Can an Nissan Altima be competition for a TL

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05-15-2006, 05:10 AM

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Originally Posted by TLBlanco

I'm sure the next gen Altima would be an interesting deal. But I don't think nissan will built an altima that is much better than the g35 which is the real competition market for the TL. The next gen altima will be faster than the current gen TL. It will probably have great looks and carisma. But it will still be a nissan; and that means reliability issues, still lesser warranty, and cheap plastics; that is the only way they can offer a great engine and still be competitive in price. I don't really see that people would trade a TL for an altima even if it has bluetooth; for me is like trading a plasma for a new flat screen tv just because it has picture-in-picture. now, that is just my opinion. whatever makes you happy.

I agree that the Altima will be a couple of notches below the G35 and it is unlikely that a TL owner would trade into an Altima unless they are cutting expenses and trading down. Also, Altimas and Maximas do have a lower plastic grade than Hondas and Toyotas but I have yet to see or hear of that translating into rattles or other interior problems.

While Nissan may not have the warranty term of Acura, Nissans do not suffer any inherent reliability issues. (As far as the next Alti being faster than the TL, the current Altima SE-R is faster.)