Pickup Truck Advice?

jubei

Bought ours used. The only issues so far has been a quality control job on the steering wheel (someone cut the leather wrap too thin nissan replaced free), had to replace windshield due to road debris (insurance covered). The big one was someone tried to fix the hard shifting everyone bitches about, and tinkered with the fuel injectors (timing i guess). Well the didnt tighten them and the truck blew one out while driving. Nissan fixed, no cost, no damage to the engine. Other than that has been a good, comfortable truck that probably gets more compliments than my 2010 nismo. Time will tell if its as dependable as our 2009, which has been awezome overall. Only complaints driving it is the sluggish acceleration compared to the lighter titan, and if you slow down almost to a stop then try to accelerate, that big *** hesitates to move for awhile. It asks are you really sure you want to go cause you just tried to stop.

ZCanadian

So, I did a little more research and found out that the PR is available in the regular Titan for 2017, with the 5-year 160,000km warranty, the interior I love, and the new body style. It's 700+ lbs lighter than the XD, better turning radius, fuel economy and acceleration. Just a shorter box and less payload/tow capacity, with which I will live in order to get a more practical, economical daily driver. Not quite the same BAPUT as the Titan XD, but I get most of what I wanted, and for a pretty good deal.

By the way, Nissan Canada's website has a broken link and some incorrect graphics re the interior, and I would not have thought to dig deep enough to find this information had it not been for help, information, and ideas from other owners.

So, thanks to the information from jubei and a number of other people on this and some other forums I'm on, I should be picking up mine in a few days.

And that's ... the rest of the story. :-)

Rusty

Good luck and enjoy the new truck when you get it.

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Zingston

Ok Paul Harvey. Any updates on your 1 yr old Titan?

ZCanadian

The REST of the story? (yeah, I got the reference :-) )

Love most things about this truck.
One-year average fuel economy 1s 14,7 l/100KM (16 MPG) in largely combined driving.

Interior is pretty amazing - looks and feels very high-end.
Audio is great. Heck, it's as big as a concert hall inside!
Storage space is more than adequate.
Ride is nice for a truck and seats are comfortable for long trips.
Engine and transmission have been awesome (not always the case for all owners, though). I have a gas engine.
The brakes are incredible - the only thing that out-stops it is my 2,450LB Alfa!
The looks are unique and I think very sharp.
All-around camera (birds-eye display) makes parking a snap for such a big truck (or, shall I say, berthing this aircraft carrier does not require a tug boat?). That's great, because sight lines from the driver's seat are very poor to the sides and rear. Even the front is difficult, but there is a front camera.

Despite crew cab/short box (fair weight over the rear axle), RWD is not great in ice/snow. But 4x4 is super.

There are driver aids, but no semi-autonomous features. SO happy about the latter.

Sounds amazing!

Niggling little issues are mainly design faux-pas, and some typical Nissan BS.
- Climate controlled seats have a known issue (they don't pass heat through when you sit on them) but the dealership refuses to acknowledge despite a Nissan service bulletin.
- The gear shift lever is enormous - and obscures some HVAC controls when in Drive. Why???
- I haven't been able to format music on a USB drive that will play properly.
- Rain-sensing wipers are rubbish. What was wrong with intermittent ones?
- The supplied mud guards must have come off the 370Z - they are tiny and useless. Easily fixed by swapping to aftermarket ones, but on a $50,000+ truck that shouldn't be needed.
- Parking sensors have a fit every time there is the slightest snow, ice, or road grime on them. WE'RE GOING TO DIE!!! Fortunately, there is an off switch.
- Sometimes the air conditioning says it is off, but condensation under the truck suggests otherwise. Not sure what that's all about.
- I wish it had a sunroof, but it's not available. Not a deal breaker as I will drive it more in winter up here anyway.

Final opinion: I don't intend to sell this truck for quite some time. My only regret is that I have to deal with a Nissan dealership for service (local one is not particularly helpful, and a fair hike from home).

Quicksilvers

I had a 2013 Toyota Tundra it was a very reliable and dependable truck to own. I did all the general maintenance on time and I never had a single problem with it. I ended selling my 2013 Toyota Tundra only because I had no use for another truck. My buddy has a 2011 Toyota Tundra with 350K+ miles on it and it still runs like a top and never replaced a big component on it yet. I would consider the Nissan Titan not because I am biased to Nissan but because the Nissan Titan is a reliable and dependable truck to own from the people I have seen and talked to in the past that have one. I had a 2014 Dodge Ram 1500 5.7L Hemi and it was a lemon from the day that I bought it. It had transmission failure at 20K miles quite sad. I avoid Dodge trucks like the plague. If you buy a Dodge Mopar you better buy a tow bar. The 2014 Dodge Ram 1500 5.7L Hemi was one of the worst vehicles I ever owned right next to the worthless lemon 2013 Hyundai Azrea I unfortunately owned. I purchased my best vehicles by doing my research and talking to people how own them.I wish you the best of luck with whatever you end up purchasing.

Rusty

My 2008 Ram PowerWagon has been great! And I offroad it a lot.

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Zingston

Final opinion: I don't intend to sell this truck for quite some time. My only regret is that I have to deal with a Nissan dealership for service (local one is not particularly helpful, and a fair hike from home).[/QUOTE]


Glad your Nissan Truck is working out for you! Sounds like you made the right choice. I find that many will stick with a truck/SUV like one of the family once it proves its worth. My brother-in-law has racked up over 230k miles on his 2010 Dodge 1500 Hemi and won't part ways with it until it literally loses all its bolts. His truck has held up like new. I have an 06 Jeep Commander Hemi 4x4 that I've had since new and I won't part with it until it wants to part with me. It runs and looks like new even with 130k miles on the ODO. Hopefully you've found alternatives to the dealership service bays... I have. I've had too many bad experiences with dealerships... they're always my last option. Thanks for the awesome feedback! Have a good one!

Rusty

My first Dodge was a 1999 1500 4x4. Put 130,000 trouble free miles on it. It was still in great shape when I traded it in for my Power Wagon.

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