Has there already been a thread about the new Nissan NV3500 passenger van?

Chex · Nov 18, 2011

canadiangie said:
Wow, that's gorgeous!

I'm trying to get a scope of it's size. How much larger than an Armada? Because the Armada is already big (deliciously large, don't get me wrong ). Is it about the size of a Sprinter? Is it based off the Titan?

If I had a large family I'd be all over it.

I'm guessing the interior is similar in size to my 12-passenger Express. Overall, it's 16 inches longer than my van and it looks to me like that 16" is entirely in the engine block.

geekKT · Nov 18, 2011

It would be a bit of overkill for my one kid, right? I could put him in the center of the center of the center......

Okay, I have no need for it, but that van is really cool. I browsed the Nissan site - I like a lot of the features and also find the way the seats are split into 1's and 2's neat. It does remind me of an Armada/Flex on steroids; it looks nice, especially in black or java metallic.

cookie123 · Nov 18, 2011

I don't know why I'm even looking at this thread! I for sure don't know why I looked at the van. But, I did. I have to say, it looks pretty cool. I bet it looks gigantic in real life.

ProudMommysince09 · Nov 18, 2011

Oohh.. I saw this van somewhere pulling out (I think it was a dealership) and I kept looking at it wondering what it was. I thought at first it was a truck with a built-in cargo thing on it, but I guess not. Cool!

Mags462 · Nov 18, 2011

That's it.... i can now go ahead and finish having my dream "baseball team".... now just to convince DH that we need more "little sluggers" around here to fill such an AWESOME big van!

jourdysmom · Nov 18, 2011

DaniCPST said:
It looks like an Armada on steroids with sliding doors. It's nice looking for something to haul a bunch of people.

Looks like only 1 sliding door, passenger side

I would prefer both sides personally!

AnnaC · Nov 18, 2011

Ooooh that's cool.

Chex · Nov 18, 2011

jourdysmom said:
Looks like only 1 sliding door, passenger side I would prefer both sides personally!

My DH said he would prefer 2 sliding doors as well, but I actually prefer just one. I like everybody getting out on the same side. I'm always paranoid about one of my littles running out into the parking lot while I'm on the other side of the van.

msg221 · Nov 18, 2011

Am I the only one who doesn't really like the looks of this van? :duck: For some reason, the back end reminds me of a Scion XB, but a lot bigger, and I'm not a fan of any of those box shaped vehicles.

LISmama810 · Nov 18, 2011

msg221 said:
Am I the only one who doesn't really like the looks of this van? :duck: For some reason, the back end reminds me of a Scion XB, but a lot bigger, and I'm not a fan of any of those box shaped vehicles.

I'd say in general it's not the most attractive-looking vehicle. But for a 12-passenger van, it's awesome. The Sprinter just looks so...wrong to me.

luckyclov · Nov 19, 2011

LISmama810 said:
I'd say in general it's not the most attractive-looking vehicle. But for a 12-passenger van, it's awesome. The Sprinter just looks so...wrong to me.

:yeahthatlove:

Chex · Nov 19, 2011

msg221 said:
Am I the only one who doesn't really like the looks of this van? :duck: For some reason, the back end reminds me of a Scion XB, but a lot bigger, and I'm not a fan of any of those box shaped vehicles.

My DH thinks it's butt-ugly. But luckily it has enough benefits over our van, and doesn't come with the price tag of the Sprinter, so it doesn't seem to matter that much to him.

lynsgirl · Nov 19, 2011

Chex said:
My DH thinks it's butt-ugly. But luckily it has enough benefits over our van, and doesn't come with the price tag of the Sprinter, so it doesn't seem to matter that much to him.

LOL My dh thought it looked pretty ok and agrees this is the next family vehicle purchase we'll have to make. Thanks for posting about it - even my older kids think it's great!

An Aurora · Nov 19, 2011

I think its loads better than any other van I have ever seen

With the possible exception of the Sienna, I think all vans are butt ugly. This doesn't look like a van, so I like it

canadiangie · Nov 25, 2011

I saw one yesterday! I even took pics (but how I get them off my phone and onto here I'll never know). I was surprised because I didnt think they were out yet?

Are they? They must be. Anyway, it's BIG. As long as a full sized truck (was parked in front of one) and very tall. Has one sliding door on passenger side just like previously discussed, and has two side opening doors (like how an armoire opens) along the back. The front looks just like a huge Armada, complete with standard Nissan grill. It really is nice to look at. The one I saw was white. I think black or charcoal would look amazing. Anyway, BIG. Very big.

Eta: so the cargo version is already out, and a passenger version comes this spring. Well, exterior wise they look pretty much identical. I was impressed.

tl01 · Nov 26, 2011

I saw one today. It was a little odd to me. It was super wide looking and almost seemed short. The sprinter isbreally tall but I bet it is much easier moving around inside. I wonder what access is like from the inside of the Nissan.

mommyfrog · Nov 28, 2011

I just showed my dh. He likes it. And the price tag compared to the Sprinter!! Hopefully the construction business keeps getting better and we can afford one in the near future. Stinkin' economic depression!!

ketchupqueen · Nov 30, 2011

Yeah, short vs. tall has tradeoffs both ways, though; short means you can park in parking garages and go through drive-throughs. Tall gives you more room to move inside, but then you can't have access to some places. Then also, one of the big concerns with many taller vehicles is the higher center of gravity and rollover risk (though I've been told that because the Sprinter is built on a different kind of chassis, more like a bus than a truck, it's a different animal in terms of rollover risk.) So many considerations...

An Aurora · Nov 30, 2011

Short would be great! The big safety concern for these big vans and SUVs is the increased rollover risk. The Sprinter seems very tall and almost top heavy and I would not want to drive one in our nasty winter winds.

Chex · Dec 1, 2011

It's going to be short enough to fit in our garage. That was one of my main concerns. Even the short version of the Sprinter was still too tall to fit in our garage.

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