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5 out of 5 stars

Grandma loves her new mid-size sports car

Grandma H, 03/15/2018
2017 Nissan Altima 3.5 SL 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl CVT)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful

I knew nothing about Nissan or Altima. I think I saw something on the internet. The dealership called me. They talked me into coming down to the dealership. My husband and I went down and we ended up buying the car on the spot. I LOVE THIS CAR! We both feel like we are almost in a sports car. It is fun to drive, I feel very safe in it because of all of the safety features. We both have loved this car right from the first time we got into it. We got all of the bells and whistle and we are still learning how to use it. This is a great car for us. (NOTE: we have had nothing but SUV's for years, we moved our of an area that gets a lot of snow to the desert so I don't need an SUV, besides my husband still has one.) Boy am I loving having a fun, good looking, sharp car.)

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2017 ALTIMA 2.5 s

Immi B., 06/05/2017
2017 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 4dr Sedan w/Prod. End 06/17 (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful

I have always loved every model of the Altima. I think that I have had every model from 1995 to the 1999 to the 2017!! Nissan gets better & better. I adore my new Altima, it has everything that I am looking for and more. It handles the road flawlessly and the design is sleek. It catches a lot of eyes and I am happy to show it off!

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First Altim Lasted 17 years...heres to another 17+

bill regan, 01/25/2017
2017 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 4dr Sedan w/Prod. End 06/17 (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
8 of 18 people found this review helpful

Do your research then when you get back to the Altima for all the right reasons, go to Jim M'Lady Dealership in Crystal Lake Il, the Midwests largest volume dealer. Ask for Sales Rep Scott Ryan if you dont use the Internet route to get pricing. Great deal, great guy, no pressure, easy to do business with all from Finance Manager, Sales Manaager, and Customer Care Manager, all easy going, friendly supportive folks. They even introduced me to the Service Manager. If you are a Veteran be sure to sign the Vets Poster by the Service dept if you purchase the car...Jim M'Lady is a Marine Corp vet, played football on the Marine team and supports Veterans in the area. They offer free lifetime car washes and oil changes and have had the car washed 3 times already so its real folks. The Altima is a dream to drive and own---we owned one for 17 years before we bought this one, so we already know quality and longevity is on our side with this Make and Model. Dont waste time looking at toyota and hondas, they're too much more money and Altima offers more upgrades for free, and you cant beat this dealers deal, and lifetime car washes and oil changes. Very Happy Customer.

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At 50,000 miles the car is falling apart

Jarhead, 05/02/2018
2017 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 4dr Sedan w/Prod. End 06/17 (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
3 of 6 people found this review helpful

At first everything was ok, but after a year things started falling apart. Do your research on Altimas or even infinity. Lots of class action lawsuits, trying to get Nissan to fix their cars. Terrible products.

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Could Be Better

Ron, 05/10/2018
2017 Nissan Altima 2.5 SL 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
2 of 4 people found this review helpful

Nissan offers a decent vehicle in this price range. The dealer I purchased this Altima was not up front with me about the pricing and soured my my experience from the get go. The only reason I purchased this particular dealer was that they offered a lifetime power train warranty, which I hear may be needed for the CVT. I hope not. After comparing the offerings of the other vehicles in this class, I decided on the Altima. Considering this class of vehicle I believed the Altima offered the most of what I was looking for. That said, after owning the Altima for seven months I realize that it falls slightly short of what it could have been. It drives and handles well, although the engine has more noise upon acceleration than I would like. The seating is comfortable but this model failed to include seat memory. Guess they just forgot to offer it. Although it has blind spot warning, it does not have lane departure - guess they forgot that too! Another feature they left out was key recognition when opening doors. You have to push a little button to open doors, or use the remote. I do like the keyless ignition and the remote start though. As far as safety, the adaptive cruise is fantastic. I also like the home link (garage door remote) in the rear view mirror, but Nissan left out back lighting for the buttons which you can not see in the dark! Speaking of the rear view mirror, I miss the compass in the mirror, another thing they left out! I am averaging about 35 MPG which is about average for this Altima. I was hoping to get better. The trunk has ample room and I like the seat back latches easy access but again Nissan fell a little short, for when pulling the seat back release, the seat backs do not move away from the latch. You have to push on them with something from the rear or have someone pull the seat back forward while you pull the latch. After some study I found the entertainment and navigation systems worked very well. I usually use a flash drive in the USB socket for my music, but the radio receiver works very well, as does the CD player. The Bluetooth functions as both a phone extension and a music streamer for your Bluetooth devices. Since so many devices use a USB for charging it would have been nice to have another USB port. Overall the 2017 Altima SL is a good ride disappointing that Nissan did not quite get it right in several areas.

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