’all’s opinion.
Sentra for 19,900
Vs.
Civic for 25,500
Pay more now but less in the future
No one wants a Jatco transmission. Most don't want a CVT or a 3 cylinder engine. It's a madhouse at Nissan.
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