Where are located? Here’s a 2015 for 18.5k
Where are located? Here’s a 2015 for 18.5k
In reply to mikeatrpi :
i like to look at CarGurus to get an idea of how the asking price stacks up against the national average. Take a look and you might actually find this very truck listed on there.
My brother-in-law bought a crew cab, auto, 4WD one a few years ago when his Dakota crew cab was totaled and loves his. We're in CT, and I dont see any obvious signs of rust on his. I've ridden in his a few times and like it. They're must cheaper than a comparable Tacoma!
There is a few distinct model changes of the years and a few knows issues with each.
The 720 ran up to 1986. I never dealt much with them but i still want one someday.
The “hardbody” d21 ran from 1986.5 to 1997 in the us. Few facelifts along the way. These had issues with the steering parts on 4 wheel drives. Once you adjust the torsion bars up for a little “free” lift, the steering geometry changes and now the front tires push up and in, not just in. This will rotate the center link up and cause everything to wear out. I used to call it “suggestive steering” you could ask it to turn a little. Maybe it would, maybe it wouldnt. But there is/was a few steering fixes for it. I had a early calmini one.
The first frontier (d22) ran from 1998 to 2004(i think it was 2004). It had similar hardbody steering issues for 4 wheel drives.
Then the current body stile which has ran since 2005 mostly unchanged. The newer ones are pretty solid but you can grenade the aluminum front diff housing if your going too hard in 4wd. Friend did it in front of me on a trailride climbing a hill.. Not sure if they addressed that weakness or not. I dont do any serious off roading in my 2012 pro-4x since i want to keep it nice and not break stuff. But i do have fun with it and its been a perfect appliance.
All my nissan trucks have been great. 1994 ex cab v6 4x4, 2000 frontier ex cab 4 cyl, 2012 crew pro4x and i maintain my dads 1995 hardbody, short cab go cart. Gonna be working on it later today.
I still want a hardbody with a VQ v6 and manual trans as a toy. A good 100 hp over stock.
They do not tow race cars well imho.
It was always a little scary towing my 2400# race car, trailer, and race support stuff with the frontier.
I had the r earend replaced under warranty because it would "clunk" when travelling at 40 to 45 mph and maintaining constant throttle. The new rear end developed the same issue after about 2k miles.
Overall good truck, however, for the money and fuel mileage, there is zero reason not to get something like a full size chevy.
bmw88rider said:I off road my Xterra all of the time with no issues with the Tie Rods. It's the same part number for both. Shoot I'm in Colorado so off roading is almost the norm. Yes there are HD replacements but at 110K miles mine are rock solid and I see no need for them.
I'd still recommend HD ones when those ones are worn...saw one snap right in front of me earlier this year, a truck was trying to make a sharp turn onto a steep incline when it happened. That was a well-maintained street truck (on really awful streets) being driven in an offroad event for the first time.
A buddy of mine runs a Nissan dealer's service department. He said that the big issues with them surprisingly are the rear differentials; his dealer has serviced more than a few of them with bad diffs. He said that other than that, they are solid trucks, and the same goes for the Titan.
My biggest issue with them is that they are making a 2005 Frontier in 2018. Other than minor trim differences and small reliability updates, it's the same truck. I would not mind having a Pro-4X though; they are nice!
My good friend is a long time hardbody owner,drove them daily for the last couple decades.
Finally gave up on the last one due to rust so bought a 2013 4x4 6cyl manual trans frontier.
Hates it,stuff is falling off it and failing mechanically.....don't think he will keep it much longer.
Tony Sestito said:My biggest issue with them is that they are making a 2005 Frontier in 2018.
But that’s really not that different than the Tacoma. Yes it had a major face lift in 2016 and got a new v6 engine, but im finding a lot of parts from the 2005-2015 trucks crossover to the new trucks.
Don't forget about the mechanically identical twin, the Suzuki Equator. Although body parts may be hard to come by.
Tony Sestito said:A buddy of mine runs a Nissan dealer's service department. He said that the big issues with them surprisingly are the rear differentials; his dealer has serviced more than a few of them with bad diffs. He said that other than that, they are solid trucks, and the same goes for the Titan.
My biggest issue with them is that they are making a 2005 Frontier in 2018. Other than minor trim differences and small reliability updates, it's the same truck. I would not mind having a Pro-4X though; they are nice!
the rumor was that there was a bad run of heat-treating on the pinion/ring and spider gears in the earlier years which most often affected the front diff, and gave them a reputation for being weak. the later ones are as tough as anything and if you don't abuse them, and even if you do abuse them a little, they're fine. i have 145k on the oem CVs in my xterra even.
Well bad news crew, the truck sold already, and not to me. The hunt continues.
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