Wonder why these options not on 7th Gen
02-01-2015, 06:46 AM
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Wonder why these options not on 7th Gen
So I was looking at the turn signal post and I realized that I missed a couple of options from my 04 and 08 max. I had sonar for one thing on my 08 and I also had power folding mirrors on both. Also, I was able to turn off options and adjust things on both older models such as car off/on seat and wheel automatic settings. Anyway I love this new car but not sure why we lost sonar and why it wasn't added to the front for that matter like other new cars in the last 5-10 years. Let me hear some opinions or better some facts on these items if you know.
02-01-2015, 09:20 AM
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One of the things I miss most was the ability to have cold air on the center vents, even while the heater was on full blast. I could stay cool while everyone else was warming up. This was on my 92 GXE. It was the base Maxima, but it still had heated side mirrors, & a button to make the transmission drive more sporty. I remember the combination number pad under the door handles...didn't really care for it, until I locked my keys inside.
02-01-2015, 11:43 AM
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they need to have cylinder deactivation or else the next gen will have a 4 cyl engine in the lineup... and to op they probably removed the sonar and folding mirrors cause they were not enough of a selling feature. same reason they removed the rear radio controls in the current gen.
02-02-2015, 02:03 AM
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they need to have cylinder deactivation or else the next gen will have a 4 cyl engine in the lineup... and to op they probably removed the sonar and folding mirrors cause they were not enough of a selling feature. same reason they removed the rear radio controls in the current gen.
I am interested in where Nissan may be headed with the power plant. Cylinder deactivation? Turbo 4? Diesel? Hybrid? Something will be changing at some point.
p.s. - Power folding mirrors should be on the 2016. Even some $700,000 homes have garage doors that barely allow a car to squeak through.
02-02-2015, 04:36 AM
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Light if you look around sonar is still very much part of car manufacturing. The back up camera doesn't alert people if they aren't looking. If you notice some newer cars are still making sonar and also making it on the front ends too. It's more of a safety device than a camera in my estimation but it can be annoying too. I don't think they replaced it with cameras. It seems to be a package deal... At least I thought it was. The Infiniti line use them as well as multiple cameras. Anyway, the mirrors folding was a nice touch I miss when I park on city streets.
02-02-2015, 04:49 PM
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I looked at the new Murano's this past weekend and they have backup cameras and sonar. Nissan dropped the SV for the Maxima, and the LE for the Murano. The top packages for both are now called platinum.
02-03-2015, 01:48 PM
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. Not a cool move on his part.
02-03-2015, 02:51 PM
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Light if you look around sonar is still very much part of car manufacturing. The back up camera doesn't alert people if they aren't looking. If you notice some newer cars are still making sonar and also making it on the front ends too. It's more of a safety device than a camera in my estimation but it can be annoying too. I don't think they replaced it with cameras. It seems to be a package deal... At least I thought it was. The Infiniti line use them as well as multiple cameras. Anyway, the mirrors folding was a nice touch I miss when I park on city streets.
02-03-2015, 02:58 PM
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One of the things I miss most was the ability to have cold air on the center vents, even while the heater was on full blast. I could stay cool while everyone else was warming up. This was on my 92 GXE. It was the base Maxima, but it still had heated side mirrors, & a button to make the transmission drive more sporty. I remember the combination number pad under the door handles...didn't really care for it, until I locked my keys inside.
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