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Re: Hands on with the Nissan Juke

MrBones — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 22:37:11 -0000

Jukie,
I also disagree with you on several levels. This is a blog, therein the author can say what she likes/thinks. You don't deserve anything. You are not entitled to anything. If you like what she has to say, then read on. If not then don't come trolling around again.
The car, you say has the most BHP in its class. Well who cares how much HP a car has if it's geared by John Deere. As for the trunk, pictures speak a thousand words, and you can see that when the seats are up a VW bug has more storage space. 'nough said.
Turbo whine? No turbo has to whine. I've driven a turbo charged car for several years and it's perfectly quiet. Not to mention Melissa has driven a turbo car, proven by her (yes HER) other posts. And if in comparison to the Evo or STI the Juke is whiny then that's what it is.
You say that the author of the review was out to slam the Juke, but you ignore the positive points she made, like the distinctive looks or the clean/uncluttered interior and the options vs. price.
IMO this is a solid review. It gave both pro's and con's and a personal impression. You would get the same from Top Gear.

Re: Hands on with the Nissan Juke

Melissa D — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:20:17 -0000

Sorry to disagree with you, but as a member of the general buying public, I have every right to review a product just as you have every right to disagree with me.

I don't need to be clairvoyant to know from what I see that the trunk area is very small with the seats up. You can even see that from the photo I took. That space is smaller than most vehicles' and therefore would be a concern.

I did not rely solely on what my salesman said. I actually have been looking forward to the Juke coming out so I could see it first hand since I first heard about it months ago. Unfortunately though I didn't remember the specifics I had read and since the Nissan site is mostly flash, had problems retrieving the information after the fact.

As for the turbochargers, I've been around a lot of cars and yes, I know what a turbocharger sounds like. The Juke sounded more like a child playing with an obnoxious toy than a turbocharged engine.

I definitely have to disagree that I went in to test drive the Juke just to pan it. It's a car that was on my list of potential options and as I said, I was very curious to check it out. I even said that it's very well equipped for the price. But for my driving style and my commute, I would hate to own this car.

Re: Hands on with the Nissan Juke

JukieMcJukerson — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 09:38:45 -0000

Whoever wrote this has no business reviewing anything for the general public. We deserve better. First of all, he doesn't bother to put the back seats up, but he doesn't mind commenting on how much room there is in the trunk when ther're up...hmmmm...i wonder if he's clairvoyant? Then, he relies totally on what salesman say and not his own research. Not even the most foolhardy car shopper would do that. He then goes on to slam the Juke's engine performance, seemingly unaware that it has the most horsepower of any car in it's size/price range. He even seems clueless that turbochargers make a distinctive noise, they always have and always will. From his closing lines, it's easy to deduce that he was going to pan the little car in his review from the very beginning. This review is an EPIC FAIL. Don't listen to a word of it.

Re: Let the Car Search Begin

scottmonty — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 08:49:45 -0000

I think the reason you're seeing more automatics is that the technology has advanced such that automatics are able to achieve better fuel economy than manuals. And when we're all under pressure for the higher fuel economy standards under CAFE laws, we need to do everything we can to achieve those numbers.

We announced our commitment to dual clutch transmissions at the 2009 North American International Auto Show. By 2013, all of our vehicles will have DCT. More on that from Car & Driver.

Re: Let the Car Search Begin

Melissa D — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:52:57 -0000

Thank you Scott for taking the time to stop by.

I agree, Ford is going to have a very hard time keeping me, but I'm always open to checking out their product line. It's really quite a shame that it seems to be a trend for the American car companies to only offer an automatic transmission. I shouldn't be too surprised though as this was an issue I was running into the last time I bought a car. I am surprised though that it doesn't seem like Ford or the other US car companies are really doing much with a dual transmission system like many of their competitors. But perhaps that's just my perception as I am still digging in to the details.

Re: Let the Car Search Begin

scottmonty — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:46:52 -0000

Hey Melissa,

Great to read about your experience - and thank you for being a Ford customer! We're going to have a hard time with your next ride, I think, as we're doing almost all automatics these days. That being said, I hope you'll give the 2011 Ford Explorer a shot, as the Terrain Management System might be just what the snow doctor ordered.

If you need anything along this journey, please let us know. We'd be happy to help.

Scott Monty
Global Digital Communications
Ford Motor Company

Re: Getting Familiar with Mitsubishi

Melissa D — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:31:30 -0000

Thank you for taking the time to stop by! That's interesting that it's split in to two parts. What's worse is even though I think I went through that at least three times, it never once registered that Ford was listed twice.

I have to agree though that the Mitsubishi site so far is one of the easiest to use. As a consumer, I definitely liked that I didn't have to keep re-inputting the same information like I have on a few other sites nor was I bombarded with hover windows.

Kudos to you and your team.

Re: Getting Familiar with Mitsubishi

coolguy949 — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 20:12:34 -0000

Melissa,

I'm on the team that runs mitsubishicars.com. Thanks for taking the time to check out the website and write about it. I'm glad to know you like some of the little things about our build and price tool that separate us from the competition.

With regard to your comment on the "What vehicle are you currently driving?" form, there is actually a separate "brand" called "Ford - SUV/TRUCK". To have the most current data, we use a third party that maintains the lists of vehicle makes and models. I'm not exactly sure why they separate the two but it could have to do with how Ford reports their models.

Anyhow, thanks again for the write-up. Let me know if that helps!

Re: Why You Should Understand Domains

Melissa D — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:17:09 -0000

Thank you Heidi. I'm very glad to hear that!

Re: Why You Should Understand Domains

Heidi Richards Mooney — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:58:19 -0000

Great advice!

Thanks for explainig domains in an easy to understand way.

Great blog...

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