Nissan Titan Forum - View Single Post - Chrysler and Nissan Part Ways On Platform Sharing

Rideutah · 09-20-2009, 04:06 PM

Honestly, I'm glad to hear it. I am not a fan of the Chrysler products, they have some innovative looks, but they just don't hold up. However, I hate the thought of them cancelling the titan. If they did 3 simple things they would see the titan really take off:

1. Increase availability - Have you seen how few there are on lots anymore?
2. Increase advertising - They started off good, but the advertising has dropped drastically.
3. Beef it up to a 3/4 ton suspension/trans/rear end. The engine is a great power plant. The truck finds its weaknesses in the size of the rear end and strength of the suspension. They could easily beef this truck up to a 3/4 with the same engine.

Unfortunately, I think #s 1 and 2 above may be big indicators that the titan may not be around for much longer. There is not another truck out there that I can really consider. I already mentioned the Dodge, Ford has low power and seems to have a major mechanical issue (trans, rear end, or something else major) at shortly over 100k miles, GM always has some engineering and electrical troubles, and is also short on power. The nearest I can think would be the Tundra. Power is about equal to the Titan, but that truck is butt-ugly, doesn't have the leg-room in the back, and I really don't like the design options available.

Long live the Titan!

09-20-2009, 04:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
Rideutah Registered User iTrader: (1) Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 30 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Chrysler and Nissan Part Ways On Platform Sharing Honestly, I'm glad to hear it. I am not a fan of the Chrysler products, they have some innovative looks, but they just don't hold up. However, I hate the thought of them cancelling the titan. If they did 3 simple things they would see the titan really take off: 1. Increase availability - Have you seen how few there are on lots anymore? 2. Increase advertising - They started off good, but the advertising has dropped drastically. 3. Beef it up to a 3/4 ton suspension/trans/rear end. The engine is a great power plant. The truck finds its weaknesses in the size of the rear end and strength of the suspension. They could easily beef this truck up to a 3/4 with the same engine. Unfortunately, I think #s 1 and 2 above may be big indicators that the titan may not be around for much longer. There is not another truck out there that I can really consider. I already mentioned the Dodge, Ford has low power and seems to have a major mechanical issue (trans, rear end, or something else major) at shortly over 100k miles, GM always has some engineering and electrical troubles, and is also short on power. The nearest I can think would be the Tundra. Power is about equal to the Titan, but that truck is butt-ugly, doesn't have the leg-room in the back, and I really don't like the design options available. Long live the Titan!