Hows the frontier

[84datsun300zxTurbo]

Im looking to get a frontier, used, how are they, i have read about them i hear its a pretty rough ride, i hear theres no power windows or locks, is this true??

[NISTECH]

The power windows and locks are more common then not but they do offer non power window equipped to.I dont feel they are all that rough a ride for a truck. I have driven many z's like yours as well . If I were to compare the 2 i would almost say the stock z rides a bit rougher then the frontier.

[240_Frontier]

My 98's ride is good for a truck, and the power windows and locks, etc, really depends on what you get, the my XE is mostly base. the best way to till is just find a used one, test drive it.

[kc4x4]

The frontier actually rides pretty good (for a truck) it doesnt have alot of body roll it has some but not a hole lot for a truck i have the xe v6 4x4 and it rides nice and im sure the se rides even better but you should just go drive one yourself

[WDRacing]

I have an 04, worst truck I've ever owned. Anything that gets gas mileage this badly should 300ft lbs of torque and the 3.3 motor is better then all of the previous versions except the model that is supercharged.

I've driven almost every Nissan made and the Frontier is only slightly better then the HardBody, simply because the hard body is even slower.

The Frontier has no ability to use the passing lane on the highway.

If you don't mid bad gas mileage, slow and a terrible stereo system then this is your truck.

I seriously don't know what Nissan was thinking when they built this truck, same with the Xterra. They can be had for pennies online though. Since everyone traded theirs in for a better vehicle.

WD

[NISTECH]

Well you could have a 85 Chevy s-10 with a carburated 2.8l engine

Now quit your whining

[HijackTheLeft]

What year are you looking at? I used to own a 90 hardbody 4cyl. It was an automatic and it only had 49000 miles on it in 2001. it got decent gas mileage. The ride wasnt too rough. Rougher than a buick, but not anywhere near as rough as my 240sx or a jeep.

If you're looking for something luxurious, or even what most people would consider "nice," you're not gonna find much in the small truck market, except for maybe some of the brand new ones. But if you're looking for dependability and practicality, get a nissan... (and i didn't say this, but the toyota tacomas arent bad either lol)

[kc4x4]

If you going to be talking bad about peoples trucks People will not want you here and you will have to take your little ***** *** out

[NISTECH]

If you going to be talking bad about peoples trucks People will not want you here and you will have to take your little ***** *** out

Who the Hell are you talking too?

[WDRacing]

I assume he's talking to me. I offered my opinion about MY truck. I OWN one...do you get it?? Is it managing to make it into your head or is your thought train in a complete wreck?

Someone asked for opinions about the Frontier, I gave mine. I've had it for a year and hate it. If you have a problem with that, it's a personal issue.

You will need to refrain from any further outbursts of this kind. Verbally assaulting any of the NICO staff is looked upon very poorly. If you have any further problems please address them with me VIA email and keep it off of the forums.

You can reach me at [email protected] notify another moderator/admin that someone gave an opnion you didn't like and you need someone to talk to about it.

Thanks

[kc4x4]

What the hell do you think a truck is suposed to drive like a fast lincoln or something its a truck

[WDRacing]

Ok man, I don't know what your problem is. I've owned 5 trucks so far in life. Even my 88 Siera was faster then the Frontier.

Did you read the part about the gas mileage? If the vehicle is slow and has no torque to speak of, then it should get decent gas mileage.

The stereo is awful...at best.

I can name a dozen trucks I'd rather have right now...all of which will outperform the Frontier in every aspect.

By the way...when I compare somthing to a fast vehicle, chances are it won't ever be a Lincoln. Where are you digging these thoughts up? Really, I wanna know.

[AZhitman]

What the hell do you think a truck is suposed to drive like a fast lincoln or something its a truck

Hell yeah!

Ever drive a Titan?

p.s. Threats on the forum are NOT taken lightly, especially against one of my Moderators. I trust it was an isolated instance and won't happen again.

[evildky]

wow, well I have owned 2 Nissan trucks,the first 90 Hardbody SEV6 (manual trans)(power everything else)(4x4 king cab) (metalic charchol pearl) had 26k when I bought it had 154k when I sold it, in that time I replaced brakes tires and oil, other than that, the fuel pump froze when we had record snow storm so it got replaced and the tie rods were showing wear so they got replaced all at once, the waterpump developed a small leak at about 100k so the timing belt thermostat and waterpump all got replaced at that point, and I had an aftermarket stereo casue most OE systems in 1990 were casette only

second Nissan truck1999 Frontier SEV6 (King cab 4x4) (manual trans)(power everything else just the way I ordered it)(Aztec Red) took delivery with 12 miles on the clock, had it till 80k at which point I really needed a full size due to the amount of towing I did regularly with the frontier (towing 5k with a truck rated for 3500 prolly not the best idea) replaced only brakes and oil in the 80k I owned it, the only parrts failure was the battery and upper radiator hose clamp (not the hose only the clamp)

both trucks were very similar both rode good for a truck, not good for a caddy I hate the ride of a caddy, the suspension was not intended for making grampa comfy on road trips, it was intended to be compliant and capable offroad or on while supporting heavy loads and towing large loads and it did it al quite well

I now have an 04 Cheby Silverado Z71this thing sux ***! it rides like a caddy! and guess what happens when you have a load or are towing a trailer, it squats down the rear and makes it very squirly and just plain dangerous at high speeds, I had to add a set of air bags and on board compressor to handle the towing duties handled so well with the Nissans

the bottome line is to consider what you want a truck to do, if you want grampa and granny to be comfy on road trips the nissan is not the right choice, if you want a truck that can haul, tow and work, then the nissan is a great truck, as for how it drives go take a test drive many people do not care for the sporty feel of the Z's suspension, I do not like the soggy feel of a Caddy, the Cheby fells more like the caddy and the Nissan feels more like the Z tight yet compliant and I am sure the 2 wheel 4 banger is gonna ride a lot different and the auto feels hella slow which is why both of mine were manual trannies, no go take a test drive !

[NISTECH]

Both yours were V6's those were the better truck to have, If you had 4 cyl's in those trucks you would be telling a totally different story. The 4cyl engines in those were gutless. Even when they went to the DE engine. Although the new 2.5l 4cyl in the 05 has a bit more pep[not a spec v] but it still does have a much impoved get up and go.

[evildky]

Both yours were V6's those were the better truck to have, If you had 4 cyl's in those trucks you would be telling a totally different story. The 4cyl engines in those were gutless. Even when they went to the DE engine. Although the new 2.5l 4cyl in the 05 has a bit more pep[not a spec v] but it still does have a much impoved get up and go.

not sure why anyone would want a 4 cylinder truck seems like an oxymoron, and btw the cheby has been shooting codes and being a hage pain in the arse sin=ce I got it, it's up to 30k now and I don't see how domestic companies get any repeat business, I should have held out for the release of the titan, oh well, maybe in 2009, I seem to have a habbit of keeping trucks for about 5 years

[NISTECH]

cause american cars are cheaper then "imports", thats what keeps them going and the old war day mentalitly of "Buy american made products" Alot of people, even today, buy on that basis. personnally I cant see why anyone would buy any new car with a max warranty less then 60K.

[kc4x4]

My truck gets on average around town driving 26 mpg and that is with the tailgate up so if you have really owned a lot of trucks you would know that its not really a bad truck

[The Mic]

I was looking to buy a 98-99 Frontier actually.

So... I should not? I'm on the fence between a Tacoma and a Frontier of those years.

[NISTECH]

If those are your choices I say frontier.

[WDRacing]

Tacoma...

[The Mic]

Thanks

Im going by looks wise fyi


Modified by S13GUY at 1:15 PM 6/4/2005

[NISTECH]

Looks are cool, While your buying the truck, ask if they will throw in a free head gasket job coupon for future use when the tacomas head gaskets go.

[WDRacing]

It was only the 3.0 that had the bad gaskets, stay away from that motor...its horrible.

[evildky]

frontier, I had one toyotat pickup, we don't want to relive that, but get a truck with balls not a 4 banger

[NISTECH]

frontier, I had one toyotat pickup, we don't want to relive that, but get a truck with balls not a 4 banger

Oh hell ya stay away from the 2.4l equipped frontier.

[kc4x4]

my 3.3 frontier is slow but i bet the 2.4 is a turd