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Right now I only have about 5,000 miles and so far so good. It's still too early to say how these trucks will hold up but I'm counting on this Titan lasting me a long time without any major problems.
I use my trucks as tools. Because we own horses we are always off to some kind of horse event almost every weekend. When I went looking for a new truck I had 5 requirements: 1. Pulling power
2. Four wheel drive
3. Room for my family
4. Reliability
5. Customer service
On my quest for a new truck I thought about a 3/4-ton diesel but the cost was just too much and besides I really didn't need it.
My previous truck was a '92 GMC ext-cab with the Z71 off-road package. Had it for 12 years and never any problems pulling a trailer except I was constantly replacing the front breaks about every 20 to 25,000 miles. There were a few other problems too like the radio reception and the door hinge bushings always needed replacing, but my biggest beef was that the paint started to peel off, in large quantities, after only 5 years. The dealer did absolutely nothing to correct any these problems. Finally had to get rid of it because the steering column started to fall apart and they stopped making the parts that I needed to repair it. On the good side the engine was bullet proof and the transmission lasted 125K miles before I had it rebuilt. But, needless to say, because of poor/non-existent customer service they lost my (and my family's) business for good.
I looked at the Dodges but the 4-door model's back seat wasn't any better than my previous extended cab. I liked the fords, but my brother was always having problems with the transmission/drive train on his 2001. Toyota's didn't have the power I was looking for. The Nissan seemed to have all 3 of the things I was looking for and because of Nissan’s reputation, I believe my forth (reliability) and fifth (customer service) requirements will be met. So far I consider this a great truck value with lots of power and plenty of room in the crew cab for everybody.
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