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Yes on the manual mode. I like the way it works too, very easy. Auto drops 1 gear when engaged, but you can cycle it up or down from there. That situation caught me off guard...only have a 1000 miles on it. Felt like the first time learning to drive a stick on steep hills from a stop. So in hind sight just pushing the manual button would have dropped it into 1st. In fairness it was a ridiculously steep driveway.

Just went up a very steep driveway at a slow speed and nearly stalled the 2017 high roof v8 7sp. I didn't die...but it sure sounded like it wanted to before it dropped into I assume 1st gear. I think what's going on here is this transmission is just confused, It just doesn't shift in a predictable fashion. I hope in due time Nissan has a update that makes it "less confused". I have not had the "fan sound" problem that a lot of the 17 owners seem to be fussing with. I thought it made the sound once but in my case it was 100+ degrees out and the ac was cranking and that was just the effect of the fan clutch engaging. I wonder if when the fan engages the motor with all its fancy optimum cooling gizmos that it bumps up the rpm to compensate for the normal hp loss of engaging the fan blade...Just a guess. Any way, I won't be idling up a steep driveway anymore, got to use that throttle in the NV. This engine seems to idle a lot more like a chevy, dribbling just just enough fuel to keep it running but with a case of the stumbles. Personally I'd like to see a little more fuel delivery and a smoother idle.

What is the name of the fb group? Id like to read up on more of this.

Which motor V8 or V6?

Do you have tow mode engaged? Tow mode drastically changes the shift points. I have noticed that the 7 speed seems to do a lot of engine braking. Also newer motors seem to have much higher rpms available. Back in the old days 5000 rpm was redline...not so much now. The only thing I have noticed is the new 5.6 engine seems to stumble-start like its getting just enough fuel to turn over and not a drop more. 2017 5.6 V8 high roof cargo.

Success! 15.3 mpg highway mileage with some hills on the 3rd fill up. 2017 V8/7 speed high roof cargo. (Transporting granite countertops)

Great to see another high top commercial cargo. Look forward to updates/builds. You are ahead of me, Im still haven't figured out how to post pics. Got any fuel mileage numbers yet?

2017 V8 high roof cargo with 3 person Transit second row seat. Mixed driving/nearly empty (ex. home depot run) First tank-11.5 mpg Second tank 10.69 mpg

I had the same problem in my ford e350. Ran synthetic from day 1 with great results and at about 80-90K was burning oil..not visible, just dissappearing. I switched to standard high mileage type oil and poof, no more oil burning probs. Just a theory, but I think an engine with a some miles on it... the synthetic oil is a little too clean, therefore it gets by the worn in parts and burns.

Company in Ca has a fleet of refrigerated NVs. "The Berry Man" so I'm guessing they deal mostly in berries? Which seem like they would be fairly heavy also. They have purchased from the same dealer I got mine. According to the dearlership they love their NVs.

I think the cat is out of the bag regarding the disposable vans being produced by everyone else. I thought I saw something recently that Chevy is going to drop a GM motor in a NV and slap their name on it. They have done this with Isuzu, seems like a logical move. I really think Nissan can't keep up with production, they have a good heavy duty reliable high roof cargo van and Transit, Sprinter and Promaster have respectively $#it the bed in some way or another. Local company near me has a fleet of 9 NV high roofs with refrigerated cargo boxes. You have to be confident with your choice before you cut a hole in the roof and stick a refrigerator unit on it. Look at the good used condition Ford econoline values-way up. The "fatal flaw in the Sprinter" article is killing Mercedes. There’s no way Nissan could have anticipated the surge in demand. I know I certainly spent enough time on the transit and sprinter forums before dropping $40K on a metal box with wheels. I'd rather wait for a good reliable Nissan NV to be built than wait @ the competitions service dept.

locking gas cap - Stant part number 10504 works. just picked one up. I'll report back if it ever throws a code.

Very nice. I'd like to do the same for my driver side seat. Maybe more like 2" though. Did the factory seat unbolt? I looked briefly at it and the mechanism appeared to have a portion of it riveted together.

I think all new cargo vans come standard with a rubber mat with 3/4" denim pad underneath standard...My SV did. Seems a little soft for commercial use...maybe it just has to compress a little more. Thanks for the cushion recommendation, I'll check it out.