Nissan Xterra - Any experiences good or bad?

[volinbham]

Have been considering an Xterra for a utility/dog vehicle.

I know about the Strawberry Milkshake of Death problem.

Anyone have/had one and has an opinion one way or the other on them?

I'll hang up and listen.

 

[CLCVol]

My cousin has a 2002 xterra I believe. Over 200k miles and runs like a champ still

 

[n_huffhines]

I have a 2003 Frontier, which is basically the same thing. It's s solid bang for your buck truck.

 

[volinbham]

I've seen a lot of high mileage ones for sale - generally a sign they are durable.

 

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[superdave1984]

Fuel economy is not good for a vehicle that size. However they are pretty capable off road.

 

[BAJAvol]

I have a 2013 Frontier that has been an excellent truck.

 

[utvolpj]

Drove a 2005 Xterra for 11 years with no real issues. Outside of basic maintenance I maybe spent $1k on it (besides mods). Had almost 140k miles when I finally traded it in. Loved that truck.

 

[volinbham]

No Xterra info to pass on but a suggestion. A small Toyota or Nissan truck with a topper. Both very long term dependable vehicles. Dogs get muddy, they go in the back & the clean up would be whole lot easier than trying to clean the interior. Wife needs some landscape timbers, problem solved. You wanna haul that burger fryer you got to a buddy's place, done. Stick someone with that new stabber, easier to load body in the back, go to the river bridge & then to the car wash. Trucks are tool while I'm not sure what a suv is. Is it a half truck & half station wagon? Suv's remind me of a fish/ski boat combo....... which ain't really good for neither.

I go back and forth on the truck vs utility vehicle

 

[volinbham]

thanks for the feedback so far.