Tell me why not to buy a 2025 Nissan Altima

[fdcg27]

Life changes and I find myself in a position where I need to sell my HAH to my older son. I guess I don't really need to, but he is two years into a mortgage on his house, has just given us our second grandson (February) and is working full time at decent wages and also going to nursing school, which he will complete in October.
The 2012 Accord I passed on to him has died a sad death.
He needs a ride, so being a kind and helpful father (sucker?) my thinking is to sell him the HAH at a friendly price and buy a new car for myself.
I don't really need a hybrid these days, having given up a fifty mile round trip commute since I retired.
An Altima SV is compellingly cheap, like five or six grand less than a new Camry or HAH. It does look pretty nice inside and out and should deliver good, if not hybrid fuel economy.
What do all of you think?

 

[JeffKeryk]

I would consider an Accord Sport. At least email your local Honda dealerships Internet sales and let them fight it out. Ya never know...
Another nice car is the Mazda. Lotta car for the $$.

Good luck and good on you for helping your son. That's huge.

 

[cptbarkey]

A friend bought a low mileage one recently, I warned him to service the CVT religiously, otherwise he should be fine like the zillion that are on the road today.

 

[Nessism1]

What is an HAH? Should I know?

 

[super20dan]

are you nuts? there is ample posts on here about how bad these cars are

 

[RooflessVW]

What is an HAH? Should I know?

Honda Accord Hybrid

 

[I<3oil]

It’s a Nissan and it’s a Nissan Altima. There ya go.

 

[oldcodger]

Nissan--Bankrupt

 

[Cujet]

I like 'em. The models with fully adjustable seats are amazingly comfortable and they get fantastic MPG on highway trips. As you might expect due to the price, they are often purchased by folks who don't or can't afford to maintain cars well. Which leads to some percentage of decreased reliability ratings. The CVT is the most likely issue, and even that can be very reliable with regular service and avoiding aggressive driving. In fact there are many examples with more than 200K miles and a few with more than 300K miles.

Some people here consider them to be "penalty box" cars. I'd say they are well into the average category.

 

[duck__dodgers]

no one can give anything other than a vague or knee-jerk opinion w/o: how long you intend to own the car; likes/dislikes/needs; etc.

At the *right* price and ownership length, an Altima is reasonable. the devil is in the details---as with most things in life

 

[Zee09]

Honda Accord Hybrid

Only an idiot would buy a HAH

 

[JimPghPA]

I would stay away from the complicated variable compression engine and go with the simple reliable na engine.

 

[I<3oil]

Only an idiot would buy a HAH

Why?

 

[duck__dodgers]

I would stay away from the complicated variable compression engine and go with the simple reliable na engine.

that is the correct answer. IIRC, the Altima is 2.5 NA w/CVT. on a related note...

 

[Zee09]

L

Why?

Post in thread 'Lets talk about new vehicles' https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/lets-talk-about-new-vehicles.338563/post-7272563

 

[I<3oil]

Post in thread 'Lets talk about new vehicles' https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/lets-talk-about-new-vehicles.338563/post-7272563

I see

 

[Starving Electrician]

Jatco thats why. Get an Accord, Camry, or Mazda 6. All mid-sized sedans all better than the Nissan.

 

[Starving Electrician]

To add to my previous post there is a reason the Accord is a fixture on car and driver's 10 best list. Its consistently a fantastic car.

 

[fdcg27]

To add to my previous post there is a reason the Accord is a fixture on car and driver's 10 best list. Its consistently a fantastic car.

We've owned six of them, so you're kinda preachin' to the choir.

 

[Zee09]

I'm with @Cujet
I'll try anything once
Most of the people I know take little care of any vehicle they own but cry the loudest.