Posted: Aug 24 2007 at 6:14am | IP Logged

I just traded in a 1997 full size Chevy Z-71 off-road truck with a 5.7 liter engine after 10 years of ownership.  That truck took me a lot of places from Montreal to Mississippi; I live in Pa.  It was GREAT in snow and mud with Goodrich All-Terrains.  But....it nicle and dimed me all the time.  New alternator, repeated replacement of rear diff seal, transfer case seal, fuel pump, injector replacement, pinion bearings, etc. 

Also, at age 60 I no longer needed the full size truck.  I wanted a smaller truck with good off-road capability, handling, reliability and power.  The small GM/Chevy trucks (Canyon and Colorado) were terrible.  Tested the Toyota, the Nissan and even the small Dadge.  Nissan won the contest.  Now I'll see how reliable Nissan is over time.