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Yes, sold it. I meant to remove this ad. Thanks

Ive decided to put this gem of a van back on the market. Ive gone back and forth about selling it in the last couple years. Its been exceptionally well cared for and is in great condition. The Nissan dealership has all service records. Ive owned it since 2014 when it had 9,000 miles on it. I hate to let it go but a small molded fiberglass camper just suits my needs better right now. Serious buyers only and no low ball offers. Heres a link to the ad. Sold

The original USA brand batteries the N6 came with were better than the Lifeline brand I replaced them with.

Ive been meaning to look for a replacement window for the galley area Drivers side. Would love something with a screen that slides. Thanks @radin2son for the CR Lawrence tip. Appreciate it. RT modeled the N6 after the old VW Westfalias. Having had a Westfalia, the biggest differences I see are the Westfalias camping equipment far exceeds RT’s. There are some 40 year old Westfalias out there with original stove, fridge, etc., still working. I do have to say the Nissan beats Volkswagon hands down though. No comparison. Volkswagon… carry a lot of spares and tools. Nissan… bring an extra key. Much happier with the Nissans heavy duty build and reliability. @wanderlustAV the 2nd row captains chair on drivers side sits above the gas tank. If you remove it you either have to drop the gas tank or cut a few or all of the bolts. Takes patience. I replaced the original 2 USA brand 6 volt AGM batteries. Mostly due to my own negligence. Hence the solar system going in this Winter with a good charge controller so I dont cook my batteries or drain them. I went with Lifeline AGM. Theyre okay. Would appreciate any advice about a better brand. Im going with one 100 watt solar panel. I dont use anything that draws a lot of electricity, so I think one 100 watt panel will be enough. I can always connect another panel if it isnt enough. Just need to have roof space. We’ll see how this goes this Winter. This will be my first solar installation. Im sure Im going to learn a lot. Im on my 3rd set of tires. What brand of tires are you running on these? Thanks for this thread.

I have one of these. Mine doesn't have the pop up. Have gone back and forth about selling it. Dont use it as much as I used to. But when I found out Nissan stopped making NV's, I decided to keep it. There isn't a van out there that compares. Ive heard it called a stealth camper. People who like them, LOVE them, and I love this thing. Its built like a tank and has been the most reliable vehicle Ive ever owned. 150,000 miles and it runs like a charm with just routine maintenance. Keeping it for now. Maybe forever. Never came with a RT manual. Dont think RT made one. I bought it to use as a bare bones camper. First thing that went was the 2nd row of captains chairs. The fridge was ridiculous. I converted that to an icebox with a drain at the bottom. It holds a block of ice perfectly. I keep the fridge compressor because whenever I look at it, it makes me laugh. I set it up so it only runs when the vehicle is running and it helps make a block of ice last a little longer. I do mostly boon docking. The running boards are a death trap. Was going to toss them until I found out they cost about a thousand dollars. I still want to replace them, but haven't found any safe full length van running boards for both sides. Most van running boards have just a half length board on the drivers side. The clearance doesn't bother me. Installed a roof vent, a necessity when camping. Haven't changed too much else. Had to reupholster the seats. The faux leather it came with isn't material. Its crepe paper. Will be putting in a solar system this Winter. No, it doesn't have a bathroom. But Ive worked on RV toilets before. Im happy to have one less thing to maintain. I asked RT how many were made. Their reply was, "theres no way of knowing that". I thought it must be a secret. Will be curious how many RT NV owners show up here.

Had to replace the rear output transmission seal around 130,000 miles on a 2012 NV2500.

Thanks for the feedback. I had my tranny fluid changed at two different dealerships at 70,000 and 110,000. Not the recommended intervals of 30, 60 and 90 that radin2son said, but I got it done. One dealership said

Just wondering what other NV owners are doing about changing or not changing their sealed transmission fluid.

Thanks for the response. Good to know about no issues with a transmission fluid flush. If it ends up being a mechanical issue I'll post what it is. Thanks again.

Thanks for the welcome. Not a popup. That might be nice though.

Hey, Great to find this forum. Didn't know it existed. Already found some super helpful information. I've clocked close to 100,000 miles traveling the country in this NV over the last few years. Looking forward to some helpful advice as my NV ages and starts to need some TLC. So far very, very happy with it.

Just wanted to thank you guys for posting this issue and its possible solution(s). I just encountered this issue trying to downshift from auto to manual and was wondering what was going on. I've got about 90,000 miles on my 2012 NV2500. Dealer flushed the transmission fluid on the maintenance free transmission last service @ 70,000 miles and Ive had a few issues since then and was starting to wonder if servicing the maintenance free transmission was the cause. Not switching from auto to manual is one issue. The other is not engaging after shifting from park to drive. Both are intermittent problems (of course) right now anyway. I'm wondering if a faulty TCM could be the cause of both of these issues. Something I'll be bringing up with the dealers service dept. Thank you again for all the posts in this thread. Super helpful.