I purchased my Nissan Frontier SE in May. I've been averaging 22mpg since I bought it. I have the two wheel drive version with the 6-speed manual six cylinder. It rides rough and the steering is very touchy. I would suggest you take an extended test drive in the truck over varying roads at different speeds. The truck has plenty of power. I do agree about the seats. They aren't the most comfortable especially for such a stiff riding vehicle. I will tolerate these minor annoyances until my wife's vehicle is paid for, then I will probably go back to a larger more refined riding truck. Gas mileage was an influence in my choice of this truck. But
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shows that the 4WD version gets considerably less than the 2WD version, if that is what you're looking at. This is a very informative site about real world fuel economy. I'm pleased with the overall quality of the truck, it's just a little too rough riding for my taste. I wish I had taken a considerably longer test drive, especially on rough roads. I would have probably kept my 96 Silverado.
"M. Moody" wrote in message news:451Eg.247402$ snipped-for-privacy@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... Thanks! And I really mean that, No sarcasm intended. I am sorry that you seem to be having so much trouble with the truck but it is refreshing to get a dose of reality injected into the lust of car/truck purchasing. I still am considering the truck but now the real use of the truck will make more sense to me as I inspect it. This makes the Dakota look a little more reasonable but I don't like the sharp lines of the body work. (A personal preference thing). And if I am going to get this kind of mileage maybe even a one or two year old diesel may better serve me, for the price.
Mark
"C. E. White" wrote in message news:44e070b6$1@kcnews01... | | "M. Moody" wrote in message | news:X2vDg.601091$ snipped-for-privacy@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... | > This may be old news to some but please humor me if you can. I am | > considering the new frontier with a 6 speed manual tranny, possibly the | > nismo package but if the SE is optioned right. . who knows? I regret | > trading my 94 pathfinder and wondered if the durability of the frontier is | > as good as the older Nissan"s. Any troubles I need to watch for? | > T I A | > Mark | | I purchased a 2006 Frontier earlier this year. This was my first Japanese | truck after years of experience with Fords. I didn't like the new F150s, and | although we have had very positive experience with Rangers, I wanted | something a little larger. I considered a the Tundra, the Tacoma, and the | Frontier. I ruled out the Tundra as being a poor copy of an F150 (all the | disadvantages of the F150, plus engines that rattles when cold, scuzzy | dealers, and a higher price). I liked the Tacoma, but didn't care for the | local dealer (their attitude was - "this is our price, you are lucky we will | sell you our perfect truck at all") and the prices were all significantly | higher than for a similarly equipped Frontier. The local Nissan dealer was | very cooperative and the truck was equipped like I wanted for a reasonable | price, so I decided to buy the Nissan. However, after six months, I am | having buyers remorse in a big time way - the cab squeaks whenever you go | over any sort of bump, it has been recalled twice, the fuel mileage is no | better than my old F150, the seats are very uncomfortable on a long trip, | and despite having a higher payload rating, it won't carry as much than my | Father's 7 year old Ranger without bottoming out the springs. On the other | hand, if you are interested in drag racing other pick-ups, it is fast | (although the power band is all wrong for a work truck). The factory bed | liner is nice. The truck looks nice. It has the worst oil filter location of | any vehicle I have ever owned. The interior plastic attracts dirt. The rear | seats are almost totally unusable (worse than the jump seats in my Dad's old | Ranger - despite the truck being much larger). In general the underpinnings | of the truck seem wimpy compared to Fords, (suspension parts and frame rails | seem "small"). I have an automatic, and at least so far this has worked | well. I do wish they had a column shift instead of the floor shift and a | console. The console eats up a lot of space and restricts your leg movement. | I really don't understand why everyone seems in love with huge consoles | these days. Is it all because of cup holders and cell phones? | | Ed | | |