Posted: Apr 06 2008 at 8:13pm | IP Logged

WOW the interior is almost exactly the same. On that movie there were a few times I thought it was my truck goin past. The front looks more like a dodge or maybe yota, but the body is clearly Nissan.

What about the warranty with Suzuki that would be better. I thought Nissan's have a decent warranty on them a it is. I got a used one that was certified so i am good till 100k  does Suzuki do the same?

Posted: Apr 07 2008 at 9:55pm | IP Logged

Boomer wrote: Saw an article in the Wall Street Journal this AM (3-24) that said Nissan's small truck factory is only running at 65% capacity which is not a tolerable situation for long.  Also the article noted they are trying to set up a relationship with an American manufacturer since their attempt to work with GM fell through.  Explains the Suzuki/Chrysler news recently.

This is a shame...I personally don't like the rebadging much yet, I don't know why...but it makes me wonder, why would they be doing this? I see Frontiers all over the place, new ones that is. However I have also heard that Toyota is cutting back on production on the Tundra for sure and I am not sure about the Tacoma...they must not be selling as well as they want either. Again, I see them all over the place.

Could this  be backlash from gas pricing, people just fed up with feeding their trucks? There will always be the diehard people who will buy a truck, and in teh full size market..as much as I like the Titan, the Ford and GM's (Chevy/GMC) have been on top for a looong time, so it will take some time to make a significant dent in that history for the relative newcomer's to the full size market.

Nissan and Toyota have both held a large share in the small truck market for a long time, it leads me to believe that people are just having a hard time thinking about feeding these beasts for the long haul, 4-bangers being the exception.

I had heard some scuttlebutt about quality issues with Toyotas creeping up, which they (Toyota) stated as a direct correlation with expansion, and some peeps saying that the rearends on some of the Nissans are having trouble. I know that this might be convoluted threading, but opinions?