Your American trucks are probably made in Mexico or Canada.mickboyle said:
The Titan and Tundra are made in the USA.
Sheeesh. . . .
Go for a test drive. And choose after that.
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No unusually high maintenance cost, not like owning a Mercedes/Jaguar/BMW or something like that. A KC tows upto 9500, and a CC can tow 9400. 08 year has a pretty high payload, about 1850 or so. But I will not tell you it is in the same class as a 2500 Diesel, it is not. But it does out tow our GMC 2500 P/U at work, so it may be what you're in need of.
The only engine, is a 5.6 L. It is currrenly rated 317Hp/385TQ, excellent numbers. Beats almost anything from the Big 3, except the 6.0 GMC, and that is a close one, and a major cost upgrade too! Great engine, powertrain...Outstanding value, best 1/2 ton you can buy.
Reliability is tops now. Can't find a smoother tranny than ours either.
The only engine, is a 5.6 L. It is currrenly rated 317Hp/385TQ, excellent numbers. Beats almost anything from the Big 3, except the 6.0 GMC, and that is a close one, and a major cost upgrade too! Great engine, powertrain...Outstanding value, best 1/2 ton you can buy.
Reliability is tops now. Can't find a smoother tranny than ours either.
If you don't care where the Titan is made, what difference does it make whether it is Japanese or American made?mickboyle said:
I have an 07 as well as my dad and he tows his Bobcat 863 skidsteer around when needed. He has a heavy duty trailor and the skidsteer weighs 7045 lbs (looked it up) plus a trial machine and toolbox in the bed. He says it doesn't pull as well as his F-350 7.3L Turbodiesel did but much better than his 05 chevy did. Only thing I've pulled with mine is my boat which doesn't weigh a whole lot and I forget its attached. A buddy of mine has had the same comments and thoughts but is sold after a few rides in it. We went to look at one last night.
My dad has always been Ford or GM. He still has an 05 Chevy C4500 that he uses to pull his Excavator around. Before that an F700. For his personal business trucks he's had a F-350 Super Duty in the early 90s and then traded for the F-350 Turbodiesel above. I loved that truck as well (lots of power). It became more costly than it was worth (the injectors needed replaced and the axles leaked fluid off and on a lot). He bought an 03 Silverado, traded it for his 05 Silverado (5300 Vortec), sold the F-350 for the C4500 (duramax). Then the 05 silverado started blowing oil out the exhaust and the tranny started slipping at 53K miles. He started looking for a new truck and we test drove the 07 Chevy/GMC and Ford (he doesn't like the dodge looks). The Chevy was nice but felt too much like a Caddy and not enough like a truck (really soft suspension), the GMC was the same except more expensive, the Ford felt like it was really struggling and underpowered. He wasn't too happy with his choices so I mentioned this Nissan truck that I had heard about. He decided to give it a test drive and was sold instantly. And now I have one just like it as well. Got mine 4 months later. As far as I am concerned, I'll never own another brand unless Nissan really screws something up. I am dying to get into a Diesel when they come out and from what I hear it'll be an International which makes the wait even harder. I really loved that International 7.3L TurboDiesel in the Ford.
Besides, it is a Nissan man, the damn things last forever. My dad is now also the proud owner of a 07 Camry Hybrid. Uh Oh, we've gone foreign... there are a lot of hot asian chics you know, do you never want to take them for a drive because they have a foreign influence?
My dad has always been Ford or GM. He still has an 05 Chevy C4500 that he uses to pull his Excavator around. Before that an F700. For his personal business trucks he's had a F-350 Super Duty in the early 90s and then traded for the F-350 Turbodiesel above. I loved that truck as well (lots of power). It became more costly than it was worth (the injectors needed replaced and the axles leaked fluid off and on a lot). He bought an 03 Silverado, traded it for his 05 Silverado (5300 Vortec), sold the F-350 for the C4500 (duramax). Then the 05 silverado started blowing oil out the exhaust and the tranny started slipping at 53K miles. He started looking for a new truck and we test drove the 07 Chevy/GMC and Ford (he doesn't like the dodge looks). The Chevy was nice but felt too much like a Caddy and not enough like a truck (really soft suspension), the GMC was the same except more expensive, the Ford felt like it was really struggling and underpowered. He wasn't too happy with his choices so I mentioned this Nissan truck that I had heard about. He decided to give it a test drive and was sold instantly. And now I have one just like it as well. Got mine 4 months later. As far as I am concerned, I'll never own another brand unless Nissan really screws something up. I am dying to get into a Diesel when they come out and from what I hear it'll be an International which makes the wait even harder. I really loved that International 7.3L TurboDiesel in the Ford.
Besides, it is a Nissan man, the damn things last forever. My dad is now also the proud owner of a 07 Camry Hybrid. Uh Oh, we've gone foreign... there are a lot of hot asian chics you know, do you never want to take them for a drive because they have a foreign influence?
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