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Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:37 am

My new Rogue! Picked it up tonight! Its so quiet when driving. Acceleration is awesome - no hesitation. I love it! It just barely fits in the garage. EDIT: New pics!Exterior shotsCargo Area - notice the organizer - it just pops up from under the floor with one button press.Interior

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:38 am

Oh, more pics will come this weekend. Its just that its dark out. I haven't seen it in daylight yet.

Mavrik · Post by **Mavrik** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:41 am

Oh looks fancy.Must see more pics!

keithvibe · Post by **keithvibe** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:43 am

very nice... what did you get for free??? HAHAH

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:52 am

Nothing for free. Here's some pics with the camera phone while stopped at an intersection - sorry they're crappy.

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:53 am

Oh and I now love heated seats (it was -12 out!) and steering wheel mounted radio controls!

Mavrik · Post by **Mavrik** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:06 am

so... have you gone 240 KM per hour yet?

WaveAction · Post by **WaveAction** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:09 am

looks very nice, cept you got it dirty already..tsk tsk..but i guess thats what u get for living in canada

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:11 am

Quote, originally posted by WaveAction Â»looks very nice, cept you got it dirty already..tsk tsk..but i guess thats what u get for living in canadaWell considering I drove it home as it was snowing, its pretty darn clean.Quote, originally posted by Mavrik Â»so... have you gone 240 KM per hour yet?Ha! Not likely I'll ever go that speed - just what I want, to have it impounded the first night I get it for doing more than 50 over.

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:26 am

Honest to God I did have a tear in my eye as they took the plates off Sputnik. He looked so lonely...

WaveAction · Post by **WaveAction** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:54 am

i felt the same(cept the tear in my eye) when my buddy bought my sunfire off me, but then i looked at the vibe and knew it was ment to be..much happier in the vibe then i ever was in the sunfire

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:53 am

oooh! that is PRETTY! I love that red color! nice nice choice!

lovemyraffe · Post by **lovemyraffe** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 11:11 am

I still think you are going to miss the Vibe. But kudos on the new ride, looks good.

ArcsVibe · Post by **ArcsVibe** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 12:29 pm

She looks great!! Congrats again on the new ride. I wish you many years of enjoyment

jwalcik · Post by **jwalcik** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:29 pm

Looks great!What all information is in that orange dot between the gauges? I looked on Nissan's site and couldn't find a clear shot. It looks like fuel, engine temp, odometer, and likely the trip odometer as well, but it looks like there's more to it than that.

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 6:16 pm

Quote, originally posted by jwalcik Â»Looks great!What all information is in that orange dot between the gauges? I looked on Nissan's site and couldn't find a clear shot. It looks like fuel, engine temp, odometer, and likely the trip odometer as well, but it looks like there's more to it than that. I haven't disovered all there is to the orange ball in the centre. I know there's an outdoor temp guage, trip computer there on the package i got which tells you DTE (Distance til empty), mileage etc. I'll play with it this weekend and get some pics. I've also got those paddle shifters on the steering wheel, but I have no clue as to how to use them.

kunkstyle · Post by **kunkstyle** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:26 pm

One shifts up, one shifts down Nice ride!

Kamikaze · Post by **Kamikaze** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:34 pm

Quote, originally posted by kunkstyle Â»One shifts up, one shifts down ha ha ha....

mspalmer · Post by **mspalmer** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 11:24 pm

I really love the new Rogue. The Detroit News gave it a decent review but did not rave about it. They really like the CVT except at higher speeds. Did you get the AWD or just the FWD? I would seriously consider this car if I was in the market for a new ride and the Vibe wasn't almost paid off and if it was an American-made (or at least American branded) car. Although I'm not a die-hard American-made guy I still like to support the American companies. I work in Detroit and live in the suburbs. My FIL retired UAW from Ford.Very nice car, though.Mike

Mavrik · Post by **Mavrik** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 2:06 am

Quote, originally posted by WaveAction Â»i felt the same(cept the tear in my eye) when my buddy bought my sunfire off me, but then i looked at the vibe and knew it was ment to be..much happier in the vibe then i ever was in the sunfireI felt the same way... was not sad when I sold my Sunfire when I bought my Vibe but I almost cried when I saw how the new owner took "great" care with my sunfire and had it all tore up a couple months later.

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 8:18 am

So I've put about 75km on it so far, to and from work. I really like it. The hubby took it out tonight and I think I converted him to a seat warmer kind of guy. The rear cargo cover design is really good - works like a window blind. You pull it out and hook it on these hooks and it stays like that. Or you release it from the hooks and it rolls up like a blind. The orange ball in the centre of the cluster is the "Vehicle Information Display" It shows my avg speed, fuel consumption (litres/100km or mpg), distance til empty, clock (there's also one on the radio), trip A, trip B, Odo, fuel, temp, can't remember what else.The centre arm rest is massive in the amount of storage there is. It has pen holders, card holders, a removable bin. The glovebox is also massive - I don't think I've ever seen one that big. Apparently you can fit a laptop in there (maybe the hubby's Mac, but not my Toshiba I don't think). The cargo area also has this one touch organizer/netting thing that pops up from the floor. That one needs pictures to be understood I think.Acceleration is beautiful... no hesitation, just gone! So very easy to speed. My tires are... Continentals! Agh!!

keithvibe · Post by **keithvibe** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 8:40 am

take some photos we can see... cell camera though nice.... are very bad at taking good photos.Glad your loving your new whip...

ajflan · Post by **ajflan** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 8:41 am

Congrats on the new ride!

ColonelPanic · Post by **ColonelPanic** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 8:45 am

Congrats, looks good! Pretty color. Looking forward to seeing more pics. Sounds like a nice car, has all kinds of bells and whistles on it eh? Very nice.

kevera · Post by **kevera** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 8:46 am

Nice colour Enjoy the new ride,do you have a new name for her.

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 8:54 am

Quote, originally posted by ColonelPanic Â»Congrats, looks good! Pretty color. Looking forward to seeing more pics. Sounds like a nice car, has all kinds of bells and whistles on it eh? Very nice.Yeah its got a lot of features and is only $3K more than what we paid for the Vibe. Its also got Tire Pressure Monitoring too (that was the other thing I was forgetting) and a sunroof!Quote, originally posted by kevera Â»Nice colour Enjoy the new ride,do you have a new name for her.For now, Sputnik2. Quote, originally posted by keithvibe Â»take some photos we can see... cell camera though nice.... are very bad at taking good photos.Glad your loving your new whip... Yup taking pics tomorrow most likely and they are likely to be posted soon after that. I drove it over to my friends house (about 5 houses away!) and they took a look at it today. Its just an excuse to drive. I want to go for a drive right now, but I'm drinking wine, and the owner's manual says I shouldn't drink and then drive.

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 4:39 am

As requested - pics! Posted in the first post of the thread.

keithvibe · Post by **keithvibe** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 4:54 am

looks very nice... one thing though... I know your trying to support the war on terror and all but those magnetic ribbons that you have on the back of the rogue, will freeze to your paint, scratch your paint when the road salt gets behind it and last but not least if left on there long enough the magnet portion will peel the paint right off... I have seen it in person.

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 4:56 am

Quote, originally posted by keithvibe Â»looks very nice... one thing though... I know your trying to support the war on terror and all but those magnetic ribbons that you have on the back of the rogue, will freeze to your paint, scratch your paint when the road salt gets behind it and last but not least if left on there long enough the magnet portion will peel the paint right off... I have seen it in person.Not to get into a political debate, but its not the war on terror I support. Its the troops I support, there is a difference. Yeah I might take it off soon. It doesn't stick very well anyway in -20 degree weather. Damn cold.

keithvibe · Post by **keithvibe** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 5:00 am

Quote, originally posted by Sputnik Â»Not to get into a political debate, but its not the war on terror I support. Its the troops I support, there is a difference. Whatever the reason... they have one from breastcancer to people that are autisitic, I just know they will ruin your paint.You can do what I did... get a piece of metal that the magnet will stick to and sick it to that then place that on the inside of one of your windows. You get the best of both worlds. You won't need to worry about anyone stealing it and you can do your part with the support.

Stang2Vibe · Post by **Stang2Vibe** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 7:11 pm

Looks very nice! Best wishes with it.How does it compare in size (interior and exterior) to the Vibe?And are they only available with the CVT? I don't think a CVT would stand up to my driving for very long, most traditional automatics crap out on me so I'm pretty sure I'd fry a CVT pretty quick too.

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 10:31 pm

Quote, originally posted by Stang2Vibe Â»Looks very nice! Best wishes with it.How does it compare in size (interior and exterior) to the Vibe?And are they only available with the CVT? I don't think a CVT would stand up to my driving for very long, most traditional automatics crap out on me so I'm pretty sure I'd fry a CVT pretty quick too.Interior is roomier. I got groceries yesterday and in the Vibe itwould have fully covered the back cargo floor, but in the Rogue, it was barely half covered. Exterior - it does feel bigger driving it, but not like I'm driving a tank or anything. Its quite a nice ride. I really love how quiet is - no road noise at all. In the Vibe I had to crank the stereo in order to hear it over the highway road noise. In the Rogue I can hear the radio no problem.Only available in the CVT - same engine for all 4 models. Not that I'm familiar with Nissan but apparently they use the CVT in a lot of their vehicles.

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 8:20 am

Quote, originally posted by Sputnik Â»Not to get into a political debate, but its not the war on terror I support. Its the troops I support, there is a difference. Yeah I might take it off soon. It doesn't stick very well anyway in -20 degree weather. Damn cold. good for you. support your troops and their families. They need it!also, I know at my other store, we sell the ribbons in vinyl form. you can always find out from Ryan @ grafxwerks if he can make some up and than stick to your side window.

ramenboy... · Post by **ramenboy...** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 10:41 am

wow. nice!sweet dash too.congrats on the purchase

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 7:37 am

We've put over 1200 km on the Rogue with the holiday driving we've done and I have to say I like it more and more. The mileage has gone from 12.1L/100km down to 9.8L/100km which is good. I'm hoping that will improve. Only one small complaint - its not quite as easy to whip in and out of parking spots as our Vibe was... but its not bad at it. Really loving it though.

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 9:33 am

Happy Birthday to Sputnik2! The Rogue is 1 year old today. Still loving it. I burn my (removed) on the heated seats though even on the low setting at times, but I can live with a toasty (removed).

keithvibe · Post by **keithvibe** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 9:36 am

whats been your average gas millage ?Happy Birthday

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 8:58 pm

In the city its been 9.1L/100km. Don't do a lot of highway driving, but when we do that number drops, but then it goes back up once I start driving back and forth to work again.

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 9:02 pm

I usually put 50L (avg) of gas in every 10 days and its been low lately - around $35 to fill it. In the summer it was as high as $62 to fill it.

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