According to the keyring that came with my rental car agreement, I have been driving a 2013 Nissan Altima 2-door, black paint car since the 22nd of March.

I figured, since I have no vested interest in this car or the manufacturer, to investigate the car’s road worthiness.

At highway speeds, the bonnet or hood/engine cover rattles visibly.

There is relatively no difference in MPG results using either premium (91/93 octane) or regular (87 octane) graded fuel.

Examples:

Odometer reading/miles driven(City/Highway)/gallons fuel(Premium/Regular)/MPG

1003/304.6(cityC)/13.469(P)22.61
1350/346.2(H)/11.854(P)/29.2
????/498.1(H)/16.084(P)/30.97
2077/229.6(C)/10.651(R)/21.56
2477/397.2(H)/14.645(R)/27.1
2875/400.5(H)/13.718(R)/29.2

At speeds greater than 70 mph, the car tended to drift off the centerline constantly, requiring more attention than I like to give a car as a driver cruising on flat freeways.

On a positive note, the driver’s seat was quite comfortable throughout the two weeks I’ve driven the car, including the 14 hours yesterday.

Plus, I packed a whole closet and two suitcases in the trunk and backseat.

More as it develops…