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"Under_Score" (tomtheatum) 09/28/2019 at 17:33 • Filed to: Nissan

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Cassie was frightened but delighted   to see a gray, South Korean friend. My dad got the gray one for a work trip VERY far away, and he loved it. Neither my mom or I am authorized to drive the rental (we’re a family of rules)   and my dad isn’t feeling well, so the gray guy will sit until tomorrow.

The gray Rogue isn’t bad, but the Sun and Sound Touring Package makes the Rogue a very good, competitive car.   My sister loves Cassie so far. Contrary to what people on here say, the Rogue is a decent machine.

Wacko > Under_Score 09/28/2019 at 17:53

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People here shit on Nissan mostly because of CVTs.

One of my in-laws said he traded their Sentra for a new civic, cause “it doesn’t have a CVT like the Sentra”. You should saw his face when I told him his civic is a CVT.

DipodomysDeserti > Wacko 09/28/2019 at 17:55

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That tells you how shit Nissan’s CVT is.

Under_Score > Wacko 09/28/2019 at 18:08

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WOW. A guy at Honda wasn’t doing his job.

Then, you have my family. As you probably know, Cassie is my sister’s second Rogue, and everyone knew and loved the old Rogue. So, a CVT was a strong desire for my mom and my sister. My mom got her CVT back with her CR-V, but she missed it in her (now my) RAV4.

Under_Score > DipodomysDeserti 09/28/2019 at 18:09

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My sister likes it. I can’t really tell the difference, but I just have an old fashioned four-speed auto.

Wacko > DipodomysDeserti 09/28/2019 at 18:15

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I prefer  my Pathfinder’s CVT than my Forester’s CVT.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Under_Score 09/28/2019 at 18:25

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Wait...am I missing something...’So uth Korean’...? I see three Japanese cars in those pictures?

Under_Score > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 09/28/2019 at 18:37

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It gets weird. My RAV4 was built in Canada, my sister’s Rogue was built in Japan (a lot of them aren’t), and the rental Rogue was built in South Korea. My mom’s CR-V was built in the United States.

Oh, and the CR-V was also built in Mexico and Canada. Globalization, man.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Under_Score 09/28/2019 at 22:13

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I mean, I’ve heard of things being built in Mexico or Canada, but never a Japanese car being built in South Korea...I mean, you never hear of a Kia or Hyundai built in Japan 0_o

ranwhenparked > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 09/28/2019 at 22:28

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Renault Samsung Motors had been building some Rogues for Nissan due to capacity restrictions in Nissan’s own plants, but I think they may have stopped recently.

Under_Score > ranwhenparked 09/28/2019 at 23:37

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That’s exactly what it said on the build sticker. Thank you for clarifying! These are probably more volume than Nissan expected, especially because all of the Korean Rogues are lower trims. Also, this Rogue is a baby (July 2019 build, purchased by Enterprise two weeks ago), so the Korean thing is still going.

Based on previous searches, they’ve been doing this since at least the 2018 model year, if not earlier.

Update: Found an article saying it was ending, like now.   A neat piece of history.

Longtime Lurker > ranwhenparked 09/29/2019 at 02:21

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TIL

AdverseMartyr > Under_Score 09/29/2019 at 08:03

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It’s a victim of the spat  between Japan and South Korea. Japan became quite not friendly to Korea in August. And maybe there were signs of it in July as well. 

Under_Score > AdverseMartyr 09/29/2019 at 09:34

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The announcement the build deal was ending was from last fall.

AdverseMartyr > Under_Score 09/30/2019 at 03:25

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That’s some Nostradamus level prescience then. ;)

( I guess I should have said it sounds like it is a victim of it. I just assumed it must be that since the timing correlates.)