Fun question: What other 4x4 would you replace your current Nissan with and why?
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wreckdiver1321
Overlander
It would still have to be the next Frontier.
Can't get a Patrol or a Mitsubishi Triton or the cool ROW Ranger or the LC70. The new Colorado is cool, but let's face it, it's made by a company who can't even get their keys to stay in the ignition. I don't know that I'd be able to trust one if I bought it. The Tacoma is well built and capable but I don't like the way it looks as much. Feels like they tried to really Americanize it by making it look muscley.
The LR3/4 is very capable, but very complex and vastly electronically controlled. Range Rover has the same problem but it's even more expensive than the already expensive LR3/4. Same problem with the new LC. The LC100 is pretty cool, but they drink fuel like crazy and can get ridiculously heavy with mods. I've considered an Xterra, but I enjoy the extra storage of the Frontier. I also don't think it would hold enough for my future needs. GX470 is too expensive and doesn't have enough aftermarket for me. The 4Runner could be a good choice, but again I'd run into the storage space problem.
I don't like Jeeps. At all.
So, if I had to pick anything at all that is currently available, it'd probably be a 1990s Toyota pickup. The ones that Desk to Glory have are pretty awesome. Inexpensive, reliable, large aftermarket, good clean lines. That's what I'd get.
If it were something yet to be released, it'd have to be the next version of the Frontier. If it looks like the newly released NP300, I'm already on board.
Can't get a Patrol or a Mitsubishi Triton or the cool ROW Ranger or the LC70. The new Colorado is cool, but let's face it, it's made by a company who can't even get their keys to stay in the ignition. I don't know that I'd be able to trust one if I bought it. The Tacoma is well built and capable but I don't like the way it looks as much. Feels like they tried to really Americanize it by making it look muscley.
The LR3/4 is very capable, but very complex and vastly electronically controlled. Range Rover has the same problem but it's even more expensive than the already expensive LR3/4. Same problem with the new LC. The LC100 is pretty cool, but they drink fuel like crazy and can get ridiculously heavy with mods. I've considered an Xterra, but I enjoy the extra storage of the Frontier. I also don't think it would hold enough for my future needs. GX470 is too expensive and doesn't have enough aftermarket for me. The 4Runner could be a good choice, but again I'd run into the storage space problem.
I don't like Jeeps. At all.
So, if I had to pick anything at all that is currently available, it'd probably be a 1990s Toyota pickup. The ones that Desk to Glory have are pretty awesome. Inexpensive, reliable, large aftermarket, good clean lines. That's what I'd get.
If it were something yet to be released, it'd have to be the next version of the Frontier. If it looks like the newly released NP300, I'm already on board.
swestenzweig
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Howdy, folks. New to the board, but couldn't help myself from throwing my $.02 in.
I've had a 2000 Land Rover Discovery II, a Jeep TJ, and I currently run a 2011 Nissan Xterra Pro-4x. I've put the Disco through a fair bit of its paces out West, including rock crawling in Moab and some pretty gnarly forest service roads along the Continental Divide. I've had the Jeep through some pretty heavy winter snow conditions and some backcountry trails. And, I've had the Xterra through some abysmal winter conditions and through some washed out dirt roads. I've enjoyed each of these vehicles for different reasons, but if you ask me what I would replace my current Nissan with...
it would be a Nissan Xterra Pro-4x with manual transmission.
Seriously, there's not much being still produced that has everything I'm looking for in a vehicle. If you want a stout 4x4 platform with decent towing capability and good performance around town, your options are severely limited. About a year-and-a-half ago, when I was looking for something a bit larger to replace my TJ, I had it narrowed down to a Toyota FJ, the Xterra, and a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. I wanted so bad to like the FJ, but one test drive turned me off: it's road manners were abysmal. I liked the Jeep, but thought it just required too many compromises to live with day-to-day.
I immediately took to the Xterra... and never looked back. A good set of tires and, even without any more modifications, the rig is capable of getting me almost everywhere I want to go. And, if I do want to go further, there's a decent aftermarket to help me get there. It's durable, capable, reliable, versatile, and surprisingly agile around town and on the highway. My only concern is that Nissan appears destined to discontinue one of the few remaining legitimate SUVs being built.
I've had a 2000 Land Rover Discovery II, a Jeep TJ, and I currently run a 2011 Nissan Xterra Pro-4x. I've put the Disco through a fair bit of its paces out West, including rock crawling in Moab and some pretty gnarly forest service roads along the Continental Divide. I've had the Jeep through some pretty heavy winter snow conditions and some backcountry trails. And, I've had the Xterra through some abysmal winter conditions and through some washed out dirt roads. I've enjoyed each of these vehicles for different reasons, but if you ask me what I would replace my current Nissan with...
it would be a Nissan Xterra Pro-4x with manual transmission.
Seriously, there's not much being still produced that has everything I'm looking for in a vehicle. If you want a stout 4x4 platform with decent towing capability and good performance around town, your options are severely limited. About a year-and-a-half ago, when I was looking for something a bit larger to replace my TJ, I had it narrowed down to a Toyota FJ, the Xterra, and a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. I wanted so bad to like the FJ, but one test drive turned me off: it's road manners were abysmal. I liked the Jeep, but thought it just required too many compromises to live with day-to-day.
I immediately took to the Xterra... and never looked back. A good set of tires and, even without any more modifications, the rig is capable of getting me almost everywhere I want to go. And, if I do want to go further, there's a decent aftermarket to help me get there. It's durable, capable, reliable, versatile, and surprisingly agile around town and on the highway. My only concern is that Nissan appears destined to discontinue one of the few remaining legitimate SUVs being built.