r/nissanarmada

I purchased a 2022 in December. A few weeks later the fan in the front sounded like it was a diesel truck. I’ve noticed this does when it’s hot outside and/or if the rear ac is running at all. It seems to help if the vehicle can run for a bit with no ac on. If the sound happens when I’m driving it sounds like a Mack truck starting up and driving. I get stares when I’m driving down the road because it’s that loud. The first time it happened I was ready to jump out. Is there a fix for this? Im worried just using it and letting the noise happen is going to tear something up. I’m in Florida so not using the ac is brutal and that back seat gets hot even with the front ac on full blast cool aimed back.

Im looking at two cars right now with identical price range and miles.

1. 2018 Armada SV (128k miles) 1-owner, regular oil changes at 5k interval, minor damage on the rear priced at 14k usd

2. 2019 Armada SL (110k miles) 2-owners rental (until 60k)and personal, prior CPO, 2 oil changes while rental and 5k interval for personal, ATF flush at 70k, battery changed, no accidents priced at 18k usd

Planning to keep the car for 5 years. We wanted a 2021 Armada but we arent ready to pay around 30k for that. Are those options good enough or should we wait and save for the 21?