| Police catch pair stealing mail
A police officer stopped two Edgewood residents after seeing their car swerve down a street, but instead of a drunken-driving case, he wound up sorting through a bundle of stolen mail.The pair was driving a stolen minivan with a stolen license plate, said Capt. Gary Johnson of the Santa Fe Police Department. The driver, Cherrie R. Krebs, 35, was arrested on charges of receiving or transferring a stolen vehicle and conspiracy to commit a crime. Her passenger, Michael J. Turner, 50, was arrested on a conspiracy charge as well.After a police officer who saw the car swerving down Siler Road at 1:25 a.m. Thursday determined both the vehicle and its license plate had been stolen in Albuquerque, police searched the 2000 Nissan Quest and found the mail, Johnson said.The mail was postmarked recently and addressed to nearby businesses, leading police to think it may have been stolen as recently as Thursday morning, Johnson said.
Canton Nissan rolls out 1 millionth vehicle
As the bright red Titan pickup broke through a banner across the truck assembly line this afternoon at Nissan Motor Co.�s Canton plant it also broke a record for workers there. The truck was Canton�s 1 millionth vehicle produced.
"Hitting the million-unit mark is a production milestone," said Dave Boyer, vice president of Canton manufacturing.
The plant plant officially opened May 27, 2003, when the first production vehicle, a Quest minivan, was completed. The 4,000 employee plant hit the mark years sooner than its sister plant in Smyrna Tenn. That plant opened in 1983 with one model and didn�t hit the million-vehicle milestone until July 1989.
The number of models the Canton plant makes � five within a year of its opening � helped it reach the milestone quicker.
Nissan's revamped Quest a standout
I'm here today because I've finally admitted it to myself. It took me awhile to recognize it, but sometime last week, while testing Nissan's Quest, I took a cold, hard look at myself in the vanity mirror and saw what I had become. "Please continue, Scott. What had you become?" Well, this is incredibly hard for me to admit, especially in front of strangers ... and especially because I'm an auto writer, which means I'm supposed to like only fast, sexy vehicles and rugged trucks and SUVs. But -- and you've got to understand how hard it is for me to admit this -- I finally realized that I'm ... I'm a minivan-holic. So now you know. I love minivans. And I'll admit something else: It feels good to get it off my chest. My fondness for minivans goes back to 1985, shortly after Chrysler introduced them to the world.
Sorry, soccer moms: Minivans are at road's end
I have never owned a minivan, though I think they have a place in our society. A number of manufacturers apparently don't. So many minivans have bitten the dust that it represents a major sea change in the automotive world, and I'm not talking about some of the obscure ones -- anybody else remember the Mitsubishi minivan from 1988? Big, square, tipsy? Didn't think so.
Some of the models that either are gone or will be soon: Ford Freestar, Mercury Monterey, Mazda MPV, Chevrolet Uplander, Saturn Relay, Pontiac Montana, Buick Terraza. Reportedly Nissan is unhappy with sales of the Quest: It sold only 31,905 last year, down from a not-much-better 40,357 in 2005.
One of the problems with minivans, for a manufacturer such as Nissan, is that a lot of the company's profit comes from how many vehicles you can build and sell from a minimum of platforms, with a minimum of changes.
Mickelson gets swing vote
The buzz surrounding Wednesday's opening round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship centered on Tiger Woods and his quest for an eighth consecutive PGA Tour victory. But a close second was Phil Mickelson and his Tuesday session on the practice range with renowned swing guru Butch Harmon. The meeting took place two days after Lefty failed to protect a one-shot lead on the 72nd hole of the Nissan Open at Riviera Country Club and lost to Charles Howell III on the third playoff hole. The scene prompted comparisons to Mickelson's meltdown at the 2006 U.S. Open at Winged Foot, when he went to the 72nd hole with a one-shot lead and lost by a stroke to Geoff Ogilvy. Mickelson's longtime ball-striking coach and confidant Rick Smith said he had "zero issues" with the pre-tournament skull session, though it did raise more than a few eyebrows around the tour.
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| Nissan Quest Performance & Efficiency Standard Features |
-3,498 cc 3.5 liters V 6 front engine with 95.5 mm bore, 81.4 mm stroke, 10.3 compression ratio, double overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder VQ35DE
-Unleaded fuel 87
-Fuel economy EPA highway (mpg): 25 and EPA city (mpg): 18
-Multi-point injection fuel system
-20 gallon main unleaded fuel tank
-Power: 175 kW , 235 HP SAE @ 5,800 rpm; 240 ft lb , 325 Nm @ 4,400 rpm
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| Nissan Quest Handling, Ride & Braking Standard Features |
-Four-wheel ABS
-2.269:1 axle ratio
-Brake assist system
-Four disc brakes including four ventilated discs
-Electronic brake distribution
-Electronic traction control via engine management
-Immobilizer
-Spacesaver steel rim internal spare wheel
-Strut front suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs , multi-link rear suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs
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| Nissan Quest Exterior & Aerodynamics Standard Features |
-Body side molding
-Body color front and rear bumpers
-Driver and passenger power body color door mirrors
-External dimensions: overall length (inches): 204.1, overall width (inches): 77.6, overall height (inches): 70, ground clearance (inches): 5.8, wheelbase (inches): 124, front track (inches): 67.3, rear track (inches): 67.3 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 40
-Complex surface lens halogen bulb headlights
-Luxury trim alloy look on gearknob and alloy look on dashboard
-Opening rear ? windows
-Pearl paint
-Fixed rear window with defogger and intermittent
-Tinted glass on cabin, rear and side
-Weights: gross vehicle weight rating (lbs) 5,732, curb weight (lbs) 4,040, gross trailer weight braked (lbs) 3,500 and max payload (lbs) 1,204
-Windshield wipers with automatic intermittent wipe
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| Nissan Quest Interior Standard Features |
-12v power outlet: front and 2 , 12v power outlet: rear and 1 , 12v power outlet: cargo and 1
-Air conditioning with rear outlet
-Diversity antenna
-Peripheral anti-theft protection
-RDS audio system with AM/FM and CD player
-Automatic drive indicator on dashboard
-Cargo area light
-Cargo capacity: all seats in place (cu ft): 32.7, all seats removed (cu ft): 148.7 and third row seats removed (cu ft): 88.2
-Clock
-Computer with average speed, average fuel consumption and range for remaining fuel
-Full dashboard console with covered storage box , partial overhead console with covered storage box
-Cornering lights/curb illumination
-Delayed/fade courtesy lights
-Cruise control
-Front seats cup holders pop out , 3rd row seats cup holders fixed
-Door ajar warning
-Door pockets/bins for driver seat, passenger seat and rear seats
-External temperature
-Driver and passenger front airbag with occupant sensors
-Bucket driver seat with height adjustment, lumbar adjustment and tilt adjustment , bucket passenger seat
-Height adjustable 3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat with pre-tensioners
-Front seat center armrest
-Two height adjustable active head restraints on front seats
-Illuminated entry system
-Internal dimensions: front headroom (inches): 42, rear headroom (inches): 41.7, front hip room (inches): 65.6, rear hip room (inches): 67.4, front leg room (inches): 41.7, rear leg room (inches): 42.1, front shoulder room (inches): 63.7, rear shoulder room (inches): 66.2 and interior volume (cu ft): 211.9
-Low tire pressure indicator
-Remote power locks includes trunk/hatch and includes power windows
-Power steering
-Front power windows with two one-touch
-Front and rear reading lights
-Rear air conditioner
-Rear heater
-Rear view mirror
-Steering wheel mounted remote audio controls
-Remote fuel filler door release
-All three rows roof airbag
-Front seat back storage
-Cloth seat upholstery with additional cloth
-Seating: two seats
-Service interval indicator
-Eight speaker(s)
-Plastic multi-function steering wheel with tilt adjustment
-Tachometer
-Illuminated driver and passenger vanity mirror
-Ventilation system
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