Hello,

My wife and I purchased an Altima Hybrid at the end of March. We only got the base one as it had twice the features of any other car I’ve ever owned and at that time few places were making any kind of deal. This is our first Hybrid and first Nissan. We liked the look, ride and comfort of the Altima better then the Prius or the Camry Hybrid and several folks at my work recommended the Altima. We have put just over 3000 miles on it and just gave it its first oil change. So far we have averaged 35 to 36 MPG over the last 3 tanks of gas. We have had no problems with this car and it is very comfortable. The feel of the engines and transmission take some getting used to, and the trunk is small, but this has not been a problem. One of the first things we did was take a trip from central New Jersey to upstate Vermont. In Massachusetts, we filled the tank with gas at the same place and time my brother filled his Chevy Trailblazer. When we were almost in Canada we filled up again. We paid 19 dollars for mid-grade and my brother paid 47 dollars for regular for the same trip. We then drove the Nissan all the way back to NJ without filling again and did it with more then a third of the tank left. At that rate we figured we could travel from the Canadian border all the way to Washington DC (in real world driving) without filling the tank. This is a nice car.