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Second, I have experienced slight pull to the right in a passenger car due to a defective tire - the alignmnet was perfect and replacing the tire cured the problem. This is worth checking. Rotate your tires from the rear to front and give it a try.
There is a possibility of other suspension problems here,e.g. defective ball joints.
Any news?
Thanks!
Dusty
I started a thread on Frontier Actual Fuel Economy and you have frozen it. Also you refereed me to the general discussion thread,this one, for dialogue on my question. I have searched this thread and there is no information that I can find that deals with the actual mileage experience with a 4 cylinder, manual transmission, King Cab. If you can give me a direct reference to that I will certainly look it up.
I think I understand your need to control the number threads on this board, but don't you agree that fuel economy is a topic that deserves its own thread? In my opinion the general thread is far too big now and the board could be far more useful if popular topics were split off the general board.
I'd appreciate it if you would get back to me. Thanks.
Good MPG from trucks....Is it possible?
... but as your post was geared towards the Frontier, I felt this was more the place you were looking for.
You have a specific question that I felt would be best put in front of people who are talking about your vehicle. My apologies if I gave the impression that the answer you were looking for was already posted in this topic.
And if anyone ever needs to get in touch with me, just click on my user name and you'll find my email address in the profile. (It's pf_flyer@edmunds.com BTW)
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I am contemplating purchasing a new compact pickup. I've pretty well narrowed it down to the Toyota Tacoma and the Nissan Frontier. It seems to me that while I like the quality of the Tacoma, it is very light in the payload department and doesn't seem to deliver in the claimed horsepower department. So I'm favoring the Frontier at this point.
I'm looking at the King Cab XE 4 Cyl, Manual shift. What I want to know is what is the experience in regard to the fuel consumption with owners of a similar vehicle. Also if anyone has any other comments about this truck, good or bad, I would like to hear them.
I also know someone who had a king cab 4 cyl Frontier with an auto transmission. His mileage was in very low twenties.
You will always get much better fuel economy with a 4 cylinder 5 speed combination and a 4X2 configuration. The 2.4 liter 4 cylinder was used in the 4X4 version of the king cab in 1996-99 (before the V6 was introduced again). The mileage was disappointingly low in those trucks due to low gearing and excessive weight.
I have a 95 SE V6 king cab 4X4. My mileage is consistent 17 MPG combined with A/C on most of the time. The truck is heavy for its size and geared really low to make up for low engine power (153 HP. 180 ft-lbs of torque). When I tow a 5000 lb boat/trailer, the mileage drops drastically - something like 12 MPG at 45 MPH.
According to the Edmunds test report, the superchaged 4X4 version of the crew cab Frontier delivered dismal mileage - 12 MPG in combined driving. This truck also requires premium fuel. Ouch! This kind of fuel economy is appropriate for a full size Dodge truck with the 5.7 liter Hemi engine.
As for V6 Frontier models in general, none of them are known for great fuel economy, especially the crew cab models.
http://www.nissannews.com/multimedia/nissan2005/pathfinder/8- 00px/01_2005_pathfinder.jpg
Frontier Interior
http://www.nissannews.com/multimedia/nissan2005/frontier/800- px/08_2005_frontier.jpg
I tried removing the space, that doesn't work. I tried going to nissannews.com and searching. Can only find 2004 stuff.
help plz
Ustimpy- take a look at the 2005 Frontier topic. It has working links.
http://www.nissannews.com/multimedia/nissan2005/frontier.shtml
I also see a lot of the pre-2001 in the frontend. I like it.
i'm not sure if the current incentive is 2500 or 3000 on the 03 frontiers. but am surprised to hear of an 03 sve 5spd in dealer stock. what city is it in? i bought this one in ky, so it was surely the only one within several hundred miles. i think the sve is a stellar buy: less money than a similarly equipped xe v6 4x4 and has better wheels plus the s/c. as to the s/c reliability, i have no idea, just that this one runs fine so far. it has strong torque off the line and makes nice mechanical noises, but its no ford lightning accel wise. so far it looks like my first couple hundred miles pottering around town are about 15 mpg so i would not be concerned with the 12 reported by edmunds, i think the epa est is pretty close (roughly a couple miles less than a n/a 3.3).
the new 05 frontier sure looks nice, and there's a photo of a manual (i was afraid they would not offer, as the case with the new titan). i have only owned my sve for a couple days, but so far am happy, particularly with the shift quality from the tall lever, smooth/positive clutch, and decent, solid truck-feeling ride, plus the cool looks. i would say go for it, buy an extd powertrain warranty if you are concerned about the s/c. i really don't think you could get more truck for less than 18 grand. my frontier is a replacement for my 92 pathfinder 4x4 (similar to your pickup)...