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2.5 out of 5 stars

goodlooking -bad driving

santo, 10/14/2009
2009 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 2dr Coupe (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

I bought this car because of it's looks. But was disappointed by the performance. The brakes are super sensitive and it jerks when braking and my back hurts every time. Poor visibility for a short person. Very bad on ice and slick roads. In real life look can be deceiving.

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3 out of 5 stars

Trooper but has had its problems

Rosey, 08/30/2019
2009 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 2dr Coupe (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

I bought the '09 altima coupe brand new in 2008 and at 80k miles I had to replace the transmission after it went into safety mode on a road trip that ended up being very dangerous. Luckily, because of the CVT transmission all coupe's have 120k mile warranty solely on the transmission. I lucked out there. However I have put thousands of dollars in maintenance alone with this car but my car is still driving at 142k miles and is two months shy of being 11 years old.

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4 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
Interior
4 out of 5 stars
Comfort
4 out of 5 stars
Reliability
3 out of 5 stars
Value
3 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

So Far So Great...

Nando9, 02/16/2009
2009 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

I bought this car two days ago. I am a believer in waiting to give a review until a full month or two has passed, as you can't understand a car fully in a couple of days. I will update my review to include whatever needs to be updated at that time. So far I love the car. It looks great both interior and exterior and more importantly, it runs GREAT! The CVT is weird at first but is actually pretty neat. It is one factor that gives this car great mpg. The push to start is another neat perk. The car rides smooth, runs very quiet, and has a good load of features fro the price. The dealer tried the usual tricks to rip me off, but I was able to hold off and get what I feel is a v good deal

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3.63 out of 5 stars

Sorry in Reisterstown

Sorry in Reisterstow, 11/03/2009
2009 Nissan Altima 3.5 SE 2dr Coupe (3.5L 6cyl CVT)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

Great looking, handling, performance,but reliability and quality of build questionable. Purchased July 2009. As of October 23, 2009 had to return for leaking water into interior from moonroof and again for battery failure. What's next? Plan to trade-in for a Honda and take a lost. At least I won't need to worry about traveling any distance because of the possible next break down. Although the dealer repaired the cause of the leak, it refused to replace the wet padding unless an odor developed and only charged the completely dead battery.

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3.5 out of 5 stars

Not my Car/Hubby's

Carola, 12/19/2009
2009 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 2dr Coupe (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

Traded in a '99 Avalon Toyota. Car is low to ground like Avalon '99. Engine noise is too loud, sluggish take off. Just not a car for me. I never drive his car, no desire to. Exterior is pretty, but I'd rather have a Camry. It is higher of ground and seats need to be automatic. I haven't found a comfortable position in front seat yet, driver or passenger. I refuse to take a trip in car.

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