Well, after 14 months and 45,120 miles, I decided the Juke was not what I needed in a vehicle.
1.6L GDI Turbo with 180hp in the smallest 'SUV' sold....


The dealership that did all the work (oil changes, etc) had a car on the lot that I had been looking at, and I decided it was a much better fit for me. I traded in the Juke for price that wasn't a total beating and worked them down a little on the price of the other car. I even got them to throw in floor mats.

2009 Maxima SV, fully loaded, 40k on the odo:
CPO with warranty through 100k.



oh, and ibft NMSJ

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9/13/2012 5:12:35 PM

now te name fits the car

9/13/2012 5:13:58 PM

that mean you don't want my truck any more?

9/13/2012 5:22:12 PM

yeah, she shot down the truck idea in a heart beat.
Besides, the truck is about 3 feet longer than my garage.


Here is the best part. She doesn't know that I bought the car.
We have been car shopping to replace her 14 year old jeep. This is my second new car while we have been looking for her.
I may not make it to raleigh this weekend because she has killed me. Or I'll be moving back because she has kicked me out.

9/13/2012 5:29:18 PM

D, get that awesome girl a car!

9/13/2012 7:29:11 PM

Ugh nmsj

9/13/2012 7:39:19 PM

Wait. You kept the fog lights, right?

9/13/2012 8:27:27 PM

45K miles in 14 months? Damn, that's some driving.

Your username is appropriate once again though. (try not turboing this one, at least not for a while, k?)

9/13/2012 9:32:19 PM

I think the fact that she didn't leave you when you bought a juke bodes well for you in that regard.

9/13/2012 9:33:40 PM

ahahahahaha

9/13/2012 9:51:12 PM

Well, that went better than expected.
I think I'll be allowed in the bed tonight, but I should probably stay on my side.
She is still super pissed and I want to still have all my parts when I wake up.

9/13/2012 10:13:15 PM

With the latest iteration I've tried figuring out what purpose the Maxima serves in the Nissan line up. It's billed as a sports sedan but it's heavy, FWD and only available with a CVT.

Nonetheless, congrats on getting rid of the CUV!

9/13/2012 11:33:49 PM

I see what's going on here. Daryl is making room for the kids...

Well played sir.

Well played indeed.

9/13/2012 11:56:43 PM

coworker has one... CVT is 'neat' based on my first-drive experience, and the steering wheel felt smaller than it should have been.

seeing as how my 'gauge' is a 91 civic with worn suspension and a lowered 3/4 ton truck - it drove rather well as a commuter

9/14/2012 8:33:19 AM

seriously the juke... to me looks like a "fuck form" dakkar truck... and it would have been nice if it was outfitted as such.

I mean turbo 2.0 liter... real transmission, tough suspension and real awd... that thing would have been a rallyxers wet dream...

but really... it's an ugly econobox.... which no one really wants.

9/14/2012 8:57:20 AM