Truck Trend's pick for best extended cab truck

[HudsonValleyTitan]

Originally Posted by stick

this makes no sense as its called TRUCK of the year not TRUCK LINE of the year....it should be based on the actual truck in the competition not some baloney of configs. this would mean a manu could come out with 28 different models of the same truck and win every year....why not just have 38 different colors of the titan and call it the winner... what a joke most of these awards are.

Because differnt configurations adds to the usefulness of the truck as they see it. But otherwise I agree.....take one of each companies 4 door 4WD pickups and tell us who comes out on top, or rather, we'll tell you. Titan

[bclemms]

I just traded my Titan in on a 2006 Chevy 1500 Z-71. The Titan has a lot more power, the interior is so much better looking, the exterior the Titan has it beat hands down, the suspension is much stiffer and handles better, when towing my bass boat I didn't even know it was back there with the Titan but the Chevy bounces down the road, the Titan didn't even have to downshift to go up a hill but the Chevy you have to floor it to go up the same hill, the Titan has a 5 speed transmission and the Chevy basically has a 3 speed with overdrive even though they call it a 4 speed. The Titan has more interior room and the engine has had no problems and probably never will.

The Chevy I got fully loaded OTD for around $25k while the Titan fully loaded is around $36k. That gives me $11k to customize the truck the way I want it. The Chevy has not changed much over the past decade but it doesn't have problems. 200k miles and only doing scheduled service is very realistic out of the Chevy while the Titan very few people on this board can say that they haven't had any problems and most don't have much more than 15k miles. I personally had a new problem come out of my truck just about every week. I had 58k miles on the truck when I traded it in and I had every intention of keeping the truck but I didn't feel I could rely on it and the PT warranty was about to expire. The Chevy truck has many more options since you can get 3 different V-8's, standard, ex cab and crew cab with the options of short or long bed. GMAC offers better financing rates than Nissan Motor Co. The Chevy gets better gas mileage and there are many many more aftermarket parts and mods available. Westers is offering a chip swap and they are getting a 50 HP increase (on a dyno) at the rear wheels for $519 shipped. If the Chevy does have a problem such as a water pump, alternator or radiator you can get it fixed the same day for a couple hundred bucks compared to the Titan where you have to take it to the dealer and wait a couple days for the part and pay over a grand. Chevy's service department treats you more like a customer than a price tag like Nissan and they offer loaner cars when your truck is screwed up. On the Chevy the insurance is cheaper and the resale value Chevrolet (4x4) has now passed the Titan back up.

Do I miss my Titan? You bet! Do I regret trading it in on a Chevy? Not for a second. Do I feel that the Titan is the better truck on paper? All day long. Which do I think is more practical and reliable? The Chevy has Titan beat easily. Hopefully Nissan can get the problems they have had worked out because if they do it is easily the best full size truck on the market today but until they do it is probably the most unreliable truck of the big 4.

[sumtersc]

sorry about the problems you had with your truck but i for one had no major issues to date. i am very happy with my truck and it has NEVER let me down. i travel a lot and this thing performs just super on the open roads. i had verious brands of trucks before(4 total) and the titan is by far the best yet. but you also have to understand that this is nissan first go at the full size and i know the second generation titans will be even better. right now i'm pretty commited to sticking with the titan and will be ready to trade up when the new versions come in a few years. my truck runs better everyday just love driving this thing. mods: jba headers, gibson dual side exhaust, volant c.a.i, and cant wait for that chip one will be out soon. thru us and our issues nissan will get it right and when they do this truck will really be a bad a**. and a few years down the road we can look back on these issues and laugh and be happy to have tough it out. you believe in something you cant always cut and run but instead take a stand and make them get it right. best of luck

[BigA]

Last year they rated the Titan the best pickup truck in general and it was a king cab that they tested, I don't know why they would switch thier thinking when just comparing extended cab trucks. The only advantage the Chevy has is the best fuel economy but everything else is crappy with it.