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Neil in ny

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  1. Hi Owners, I believe that I blew the passenger power window fuse. If anyone will share its location I will very much appreciate it. Rain is on its way. Best, Neil
  2. Approximately six months ago I purchased a new 2015 leftover. I have now a bit more than 11K miles on the NV3500 SV High Roof and I have been very pleased so far. I'm converting the van into a camper van so quite a bit of my time and thought has been invested into the van. My plan is to keep the van going until it has 200K miles. Perhaps an owner or two can share the experience they have gained over greater distances traveled in their full size NV. I'm very curious just how far the NV might go when properly cared for. Thanks in advance for any responses.
  3. I had a regular height Chevy Express 3500 when I became interested in traveling around the USA in a van. The 2010 Chevy had approximately 125,000 miles, was in good working order and was completely paid off. Once I began creating a spending plan to convert the Express van for leisure travel, I concluded that a high roof van with a good warranty would be the better choice for me. Some of my reasoning is as follows. I have found it can be easier to budget for a car payment than it can be dealing with the cost of expensive and sometimes unexpected repairs. Loan payment amounts are something over which I do enjoy some control. I am also mindful that it is not the job of the people at the dealership to make sure that I don't spend too much on repairs and maintenance. Furthermore, I often feel that I am at a real dissadvantage negotiating with the people who work in the service department. Routine payments on a car loan at my bank feel more easily managed. There was an incentive of over $2400 offered by Nissan at the time that I purchased a year-end leftover on the dealership's lot. The purchase price that I paid in the end was $31,000. This included all but the Sales Tax. The conversion of my NV 3500 SV high roof is underway. I've driven the new van just over 10,000 miles now and there has been no disappointment. The V8 engine does right for me and the build of the van overall has proven very solid so far. I really like the feel of driving the NV and the braking in the Nissan seems far better than that of the Chevy. By chance, the NV has windows in the passenger side sliding door and in both rear doors. The visibilty made possible by the window in the sliding door makes changing lanes much easier than lane changes without the window. The rear view mirrors on the NV are the best that I have ever had. Fourteen point five miles per gallon is consistently what I find for fuel economy with the Nissan. I had been getting about 15.5 mpg with 6.0 Liter Chevy engine in the Express. The Nissan cargo van does not include some of the bells and whistles found in some other cargo vans, but I am very pleased with the the quality of those features that have been included. One example of a feature that I do miss is automatic headlights. I have purchased an after market automatic headlight controller and I believe I understand how the controller is to be installed. I am also installing a wireless rear view camera as the SV trim level did not include the technology package. I hope that some of the information shared here proves helpful to someone.
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