Rental Review: That's a bigly Nissan

"ImmoralMinority" (araimondo) 12/07/2017 at 18:46 • Filed to: None

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Classic rental, meh trim level, mouse fur seats, and one big ass SUV after daily driving the Sunchaser for a week. But I will say the V8 gives it some nice get up and go.

They wanted me in an Altima, but I paid $15 per day to avoid that. Good Oppo move?

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > ImmoralMinority 12/07/2017 at 18:55

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Driving a Japanese made armada on the day of Pearl Harbor? How could you.

CompactLuxuryFan > ImmoralMinority 12/07/2017 at 19:00

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For some reason the Patrol seems so much better than this. Not to mention the QX80. Still better than an Altima!

PlasteredClover > ImmoralMinority 12/07/2017 at 19:03

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Hard to go wrong with a V8

Saracen > ImmoralMinority 12/07/2017 at 19:04

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I had its Infiniti-branded cousin as a rental last year (we got a free upgraded to a fullsize). Ugly as sin, but it the space was useful, it was really nice to drive on the highway and it was suuuuper comfy.

Steve in Manhattan > ImmoralMinority 12/07/2017 at 19:20

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It is ridiculously huge. It is hideous. I’d take a Highlander, or an MDX, but you may not have had many choices.

EDIT: and why is it named after a Spanish naval mission that FAILED?

Wacko > ImmoralMinority 12/07/2017 at 19:24

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I have that same ugly fake wood in my pathfinder SL, just a lot less of it

My interior is black

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > ImmoralMinority 12/07/2017 at 19:42

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The reason it’s called an Armada is because it’s the size of a small fleet of ships. The mouse fur velour is terrible. It’s like a magnet for dust and hair. We put leather in 1-2 of these a month for the Infiniti dealer on Lake Norman. One of the GMs buys them at every Enterprise sale he finds one.

This was the first current generation Armada I drove I felt like I was captain of a ship

With that said, they’re very nice to drive for an SUV the size of a small house.

TFSIVTEC drivesavolvo > ImmoralMinority 12/07/2017 at 22:44

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I approve! The sheen of the wood reminds me of Buick, I would prefer more of a matte finish. This past thanksgiving I flew into SLC with part my family. We had to drive 4 hours to our final destination in Idaho. My dad paid a $20 upgrade and got this: