Comments on: Nissan Dualis Review & Road Test

By: DAVID M

DAVID M — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 08:23:26 +0000

MY NISSAN DUALIS HAD A CLUTCH FAILURE AT 40K NISSAN REFUSE TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY CITING WEAR AND TEAR –WELL IF A CLUTCH ON A VEHICLE TRAVELLING ON HYWAY AND NO TOWBAR IS STUFFED AT 40K ITS OBVIOUSLY FAULTY –ITS WILL NOW COST ME $ 4300 DOLLARS TO FIX NISSANS FAULT – ABSOLUTE CRAP AFTER SALES – THEY DIDNT EVEN TEST THE OLD CLUTCH TO SEE WHY IT FAILED JUST TOLD ME TO FIX IT AND PAY FOR IT —THATS RUBBISH

By: matt

matt — Wed, 26 May 2010 04:55:56 +0000

This isn’t a review, it’s just a rehashed press release. pathetic

By: Forza M

Forza M — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:36:59 +0000

K, mazda man is right in regards to pricing, too dear for 12 months. Nissans ability to price cars out of the market and 12 months latter try to fix things seems to be a common occurance. Good luck Nissan, you are gonna need it.

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:50:38 +0000

My missus just got one yesterday – auto 2wd. Everything seems perfect, and it’s tight as a drum so I hope there are no QA problems. She loves it!
High driving position and easy entry were the winning features.
Believe it is made on the same platform as the X Trail, so same wheelbase and track but slightly smaller body.
Reasonable price, the standard model has everything you could reasonably need. What’s not to like?

By: Paul D

Paul D — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:53:58 +0000

Got one as a rental the other day.

The 4WD is fantastic even though its only 2WD, you know a rental will go anywhere.

One thing I did notice was the poor fit and finish, so the fact they come from the UK explains that part of it, the Nissan badge on the badge was noticeably crooked and my kids were trying to straighten it. The seat trimwas badly sewn and the rear door rubber just would not stay put.

Renault has had a great effect on Nissan, let’s see how long those CVT’s last, who cares really, cars are only designed for 10 years these days.

By: Hung Low

Hung Low — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:37:40 +0000

Priced too close to the Xtrail, which is a larger more practical vehicle. If the base AWD model was 25k drive away I am sure that sales would be up as there is not much really wrong with it!

By: Mazdaman

Mazdaman — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:21:07 +0000

I think the main problem has been the price, being imported from the UK, they where going to change to Japanese supply, never heard if they did.
I do agree the article is very light weight, the line ‘generous amounts of legs room’ is just wrong, they are good in the front but limited in the back.
I took a couple for test drives but was disappointed in the quality of the demos I drove, though speaking to owners now its seems that where not typical.
On paper they are great car with a fantastic safety rating and this article could have done them a lot more justice.

By: Greasy

Greasy — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:25:32 +0000

Would suit women wanting a medium hatch with addition of higher driving position…theyre not gonna go into gravel or mud anyway

By: fishman

fishman — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:29:46 +0000

There are 3 modes – 2WD, Auto (where it dynamically engages RWD as needed), and 4WD lock with 50:50 split.

I’ve only had this car on gravel roads, so haven’t seriously used the 4WD capability. By all accounts it’s distinctly average off road, so I’d say if this is a serious requirement then look elsewhere. But for occasional light off-road duties it would be fine.

For us we took the 4WD because there was no choice, if we were buying today we’ld probably opt for the 2WD version…

By: Lansing

Lansing — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:57:45 +0000

Fishman, how is the 4wd system in the Dualis, is it pretty capable? Is there an option in run it in two wheel drive mode?