It's that time again.  I'm having to drag myself to the
dealerships to see what used cars they have with some leg
room.  So far I've looked at a Nissan Altima (it seems I do
not fit in the affordable Versa or Sentra).  Depending on
what time the Honda dealership closes, I might try an Accord
too.

9 responses total.

    I went with a 2015 Nissan Altima. Although I have always
owned cars with a manual transmission, this one has a CVT.
It should be mechanically much more simple than a
conventional automatic transmission and it means my wife can
drive the car too.

    The Ballmobile crapped out yesterday. Check engine light
came on and it stalled.  I was able to get it started and
limp home across town.  My preferred Nissan dealer is thirty
miles away (I don't trust the local one), so I may have to
pay for a tow on Monday and then pay for a repair (depending
on warranty).

resp:2 Hope the repair doesn't set you back too far.

Sometimes that check engine light is easy, sometimes
not.  Good luck!

    Thanks!  They replaced the CVT control valve assembly
and a valve timing solenoid.  Thankfully it was covered by
warranty so only cost me $100 out of pocket.  I got lucky
this time.

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Re 5:  that's good news.  Control valves and solenoids sound like things
that can go bad over time.  Be glad it wasn't a computer module or
something like that.

Time for some new brakes...

    Got new rear brakes (pads and rotors) for <$300 fitted.
Front will need doing soon too.

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