Out, Damned (Blind) Spot
The Rogue's sight lines are its biggest problem. With bulky D-pillars, fixed rear head restraints and an undersized rear window, it ranked as the worst of 10 small crossovers — eight of which are still on the market — for blind-spot visibility in a comparison test two years ago. Large side mirrors might make up for some of that, but the Rogue's are merely adequate — and the view out the front could use some work, too. The Rogue has more glass than the swept-back Sportage and Tucson, but its windshield and side windows are still on the short side. Nissan could learn a thing or two from the Subaru Forester or RAV4. Climb into either of those, and you'll notice a world of difference.
See also:
2010 Nissan Cube review
The Cube - which is a "mobile device," not a car, Nissan says, returns for
2010 with a base price of $13,999 (plus $720 freight), which is just $9 more
than the 2009 starting price.
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Pulling a stuck vehicle
Front
Do not use the tie down hooks for towing or
vehicle recovery.
Front:
Securely install the recovery hook 1 (stored in
the luggage room) as illustrated.
Make sure that the hook is proper ...
AM radio reception
AM signals, because of their low frequency, can
bend around objects and skip along the ground.
In addition, the signals can be bounced off the
ionosphere and bent back to earth. Because of
these c ...
