I just traded my smoke 04 LE 4X4 BT OR for a Blizzard 08 LE CC BT Long bed. At first I felt guilty leaving my 04 behind and was questioning my decission. No more. The 08 seems to be more solid and the new car smell is just AAAAHHH. Road bumps that used to have my old 04 rattle and shakes are just a hushed thump. The leather seems better quality. Some have said that the plastic is better but I realy can't tell if it is any different. The location of the Heated seats buttons and the 12 volts plugs are a huge improvements over the 04. The blue tooth phone is to die for and the elctronic display is way cool. The RF with the XM (three free month for now) sounds way better than the 04. The guages are better looking and have sharper colors. 20 inch wheels and tires. The heater work better (it is not a tempreture thing, but my feet were always cold in my old 04 no matter what, not an issue with the 08 and don't know if they readjusted the flow angle or what) and the dual temp is great. The steering wheel controls are lit and better design. When i was at the dealer, I parked the two trucks side by side and the front on the 08 is higher but the rear is lower. The 08 is more level than the 04. The load capacity of the bed is higher by about 500#. 37 Gallon tank for the long bed (I am still on the dealer fill). I don't know about engine power and throtle response yet as my truck has only 160 miles so far and I won't be doing any WOT for another 1500 miles or so. You should also go under the 08 and look at those brakes. WOW. The darn things look like a super dupper large size pizza plate and they are made by Bosch. The large electric rear window is very nice and I think it will be used often during the summer. $5000 back from Nissan and don't forget the new car smell.
The cons: Went from LE OR to just LE (I will tell you what I have done in this area later). Now, instead of one thing reflecting on the rear window I have three (the radio and the two electronic readout for the heater). The truck is so long that the rear end is about four blocks away behind the truck (though the long wheel base might be the reason why this one rides way more smoother than the 04).
I did not like what they did to the OR/PRO package. The front end is out of the XE and I wanted white for my new 08 and with the long bed it was way too much white. The mirrors and door handles were black. I did not like the white faced guages and the leather texture on the Pro. So here what I did. The OR/PRO package have the following: Rancho shocks, Elocker, different rear gearing, the OR/PRO stickers, skid plates and what I mentioned above. My new 08 had the tow package so i have the same rear diff as the PRO package. I took my skid plates for the rediator/oil pan and the transfer case out of my 04 and installed them on my 08. The only thing I am missing are the Elocker (did not use it once on my old truck and most have been installing the Tru Track) the shocks (don't care for the Rancho) and the PRO sticker ($16 at the dealer).
My truck had an MSRP of $40,440, LE long bed, under seat storage, chrome rear gate handle, tow package, side rails, floor mats. I got it for $31,000 after rebate. They gave me $20,500 for my 04. I paid the $10,500 difference and 617 of taxes and fees on top of that for a total $11,117. I am going to install a SS Lund Bug Shield, and my prodigy barke controller which I removed from the old truck.
Oh I forgot, did I mention the new car smell, AAAAAAhhh!!
