PUTC 3/4-Ton Premium Truck for 2017 Challenge

Mortimer Brewster wrote:

demiles wrote:

Mortimer Brewster wrote:
Any of the big three would be a solid choice for a truck. The Nissan would be a good choice for someone wanting to start an artificial reef.

Nice display of ignorance MB. As noted in the article it sits as a very capable heavy half ton truck despite being at the bottom 2b class.

My experience with Nissan is that they DO NOT stand behind their product. I had a problem with an Altima involving motor mounts going bad. I had 2 dealers tell me that it was covered by warranty. Corporate Nissan said it wasn't covered. They then spent 3 months dodging my phone calls. I would leave them numbers and times at which to reach me. Typically they would leave a message at home during even though I had given them a number and time period to reach me at work. This happened multiple times.
Contrast this with my experience with Ford. My Explorer has unfortunately had more problems than I would ideally expect. Ford has been fantastic about standing behind their product! Kudos to Tom Peck Ford in Huntley, IL. So on one hand you have a company who works hard to satisfy their customers. On the other you have you have Nissan, who worked hard at not standing behind their warranty.
I will admit to ignorance in that I bought a Nissan. I guarantee that I will never repeat that mistake. I'll also retract the comment about using a Nissan to create an artificial reef. That's a crappy thing to do to a fish.

The bad experiences can go either way. I had a Ford that I bought new and had 1 year. Six months of that year it was in the shop for major engine rebuild. Waited 3 months for one piston. Ford would not give me anything to drive while they had it because I didn't buy an extended warranty (so they told me). I'll buy a Nissan before I'll buy another Ford. Chrysler has always done me well but I have yet to have to deal with FCA. I get the run around from them I will change me thinking.