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Perhaps 2nd choice for the wife if we don't get an Enclave.]]>Feb 8th 2006 4:50PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/08/nissan-unveils-2007-quest-in-chicago/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/08/nissan-unveils-2007-quest-in-chicago/Feb 8th 2006 4:51PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/08/nissan-unveils-2007-quest-in-chicago/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/08/nissan-unveils-2007-quest-in-chicago/Feb 8th 2006 5:17PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/08/nissan-unveils-2007-quest-in-chicago/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/08/nissan-unveils-2007-quest-in-chicago/Feb 8th 2006 5:19PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/08/nissan-unveils-2007-quest-in-chicago/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/08/nissan-unveils-2007-quest-in-chicago/Feb 8th 2006 5:20PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/08/nissan-unveils-2007-quest-in-chicago/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/08/nissan-unveils-2007-quest-in-chicago/Feb 8th 2006 5:27PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/08/nissan-unveils-2007-quest-in-chicago/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/08/nissan-unveils-2007-quest-in-chicago/Feb 8th 2006 5:40PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/08/nissan-unveils-2007-quest-in-chicago/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/08/nissan-unveils-2007-quest-in-chicago/Feb 8th 2006 5:42PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/08/nissan-unveils-2007-quest-in-chicago/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/08/nissan-unveils-2007-quest-in-chicago/Feb 8th 2006 5:49PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/08/nissan-unveils-2007-quest-in-chicago/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/08/nissan-unveils-2007-quest-in-chicago/Feb 8th 2006 6:12PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/08/nissan-unveils-2007-quest-in-chicago/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/08/nissan-unveils-2007-quest-in-chicago/
I'm not sure I'd want to go off the deep end on design (again) in this class of vehicle....I think Honda was smart to test the waters with the odd dash on the new Civic as the young tuner "bois" will be more willing to buy something "new and different"......by the time people are of "minivan" age....."new and different" isn't high on their list of "must haves"....

I'm still fearing (based on those recent "spy shots" of the DMC vans, they're gonna come out looking like stretched and pulled 300's!]]>Feb 8th 2006 7:31PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/08/nissan-unveils-2007-quest-in-chicago/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/08/nissan-unveils-2007-quest-in-chicago/Feb 8th 2006 7:47PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/08/nissan-unveils-2007-quest-in-chicago/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/08/nissan-unveils-2007-quest-in-chicago/The Toyota Sienna and the Honda Odyssey since the Nissan Headquarters soon to move to Nashville, Tennessee from
California.
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the pros
the old console, while nice looking, would attract dirt like crazy.
the compartments under the steering wheel and glove made it look cheap. I'm glad they removed them.
folding that third seat was a real pain. nice improvements there
The van is really fun to drive. I'm sure it still is.

the cons.
the armrests on the 2nd row seats should be bigger or thicker. they look too small compared to the big seats.
a bit of side bolstering on those seats would help too.
no CVT. that's a biggie
maybe power windows for the second row, like on the sienna?

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And to all the negative naysayers, it's a great vehicle. Of course, I've never been a "me too" car buyer so I like its different looks (its French influence is a good thing). Many of these bloggers do not have any idea of French design. For example, one of the greatest industrial/automotive designers of all time, Raymond Lowey was French. If you do not have any idea of his designs, you are a design idiot. The goundbreaking 1947 Studebakers, 1953 Studebakers and 1963 Studebaker Avanti were all his work. Of course, most Americans at the time thought Ford, GM and Chrysler products were the cat's meow even though they looked archaic next to the Studebakers of their era. Those Studebaker designs are all timeless classics. In addition to cars, Lowey designed and refined MANY well known products over the years. So much for the idiot bloggers' put-downs of French design.

Back to the Quest. It's the only minivan on the market for a car guy.

Aside from a couple of quality issues, I love it, it's great. 'Nuf said!]]>Feb 8th 2006 9:43PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/08/nissan-unveils-2007-quest-in-chicago/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/08/nissan-unveils-2007-quest-in-chicago/Feb 8th 2006 11:32PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/08/nissan-unveils-2007-quest-in-chicago/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/08/nissan-unveils-2007-quest-in-chicago/
The people braying about the shifter location a) have never driven a Quest, and b) really want to see the stalk from a Chrysler LeBaron revived. People say they want something different, but when a company shows something different, they pan it.

All the buzz at Detroit was about two rehashed muscle cars. A truly brilliant design, the Mazda Kibura, was relegated to the middle of the pack - again because supposed "car fans" like some of the geniuses on this board say they want creativity, then take potshots at it when it's offered. The Quest is something different, and if you haven't driven it yet hold your comments until you do.

Have fun at the show!]]>Feb 9th 2006 8:41AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/08/nissan-unveils-2007-quest-in-chicago/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/08/nissan-unveils-2007-quest-in-chicago/
The guy who took 10 seconds to bitch about the shifter location was premature if you ask me.

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