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shank0668 · 08-15-2012, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by 2010SLVRBULIT

you might change your mind on a Titan, drives like a car and really doesn't feel that big(test drove RAM/felt like a bus)...and way more roomy than my '91 Pathfinder.

You don't like driving buses?

My brothers Ram feels massive to drive... I love it.

wocampb · 08-15-2012, 08:36 PM

I have an 04 Tacoma that has been great. My step-brothers drive it now as I don't have a need for it anymore and it has held up perfectly. I will buy another one in a couple years when I have the money for it. They are solid trucks and the only thing I have ever taken it in for is to get the regular fluid changes and to get new brakes put on.

Atbtech05 · 08-15-2012, 09:29 PM

Tacoma. Reliable. The Nissan feels extremely dated..

Silverlsinva · 08-15-2012, 10:19 PM

I had a 05 nissan frontier with the V6 and 4x4 and i loved it till someone rearended me and totaled it it had great pick up and it avg 21 mpg in mixed driving, i felt it rode great for a midsize truck and i never had a single problem with it. I say Nissan

fielderLS3 · 08-15-2012, 10:24 PM

If those are the only two choices, I'd say Tacoma (probably the only time I'd every recommend a Toyota). Slim pickings these days in the small/mid-size truck category.

Sin · 08-15-2012, 11:15 PM

Tacoma is the better choice.

MikeSVX · 08-16-2012, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by G-Oil Guy

I didn't think the Frontier comes in a V8, I know for a fact that the Tacoma does not but I don't need an 8. A V6 would more than suffice.

Crap your right. I was thinking of the Tundra and the Titan.

You can get a supercharged V6 in the Tacoma can't you? The Prerunner addition....

Mishimoto · 08-16-2012, 08:50 AM

I'd get the Toyota, they hold their value really well and are well built.

Icefsh · 08-16-2012, 05:08 PM

Bought my Tacoma new in 99. Driven daily since new. 225,000 city miles now and running well. Power is down a little now. Did replace 2 starters, water pump, clutch master cylinder, catalitic converter and a few more minor things. It has served me well and has never left me stranded.

Mayhem · 08-16-2012, 05:46 PM

Tacoma without a question. A much better track record in regards to reliability.. Lots of options and aftermarket.. And imo they look better.

I'd rather bet on Toyota than Nissan to give me my money's worth and a reliable vehicle.

For a bigger truck, I'd easily vote for the f-150. But for the size you're lookin at.. Tacoma is where it's at.

Sorry no brand loyalty here. Quality over badges.

Captain Awesome · 08-16-2012, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by G-Oil Guy

Hey everyone,

I need to replace my daily driver whose given me over 120k miles of faithful service but she's starting to fall apart and I've spent $2000 already trying to fix a reoccurring problem.

I have decided that a midsize pick-up would help me a lot with having a house and doing things on my own and I'm basically down to the following:

Nissan Frontier vs. Toyota Tacoma.

They're basically the only players in the game because the new Colorado design won't be out until mid 2013 at the earliest (according to the Colorado forums out there)

Has anyone here driven both (or either of them) and can give me some personal opinions?

All the "experts" say there's no market for this oddball type of vehicle you think you want. </irony>

C5RocksC5 · 08-16-2012, 06:43 PM

They're both reliable. I owned a Frontier crew cab and it was the most reliable vehicle I ever owned. Had it for 3 years and not a single problem and this is coming from a perfectionist. The Tacoma is also just as reliable base on opinions from many friends and relatives who owned them. The Tacoma pre-runner crew cab seems to be roomier especially for the rear passengers. My next truck will be a Tacoma. You can't go wrong with either.

G-Oil Guy · 08-16-2012, 06:49 PM

Yea, I think I may be leaning to the Nissan. I test drove both today and the Nissan had better get up and go and felt comfortable. The Toyota was nice but they had me drive a fully loaded double cab as they didn't have any access cabs. And while the Toyota has a better gauge cluster and center console I know that if they had the style I wanted it would have been an exact swap with the Frontier.

Additionally, the one Frontier I like they're offering for 5k below MSRP where as the Toyota isn't willing to play ball on price.

C5RocksC5 · 08-16-2012, 11:16 PM

Yeah, Toyota very rarely have nice deals. The frontier does have the more outdoory look and sportier feel IMO. The only single thing I didn't like about it was the wind noise from the roof rack (if u can call it that) at freeway speeds. $5k below MSRP, you can't go wrong.

08-15-2012, 10:24 PM	#19
fielderLS3 Drives: 2016 Mazda6, 2011 Mustang 5.0 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Portage, Wisconsin Posts: 4,049	If those are the only two choices, I'd say Tacoma (probably the only time I'd every recommend a Toyota). Slim pickings these days in the small/mid-size truck category. __________________ 2022 1SS 1LE (Arrived 4/29/22) "The car is the closest thing we will ever create to something that is alive." . 2022 1SS 1LE (Coming Soon)

08-16-2012, 06:49 PM	#27
G-Oil Guy Where am I? Drives: Zoe the ZL1, 2012 Frontier Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Mars, PA Posts: 6,071	Yea, I think I may be leaning to the Nissan. I test drove both today and the Nissan had better get up and go and felt comfortable. The Toyota was nice but they had me drive a fully loaded double cab as they didn't have any access cabs. And while the Toyota has a better gauge cluster and center console I know that if they had the style I wanted it would have been an exact swap with the Frontier. Additionally, the one Frontier I like they're offering for 5k below MSRP where as the Toyota isn't willing to play ball on price. __________________ FOR SALE: 2013 ZL1 Message me if interested

08-15-2012, 08:36 PM	#16
wocampb Drives: '14 2SS/RS 1LE BRM, '12 Cruze LT 6M Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 706 View My Garage	I have an 04 Tacoma that has been great. My step-brothers drive it now as I don't have a need for it anymore and it has held up perfectly. I will buy another one in a couple years when I have the money for it. They are solid trucks and the only thing I have ever taken it in for is to get the regular fluid changes and to get new brakes put on.

08-15-2012, 09:29 PM	#17
Atbtech05 Drives: 2012 IBM Camaro LFX Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Stevenson Ranch, CA Posts: 111	Tacoma. Reliable. The Nissan feels extremely dated..

08-15-2012, 10:19 PM	#18
Silverlsinva Drives: 2013 Fiat 500 Abarth Grigio Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Manassas, Va Posts: 3,124	I had a 05 nissan frontier with the V6 and 4x4 and i loved it till someone rearended me and totaled it it had great pick up and it avg 21 mpg in mixed driving, i felt it rode great for a midsize truck and i never had a single problem with it. I say Nissan

08-15-2012, 11:15 PM	#20
Sin Drives: DEAD Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Louisiana Posts: 348 View My Garage	Tacoma is the better choice.

08-16-2012, 08:50 AM	#22
Mishimoto Account Suspended Drives: Mostly Stock Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Wilmington, DE Posts: 529	I'd get the Toyota, they hold their value really well and are well built.

08-16-2012, 05:08 PM	#23
Icefsh Drives: CGM 2LT/RS M6 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Littleton, CO. Posts: 195	Bought my Tacoma new in 99. Driven daily since new. 225,000 city miles now and running well. Power is down a little now. Did replace 2 starters, water pump, clutch master cylinder, catalitic converter and a few more minor things. It has served me well and has never left me stranded.

08-16-2012, 05:46 PM	#24
Mayhem Drives: 2010 2SS RS M6 Camaro (Black) Join Date: May 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC (Canada) Posts: 583	Tacoma without a question. A much better track record in regards to reliability.. Lots of options and aftermarket.. And imo they look better. I'd rather bet on Toyota than Nissan to give me my money's worth and a reliable vehicle. For a bigger truck, I'd easily vote for the f-150. But for the size you're lookin at.. Tacoma is where it's at. Sorry no brand loyalty here. Quality over badges.

08-16-2012, 06:43 PM	#26
C5RocksC5 Banned Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Sin City Posts: 697	They're both reliable. I owned a Frontier crew cab and it was the most reliable vehicle I ever owned. Had it for 3 years and not a single problem and this is coming from a perfectionist. The Tacoma is also just as reliable base on opinions from many friends and relatives who owned them. The Tacoma pre-runner crew cab seems to be roomier especially for the rear passengers. My next truck will be a Tacoma. You can't go wrong with either.

08-16-2012, 11:16 PM	#28
C5RocksC5 Banned Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Sin City Posts: 697	Yeah, Toyota very rarely have nice deals. The frontier does have the more outdoory look and sportier feel IMO. The only single thing I didn't like about it was the wind noise from the roof rack (if u can call it that) at freeway speeds. $5k below MSRP, you can't go wrong.