2003 frontier s/c pros/cons

[sal7506]

i am having to trade in my beloved 03 g35 sedan 6mt for a truck,so i have located an 03 crew 2wd supercharged it has 94000 miles. but it looks super clean and well cared for.i would just like to ask all to chime in and give some info on relability and what to look for as far as mechanical problems issues,since i cannot seem to find any info on this particular drivetrain... any info would be greatly appreciated

[Desert Rat]

If it's the original, the supercharger itself is near the end of its life, most likely. haven't heard too many lasting past 100k before a new one needs to be bolted on. You're also coming up on the timing belt service interval on a 93k mile engine, so consider that in the price of the truck, as that's a fair amount of labor if you have someone else do it.

Otherwise, it's just normal maintenance stuff. If the truck has been well cared for, you have that going for you. If it has an auto trans and the owner can't tell you when the fluid was last exchanged, get that done right away.

Lastly, on a 6 year old truck, it's getting about time for belts, hoses, etc if they haven't been done yet. That goes for any vehicle that age.

[sal7506]

thanks for the info...do you have any recomendations as to who rebuilds the superchargers?or is it better to just buy new? how about the bottom end should i have any concerns with that?

[Desert Rat]

VG bottom ends are solid. No info on the SC....not sure if anyone is rebuilding them.

[sal7506]

thanks for all the help....i am going to get it....i just figure that the money will be the same weather i buy this one or get a newer one...eg payments or repairs since i am only buying the parts...and i did find a few sights that sell the chrgers rebuilt for between 800-950 with a one year warranty...so saturday i will be the proud owner of a lava red 2wd crew w/black leather...wish is was a diffrent color but that can be fixed