Great looks, and pretty smooth ride. The leather seats are a great touch-front is comfortable and the rear is ok. I actually had car seat in the middle and two 5'5 women in the rear and they were quite comfortable.
The supercharger is a must! Drove both and the 170hp CC couldnt get out of its own way!
Great heater-warms ups fast and stays that way! Most of the time I have to turn it off and also have the sun roof popped up for air.

-Hard to find the SC-CC; most dealers don't have any on the lots.
-Hard armrest-my left knee leans against it and after a while it get annoying.
-Needs a better stereo.

Overall, I am very satified with my purchase. It took awhile to actually get the truck but its well worth the wait for SC-CC. I looked at the Toyota Tacoma (double cab) and the looks werent as aggressive and "in your face" as the Frontier; price was a little hard to digest.
It rides extremely well and looks great too! Some parts of the interior are a little chinzy but I can live with it. The front leather seats are very comfortable and the rear has ample room for under 6' adults. As for the bed, its only can be used for light hauling. I won't fit my motorcyle but I can fit my ATV.
In summary if your looking for a light duty truck and hauling some friends around, this truck is a pretty good buy. Just good luck finding one on a dealers lot!

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Great suspension. Rides like you are on a cloud. Great 4x4 capability. Great value for $$$

Compared to other compact trucks - nothing! Stereo could be better, but what factory truck stereo is ever good anyway?

$21,500 for a loaded King Cab 4x4. Highly recommended. The truck will go anywhere and can be used for more than just "light offroading" like a lot of SUVs and other compacts. Comes with a shield package underneath. Rides very smooth and quiet on the highway. Wind noise is kept to a minimum. Gets 90% of it's torque at about 1500 rpms which is good! All in all, the PERECT combination of a commuter vehicle and off-road vehicle. It does both very well!

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Chevy S-10. My 4.3 S-10 was much quicker, but the Frontier rides a lot better.

Great value (Under $15000 for a semi-loaded car). Tonkin Nissan was great with price, customer service, and ease of buying. This is my first car, and learning to drive a manual with the forgiving transmission of the Frontier was a dream come true. The power is acceptable, although I would like to see a Frontier with the new 230hp Pathfinder engine in it. The truck handles well offroad in 4-low, and has plenty of torque for handling moderate stuff without any offroad specialization. The interior is spacious enough for me, and I'm glad it retains the compact pickup style.

The lack of aftermarket products (especially for offroad use) is disturbing. There is no room to add any substantial sound equipment. I've also heard that larger tires don't work with the suspension. Is this true? I also get some brake fluid on the front wheels, so I need to wash them at least every two weeks. No huge weaknesses, though.

The car is great on the road, and handles decently off of the road. Sporty style, great price. I would recommend this car to anyone who wants a relatively low-maintainence truck with multi-purpose abilities. It's not a speed demon, but its got enough power to get by and I've been able to beat a few little sporty sedans off the line. If you live in (or near) Portland and want a Frontier, go out to Tonkin. They were great with every aspect of buying the truck!

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1992 Toyota Deluxe 4x4 V6. I like that the small 4 has more power than the old Toyota. The truck feels like it has the same quality as the Toyota (that truck had almost 200K on it before it was stolen) I'm hoping my Frontier will last as long.

price, looks, performance

wind and road noise after 80mph

reccomend this truck to anyone who is looking for a mini truck, its nice and affordable, never had any problems with it, GREAT TRUCK!

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s-10, tacoma, sonoma

Hats off to nissan. My desert runner combines big truck feel with small truck affordability. This truck has plenty of power and an outstanding suspension.

This truck loves the gas station.

16,200 I stongly recommend this truck. Its overall the best vehicle I have owned.

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Toyota Tacoma, Desert Runner is superior in every aspect

Its a great looking truck and rides very nice (2000 desert runner ext cab
with the 3.3 v6)

fuel economy sucks (about 15 mpg on hwy)thats avg driving about 75-80 mph
the bedliner it came with was over the rail type and scratches the paint.

although i have had no problems with the truck yet ,i was not pleased with the dealership ,made three trips to take care of of a couple of things
and was never taken care of ,was told to come back tommorow each time.
each one i had a set time and apointment to show up.but the truck has
not let me down Ill just go to another dealer and try them.

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toyota tacoma,both have about same amount of space aval.and are very comparable,the nissan is a little less expensive and is a better value
dont know about the toyotas fuel economy.

The durability of this Nissan is beyond me, it's pushing 200,000 miles and has only required general maintenance (i.e. oil changes, filters). This has been the most durable and reliable vehicle I have ever owned and it has never failed me yet. The A/C is still frigid and has never been charged.

The V6 has little power and it goes through tires like a fish goes through water. It rides like a lumber wagon, but what do you expect from a small 4x4 with primitive suspension.

I think anyone would be happy with a Nissan, they are reliable and durable. Just hope that you don't have to deal with sales staff like I did. You just might go from being a diehard Nissan person to a Toyota believer. OH What a Feeling! Toyota!!

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I just bought a 2001 Toyota Tacoma Xtra-Cab 4x4 V6. I wanted to buy the 2001 supercharged Nissan, but when I drove it for a couple of days I was not impressed at all. It was slower than the Toyota, had low profile tires on 17 in wheels??? (maybe works on a lowrider) It just seemed more like a car more than a 4x4 pick-up. I was still going to buy it, but the sales staff at ever dealership wouldn't work with me on anything and wouldn't budge on their prices. They told me to try getting into a Toyota for what I was offering them then I would know what arrogant prices were. So I did what they said and went to the Toyota dealership made them my offer and they said no problem. I drove back to the Nissan dealership and the salesman was not happy, neither was his manager. The Nissan place wanted $2000 more for a bare 5spd. supercharged than what I paid for the automatic v6 SR5 with ABS and power everything. I
figured a little common courtesy goes a long ways.

The best truck for the price the only manufacture that comes close in quality is toyota i checked out the toyota the ride was ok quality was the same but the price was way to high 2,000.00 more than my nissan not worth it my nissan has a 4cyl engine with an automatic plenty of power fantasic ride and i get about 25 miles to gallon in my opinion nissan has the best compact truck on the road to day i really love my truck my only hope is this truck will last as long as my last truck which was a toyota and it lasted 11 years one last thing if your considering the frontier and you live in southern california please go to cerritos nissan in the city of cerritos california the service i received was top notch i give cerritos nissan AAA rating.

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So far it has been great.

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I purchased XE extented cab 4X4 within the first two months of introduction, because of the stance and styling. It is fun to drive and has adequate power for the flatlands of Houston. It will cruise with Houston Interstate traffic ok, but could use more power for merging into traffic. The ride is smoother than my old Cutlass Callais. It has 42,000 miles and gets 20 miles to the gallon whether I am driving in stop and go trafic or interstate highway. I like the size of the box and haling capacity. I was going to buy a Tacoma but had sticker shock when I say the price of the 4X$. This Frontier was way less money to buy and has been a more reliable than any other new vehicle that I have owned.

Gas tank is too small which means find a gas station every 200 to 260 miles. This is a little scary if you are driving cross country late at night. It is best to never get below 3/8 tank. The cruise control on off switch is on the dashboard in a difficult place to find. It needs to be on the wheel. The CD player broke on the first CD. It took the dealer 2 months to get a replacement(Poor dealer support). Seat belt retractor on driver side would only partically retract. The dealer always reported it was working ok when they checked it. About 50% of the shifts from 2 to 3rd (5 Speed Manual) would kick back and shift roughly. Dealer always said it was fine. The air conditioning never will cool the cab in Houston when the temperature is above 90 degrees unless it was on recirculate. It didn't have gas cap holder (which was shown in the manual as standard) and rear bed light. All of these plus a V6 have been corrected on 2000 and newer Frontiers.
I was sent an inquiry by Nissan after a year of ownership and they asked my opinion of the vehicle and dealer. I told them of the problems and with in a week I was contacted by the dealer to bring the vehicle in. It was in the shop for 1 week and guess what they fixed the seat belt retactor, changed the air conditioner compressor and overhauled the transmission. It took a couple days to get a new gear and syncronizer. the mechanic reported that the 2 to 3 clearance was .016 instead of the specification of .008. The transmission shifts good from 2 to 3 but has shifted very hard in cold weather and now kicks back from 1 to 2. In checking with the dealer they put 80/90 lube instead of the Nissan recommended 75/90. The fluid has now been changed but I think some damage to sinchro has occurred from diving it for one year with too heavy lube.
My biggest problem with this vehicle has been that the dealer service people just don't care about cusomer service. I was going to purchase a Pathfinder for my wife, but purchased a Lexus 300RX in the hope of getting any kind of customer service from a dealer ship in Houston.

If the dealer had good service I would say this is the best value that I have had in a vehicle. I may buy another with the 4 door and short bed. All of my complaints that make me unhappy are with an unresponsive dealer service department. In the past two weeks I finally called the service manager and he has gotten involved. I feel like the service manager may really care, and not have been aware of all the problems. I with I had compained sooner. It has been a frustrating 3 years. I would rate the Frontier 4 stars and think most of my problems are because it was first of the production vehicles and the dealer 1 Star. Maybe they will improve.

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I drove S10 and Ranger. The 4X4 frontier road as well and drove comparably.

Size, fit and trim, alot nicer interior then the old hardbodies

BIG plastic wheel flares, which on the older Frontiers are Black Fade.

Love the truck. Just bought mine, and it runns smoother then my 1997 Hardbody. The ride is car like and for a four Clynder it has plenty of power. Living in a very high altitude and one that you must climb high mountian passes, this truck is great. My 1997 used to die on the hills and I just got rid of a 1982 Datsun 4x4 720 pickup, if it even saw a hill it would slow down.

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1997 Hardbody XE King Cab 4x4 Cheap fit and finish but great realibilty
1982 Datsun 720 Reg. Cab 4x4 Hated every minute of owning this truck!