Nissan: Thinking of buying an Xterra - all comments appreciated

"C L" <com> wrote:

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|I'm thinking of getting the 3.3L Xterra XE 4x4 with manual transmission.
|Would appreciate your comments and experience on all aspects of the truck.
|Any problem areas I should know about? Reliability? Driveability?
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|Thanks in advance.

Just bought an '04 XE loaded with pretty much everything except the traction
control options. I've never owned an automatic but loved it when I drove it and
that's what mine has. It also tows 1500 lb more than the 5 spd and gets about
the same mpg. Don't get the sub woofer unless you're willing to give up cargo
space and who REALLY needs 300W in a car/truck anyway? Also, if you live where
it gets nasty in the winter or you're going off road get the Protection Package
which has the rubber floor mats.

I think you'll love it.

Thanks...
Brian Bergin

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Brian Bergin <com.no_domain> wrote:

|"C L" <com> wrote:
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||I'm thinking of getting the 3.3L Xterra XE 4x4 with manual transmission.
||Would appreciate your comments and experience on all aspects of the truck.
||Any problem areas I should know about? Reliability? Driveability?
||
||Thanks in advance.
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|Just bought an '04 XE loaded with pretty much everything except the traction
|control options. I've never owned an automatic but loved it when I drove it and
|that's what mine has. It also tows 1500 lb more than the 5 spd and gets about
|the same mpg. Don't get the sub woofer unless you're willing to give up cargo
|space and who REALLY needs 300W in a car/truck anyway? Also, if you live where
|it gets nasty in the winter or you're going off road get the Protection Package
|which has the rubber floor mats.
|
|I think you'll love it.
|
|Thanks...
|Brian Bergin
|
|I can be reached via e-mail at
|cisco_dot_news_at_comcept_dot_net.
|
|Please post replies to the group so all may benefit.

BTW, just one more thing. The only thing I really HATE about the X is it only
holds 2 US qts (~2L) of washer fluid. My 2 Subaru Outbacks both (the one I
traded for the X and the other I still have) hold a US gallon (just under 4L).
Why would anyone make an off-road truck with such a tiny washer fluid tank? It
does have a warning light when you're getting low on fluid, but that means you
just have to haul around spare jugs of the stuff.

Nissan, if you're reading these, I vote for a 2 US gallon tank, there's lots of
room under the V6 hood (don't know about the SC version), find some room and
make a bigger one!

Thanks...
Brian Bergin

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"Brian Bergin" <com.no_domain> wrote in message
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"who REALLY needs 300W in a car/truck anyway?"

>I'm thinking of getting the 3.3L Xterra....

If you don't plan on doing any serious off-roading, get the Pathy (new
or slightly used). It's a better vehicle overall.. ie, more refined.
Just my opinion, it's your $$.

Thanks for everyones' thoughts - keep them coming as I'm still trying to
make up my mind. The Pathfinder looks attractive as well, but I go
offroading a few time a year (usually in the summer). Not heavy duty rock
crawling, but enough runoffs, potholes, dips and bumps to want something a
little more sturdy.

"L" <net> wrote in message
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On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 05:56:34 GMT, "C L" <com>,wrote:
 

I wouldn't take either one off road. Most SUV's are designed to transport soccer
moms and kids to school and work. You want something that's better suited, look
at a HummV.

"Meat-->Plow" <net> wrote:

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|I wouldn't take either one off road. Most SUV's are designed to transport soccer
|moms and kids to school and work. You want something that's better suited, look
|at a HummV.

Unless you buy the real Hummer the H2 isn't going to cut it either. It's a
Chevy with a different body. And, besides, for the $50k+ they get for an H2 you
can buy 2 Xterras, fully loaded, one for the road, and one for destroying
off-road. I have several friends with X's that take them off-road all the time
and I'm in the mountains of NC that can be quite rugged.

BTW, if price were no object he'd be in a Hummer group asking for opinions and
not a Nissan group.

For <1/2 the cost of an H2 and 1/4 to 1/5 the cost of an H1(based on prices from
Edmunds.com), I'll take my X all day long.

Thanks...
Brian Bergin

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"Meat-->Plow" <net> wrote in message
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to 
rock 
a 
soccer 
look 

Oh, man. I wouldn't take my XTerra off road. It's too pretty! What I
needed was something that could haul music equipment around, but could also
be converted to carrying passengers when needed.

It's perfect!