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After 5 Datsun/Nissan PU's my experience says they've been there all along.
Have around one million miles +/- on the 5 I've owned, never a major repair on any of them.

You sound like me, Raeford. I have had 4 Frontiers, I have over 600,000 miles on these trucks. Just unbeatable.
My current model is a 2010 King Cab, 4WD, great truck.

Mine's a 2013 w/ 125,000 - no issues. Been thinking about a new one also.

Have 325k on my 2012. Many miles of rough roads and 4wd. Hoping to get 400k, it's looking likely. Once this one gives up, I'd happily try the new version. Can't imagine being more impressed with another truck than I have this one.

My FIL has one, crew cab 4x4 and I drove it for a few days last fall and I really liked it (my daily for years was an F150, Silverado now). It's a nice truck, feels very rugged and truck like when driving, MPG was good but I don't remember exactly. The only reason I couldn't drive one daily is it didn't fit me, I'm 6'4" and it was very cramped, not a truck for tall people. Otherwise, I really liked it and would recommend.

This guy drove his a million miles, Nissan gave him a free truck
https://www.thedrive.com/news/32105...and-new-truck-thats-pretty-much-the-same

The frontier is the only little truck I fit in. I like them but they just seem so lightweight and tinny incomparison to my full size 4x4. But I guess one gets used to it. heck I drove a 1977 datsun king cab from oregon to belize twice back in the mid 80's. And they are definitely waaay more economical in the long run than my 2014 diesel ram1500. Like waaay with an exclamation mark. If I could pull my 5000lb boat with one I would probably get one, but I cant imagine a 2012 model pulling or stopping that much weight in the mountains.

That's it. I work for Ford and see trucks getting traded in every day. If I wanted a smaller truck, I'd go Tacoma then Ranger. If I wanted full-size, I'd go F-150 then Tundra.

Just hasn't been my experience.
Every Nissan I've owned was traded/sold well into the 200's[76 Datsun excepted] and were still going relatively strong for the age/mileage.

To be clear - I wasn't slagging Nissan. I was just saying that the measuring stick of 130k isn't all that impressive these days. When comparing - make sure you're measuring something that matters.

Was in response to NE

I have a 2019 SV, V6, 4x4 crewcab, with about 48k on it, my first Nissan. Bought it in May, 2020, when it had 22k on it.

With the factory AS tires on it, I averaged about 21 1/2mpg. A few months ago, I changed over to Cooper AT's, and the mileage dropped to about 19.5mpg, but, it walked through a couple of heavy snows like a tank.

So far, not a thing has gone wrong with it.

My only surprise was that it has a large turning radius. My wife's Jeep Liberty will turn circles inside the Nissan, but it's something I have gotten used to.

Good truck, drives nice and it's quiet, and fits me well, I'm 6'1" and 190lbs.

Yes, I'd buy another.

Sounds like it is treating you right, but I find the big issue with today's smaller trucks to be the fuel economy versus the full-sized counterparts. I've bounced around from compacts to full-size again and again, and while the initial cash outlay for the compacts is often a fair bit less, the mpg boost never matches what I expect. Today's full-size 4x4 crew cabs can often get 20mpg average with factory tires and a bias toward highway driving. The compacts, with 20-30% less mass, power, and displacement, should be getting 25+mpg average in 4x4 crew cab configuration. Most don't.

I'm usually in that 17-19 range but I did get as high as 23 with my Taco V6.

I agree - the mileage isn't what you'd expect. Tho I'd rather a NA v6 and 17mpg than a turbo 4 and 21mpg.

I tend to like the smaller trucks as well because they fit into what I do more. Firelanes, wooded trails chasing grouse etc. I don't need or would use the extra size.

My 4WD Frontier gets 21.5 mpg

What does it take for a guy to get you to post a pic of your new Nissan?

Not bad trucks!