Our 2007 Nissan Murano SL served us well for a good six years. When we initially purchased the vehicle, we were impressed with the level of quality that was seen in the interior trim materials. It felt very "fancy" in comparison to our old Mitsubishi Montero, with far more features. It took us some time to get used to all the new things we were able to do within the car. Although it was a great car for about five years, the last year of its life presented us with some difficulties. The notorious CVT transmission began to give us problems at around 80k miles on the odometer. Automatic CVT transmissions are trouble-prone for all vehicles they are used in, but Nissan's particular take on it is the worst offender. It gave out multiple times, each time costing in the thousands to repair. We wasted a lot of money trying to keep the car alive, but the transmission (even when completely replaced) just kept giving out. We finally had to give it up and find a new vehicle after around six years of service.

It's very spacious and comfortable. They ride of the car is very smooth and it has a great sound system. I like the fact that the gas and break pedals move back and forth to meet my height instead of having to move my seat closer to the steering wheel. As far as performance it does not have good take off speed and it has a hard time getting up hills. I also like that is has east access steering wheel controls. I was also impressed with the miles I get out of my gas, even though it says I get about 16 mpg it actually goes a little further than that and does not take much to fill up. It also has great control and traction.