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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 10:08 PM
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Best Rental I've had yet, from Mazda.

Today I dropped my car off at the dealer - seems w/ the new engine I ALSO got the 137whp-Mod by mistake. They're going to 'look at it'.

So - I was escorted to Enterprise Rentals, and picked out a Nissan Armada. VERY COOL truck. On the way home I drove on to post (I work on a Military Installation) and hit the back roads:




I pulled over for a couple quick photos:





The truck is REALLY fun to drive - I could SERIOUSLY consider owning this rig. I've got the stripped version; but Eight? Passenger seating is a PLUS...the V8 is WONDERFUL. It's a little 'low' for my tastes in a truck, but a pleasure to drive.

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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 10:13 PM
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u got a serious torque mod besides the hp mod.. haha, it sure is a nice rental compared to neons!
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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 10:26 PM
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DAMN!, hell of a rental, nice truck. i think the armada looks WAY better than the infiniti version, the headlamps are awkward.
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 12:52 AM
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WA is beautiful!!
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 12:58 AM
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ill ask. whats up with the funky bolding?
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 01:17 AM
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the armada is badass..i'd love to throw some 30 inch boggers on that bad boy!
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 04:51 AM
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No matter what you do to it, I'll still have to come rescue it off of a trail with my Jeep.
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 08:15 AM
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They make me wanna throw up. I hate the roof lines.

and what is up with the random bolding?

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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 08:50 AM
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Yeah, can't say I'm a fan of any SUV, and that one's no exception. Also, I agree, what's with the bolding? It doesn't seem to spell anything out, as far as I can tell. I'm confused.
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 08:56 AM
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I like most everything about the truck - in the process of trying to convince my wife to trade in her SuperCrew F150 for an armada. She doesn't want to why? Cuz our friends have a silver armada, too
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 09:07 AM
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Armada is a fleet of ships? Should have named it Family Tank or something.
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 09:17 AM
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theres some serious reliability issues with the armada and murano. dont jump the gun till you do some research on that first. Very nice truck by the way other than the 5 miles per gallon part :p
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 09:31 AM
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5mpg? You're joking. I haven't read any credible reliability issues w/ the Nissans...but I'm an RX8 owner...I'd have nothing to complain about
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 10:23 PM
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Nice code with the bolding! It took me a few minutes to figure it out, but... lol

BTW, i agree 100% haha

thanks
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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by playdoh43
theres some serious reliability issues with the armada and murano. dont jump the gun till you do some research on that first. Very nice truck by the way other than the 5 miles per gallon part :p

Yeah it was the first year blues. They since fixed the problems. I don't know guys, Im not a truck kind of guy, but this Armada is giving me a bit of a stiffy.
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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 09:01 AM
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Yeah, great. But it can`t compare to my red 4 door Yaris I got now. Got here to Quebec (it`s winter carnival time!) yesterday...people laughed at me at the office...I told them it`s all they had left...they still laughed...can`t wait to go home.
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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 09:10 AM
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but its lighter than the 8, only 2335lb. thus its got your "feel"! :p
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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by playdoh43
but its lighter than the 8, only 2335lb. thus its got your "feel"! :p
Yep, feels like a POS!
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