Why by a Nissan NV Work Van?

Why by a Nissan NV Work Van?

by Scott M. Foy
Vacaville Nissan 
Vacaville, CA 

With the release of the Dodge Promaster, the continued production of the Mercedes Sprinter and the rumors of the newly designed Ford Transit coming over from Europe, the question being asked is; Why should I buy a Nissan Work Van? With so many vans competing for the same business, what makes one better over the other? A huge part of the answer is your intent of use - how you plan on using the van and what features are most important to you. I have first hand Nissan experience, so here's my justification of why the NV is a good choice.

Forward Engine Design

The NV will still offer a pickup truck based van, with the engine mounted all the way to the front. While certain competitors will offer a "doghouse" design with the engine sort of half in and half out of the driver area. If you have grown accustomed to driving a pickup, the NV will feel more like home to you than sitting up very high over a short nosed cargo van offered by our competitors.

Center Console

While it sounds fairly insignificant, the center console has played a large role in decision making for NV Cargo Van purchases. The large, lockable center console in NV features a sliding surface for writing, large interior storage with a laptop shelf, 12V power, storage tray, section for hanging file folders, business card and pen holder and an optional 110V power outlet. This center console, when used in part with the hard back flat-floding passenger seat, truly creates a mobile office on wheels!

Standard 2500 Features

The designers of the Nissan NV put a lot of thought into features that business owners use most and then compared that list with the Standard Options on our competitor's work vans. Small things like, I don't know, a radio are options on some of our competitors? Really? Here are some very popular features that are standard on the Nissan NV that you may find yourself paying extra for on a competitor's lot, or maybe not at all since they don't offer it!

• 26 Speed HVAC system
• AM/FM Radio with Single CD and AUX Input
• Power Mirrors
• 5-speed Automatic Transmission
• Tilt Wheel
• Center Console
• Underseat Driver Storage Drawer
• (3) Overhead Storage Bins
• 3 sets of Interior Cargo Lights 
• 243 Degree Wide Opening Rear Cargo Doors

Customer Incentive Packages

Nissan Commercial Vehicles offers its customers multiple choices under their No-Cost Customer Incentive Program. Options include addition up-fit rebates, vehicle graphics, cargo partitions, shelving, ladder racks, and credits towards upgraded up-fit packages. Some of our competitors offer a credit, which typically requires you to come out of pocket for full packages like what we have to offer through Adrian Steel. Other competitors offer no type of customer incentive package at all, leaving you all alone to figure it out. I can say from experience with the NV that the Nissan CIP has been a huge part of our success.

Ride Quality

Part of my training as a Nissan Commercial Salesperson was to drive competitor's work vans and compare the ride quality to ours. The NV experience can be described as a pickup truck or large SUV ride - smooth and fairly quiet. It drives me crazy when people say "It feels a little heavy and sloshy". Really? A 9 foot tall cargo van that weighs 5,500 pounds didn't have the sporty feel like your 370Z sports cars? Say what???

When I drove the competitors vans I felt cramped, uncomfortable and noticed a significant amount of road noise. Sitting behind a wheel for 8 to 10 hours per day makes ride quality rank towards the top of my list. Very few people, once they drive a Nissan NV CargoVan, don't like. I've heard a thousand times, "This drives just like my Truck".

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Why I think the Nissan NV is better than a Ford Van

Aside from the obvious styling differences there are several things that set the Nissan NV Cargo Van apart form its competition. Let me preface the following paragraphs by saying each manufacturer has attributes that set it apart from one another, and then find ways to make those attributes sound like a benefit over the competition. Here are some of the Nissan NV Cargo Van attributes that I think are undeniably a benefit, no matter how one looks at them!

10. Braking - The Nissan NV has the largest brake rotors in its class with 14.2" Front and 14.4" Rear Rotors. The larger the rotors, the better they dissapte heat and in turn - the better braking power you have.

9. Turning Radius - The NV has a 45.2' Turning Radius compared the Blue Oval Van which has a 48.6' turning radius. Ever try making a U-Turn at a stop light in a Ford Econoline? I rest my case!

8. Horsepower - The widely popular 4.0L Nissan V6 has 261 horsepower and 281 lb. ft. of torque. When compared the Ford Econoline's 4.6L V8 engine (yes, comparing a V6 to a V8) the Nissan has a 36 horsepower advantage and only 5 lb. ft less of torque.

7. Cargo Height - The Nissan and Ford share similar height profiles yet the Nissan manages to squeeze in an extra 3.9" of cargo height in the back. 3.9" may not sound like a lot until what you are loading does not fit! Also the NV's near vertical sidewalls decrease the "wasted space" behind cargo shelving.

6 .Cargo Width - At 54.3" the Nissan offers over 3" of additional space between the wheel wells over our competitor. Add in the fact our wheel wells are flat and that's a winning combination!

 5. Standard Features - A side by side comparison shows that the Nissan NV Cargo Van has a wide variety of standard options that Ford requires you to pay for such as a CD Player, D-Ring Tie Downs, and a Sliding Cargo Door. There are also many features that the NV Cargo Van offers that Ford does not!

4. Center Console - Contractors need somewhere to store their stuff, charge their phones, keep their files and have a desk to write on. Nissan gets it. Our center console offers all this and much more!

3. Transmission - The NV's engine is paired with a 5 speed automatic transmission while the Ford is still rockin' a 4 speed automatic like they have for 20 years!

2. Incentive Package - At Nissan we don't tell our customers to figure out your up-fits on your own - we give them to you for free! With choices of cargo partitions, cargo shelves, roof racks, vehicle grahics and more - the Nissan NV will be ready to work in no time - all at no cost to the customer!

1. No Doghouse - This one is a biggie for me. Once upon a time I drove a moving van (Ford) across the country. With the engine literally at my feet it was cramped, noisy, hot and all around uncomfortable. The Nissan's engine is mounted out front like a truck - this means no doghouse, a more comfortable ride, more foot room, and easier vehicle maintenance.

For more information on the Nissan NV Cargo Van click here! or go to www.nvcargovan.com