I have 295k on the Nissan 4 banger with 180+psi compression on all 4 cylinders. Never rebuilt, one owner. Oh, and it still looks good too with no rust, and no squeaks and only one rattle. It feels like an American small truck with 50k on it.
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My last "American" vehicle was an '02 Ford Ranger Edge V6 4x4 automatic. It's engine was made in Germany, the transmission in France. It was one of the last Fords assembled in Edison, NJ before they closed and knocked that plant down. But my point to be made? The Ranger was assembled in America, but had a powertrain every bit as foreign as the one in my '07 Tacoma. Problem is, there is no comparing the two quality wise. I was constantly at my wits end to keep the Ranger from falling apart. It had the rear suicide doors the passenger side one never closed right from day 1, one of the rear brake shoe linings came off the metal and destroyed the brake drum, the serpentine belt constantly squealed and chunks came out of it, the ABS light would come on and off at its own free will, the front tires wore badly on the insides, the paint flaked off the grille, the electronic 4x4 engagement did not like to disengage, and the tailgate handle cable snapped. All that with only 15k miles on it! I'm sure there is a lemon in every crowd as they say, but that thing took the gold medal and I was glad to see it go.
Thus far, not even problem 1 with the Tacoma.
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Thus far, not even problem 1 with the Tacoma.
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The truck is a 1998 model King Cab Frontier with a 5 speed manual. The white paint was easily the worst thing on the truck as it peeled when it was only 7 years old, and I expected better from Nissan. I wound up partially dismantling the truck and repainting it. I think I spent $300 to paint it and replace the door strikers and window channel guides to fix the only rattles it had at the time.
I will also add that foreign stock exchanges have American investors on them as well. Economics are global, not local or national. The US is not the only country that is suffering an economic downturn right now either. World markets are affected by the problems of any one of the major economies having issues.
I will also add that foreign stock exchanges have American investors on them as well. Economics are global, not local or national. The US is not the only country that is suffering an economic downturn right now either. World markets are affected by the problems of any one of the major economies having issues.
custom442 said:
i'll agree. paint and rust have had made tremendous leaps forward.
the paint on my cherokee is peeling like crazy, but i use the truck for it's intended purpose. i've owned it 4 1/2yrs and washed it maybe 5-6 times.
so it may be "my" fault. :lol:
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