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In the Midwest the demand for Tacoma and Frontier is very different. Dealers say there is minimal interest in the Tacoma and Frontier so they do not stock many of them since they are poor sellers. Rangers and Colorados outsell the Taco and Frontier by a huge margin.
My opinion is that you can't sell what you don't have!
When I travel to the West Coast I see Tacoma's and Frontiers all over the place!
Anyway, 13 months and 16,000 miles later, it's starting to shimmy again, so I think the joints are starting to wear out again.
My question is has anyone encountered this before, and if so, did the dealership or any Toyota rep fix the problem properly?
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
Haven't decided which to buy yet. The Tacoma of the Frontier.
We tow around 5,000 lbs. once in a blue moon. We use the truck mostly for our "Home Depot" habit as one person put it.
I like a nice ride and do a lot of mixed driving.
So, which is better....the Tacoma or the Frontier?
Which is better? Too close to call. They are so close to each other that the best way to make a decision is to test drive and compare price and features on both of them and buy the one that most appeals to you!
Well, at least it was an interesting ride.
What could I get on the Nissan that I could not get on the Toyota? Leather seats, rack and pinion steering, all around disc brakes, more comfortable ride, more room (when your tall the inch matters!) better stereo system and a sunroof.
To get all of that on a Toyota I would have had to go up to the Tacoma and I did not want a truck that large.
The Nissan dealer wanted to get the 2006 off his lot so he was more than willing to give us a good deal on our trade and the new truck. So, if anyone ever asks again...tell them to ask a chick!
I sold my '95 GMC Sonoma 4x4 with 114k miles to somebody, I know so I'll be able to find out how long he keeps it.
That '95 was one of the most reliable vehicles I've owned despite what Consumers Report and or JD Powers said in their reports.
I kept my '95 for 11 years and plan on keep my '06 Frontier for 15 years unless it turns out to be a POS. With less than 2k miles all is well but the Honeymoon is not over yet....
Frontier and Tacoma
Sounds like your truck began to slow down when encountering the hill, so the tranny downshifted to return to the speed you had set on the cruise. Problem is, the car in front of you probably didn't punch it to maintain speed like your truck did... Maybe you shouldn't use cruise if you are going to be following that close to a vehicle at a high speed. That's true of any car.
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Marcus
http://www.TacomaWorld.com
Tundra V6 and Subaru Baja were the only trucks with much better than average reliability.
Tacoma and Frontier competitor (sort of) Honda Ridgeline had only average reliability.
SHOULD I GO FOR $18,318.41 FOR 2006 XE 4dr King Cab SB (2.5L 4cyl 5A) with preffered and power package. IS THIS A GOOD PRICE AND CAN I DO BETTER (they still have quite a few 06 out there)? Note: with the VPP program, I should do better than most, but according to what I have read out there, most did better than this with out VPP status.
Now, if I go for similar configuration of Toyota Tacoma, where am I going to be price wise?
Any help would be greatly appreciated here...
$16,888 is reasonable, if they advertised it at $16,888, offer them $16,500 and work up to about $16,700.
$1500 to $2500 off a 2006 Tacoma is the the range of discounts I would be seeking for the Tacoma.
Fitzmall and Carmax are usally good price references to start off with, they just do not have many 06's available now.
If I were buying right now I would either make sure I obtained a screaming good deal on an 06 or wait until January and by then there should be rebates on the 07's.
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Marcus
http://www.TacomaWorld.com/
Your question is not clear to me as "Consumer Reports rated both the Toyota Tacoma and Nissan Frontier as above average in the latest CR report" is not an "against" statement.
Above average is very good, and both the Frontier and Tacoma were rated above average for reliability.
but when you look all of the way down the col-
ums on both vehicles almost all better or much better than average. Not sure what happened for them to be rated average.
The Frontier did have one average and one much worse than average out of 15 catagories. The
Tacoma had two averages out of the 15 catagor-
ies.
I would say that the Tacoma would be a little better than the Frontier, but not by very much.
I own a Frontier.
OkieScot
Living in a neighborhood of all GMC & Ford trucks(full size)the guys called my truck a 'grocery getter'. But their voices because very silent when the price of gas was at $3 bucks a gallon. I told them when they needed to go for groceries I could take them if they could not afford to put gas in their truck that week........
It's only a matter of time before we see another spike in gas prices. This time think about $4 gallon :sick:
I told the parts guy to try to match it as parts pricing would be one of the factors as to whether I got a Nissan or Toyota for my wife
in the next few years when we replace her car.
He gave me a 32% discount on the visor which by
the way is a very pricey item.
Something else to consider when making a decision between the two.
OkieScot
Any thoughts?
on it. I have been very happy with it so far.
The LE 4X2's get pretty nice fuel mileage more
so than the Nismo's and other 4X4's.
You can see the Fold-A-Cover tonneau at their website www.foldacover.com or you can see my
truck at: www.picturetrail.com/okiescot
OkieScot
Thanks for the come back. I noticed you have an LE. Any problems since you purchased? Everytime I bring up a Nissan Frontier I'm told the Toyota W/Sport package is a better truck. Any feelings? I know the price is higher but if the quality is there it would be worth it but, the Nissan gives you more without adding all the packages.
It will never reproduce the sound when I take it into the dealership. Other than that I have had no problems that the dealership was not able to correct.
I actually looked at a Tacoma when I bought my Frontier, but it was not worth the extra $5000 they wanted for it over the Frontier.
I like the looks of the Frontier better anyway.
They are both good trucks and I could enjoy either one. My wife drives a 2000 Toyota Sol-
ara and it is one of the nicest cars I have ever owned.
The Solara has also had a few problems, but nothing that would keep me from buying another one.
OkieScot
what kind of shock could I put on Nissan LE 4*4CC,I don't have a lift in it,and its all stock,thoe Have the fold a cover it looks great,I didn't save any gas as everyone says you do,except how it looks one it.Have noticed and gas saving?
Thanks,
Brad
I read where others have gained better mileage with each of these modifications, but I am not seeing it on my truck.
On the other hand I am enjoying my truck more and that is enough for me.
I cannot help you with shocks as I have the stock shocks on my truck and have no plans of upgrading them until I have a problem with them.
Over on Club Frontier there have been a few threads on this topic, but it is mostly in the 4X4 section and since I have a 4X2 I don't spend much time there. It might be worth a look see though.
OkieScot
By the way, the V-6 pumps out 261 ponies, and I'll still take the sun roof.
I have a 2k6 Frontier NISMO 4X4 6sp and I'll take a full box frame with v6 that is build around a world class v6 any day.
I looked at the Tacom before I bought my Frontier and I can not understand why Toyota would cheapen a truck by not going with full box frame.
The composite bed is nice but the rear end of a pickup is light enough without making it lighter by using a composite bed.
Cheers!
Well, I have not had a leak or wind noise problem with a sunroof since my 1979 Mercury Capri RS (and reliablity has improved since then, thankfully!) and I've owned plenty of vehicles with sunroofs. Then again, I have not kept one of them past 10 year and 250,000 miles, so maybe they only break if you keep them longer.
Maybe Toyota does not offer a sunroof on the Tacoma since they do not offer sunroofs on trucks? Nope, Toyota used to offer a sunroof on the Tacoma and they still offer one on the Tundra. So I do not know why they do not offer a sunroof.
Well, I enjoy the sunroof on my Frontier and I have no problems and no worries about it.
I'm not sure I follow your "extra gadgets" theory.
Nissan offers more choices in options than Toyota does, however, there really is not much that I would call a gadget in either truck.
Be specific instead of vague. If you are implying that Nissan offer gadgets such as sunroof or stereo as gadgets as an incentive to buy then let me explain that the options are not exactly cheap and they are certainly not standard.
Ken, I've owned a 1998 Frontier and it was no match for the Toyota in the power department and I would have to say that the Frontier was overall not as good as a Toyota.
Up until the 2005 Frontier and Tacoma I'll concede that I would give Toyota the nod for best compact truck.
With the 2005's I feel that Nissan made the better truck.
I owned a 2003 Tacoma V6 4WD SR5 XCab that I really enjoyed except for the lousy seats. It was a great truck and even had a factory sunroof. I planned to keep if forever until some idiot collided with it.
I had a great deal of skepticism when I checked out the Frontier and I was amazed at how Nissan improved the Frontier in all areas. The VQ series engine is amazing. The seats (at least the ones in the NISMO) are best in class. I really appreciate the durable cloth material of the seats. The mouse fur material of the seats in my 03 Taco and the lack of comfort of the 03 Taco were the major complaint I had with it. The Frontier interior is a truck interior and I prefer it to the Camry-like interior in the Tacoma. Maybe I'm just used the plastics and don't mind them in the Frontier since my 03 Taco used similar amount of plastics.
I'm happy with my Frontier. Tacoma obtains a bit more mileage and the switchgear has a bit higher quality feel IMO, other than that, the Frontier is great.
Some people don't like the Tacoma light bed and tailgate, I would love to have that light weight tailgate. I am going on 70 years old and weigh a little over 120 pounds. Light sounds good to me and yes I haul a lot of things in my truck.
To me it really comes down to which truck appeals to you more and which one best fits your needs.
I think if everyone on here would be honest with themselves they could be happy driving either truck.
I ended up buying an '05 Frontier because of the price up front, may not live to see the resale recoup of the cost.
I drove both trucks and I could be happy with either one. There are some things I like better about the Frontier and some things I like better about the Tacoma.
There is not one person on this thread that is going to have their mind changed by someone bashing the truck they purchased and love. So why don't we acceept the fact that people's tastes differ and that does not make them wrong and you right.
My wife drives a Toyota Solara and it is one of the nicest cars I have ever owned. When we replace it in a few years I will definitely consider another one. I shall also consider Nissan, Acura, and Avalon. What I shall end up with will be the one that best fits my needs at that time.
I have owned 3 Toyotas and 8 Datsun/Nissans in the past. Both are good products and do not deserve all of this bashing that is going on here.
OkieScot
Live and let live
Now don't give them any ideas about wife bashing, that could really cause problems.
OkieScot