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Nissan used to be a very popular brand in Nigeria auto market just like Toyota and Honda. After the terrible experience that many Nigerians encountered with the Nissan Murano 2004 model, the value of Nissan depreciated greatly in the auto market in Nigeria.

This car literally made full grown adults to weep profusely. The car has a serious gearbox issue. I know people who still have theirs parked in their compound till today. The tyres have sank into the ground, the body of the car rusted, and rats and lizards have converted the car interior to their playground.

Many people, after realising that they bought problems with their money quickly went for smaller affordable cars that are durable. Some were lucky to sell the problem to others who were not that knowledgeable when it comes to automobiles.

Today, you can get a Nigerian used Nissan Murano for as low as 2.5 Million Naira.

I wonder how Nissan ended up producing such a beautiful problem.

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This rapmoney done come again with one of his anyhow talk.


Nissan has never been as popular a brand on same level with Toyota and or Honda.


The popularity of Nissan as a brand never diminished or demarketed.


Murano as a product/model faced challenges due to either factory issues with its gearbox or Nigerian auto mechanics unable to fix issues related.


But Nissan as a brand has been consistent and maintained their level and trajectory in the nigerian market.


Confusing a single model with an entire brand with no sales record, figures or evidence to show to show any decline in Nissan's market share or value.


The odd thing is the mods that would push such topics to front page just because someone claims Murano is rotting away in people's compounds.


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brain54:
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This rapmoney done come again with one of his anyhow talk.


Nissan has never been as popular a brand on same level with Toyota and or Honda.


The popularity of Nissan as a brand never diminished or demarketed.


Murano as a product/model faced challenges due to either factory issues with its gearbox or Nigerian auto mechanics unable to fix issues related.


But Nissan as a brand has been consistent and maintained their level and trajectory in the nigerian market.


Confusing a single model with an entire brand with no sales record, figures or evidence to show to show any decline in Nissan's market share or value.


The odd thing is the mods that would push such topics to front page just because someone claims Murano is rotting away in people's compounds.


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I doubt you read the article to understand the point being made. It is obvious you read it just to comment and attack.

At my age, I remember when Nissan was a big name in Nigeria's automobile market. From the Nissan Pathfinder, one of the most popular SUVs back then, to the Datsun, Almera, Micra, Maxima, Primera, and Sunny, Nissan was a household name. The Micra, for instance, is still widely used in Ibadan to this day. And the Datsun was everywhere back then.

And should we even talk about the Nissan Bluebird? That car was so popular that it was once my dream car growing up.
Nissan was undoubtedly one of the most successful automobile brands in Nigeria at the time and I believe was competing with Toyota at some point. I doubt anyone above 30 won't know Bluebird, Datsun or even that old Pathfinder that looks like a box.

So, when the OP says Nissan was once a major force in the Nigerian automobile market, he is stating a fact, not making an exaggerated claim.
The question is, what happened to Nissan?
In my opinion, one of the major turning points was the introduction of the Nissan Murano into the Nigerian market. The Murano had everything going for it, but its transmission problems became a serious concern among owners. I remember an uncle who bought one and eventually sold it to his mechanic. Many other owners reportedly faced similar experiences, and that damaged consumer confidence in the brand.


Then came the Nissan Altima, particularly the newer models, which also developed a reputation for electrical problems.
These experiences contributed to the erosion of public confidence in Nissan. buyers begin to associate a brand with expensive repairs, they naturally gravitate towards alternatives they consider more dependable even as at then, I believe Nissan was rated ahead of Toyota and Honda. I will use chatgpt to verify the claim.


Nissan's Murano's transmission issues contributed significantly to the brand's loss of appeal.
That is the context of the OP's argument, and that is what you should address rather than dismissing his point that Nissan was never an household name. But then, perhaps you became aware of cars of recent hence your misyarns will be understood.

brain54:
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This rapmoney done come again with one of his anyhow talk.


Nissan has never been as popular a brand on same level with Toyota and or Honda.


The popularity of Nissan as a brand never diminished or demarketed.


Murano as a product/model faced challenges due to either factory issues with its gearbox or Nigerian auto mechanics unable to fix issues related.


But Nissan as a brand has been consistent and maintained their level and trajectory in the nigerian market.


Confusing a single model with an entire brand with no sales record, figures or evidence to show to show any decline in Nissan's market share or value.


The odd thing is the mods that would push such topics to front page just because someone claims Murano is rotting away in people's compounds.


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Don't go and look for something meaningful to do with your life. Keep following me up and down on Nairaland. Someone up there has even observed your character on this forum. You have nothing useful and sensible to do other than attacking people whose posts usually make front page. Continue. 26 topics, none is even reasonable enough to make front page.

Some did engine swap on the vehicle with Toyota 1MZ, transmission, wiring harness, ecu

brain54:
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This rapmoney done come again with one of his anyhow talk.


Nissan has never been as popular a brand on same level with Toyota and or Honda.


The popularity of Nissan as a brand never diminished or demarketed.


Murano as a product/model faced challenges due to either factory issues with its gearbox or Nigerian auto mechanics unable to fix issues related.


But Nissan as a brand has been consistent and maintained their level and trajectory in the nigerian market.


Confusing a single model with an entire brand with no sales record, figures or evidence to show to show any decline in Nissan's market share or value.


The odd thing is the mods that would push such topics to front page just because someone claims Murano is rotting away in people's compounds.


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Dude is a nuisance at this point.

Oracleee:
I doubt you read the article to understand the point being made. It is obvious you read it just to comment and attack.

At my age, I remember when Nissan was a big name in Nigeria's automobile market. From the Nissan Pathfinder, one of the most popular SUVs back then, to the Datsun, Almera, Micra, Maxima, Primera, and Sunny, Nissan was a household name. The Micra, for instance, is still widely used in Ibadan to this day. And the Datsun was everywhere back then.

And should we even talk about the Nissan Bluebird? That car was so popular that it was once my dream car growing up.
Nissan was undoubtedly one of the most successful automobile brands in Nigeria at the time and I believe was competing with Toyota at some point. I doubt anyone above 30 won't know Bluebird, Datsun or even that old Pathfinder that looks like a box.

So, when the OP says Nissan was once a major force in the Nigerian automobile market, he is stating a fact, not making an exaggerated claim.
The question is, what happened to Nissan?
In my opinion, one of the major turning points was the introduction of the Nissan Murano into the Nigerian market. The Murano had everything going for it, but its transmission problems became a serious concern among owners. I remember an uncle who bought one and eventually sold it to his mechanic. Many other owners reportedly faced similar experiences, and that damaged consumer confidence in the brand.


Then came the Nissan Altima, particularly the newer models, which also developed a reputation for electrical problems.
These experiences contributed to the erosion of public confidence in Nissan. buyers begin to associate a brand with expensive repairs, they naturally gravitate towards alternatives they consider more dependable even as at then, I believe Nissan was rated ahead of Toyota and Honda. I will use chatgpt to verify the claim.


Nissan's Murano's transmission issues contributed significantly to the brand's loss of appeal.
That is the context of the OP's argument, and that is what you should address rather than dismissing his point that Nissan was never an household name. But then, perhaps you became aware of cars of recent hence your misyarns will be understood.

Nissan Laurel, Bluebird, optima etc.

brain54:
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This rapmoney done come again with one of his anyhow talk.


Nissan has never been as popular a brand on same level with Toyota and or Honda.


The popularity of Nissan as a brand never diminished or demarketed.


Murano as a product/model faced challenges due to either factory issues with its gearbox or Nigerian auto mechanics unable to fix issues related.


But Nissan as a brand has been consistent and maintained their level and trajectory in the nigerian market.


Confusing a single model with an entire brand with no sales record, figures or evidence to show to show any decline in Nissan's market share or value.


The odd thing is the mods that would push such topics to front page just because someone claims Murano is rotting away in people's compounds.


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Nissan's emergency PRO has spoken. Lol

I hope I don't make a mistake when buying my next car.

Hangulsaram:
Nissan Laurel, Bluebird, optima etc.

add altima, sunny, tino, cabster is a mini truck though

Rapmoney:
Nissan used to be a very popular brand in Nigeria auto market just like Toyota and Honda. After the terrible experience that many Nigerians encountered with the Nissan Murano 2004 model, the value of Nissan depreciated greatly in the auto market in Nigeria.

This car literally made full grown adults to weep profusely. The car has a serious gearbox issue. I know people who still have theirs parked in their compound till today. The tyres have sank into the ground, the body of the car rusted, and rats and lizards have converted the car interior to their playground.

Many people, after realising that they bought problems with their money quickly went for smaller affordable cars that are durable. Some were lucky to sell the problem to others who were not that knowledgeable when it comes to automobiles.

Today, you can get a Nigerian used Nissan Murano for as low as 2.5 Million Naira.

I wonder how Nissan ended up producing such a beautiful problem.

hmmmm


This car ehn

Gearbox, electrical problem, wheel balance n suspension just to mention a few.

This car n EOD ehn, make e no near me till they kingdome come.

My guy Messi bought it n u helped him tow it at least twice with my car

It was a very bitter experience

na today I ever see it ooo

Okay. Thanks OP for the info

Men use this car useless alot of barnies that year

It uses a CVT transmission which most Nigerian auto mechanics knew absolutely nothing about. It has its dedicated maintenance fluids and schedules once you carry over the counter ATF pour inside say goodbye.
Nothing particularly wrong with this model, though Nissan suffered similar CVT woes in other markets

I use G35 Nissan infiniti... best car brand ever. Toyota dey learn for the handling and infotainment

Oracleee:
I doubt you read the article to understand the point being made. It is obvious you read it just to comment and attack.

At my age, I remember when Nissan was a big name in Nigeria's automobile market. From the Nissan Pathfinder, one of the most popular SUVs back then, to the Datsun, Almera, Micra, Maxima, Primera, and Sunny, Nissan was a household name. The Micra, for instance, is still widely used in Ibadan to this day. And the Datsun was everywhere back then.

And should we even talk about the Nissan Bluebird? That car was so popular that it was once my dream car growing up.
Nissan was undoubtedly one of the most successful automobile brands in Nigeria at the time and I believe was competing with Toyota at some point. I doubt anyone above 30 won't know Bluebird, Datsun or even that old Pathfinder that looks like a box.

So, when the OP says Nissan was once a major force in the Nigerian automobile market, he is stating a fact, not making an exaggerated claim.
The question is, what happened to Nissan?
In my opinion, one of the major turning points was the introduction of the Nissan Murano into the Nigerian market. The Murano had everything going for it, but its transmission problems became a serious concern among owners. I remember an uncle who bought one and eventually sold it to his mechanic. Many other owners reportedly faced similar experiences, and that damaged consumer confidence in the brand.


Then came the Nissan Altima, particularly the newer models, which also developed a reputation for electrical problems.
These experiences contributed to the erosion of public confidence in Nissan. buyers begin to associate a brand with expensive repairs, they naturally gravitate towards alternatives they consider more dependable even as at then, I believe Nissan was rated ahead of Toyota and Honda. I will use chatgpt to verify the claim.


Nissan's Murano's transmission issues contributed significantly to the brand's loss of appeal.
That is the context of the OP's argument, and that is what you should address rather than dismissing his point that Nissan was never an household name. But then, perhaps you became aware of cars of recent hence your misyarns will be understood.

Don't mind the juvenile writer, just learning to pick his feet in writing. Bro , you forgot to include Datsun C20, Datsun 120 ,Urvan, Datsun E20 that dominated Nigerian roads in the 70s, 80s ,90s and so on. My first car was Nissan BLUEBIRD powerstrearinn. I love that car up till now, even though I drive a Camry now.

The JATCO transmission is what killed Nissan, they have stopped using it though. There are people that do conversion from these gearbox to another automatic or manual. The engine is powerful and the design great. Goto Onitsha or Enugu for the gurus.

Na gearbox issue kpai dis motor

eaglechild:
It uses a CVT transmission which most Nigerian auto mechanics knew absolutely nothing about. It has its dedicated maintenance fluids and schedules once you carry over the counter ATF pour inside say goodbye.
Nothing particularly wrong with this model, though Nissan suffered similar CVT woes in other markets

No the JATCO cvt was an issue with many Nissan models even the Rogue suffered same fate. CVTs arent meant for v6 engines they do better with smaller engines, they also dont need heavy acceleration .

Oracleee:
I doubt you read the article to understand the point being made. It is obvious you read it just to comment and attack.

At my age, I remember when Nissan was a big name in Nigeria's automobile market. From the Nissan Pathfinder, one of the most popular SUVs back then, to the Datsun, Almera, Micra, Maxima, Primera, and Sunny, Nissan was a household name. The Micra, for instance, is still widely used in Ibadan to this day. And the Datsun was everywhere back then.

And should we even talk about the Nissan Bluebird? That car was so popular that it was once my dream car growing up.
Nissan was undoubtedly one of the most successful automobile brands in Nigeria at the time and I believe was competing with Toyota at some point. I doubt anyone above 30 won't know Bluebird, Datsun or even that old Pathfinder that looks like a box.

So, when the OP says Nissan was once a major force in the Nigerian automobile market, he is stating a fact, not making an exaggerated claim.
The question is, what happened to Nissan?
In my opinion, one of the major turning points was the introduction of the Nissan Murano into the Nigerian market. The Murano had everything going for it, but its transmission problems became a serious concern among owners. I remember an uncle who bought one and eventually sold it to his mechanic. Many other owners reportedly faced similar experiences, and that damaged consumer confidence in the brand.


Then came the Nissan Altima, particularly the newer models, which also developed a reputation for electrical problems.
These experiences contributed to the erosion of public confidence in Nissan. buyers begin to associate a brand with expensive repairs, they naturally gravitate towards alternatives they consider more dependable even as at then, I believe Nissan was rated ahead of Toyota and Honda. I will use chatgpt to verify the claim.


Nissan's Murano's transmission issues contributed significantly to the brand's loss of appeal.
That is the context of the OP's argument, and that is what you should address rather than dismissing his point that Nissan was never an household name. But then, perhaps you became aware of cars of recent hence your misyarns will be understood.

Gbamsulotey oooooo hahaha 😂

Well said and succinctly put, kudos to you jare oooooo hahaha 😂

Not only Murano, infinity as well.. all the same I still think is a great car, my Husband drives infinity

Oracleee:
I doubt you read the article to understand the point being made. It is obvious you read it just to comment and attack.

At my age, I remember when Nissan was a big name in Nigeria's automobile market. From the Nissan Pathfinder, one of the most popular SUVs back then, to the Datsun, Almera, Micra, Maxima, Primera, and Sunny, Nissan was a household name. The Micra, for instance, is still widely used in Ibadan to this day. And the Datsun was everywhere back then.

And should we even talk about the Nissan Bluebird? That car was so popular that it was once my dream car growing up.
Nissan was undoubtedly one of the most successful automobile brands in Nigeria at the time and I believe was competing with Toyota at some point. I doubt anyone above 30 won't know Bluebird, Datsun or even that old Pathfinder that looks like a box.

So, when the OP says Nissan was once a major force in the Nigerian automobile market, he is stating a fact, not making an exaggerated claim.
The question is, what happened to Nissan?
In my opinion, one of the major turning points was the introduction of the Nissan Murano into the Nigerian market. The Murano had everything going for it, but its transmission problems became a serious concern among owners. I remember an uncle who bought one and eventually sold it to his mechanic. Many other owners reportedly faced similar experiences, and that damaged consumer confidence in the brand.


Then came the Nissan Altima, particularly the newer models, which also developed a reputation for electrical problems.
These experiences contributed to the erosion of public confidence in Nissan. buyers begin to associate a brand with expensive repairs, they naturally gravitate towards alternatives they consider more dependable even as at then, I believe Nissan was rated ahead of Toyota and Honda. I will use chatgpt to verify the claim.


Nissan's Murano's transmission issues contributed significantly to the brand's loss of appeal.
That is the context of the OP's argument, and that is what you should address rather than dismissing his point that Nissan was never an household name. But then, perhaps you became aware of cars of recent hence your misyarns will be understood.

You just said everything i was going to say. Me too thought I would grow up to buy the Nissan Bluebird. I preferred it over Peugeot 504, corrollas and honda quintet. Passat and Santana were still on top of it sha

BJanta:
Don't mind the juvenile writer, just learning to pick his feet in writing. Bro , you forgot to include Datsun C20, Datsun 120 ,Urvan, Datsun E20 that dominated Nigerian roads in the 70s, 80s ,90s and so on. My first car was Nissan BLUEBIRD powerstrearinn. I love that car up till now, even though I drive a Camry now.

Hmm! Datsun 120. You know Datsuns oo

Sphinx419:
I use G35 Nissan infiniti... best car brand ever. Toyota dey learn for the handling and infotainment

The first Lexus is its mate na.

Pootle:
add altima, sunny, tino, cabster is a mini truck though

You don forget Celica, Micra

Nissan had some of the best design of cars I've seen sha

I think it's more of finding mechanics that was their problem

Cos my boss was using one then, na only one guy dey fit fix am for ladipo sef

But that brand na correct brand

I saw one Micra recently sef he just dey eñter my eye

Dtruthspeaker:
The first Lexus is its mate na.

Which lexus reach my G35 coupe 2doors ... omoh on highway Rx350 dey burn to see my plate number

ambale:
You don forget Celica, Micra

Nissan had some of the best design of cars I've seen sha

I think it's more of finding mechanics that was their problem

Cos my boss was using one then, na only one guy dey fit fix am for ladipo sef

But that brand na correct brand

I saw one Micra recently sef he just dey eñter my eye

my bro use him altima 05 for almost 7yrs, car was solid till him sell am, our mechanics lazy them no wan improve na simple work them dey find, online watch chrisfix that dude dey repair anything, apart from froshtech no better mecho dey this country na why i dey manage matrix for 3yrs now i wan upgrade but i dey fear mak i no go buy weytin go mak me and mechanic be drink buddies

Sphinx419:
Which lexus reach my G35 coupe 2doors ... omoh on highway Rx350 dey burn to see my plate number

e pass the Lexus SC 430?

That car and other SUV-wannabees are very useless.

If you buy am, na problem you buy for yourself.