I never posted a picture of my old car...as you can see, it will be greatly missed..here's my 2002 WRX

I had one of those until I wrecked on the highway in heavy rain when I hit an oil patch... ugh...

I was actually being responsible and only going 50 mph (just light rain) when the car hit a low point where oil had congregrated and the back end slid out .

Anyway, we replaced my wife's 2001 Corolla.

 

It is replacing a 2002 PT Cruiser DreamCruiser in a round about way.

Hubby is taking over my PT and I am trading his Chrysler Pacifica (lemon) for a new Mo.

Everyone is going to be happy.

 

Murano belongs to the wife - it too replaced a 2003 Matrix XRS.
Though ours wasn't squashed by a 20,000 lb oak tree.
It was too "buzzy", the ride was rough, etc.
We got a good deal on a 2003 SL (FWD) with a little over 20,000 miles on it.
Good vehicle, good mpg, she's happy, I'm happy...

 

2003 Honda Element EX 4WD. It was a great car but I just could get used to driving it.

 

Former Toyota Freak

Hi peeps! This is my first post.

My most recent 2 cars prior to my Murano named BRUCE were 1999 (VITA) and 2001 (VITO) Toyota RAV4s.

Rav4s used to be cool designwise but first time seeing the Murano in 2005 at the internet blew me up. It's simply a knockout and I'm glad to be among the first owners here in Riyadh.

Looking at Rav4's recent models, Bruce still looks a lot better comparing to them.

 

bruce

bruce is a good name so ahve a look at my toy

 

thanks buddy!

u know why it's BRUCE? MO looks like the white shark Bruce in FINDING NEMO.

 

2005 Mercury

2005 Mercury Montego, I may add, that I am a newbie here

 

Hello!
Mine replaced a 2002 Firebird. I loved and miss it, but I need something safer and more practical for Winter! Nice that I can haul more stuff/people too.

I had just bought the Pontiac when the Murano first came out. I have lusted after them for 5 years!

I got it 8/16/07! It is terrific!

JJ

 

question on gas?

still trying to name my baby, hasn't come to me yet...but I love her
going in for her first oil change this week, and of course a bath.....what do the majority of people run in their murano's reg gas or prem? Up til now I been putting in prem, is this necessary or?

2007 Murano SL AWD

 

Re: question on gas?

.....what do the majority of people run in their murano's reg gas or prem? Up til now I been putting in prem, is this necessary or?

Welcome and congrats to both you and jjervis on your new ride. I just got mine in July, also.

I have actually only put the reg. gas in it. With the price of "high test", it is not in my budget.

Had my Chardonnay Lady for 2 months now and still only 2200 miles on her despite the several long trips to the "Big City" (Spokane, WA). The next trip in will probably include an oil change. She gets a bath (touchless carwash) every week whether she needs it or not.

 

Re: question on gas?

still trying to name my baby, hasn't come to me yet...but I love her
going in for her first oil change this week, and of course a bath.....what do the majority of people run in their murano's reg gas or prem? Up til now I been putting in prem, is this necessary or?

2007 Murano SL AWD

Premium is not necessary, just recommended. You get a little more power and fuel economy with premium, but the engine has knock sensors which can adjust for regular.

As for the price of regular vs premium, considering it costs $60 to fill the tank, the cost of premium is just $4 more in most cases (assuming its 20 cents more per gallon) - I don't see how this would destroy a fuel budget. Even if you fill up once a week, that's less than $20 a month, or the cost of a pizza. We can all afford a monthly pizza for the MO right?

When gas was $1 a gallon, then ok, premium at 1.20 was 20% more expensive, but as gas prices rise, premium actually becomes marginally less costly!

 

gas

Thanks for the info, I plan to keep this vehicle a long time, so running prem may be an advantage in the long run.

 

We got a '07 SL AWD two Saturdays ago and love it. It's for the wife and is replacing a '01 Acura CL Type S which we still like too, but we wanted something with a little more room and decent mpg.

 

Re: question on gas?

still trying to name my baby, hasn't come to me yet...but I love her
going in for her first oil change this week, and of course a bath.....what do the majority of people run in their murano's reg gas or prem? Up til now I been putting in prem, is this necessary or?

2007 Murano SL AWD

I put the mid-level gasoline in mine. Above the regular and below the premium.

The odd times when there's no mid-level, I put regular full tank today and the next week I fill her up, I put premium. I interchange it every other fill.

I hope that it does not hurt the engine doing that.....!!!!

 

'95 Pontiac Grand Am v6 SE....Engine gave out 2 weeks after I replaced the transmission, and I ended up getting a '05 Murano SE yesterday.

I'd say its little bit different from my 13 year old 2 door coupe!

 

Just over 3 weeks ago, I replaced my 2001 Honda Accord EX-V6 coupe, which I loved, for a 2007 SL MO in Majestic Blue. I love the Murano for some time now and loved it's lines...and the reviews were so strong! I needed something with more cargo space for all my SCUBA equipment when diving.

I'm putting the premium into my tank so far. Drove it on the freeways on Saturday morning. When I checked the MPG feature after a 70 mile run, it said I was averaging 26.3 mpg....I was impressed!

 

2001 Honda Accord EXVL 6-cyl.

I had one of the transmissions that went bad at 87,000 mi. (Honda knew there was a problem and extended the warranty on those trannies to 100,000 mi.) Afer the second rebuilt one they put in began to have problems, I said enuf is enuf. Loved my Accord but just couldn't depend on it anymore.

 

2001 Honda Accord EXVL 6-cyl.

I had one of the transmissions that went bad at 87,000 mi. (Honda knew there was a problem and extended the warranty on those trannies to 100,000 mi.) Afer the second rebuilt one they put in began to have problems, I said enuf is enuf. Loved my Accord but just couldn't depend on it anymore.

That's too bad...my 2001 never had any tranny problems....however, the brakes needed work after EVERY time I would need to stop short. Rotors warped WAY too easily on the coupe...my personal mechanic told me Honda refused to acknowledge the problem and have had problems with their brake system since the early '80s...got tired off getting my rotors machined/replaced.

 

That's too bad...my 2001 never had any tranny problems....however, the brakes needed work after EVERY time I would need to stop short. Rotors warped WAY too easily on the coupe...my personal mechanic told me Honda refused to acknowledge the problem and have had problems with their brake system since the early '80s...got tired off getting my rotors machined/replaced.

Never had brake problems. I remembered getting the notice fro mHonda that they were extending the warranty on the transmissions for the 2001s. Threw it in the glove box with other warranty materials thinking I'd never had to use it. Must've had a lot of them if they sent out the notice. You got lucky.

 

2003 Mazda Millenis S Yes that S means supercharged. It was sweet and fast and most people thought they were in a limo for the room but I love my Mo and it's way better for many reasons. The Millenia S was seriously fast I cant imagine the ptw on it.

 

Never had brake problems. I remembered getting the notice fro mHonda that they were extending the warranty on the transmissions for the 2001s. Threw it in the glove box with other warranty materials thinking I'd never had to use it. Must've had a lot of them if they sent out the notice. You got lucky.

I got that notice too and kept it "just in case." Luckily, it was never needed as long as I had the car.

 

06 Scion XB RS 6.......cool ride but need more comfort

 

05 Ford Escape, I only miss it because of the massive surprise ownings i dealt out to people, now they see it coming

i love everything about my MO and honestly i would never buy another car maybe an M5 or STI... but never another SUV

 

04 Mitsubishi Endeavor, which I loved to death but I always wanted a Murano and so far have no complaints at all!!!