# Would I be crazy to trade my 2011 Honda for a 2010 Nissan? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 14, 2013, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-be-crazy-to-trade-my-2011-honda-for-a-2010-nissan/673920 "2013-11-14T18:14:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-be-crazy-to-trade-my-2011-honda-for-a-2010-nissan/673920/21 "2013-11-15T18:44:33Z")
> [@echo7tango](#): > > I am betting that the smile you’re sporting while driving the Z was never (ever) there when you drove the Accord. How did you know?!? 😃 > [@QuickSilver](#): > > Congrats on the new hooptie ride! Thanks! > [@QuickSilver](#): > > What colour? Dark gray. I don’t know the “official” color name, but it’s whatever gray comes on the 40th Anniversary edition\*. It looks awesome. \*My Mazda RX-8 was also a 40th Anniversary edition…super weird coincidence… > [@QuickSilver](#): > > Keep it shiny side up. 😉 I plan to! LOL! > [@steronz](#): > > It’s plenty fast but apparently needed brakes and an oil cooler in short order. Hmm, good to keep in mind whenever it it’s track time. > [@steronz](#): > > Also, visibility is terrible and trunk space doesn’t exist… Don’t forget the noise. Lots of road noise. Not so much that I had to raise my voice during the test drive, but enough that I noticed it right away. I love the damn thing anyway. 🙂 > [@steronz](#): > > And this, because he promptly put it into the wall at VIR ☹ :eek: I’ll be sticking with Summit Point in WV… ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2013, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-be-crazy-to-trade-my-2011-honda-for-a-2010-nissan/673920/22 "2013-11-15T21:07:09Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > Don’t forget the noise. Lots of road noise. Not so much that I had to raise my voice during the test drive, but enough that I noticed it right away. I love the damn thing anyway. Great colour. Get louder pipes to drown out the road noise. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2013, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-be-crazy-to-trade-my-2011-honda-for-a-2010-nissan/673920/23 "2013-11-16T14:18:52Z")
On a money-related note, my car insurance hardly went up at all: just $40 (for a 6-month premium). :eek: I must have asked the insurance lady “Really??” two or three times! On the whole, though, yes, this will be a much more expensive car to own than the Honda: lower MPG with a premium fuel requirement, more frequent servicing (especially come track season), way more expensive tires, and even though my new car payment is lower I’ve added 2.5 years of payments that I wouldn’t have had otherwise. All totally worth it! > [@QuickSilver](#): > > Great colour. Yeah, it looked good in the online picture but even better in person; slightly darker, but in a cool way. The interior is black, with red trim. It still looks/feels like I car I shouldn’t be able to own. 😉 > [@QuickSilver](#): > > Get louder pipes to drown out the road noise. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2013, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-be-crazy-to-trade-my-2011-honda-for-a-2010-nissan/673920/24 "2013-11-16T15:03:58Z")
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**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2013, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-be-crazy-to-trade-my-2011-honda-for-a-2010-nissan/673920/25 "2013-11-17T02:40:50Z")
The car nut boyfriend said as long as you don’t drive it like an idiot, you should be fine. 😃 Apparently it has the unfortunate distinction of killing a large number of people who drive it like idiots. But really, how much can you open it up in NoVa? So there shouldn’t be any problems. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2013, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-be-crazy-to-trade-my-2011-honda-for-a-2010-nissan/673920/26 "2013-11-17T14:17:34Z")
Good for you Misnomer. Nissan has always been a good vehicle for me. I’ve had two Pathfinders and a 240sx coupe. It was really fun to drive. My 2004 Pathfinder is pushing 200,000 miles and… I can’t think of any major problems. My current fun is a new (to me) plow truck. Yes plow truck. 2004 Ram short bed regular cab. Hemi. Black with new Mud Terrains and a brand new Western plow. I’m waiting for the winch to put on the back. It’s a pretty thing it is. And is gonna be a hellofa plow truck. Just got the tire chains last week. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2013, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-be-crazy-to-trade-my-2011-honda-for-a-2010-nissan/673920/27 "2013-11-19T17:10:58Z")
> [@bobkitty](#): > > The car nut boyfriend said as long as you don’t drive it like an idiot, you should be fine. 😃 Apparently it has the unfortunate distinction of killing a large number of people who drive it like idiots. You may assure the boyfriend that I’ve tracked two of my previous cars. I should be ok. 🙂 > [@enipla](#): > > Good for you Misnomer. Thanks! > [@enipla](#): > > My current fun is a new (to me) plow truck. Congratulations! Trucks aren’t my thing, but it’s good that we all have our preferred toys. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-be-crazy-to-trade-my-2011-honda-for-a-2010-nissan/673920/28 "2013-11-20T20:46:21Z")
FWIW, [here](http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa321/Misnomer921/MeandCar11-15-13.jpg)’s a picture of me with the Z taken the day after I got her. > [@steronz](#): > > It’s plenty fast but apparently needed brakes and an oil cooler in short order. > > > [@Misnomer](#): > > > > Hmm, good to keep in mind whenever it it’s track time. I’ve been doing a lot of research online, and apparently I should _definitely_ add an oil cooler before taking it to the track. I also read this in a _Car and Driver_ article: “If you intend to track a Z, don’t use the base pads, upgrade the brake fluid, and be sure to install brake-cooling ducts.” (From a 2010 [story](http://www.caranddriver.com/features/z-meets-wall-we-investigate-why-the-nismo-zs-brakes-failed-at-lightning-lap) about how their NISMO Z went into a retaining wall at VIR.) Now I’m kind of extra glad that I bought the car in November, so I have a few months to save up and get these mods done before track season. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-be-crazy-to-trade-my-2011-honda-for-a-2010-nissan/673920/29 "2013-11-20T22:11:38Z")
Also tuner stickers in the windows. Everybody knows cars go much faster when you add tuner stickers in the windows. 🙂 \* \*(Added smiley so my post doesn’t sound as assy as it reads.) ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-be-crazy-to-trade-my-2011-honda-for-a-2010-nissan/673920/30 "2013-11-21T15:59:34Z")
Ass. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-be-crazy-to-trade-my-2011-honda-for-a-2010-nissan/673920.md?page=1)