aryzgreat:
Murano purchase always end in premium tears

Polaris1:


700k x 25% = 175k

Bestman2021:
It was a Nissan Murano 2005 SUV. I bought the car for 700k.

The fan belt cut thrice on its journey. Estimated journey of 6 hours took 12 hours.

When it arrived, I took it to a mechanic to change all the fan belts. It was done.

After that, I noticed the throttle could not accelerate the car. The car drags slowly and cannot climb the culvert in front of my house.

I started looking for a Nissan specialist. There was none in my state. I settled for a mechanic that had high recommendation from colleagues and friends. We changed the fuel pump, the air flow meter, the spark plugs, installed a new alternator, and and a new Korean battery 75amp.

The thruttle wasn't still working. You'd have to press the thruttle to the floor of the car before the car will start rolling.

We scanned the car and it threw up several codes.

I made enquiries and hired a mechanic from Osogbo coz they said he's good. He made estimate of things to change and took 120k to get to work.

Bestman2021:
Lmao. I even forgot to add that the battery died two days after I took delivery of the car. Like, dead dead. Ignition won't come on.

I really suffered man.

kingbee90:



Oga you are partly to be blamed for what happened to you. Why would you purchase a used Nissan Murano without conducting due diligence. You didn't go with a professional to scan & inspect the car.
In my city, I see Muranos on the road being driven by women without complaints. Someone in my estate has been using a 2004/2005 Murano as his daily driver since 2014 & I haven't seen him pushing/towing it.
You bought a badly abused Murano. The previous owner really abused it before selling it to you with the help of an insincere dealer. An abused Toyota Camry can also frustrate you.
In as much as we have people with negative reviews on Nissan Murano, we also have people who would say Nissan Murano is the best car they had ever owned.

Bestman2021:


I bought a Nissan Murano SUV in December 2020 from a dealer in nairaland, and despite the advice of some mechanics I consulted, I foolishly went with the opinion of the dealer that those mechanics have outdated knowledge and they're dissuading me from buying a cheap SUV I'll enjoy. That once I stick to using NS2 CVT gear oil, and do regular maintenance, I won't have any problems with the car.

So I paid for the car and paid a driver to drive it down to my state for me.

Bestman2021:


I contacted the dealer I bought the car from and he assured me that it wasn't a problem, that maybe those mechanics don't have knowledge of Nissan Murano. We both shared the belief that the first mechanic who repaired the cut fan belts and changed the engine oil (Mobil 1) and gear oil for me with NS2 CVT gear oil I bought myself must have tampered with the car unnecessarily and couldn't put it back in shape after.

Bestman2021:
It was a Nissan Murano 2005 SUV. I bought the car for 700k.

The fan belt cut thrice on its journey. Estimated journey of 6 hours took 12 hours.

When it arrived, I took it to a mechanic to change all the fan belts. It was done.

After that, I noticed the throttle could not accelerate the car. The car drags slowly and cannot climb the culvert in front of my house.

I started looking for a Nissan specialist. There was none in my state. I settled for a mechanic that had high recommendation from colleagues and friends. We changed the fuel pump, the air flow meter, the spark plugs, installed a new alternator, and and a new Korean battery 75amp.

The thruttle wasn't still working. You'd have to press the thruttle to the floor of the car before the car will start rolling.

We scanned the car and it threw up several codes.

I made enquiries and hired a mechanic from Osogbo coz they said he's good. He made estimate of things to change and took 120k to get to work.

Blackbishop:
Can you list up the codes generated? Please

aieromon:


You bought a lemon period.

Bestman2021:


The lesson here for me is that I must never take the word of any car seller for it. 99% of them are not truthful.

Go with a competent mechanic and physically inspect any car you want to buy.

ekene101:
na skilsautos..initial price op stated was 900k and the murano d guy sold was stated at that price. op u tried o,for u to have bought that contraption for that amount.

captainking:
a simple search on nairaland will bring up details of car dealers who advertized nissan murano in december 2020 and tagged the post ..sold in thrid of last week of december..

there is a possibility that one of them sold the car....

coolcars how far

skillsauto howfar...

DelTel:




Investigator Fasholas spotted

Sheikhgeorge:
lool. an abused toyota camry and honda accord will also show you. nissan murano is a strong car. buy direct tokunbo. the only known issue is the cvt generally but regular changing of fluids and filter will solve it. i have bought tokunbo cars and to just get them up to my taste has cost me close 500k and i am talking toyota camry and i buy the parts and give them to fix. if that same car was 9ja used, it would cost me more. there is nothing like a cheap car. guys who maintain their 9ja used cars well will not sell it so cheap. if its cheap, its problematic. so its on you and the dealer. leave the murano. i know someone who used it in amuwo odofin with terrible bad roads for 5 yeara no issues. even your so called toyota camry, have you heard of oil shorting and transmission solenoid issues that require changing the entire transmission? toyotas are not more reliable. they just take more abuse b4 they finally die.

Bestman2021:


A bad car is a bad car chief.

One good review out of a thousand unpleasant reviews is not significant.

We don't have enough knowledgeable and specialist mechanics in Nigeria to indulge in cars like Nissan Murano; unless of course you're not earning peanuts like me then you can buy your Benz and your Muranos. Middle class workers should never try it unless they want to shit on their hustle.

A car I exhausted all mechanic recommendations in my state and no one could fix it.

A car I needed to bring in two separate mechanics from two neighboring States based on strong recommendations; house and feed them for days and they both could not fix it.

A car almost every mechanic I finally hawked it to help me sell flatly refused to even take it and sample it in their workshop because people will not price it.


Of what use is a car to me if it has a zero resale value? Even a thoroughly abused Camry Pencil Light can't be sold for 175k. Not even an abused Golf 3 will go for that amount.

How many Nissan Murano do you see on the roads when you step out every day, compared to Toyota?

Of what rubbish use is a car to me in this useless Buhari economy if I can't push it to the nearest mechanic and get it running on the road in hours?

How much do I make in a year to be hiring specialist mechanics?


Thanks but I'll stick to Toyota next time and I advise every middle class earner to do same. I won't even advice my worst enemy to buy a Nissan Murano; even as Tokumbo. It's a rubbish car.

Bestman2021:


A bad car is a bad car chief.

One good review out of a thousand unpleasant reviews is not significant.

We don't have enough knowledgeable and specialist mechanics in Nigeria to indulge in cars like Nissan Murano; unless of course you're not earning peanuts like me then you can buy your Benz and your Muranos. Middle class workers should never try it unless they want to shit on their hustle.

A car I exhausted all mechanic recommendations in my state and no one could fix it.

A car I needed to bring in two separate mechanics from two neighboring States based on strong recommendations; house and feed them for days and they both could not fix it.

A car almost every mechanic I finally hawked it to help me sell flatly refused to even take it and sample it in their workshop because people will not price it.


Of what use is a car to me if it has a zero resale value? Even a thoroughly abused Camry Pencil Light can't be sold for 175k. Not even an abused Golf 3 will go for that amount.

How many Nissan Murano do you see on the roads when you step out every day, compared to Toyota?

Of what rubbish use is a car to me in this useless Buhari economy if I can't push it to the nearest mechanic and get it running on the road in hours?

How much do I make in a year to be hiring specialist mechanics?


Thanks but I'll stick to Toyota next time and I advise every middle class earner to do same. I won't even advice my worst enemy to buy a Nissan Murano; even as Tokumbo. It's a rubbish car.

Sheikhgeorge:
That is your beloved toyota camry 2007 to 2009. From above 100k miles, bad engine and transmission. Check the reviews 2005 murano few reported engine and transmission failures and those with engine failures i am sure did not follow the oil change interval. A solid 4.5 against camry 4.2. Go figure.

Bestman2021:
After three days of living in my house and working on the car, he couldn't fix it.

I asked mechanics to put it up for sale but no mechanic would take it from me to put it up for sale. They said no one will buy it. It will occupy unnecessary space in their workshop because the popular belief is that Nissan Murano is not a good SUV.

I contacted the dealer I bought the car from and he assured me that it wasn't a problem, that maybe those mechanics don't have knowledge of Nissan Murano. We both shared the belief that the first mechanic who repaired the cut fan belts and changed the engine oil (Mobil 1) and gear oil for me with NS2 CVT gear oil I bought myself must have tampered with the car unnecessarily and couldn't put it back in shape after.

After three weeks of exhausting all the mechanics and rewire guys in my state and nearby states, and pouring over 200k extra into the car hoping it would work, I sold the car as scrap.

Polaris1:


700k x 25% = 175k

DonnyE:

Bros u didn't add the extra 200k spent on repairs and other miscellaneous things too. The loss plenty. It's well, that's life. We learn everyday, God bless the guy who advised me NOT to buy a "big" Nigerian used car, instead he he said buy a portable clean tokumbo car especially one with less maintenance. That's the best advice u car get when buying your first car. stick to reliable and trusted brands, it's your first car not the only car u will own in your life.

DonnyE:

Bros u didn't add the extra 200k spent on repairs and other miscellaneous things too. The loss plenty. It's well, that's life. We learn everyday, God bless the guy who advised me NOT to buy a "big" Nigerian used car, instead he he said buy a portable clean tokumbo car especially one with less maintenance. That's the best advice u car get when buying your first car. Stick to reliable and trusted brands, it's your first car not the only car u will own in your life.

Bestman2021:

Buy the popular cars you see on the roads abeg.

Bestman2021:
I opened this new moniker to share my bad experience with a Nissan Murano I bought last month.

From now on, I'll stop blaming Nigerians for being Toyota zombies.

This thread is not to tarnish the business of the seller. I don't have a problem with him. I just want to share my personal experience about using a Nissan Murano.

I bought a Nissan Murano SUV in December 2020 from a dealer in nairaland, and despite the advice of some mechanics I consulted, I foolishly went with the opinion of the dealer that those mechanics have outdated knowledge and they're dissuading me from buying a cheap SUV I'll enjoy. That once I stick to using NS2 CVT gear oil, and do regular maintenance, I won't have any problems with the car.

So I paid for the car and paid a driver to drive it down to my state for me.

aieromon:


Look at this "popular car"
https://www.nairaland.com/929590/2008-totota-rav4-baby-needs

Read the premium tears
https://www.nairaland.com/938851/make-sure-inspect-vehicles-before

Your premise is faulty.