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Are you about to graduate from college and step into the next phase of your life? Congratulations! It's an exciting time filled with new opportunities, challenges, and adventures. Whether you're starting your career, continuing your education, or embarking on a new journey, having a reliable and affordable mode of transportation is essential. Bondy's Nissan understands the needs of recent college graduates and wants to help you make the transition smoother with their College Grad Discount Program. This program is designed to make it easier for recent grads to get behind the wheel of a new Nissan vehicle with significant savings. What is the Nissan College Grad Discount Program? The Nissan College Grad Discount Program is a special offer available to recent college graduates. It provides eligible participants with a discount on select new Nissan vehicles. This discount is in addition to any other incentives or offers that may be available at the time of purchase. Qualified individuals can save an additional $500 off a new Nissan! Who is Eligible? To be eligible for the Nissan College Grad Discount Program, you must meet the following criteria: Have graduated from an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, or registered nursing degree program within the past two years or will graduate within the next six months. Benefits of the Program Participating in the Nissan College Grad Discount Program offers several benefits, including: 1. Savings: Eligible participants can receive $500 off select new Nissan vehicles, making them more affordable for recent graduates. 2. Build Credit: Financing a new vehicle and making timely payments can help recent graduates build their credit history, which is essential for future financial endeavors. 3. Reliability: Nissan vehicles are known for their reliability, fuel efficiency, and innovative features. With a new Nissan, recent graduates can have peace of mind knowing they're driving a safe and dependable vehicle. How to Take Advantage of the Program Taking advantage of the Nissan College Grad Discount Program is easy: 1. Visit your local Dothan Nissan dealership, Bondy's Nissan and inform them that you are interested in the College Grad Discount Program. 2. Provide proof of eligibility: Proof of graduation (College Diploma, Official Transcript) from a accredited US University or Grad School within the past 24 months; or written confirmation (Official Transcript/University Letter) of upcoming graduation from a Grad School within 6 months: or * Proof of current enrollment in an accredited US graduate school 3. Choose the Nissan vehicle that best suits your needs and budget. 4. Enjoy your new Nissan vehicle with significant savings!

The 2024 Nissan Rogue has taken the SUV market by storm, offering a perfect blend of style, performance, and innovation. With its sleek design, advanced technology, and impressive features, the Nissan Rogue stands out as a top contender in its class. One of the most exciting aspects of the 2024 Rogue is its range of trim levels, each offering its own unique set of features to cater to different preferences and needs. Let's take a closer look at the various trim levels available for the 2024 Nissan Rogue: S Trim: The S trim serves as the base model of the 2024 Nissan Rogue, but don't let that fool you into thinking it lacks in features. Key features include: Nissan Safety Shield® 360, which includes automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection, blind-spot warning, rear cross-traffic alert, lane departure warning, high beam assist, and rear automatic braking. Intelligent Lane Intervention Rearview Monitor 8-inch touchscreen display Apple CarPlay® and Android AutoTM integration LED headlights and taillights 17-inch aluminum-alloy wheels SV Trim: Building upon the features of the S trim, the SV trim adds several upgrades to enhance comfort, convenience, and style. Additional features include: ProPILOT Assist with Navi-link Intelligent Cruise Control NissanConnect® 8-inch touchscreen display Dual-zone automatic temperature control Remote Engine Start System with Intelligent Climate Control 18-inch aluminum-alloy wheels Power driver's seat with memory function SL Trim: The SL trim is the epitome of luxury and sophistication, offering premium features that elevate your driving experience to a whole new level. Key features include: Quilted semi-aniline leather-appointed seats Motion-Activated Liftgate Nissan Door-to-Door Navigation with Premium Traffic Wireless Apple CarPlay® integration Bose® Premium Audio System with 10 speakers, including dual-driver woofers ProPILOT Assist with Navi-link 19-inch aluminum-alloy wheels Platinum Trim: At the top of the lineup, the Platinum trim offers the ultimate in luxury, technology, and performance. Additional features include: Heated steering wheel Tri-Zone Automatic Temperature Control system Semi-aniline leather-appointed seats with diamond-quilted leather inserts NissanConnect® 9-inch touchscreen display Head-Up Display (HUD) Traffic Sign Recognition 19-inch aluminum-alloy wheels with a unique design Each trim level of the 2024 Nissan Rogue offers something unique, allowing you to choose the model that best suits your preferences and lifestyle. Whether you prioritize advanced safety features, luxurious comfort, or cutting-edge technology, there's a Rogue trim level for you. Visit your local Nissan dealership, Bondy's Nissan today to explore the 2024 Rogue and find the perfect trim level for your needs.

In our last installment of Safety Saturday, we will take a deep dive into Rear Automatic Braking. In the previous post, we discussed Rear Cross Traffic Alert, and now we are going to be building on that with this next feature. As we talked about previously, Rear Cross Traffic Alert will send a tone and light alert when it senses a vehicle approaching from either side while you are backing up. Rear Automatic Braking is going to take that one step further. This safety feature "helps the driver detect large stationary objects when backing up" and "applies the brakes to help avoid or mitigate damage" when needed. As you are backing up, the sensors located in the rear bumper will be watching for objects behind you. As you approach a stationary object the vehicle will send out tones that will increase in speed the closer you get to the object. If the system detects that you are not going to stop before you hit the object, it will apply the brakes for you. For example, say that you were like my husband who always wants to back into his parking space. If he was trying to park in a parking garage with a parking space that backed up to a wall, the sensors would beep at him at increasing speeds the closer he got to the wall. If he was approaching the wall too fast, the vehicle would apply the brakes to keep him from bumping into the wall. Check out the video below for an example of how Rear Automatic Braking will help make you a safer driver. This feature, like Rear Cross Traffic Alert, will be a benefit to all drivers. Everyone who puts their vehicle in reverse at any point in their driving will use this feature to be able to judge the distance between the back of their car and another object.

In our last Safety Saturday post, we talked about Blind Spot Warning and how it uses lights in your A-pillar or side mirror to let you know there is a vehicle traveling in your blind spot. There is another safety feature in the Safety Sheild 360® suite that uses these same lights and tones to warn you of vehicles crossing behind you. That feature is Rear Cross Traffic Alert. According to Nissan, Rear Cross Traffic Alert "can help detect cross traffic coming from either side of the rear of the vehicle" when you are in reverse. (Safety Shield 360 Walkaround) This feature will only work if you are moving at less than 5 miles per hour. The perfect scenario for this feature is the grocery store parking lot. Have you ever been backing out of your tight space in the Walmart parking lot and been honked at because you almost backed into someone coming down the aisle? This is the perfect feature for you! The Rear Cross Traffic Alert could detect that vehicle and use the same sensors, lights, and tone as the Blind Spot Warning to alert you. In my opinion, this was a genius move on Nissan's part. Using a light placed in an already familiar place will help your brain to recognize the alert easier and may even make your reaction time faster. Rear Cross Traffic Alert is a feature that would benefit all drivers. There are many times throughout the day that we put our vehicles into reverse. Whether we are backing out of the driveway or a parking space, this feature will come in handy.

In today's Safety Saturday post, we are going to discuss Blind Spot Warning. Nissan defines Blind Spot Warning as a feature that "can help alert drivers to a vehicle detected in the blind spot area" by illuminating "an indicator light near the A-pillar or in the outside mirror." This feature is available on most of our new models like the family-friendly 2023 Nissan Rogue and the 2023 Nissan Murano as pictured below. To give you an example of just how Blind Spot Warning works, say you are traveling to Disney World on vacation. You and your family are so excited that you are trying to get there as fast as possible. All of a sudden, someone who is out on a "Sunday stroll" is traveling 20 miles per hour less than the posted speed limit right in front of you. You know that you will need to change lanes to go around them, so you turn on your blinker, look into your side mirror, and start to move over. HONK! Someone was back there in your blind spot, and you almost went over into the lane right on top of them. With Blind Spot Warning, your equipped Nissan vehicle can be your second pair of eyes and turn your warning light on to let you know someone is in the lane. Here is an example of where the warning light is located and what it looks like illuminated: The system uses small "radar sensors mounted near each corner of the rear bumper" to see those vehicles in your blind spot. Another fun fact about Blind Spot Warning is that the system will light up your warning light while you are driving down the road at all times. The only way that you will hear a chime from the system is if you turn on your blinker while the light is illuminated. This feature will come in handy for many drivers, but it will be even more beneficial to commuters, the elderly, and parents of teenage drivers. If you are a commuter who travels along a busy highway every day, this feature will help you change lanes confidently without taking your eyes off the highway for too long. Elderly drivers who have mobility and vision issues will love this feature because they will no longer have to twist their bodies to make sure there is nothing in their blind spot or squint to see in their side mirror, and parents of teenage drivers will know that their child has that second pair of eyes in their vehicle even when they aren't riding with them. As your local Dothan, AL Nissan dealer, we would love for you to come by and see Blind Spot Warning in action! Give us a call today!

Welcome to the third installment of Safety Saturday! Today we will be discussing another one of our Safety Shield 360 features, Lane Departure Warning. Lane Departure Warning provides a driver with both safety and convenience. It is "designed to help alert drivers to unintended movement of the vehicle out of its travel lane." ?To put this into a real-world perspective, have you ever been driving and taken your eyes off of the road to turn your radio station? In just those few seconds, your vehicle may start to drift into the other lane or on the shoulder. With Lane Departure Warning, the system will alert you with a chime or a vibration of the steering wheel to let you know that you are moving out of your traveling lane. This vibration or chime is intended to get your attention fast so you can put your vehicle back into your traveling path. This feature is just a warning and will not take over to keep your vehicle in the lane. The system that operates this feature is more complicated than the one for High Beam Assist. It uses a combination of a "small wide-angle camera, advanced image processing, speed sensor, and control unit" to detect a lane departure.? This feature only works if the lines for the traffic lane can be clearly seen and the vehicle is traveling more than 37 miles per hour. You may also be thinking to yourself that this feature is going to eventually get annoying by going off every time you enter a turn lane. To overcome this, Lane Departure Warning will not operate if the turn signal is activated. So, as long as you use your turn signal to move from lane to lane you will not have to deal with the chime or vibrating steering wheel. Purchasing a new 2023 Nissan here at your local Dothan Nissan dealership, equipped with this feature, will make you a more confident driver. One of the goals that Nissan has set out to accomplish is to make all drivers confident on the road, and Lane Departure Warning is just one more step in completing that mission.

Welcome back to another Safety Saturday here at Bondy's Nissan. Today we will discuss the first feature in the Safety Shield 360® lineup. When most of our customers think about which safety features are the most important to them, they say that their vehicle being able to sense a crash and stop itself is at the top of their list. This is where Nissan brings in Automatic Emergency Braking with Pedestrian Detection. What Is It? Nissan defines this feature as one that "can help detect and even automatically apply the brakes if it identifies there is a risk of a forward collision" which will help you to "avoid a collision or mitigate the effects of an impact". 2 Not only does this include vehicles driving in front of you but pedestrians that step out into your lane as well! This feature will come in handy whether you are traveling on the highway or just driving through the local downtown streets. The feature will operate as long as you are traveling over 3 MPH. How Does It Work? Nissan uses a combination of radar sensors and a front-facing camera to be able to see what is going on in front of you. The radar sensors are used to not only see the vehicle directly in front of you but the vehicle in front of that vehicle. Here is a graphic that will help you to visualize what this looks like: For example, say you are traveling in your brand new 2023 Nissan Rogue on your way to work one morning. You and the vehicle directly in front of you are cruising along in the fast lane of Ross Clark Circle. What would happen if someone cut over from the slow lane in front of the car in front of you? Would you always be able to see that and know to apply the brakes to avoid a collision or help reduce an impact? Not likely. That is where this piece of technology comes in handy. Those radars will be able to see that vehicle, send you an alert, and apply the brakes if needed before you even have time to react. These radar sensors are going to be able to detect vehicles, but the front-facing camera in your windshield is what is going to be able to detect pedestrians. Once the camera detects someone who is walking into your path, it will engage the alert and braking system just like the radars do. Why Does It Benefit You? Simply put, Automatic Emergency Braking with Pedestrian Detection give you peace of mind. It allows you to feel confident in your driving knowing that you or someone you love has an added layer of protection that comes standard on all 2023 models. (except Versa S model) Some important things to note: "The radar sensor will not detect animals, obstacles in the roadway, or oncoming or crossing vehicles." 1 "The radar sensor may not detect vehicles ahead in certain weather, driving, and road conditions." 1 "When the system engages the brakes to slow the vehicle, the brake lights come on." 1 "If the cameras or sensors become blocked - for example, during bad weather or when covered by mud, dirt, snow, and/or ice - the "Front Sensor Blocked" message may appear. Or, if only the camera is blocked, the meter icon may flash. This is normal and not a problem. Cleaning or drying the area should remedy the issue." 1 This message will show up on your dash and look like this: If you have additional questions about Automatic Emergency Braking with Pedestrian Detection or any other features on your vehicle, please feel free to reach out to us here at Bondy's Nissan at 334-794-6736. We are your local Dothan, AL Nissan dealer and are happy to help! 1."Tech Notes: Automatic Emergency Braking and Intelligent Forward Collision Warning. Understanding Nissan Technology." Nissan Virtual Academy, lms.nnanet.com/VA3/Pages/ArticlePg.aspx?vw=NNA2100001&path=/content/system_simulatons/en/ArticleCertification/Nissan-AEB-and-Intelligent-Forward-Collision-Warning&ext=.html. Accessed 10 Feb. 2023. 2. "Safety Shield 360 Walkaround: Dialing up Nissan Intelligent Mobility." Nissan Virtual Academy, 10 Jan. 2022, lms.nnanet.com/VA3/Pages/ArticlePg.aspx?vw=NNA2100001&path=/content/system_simulatons/en/va_2_0/2021/12/NST/SafetyShield360Walkaround-1221N&ext=.html. Accessed 10 Feb. 2023.

Arriving at Bondy's Nissan in September 2022, the All-New 2022 Nissan Frontier! This next generation of mid-sized pickup trucks with 310 horsepower, advanced safety technology, 4x4 off-road capability, and more will impress you from the moment you lay eyes on it. Watch it go over land, tow with confidence, and see how tech like remote engine start and a 120-volt outlet make every adventure easier. Click here to watch an overview of the 2022 Nissan Frontier before it hits our lot next month!

Happy Friday all! In today's My Nissan interview, we are speaking with Eric Carroll, one of our service advisors here at the dealership. He has a 2016 Nissan Frontier that he has had for 4 years, and it has 47,000 miles on it. He likes the dependability of his Frontier the most, and the next Nissan he would buy would be another Frontier because of that dependability. Thanks Eric!

Happy Friday all! On today's My Nissan chat, we are speaking with Breanna Bell about her 2019 Nissan Murano. She has had the Murano since August of 2019 and has 5,500 miles on it. What she likes most about her Nissan is "the luxury look of it, but without the luxury price. I also love the space and the way it performs." The next Nissan she would buy is the Murano or Pathfinder because of how much she loves her Murano, and how much space the Pathfinder has. Thanks Breanna!

On today's My Nissan chat, we are speaking with Brittany Holt. She is one of our outstanding Internet Salespeople and Customer Service agent here at the dealership. She has a 2017 Nissan Murano with 12,746 miles and has owned it for 9 months. She loves the interior wood trim and shine on the exterior, and it "stole her heart!". The next Nissan she would buy is the Nissan Armada because of the spacious interior, smooth flow, and the luxury ride. Thanks, Brittany!

Happy Friday all! On today's My Nissan post, we speak with Eric Headley about his 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. He has owned it for 5 years, and it has 173,573 miles on it. What he likes most about his Nissan is as follows; " It's awesome! The third-row seating, the great V6 power, and I love the body style!". The next Nissan he would buy next would be the 2012 Nissan Pathfinder V8 because " it's the last year of the square body style before the change in 2013. Also, the V8 engines are hard to come by." Thanks, Eric!