New Nissan Titan half ton
In the July August issue of Truck Trend Magazine is an extended article on the new Nissan half ton Titan. Equipped with a Cummins 5.0L V8 diesel and the Aisin 6 speed transmission this truck will be ...
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Mike Up wrote:IdaD wrote:
I had an Xterra for years with no significant issues. It was the old platform, though, which dates back to the old hardbody from the 80s. Those were really reliable trucks. When the new version came out in '05, based on the same platform as the Titan (and Frontier and Pathfinder), I heard there were more issues. My folks and sister collectively put over a quarter million miles on a '96 Maxima and it never hand any substantial issues.
I'd definitely buy a Nissan again. Had the Titan XD Cummins been out, I would have cross shopped it against the Ram I bought. I would lean towards the Ram in that comparison because it's just a bit more truck for probably about the same price, but I definitely would have looked at it.
Had a 2000 Xterra, very good and reliable truck. The reason I stayed with Nissan. Traded for a 2004 Titan. Had every problem in the book, then some. Then add in crappy build quality and it was in the shop more than on the road.
Since I was only towing a pop up, dealer helped me dump the Titan to a 2005 Pathfinder. Unexpectedly, it had many problems as well. I dumped it and went to Ford, FINALLY.
Coworkers Frontier and Xterra (2005) have same paint issues as my Pathfinder. They traded to other brands as well.
Friend had a jacked up AWD car called the Murano and it was nothing but headaches for her.
So I've never heard of anyone having good luck with Nissans except for the very early years as my 2000 Xterra.
Good luck to Nissan but I don't see their new Titan being a game changer as everyone I know would be afraid to own one.
x2. I don't think it looks good enough to be a game changer. It's kinda quirky. I'm a Cummins owner but I don't think that even with the Cummins in the Titan will be enough to make any major sales increase. I suppose time will tell. Maybe Nissan has made some significant changes to the way they build the new Titan and quite possibly over the long run it may turn out to be a worthy opponent to other 1/2 tons. I think it may be hard to shake the reputation the Titan has. Maybe after a few truck comparison tests if it does really well that should help. Too early at this point.
