Nissan Titan XD 5.0L Cummins?

[SouthpawHD]

OK, quick story. I had a Chevy 6.0L for almost 3 years and then when we parked the TT on a permanent lot, I didn't need a 3/4 on. Then bought a Sierra 1500. It's a fine truck, just really miss the bigness of the 3/4 ton platform.

So seeing that I am obsessed with trucks, I started looking again. Came across some pretty good deals on a Nissan with the 5.0L.

Now, I don't need a diesel. I only tow a few times per year. But the deals on these things are pretty solid, so it got me thinking.

I do take a lot of short trips in the winter, definitely a big strike against a diesel. But in the summer, we get up the lake frequently, so that is good for a diesel.

So what say you? Yea or nay?

[kw_00]

Have a coworker that has one. Had several problems with it, but he still has the truck. I don’t know anything about his issues with it, just know that it’s been the the shop a few times. Jury is out for me personally on this truck. I would not purchase on but that’s me. I don’t care for the looks and I feel that other diesel variants offer so much more, whether large or smaller displacements. Given what is read about and low sales, it’s not a truck that I would even consider, but that’s me. I would wait and look at any of the new gas jobs in the new 3/4 ton trucks. Ford and GM have stepped up their game in this Dept and with the complexity of diesels I would stick with gas unless I had to go or just can’t live without a diesel truck. That’s my take, the mechanics issues with 5.0 Cummins reminded me some of Fords problems when they introduced the new back then 6.0 diesel. Not that it will be like that engine,but just knowing the dealers don’t know much how to fix the engines reminds me of how ford was for a few years. I’m sure the 5.0 Cummins is well above the Ford 6.0, if Nissan expects mechanics who deal with gas engines to magically work on this engine..... well that’s setting the stage for failure.

[SouthpawHD]

Bionic Man wrote:
If you look for issues on any vehicle, you will find them. This one included.

Personally I don’t understand the appeal of this truck. The 5.0 is too big to have a large advantage in mpg like the 3.0’s do and it is too small to offer the real pulling power that the 6.7 does.

That said, it would be more than adequate to do what you’ve suggested you need.

Have you done a test drive?

I have driven one, rides very nice and plenty of power. Really does ride like a cross between 1/2 and 3/4 ton, like a 5/8.

But some of the negative reviews, lack of potential dealer support (especially with a diesel), and lack of sales (i.e. will it continue) have me concerned overall.

[demiles]

I’ve had only a few very minor problems with my 2016 in 17,000 total miles and just under 10,000 towing 8,000lbs. It may not win the race to the top of the hill but the XD makes for a very stable TV.

[Bionic_Man]

If you look for issues on any vehicle, you will find them. This one included.

Personally I don’t understand the appeal of this truck. The 5.0 is too big to have a large advantage in mpg like the 3.0’s do and it is too small to offer the real pulling power that the 6.7 does.

That said, it would be more than adequate to do what you’ve suggested you need.

Have you done a test drive?

[librty02]

SouthpawHD wrote:

carringb wrote:
Are you set on a diesel? The F150 Max Payload 3.5L is probably the package closest in specs to the Titan XD, including similar levels of torque.. They are hard to find, but any dealer with a fleet department should be able to find and/or order one, and probably give you fleet pricing at the same time. And then you won't have to worry about your winter drive cycle.

Not set on a diesel at all.

I've looked at the F150s, and my local dealer did a search and found ONLY 2 in the whole upper Midwest. I am thinking about it, just not the color and options I'd be looking for.

You can just order exactly what you want from Ford. Takes on avg. 6 weeks for the new truck to come in. I've done this many times

[ACZL]

SouthpawHD wrote:

carringb wrote:
Are you set on a diesel? The F150 Max Payload 3.5L is probably the package closest in specs to the Titan XD, including similar levels of torque.. They are hard to find, but any dealer with a fleet department should be able to find and/or order one, and probably give you fleet pricing at the same time. And then you won't have to worry about your winter drive cycle.

Not set on a diesel at all.

I've looked at the F150s, and my local dealer did a search and found ONLY 2 in the whole upper Midwest. I am thinking about it, just not the color and options I'd be looking for.

South paw,

Our truck in sig wasn't what we really wanted either as it's white and a XLT (last truck was also a XLT and had a couple diff features as does current ride), both off the lot purchases. Truck we wanted was 600 miles away and that dealer was offering diddly for ours sight unseen despite pics we sent. Needless to say, we've made are bed and are sleeping in it and to be honest, after having it for a year, it DOES get a lot of attention and compliments. It does what we want it to do, added aftermarket items to it so it really isn't a bad truck afterall. So don't discount what is out there if it has the MAIN items/features you are seeking. When we were looking, like yourself, wanted "X" things. Problem was, duallies seemed to hard to find with the "X" items unless it was a fully loaded one which we didn't want. As it came down to the 2 trucks (1 being a Lariat and a XLT), both had the features we wanted obviously the Lariat had more, but the XLT had what I would have ordered anyways. In the end, while the XLT surely isn't a Lariat, we are happy with it and does the job.

[Bedlam]

carringb wrote:
Are you set on a diesel? The F150 Max Payload 3.5L is probably the package closest in specs to the Titan XD, including similar levels of torque.. They are hard to find, but any dealer with a fleet department should be able to find and/or order one, and probably give you fleet pricing at the same time. And then you won't have to worry about your winter drive cycle.

The above would be my choice of a light duty pickup too. I have not found enough positives with the Titan/Cummins package to make it worth the acquisition and maintenance costs.

[SouthpawHD]

carringb wrote:
Are you set on a diesel? The F150 Max Payload 3.5L is probably the package closest in specs to the Titan XD, including similar levels of torque.. They are hard to find, but any dealer with a fleet department should be able to find and/or order one, and probably give you fleet pricing at the same time. And then you won't have to worry about your winter drive cycle.

Not set on a diesel at all.

I've looked at the F150s, and my local dealer did a search and found ONLY 2 in the whole upper Midwest. I am thinking about it, just not the color and options I'd be looking for.

[librty02]

Big Nay for me...

1st off I personally think it's the ugliest truck I've seen

2nd payload for the Titan diesels are in the 1400lb range...so it's a lightweight halfton in all reality

3rd The owner reviews seen to be absolutely terrible 😞


Honestly Nissan had a good idea...but didn't complete that good idea to make it a competitor...

[carringb]

Are you set on a diesel? The F150 Max Payload 3.5L is probably the package closest in specs to the Titan XD, including similar levels of torque.. They are hard to find, but any dealer with a fleet department should be able to find and/or order one, and probably give you fleet pricing at the same time. And then you won't have to worry about your winter drive cycle.

[SouthpawHD]

AlmostAnOldGuy wrote:

SouthpawHD wrote:


Them not selling well is also a concern. Not popular = good deal now = probably not a good trade in value down the road.

This. Plus, available parts and how many folks have eexperience working on it?

Now how about a test drive of the Ram 2500 with the 6.4 and new transmission...

Take it easy,
Stu

I’ve looked at a few ‘18 Rams. As for ‘19s, the inventory just isn’t there especially at a similar price point.

[SouthpawHD]

camp-n-family wrote:

SouthpawHD wrote:
Yep, lower payload for sure. But fits my purposes.

Them not selling well is also a concern. Not popular = good deal now = probably not a good trade in value down the road.

Looked at a Titan forum, and not much activity there.

But when I find reviews by actual owners, they all seem to like them.

Interesting reading about issues.

Yeah, certainly not a good case for getting one! But there were a few owners that had no issues.

[AlmostAnOldGuy]

SouthpawHD wrote:


Them not selling well is also a concern. Not popular = good deal now = probably not a good trade in value down the road.

This. Plus, available parts and how many folks have eexperience working on it?

Now how about a test drive of the Ram 2500 with the 6.4 and new transmission...

Take it easy,
Stu

[camp-n-family]

SouthpawHD wrote:
Yep, lower payload for sure. But fits my purposes.

Them not selling well is also a concern. Not popular = good deal now = probably not a good trade in value down the road.

Looked at a Titan forum, and not much activity there.

But when I find reviews by actual owners, they all seem to like them.

Interesting reading about issues.