I didn't personally drive this one, so I can't say whether I'd recommend it over something like an Accord or Camry, but there's certainly some appeal for a car that's just a car. No gimmicks, no tricks. Just an average car that can go from point A to point B in an acceptable–not sporty–fashion.
So yeah, it's probably not my first pick, but I know plenty of people who just want an appliance to get them to and from work and they're willing to buy whatever car that accomplishes that goal from the closest dealership to them.
And if you buy an Altima, you're almost guaranteed to be avoided on the highway. 
I always liked the looks of these cars. Never been in one. I actually thought at one time it would follow Toyota into NASCAR.
Do they use buttons and dials on the radio and AC, or do they use a touch screen?
The interface was so generic I honestly didn't remeber much about it. Had to check Nissan's website to be sure.
In reply to 06HHR (Forum Supporter) :
I know I'd adjust, but boy do I really like having a single knob to adjust temperature, another knob to adjust fan speed and one ore to change which vents the air comes out of ... kind of like my Honda Fit.
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I seem to tell this story every time a thread like this pops up.
A few years ago, I remember visiting a buddy who was a service manager at a Nissan dealership. He said, "wanna see something crazy?" and we walked through the shop. There were no less than 6 cars in there getting the CVT replaced that day. Then, he took me to a secondary shop on the property and showed me "CVT Mountain". There was this giant pile of dead CVTs all sitting in shipping cases scheduled for pickup. There must have been about 75-100 of them at the time. He said that pile grows and gets picked up monthly by corporate, and those pickups were happening for months and months. That alone will keep me from ever considering one of these things forever.
I know Nissan started switching to traditional transmissions in the Pathfinder again, but the Altima and Rogue got left off the table for that, and that's a shame. And the Altima is scheduled to disappear soon, so that will never happen.
In reply to Tony Sestito :
I think everyone has an Altima or Rogue CVT horror story to share. Family friend had one die on a road trip up the east coast. They left town with an Altima, came back with a Silverado.
so that's what altimas look like.... all the ones around here look like the block of cheese in my fridge after I ran it across the grater a few times
In reply to Datsun240ZGuy :
Sporty ones with the SE-R trim!
Yall know about the Cleetus McFarland Altima 600? The rules fit on a single page...looks fun as hell
Anything with a CVT gets an immediate dismissal from me.
I have to question Nissan's sanity over ANY of their decisions - why is the Altima disappearing? Seems to me they are a popular thing - Toyota would never stop selling the Camry, so why stop the Altima?
Nissan has a history of shooting themselves in the foot - they replaced the R51 Pathfinder (a body-on-frame genuinely competent off-road vehicle) with a piece of E36 M3 minivan-platform R52 Pathfinder with a CVT. No one is going back to them for a look at the latest R53 Pathfinder after the previous monstrosity.
Sadly seems a be a car company run by ignorant bean counters rather than by genuine car guys, and that makes me sad. They used to make great cars.
I rented one last year for a family road trip. It had great (gravity?) front seats, impressive fuel mileage and range of around 500 miles and was comfortable and quiet. I liked it but yes, a CVT and long term ownership would worry me.
In reply to maschinenbau :
Looks like most circle track's pure stock/mini stock rules
