radin2son

We've been on the road in the western states, Canada and Alaska since May 5th with sporadic wifi or none at all. I tried to post photos before we left... You can go to sportsmobile.com to the forum and see photos there. Except for 2 occasions of the check engine light coming on, the van has been great. The first time was after getting caught in snow/iced roads and the second involved driving on dusty gravel roads with a brief downpour. Both in the Yukon. Unable to get to the arctic circle via the Dempster Hwy due to the road being washed out. Driven 9,000 miles and getting over 17 mpg. Computer says 17.5 mpg but I have to add up total gallons used to get the real mpg. Should be close.

Towed (dolly) our VW Pasta wagon from Fresno CA to Tucson. We have standard top, comverted to s camper van with V8 and tow package. Averaged a little over 12 mpg on interstate and some 2 lane. Quite a few climbs.

Motor Trend just completed a year with a standard top NV 2500. They averaged 14 mpg over 25,616 miles. Hard copy of article should be in the 5/13 issue... or go to http://m.trucktrend.com/roadtests/van/163_1305_2012_nissan_nv_2500hd_long_term_verdict/viewall.html I think Car and Driver tested a high top about a year ago. My last tank showed 14.23 mpg based on fill up. This is for a 2500 standard top converted to a camper. The conversion curb weight is 6,917 lbs up from 5996 lbs, thus carrying 921 lbs. This is well below the 3104 payload capacity. Getting it packed now for a trip to Canada and Alaska. Mine has an average mpg indicator in the trip computer. I just reset it for our trip. It reads better mileage (15.3 mpg overall when I averaged 13.34). Motor Trend/Truck Trend just posted a 2013 Best of Class. Go to above link and click on Road Tests. NV was second behind Sprinter. Ford, Chevy and Dodge (?) also evaluated but data not clearly rated. Not bad for a brand new van design, or updated panel truck :)

Add 4th recall (13V-095) to check the gear selector plate lock clip to ensure it was installed correctly. Mine was installed correctly, as was the case with every other van sold thought the local dealer. Had both fixed last Monday. Never had a problem with the latch or gear selector.

Last September, we bought a 2012 NV 2500 (low top) that had been converted to a camper van by Sportsmobile (SMB) in Fresno, CA. Low and high top SMBs are being sold by 8 Nissan dealers, mostly on the west coast. Only one other Nissan SMB sold to our knowledge. We have the V8 with tow, navigation, supplemental air bags and rear window packages. This is a great chassis on the interstate and secondary roads. We used to have an '83 VW camper, and the interior is set up the same way. 3 trips so far, and have a trip to Canada and Alaska planned. Reason for joining this forum is to see how this van is doing in numbers sold and any issues/recalls. So far, the only recall on our NV is the rear door latch. Will get this taken care of at next oil change. Tucson is a Nissan town, and there are more and more work NVs on the road. Very few low roof models. Saw a Fed EX high roof NV along route 1 in Northern CA. The NV sales manager at Dublin Nissan, CA, wished an extended version was offered, as he could sell many more NVs. A friend also told me NVs are popular in Alberta and British Columbia as work vans.