I'm thinking of buying a Frontier...

[Ronin13]

The only thing you will get buying a small truck is easier parking. We looked at small trucks, even the sport futility vehicles. When a smaller unit gets the same MPG as our full size trucks, there was no reason to buy a smaller unit.

This is one of the primary reasons, I really have no use for a full size (otherwise I'd be going with a Ram), and moving into the city soon, parking is kind of a pain at my GF's with my family's '05 Ram 1500 I use from time to time. Plus from reading comparisons between the Tacoma and the Frontier (since they discontinued the Dakota), the Frontier's V6 has a little more balls than the Tacoma. To top it off, I really like the look of the Nissan, personally.

And Ray, dammit, my friends are all much larger than a 12 year old... Guess I won't be DD very often...
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Thank you! That's exactly what I was looking for, a no BS "I own one" response. That just helped, and I agree, the Tacoma is waay too expensive for the year/model... I comparatively looked at the '08-newer Tacoma, and sorry, if I can buy an '05 Tacoma for the same price as an '11 Ram 1500 with bells and whistles, that says the Tacoma is too much. Plus I've heard the same things you have with the Tacoma vs Frontier. My GF has a '13 Rogue, she loves it with the exception for the no-power 4-cyl engine, other than that, she swears that Nissan has their shit together when it comes to quality vehicles. I have exclusively been looking at the Pro-4x model, and like what I've read and heard about them. Parking still being a hassle, is just maneuvering or is it size as well? My main gripe is that our Ram is just too wide for several places, mostly parking garages, and my GF's apartment complex, I'm not really worried about length and turning radius as much as I am about overall width.

Thanks for the responses everyone. I'm just not sure I want to get into a V8 again, maintenance on some of them can get costly from what I've experienced.

[sic_semper_tyrannis]

she swears that Nissan has their shit together when it comes to quality vehicles. I have exclusively been looking at the Pro-4x model, and like what I've read and heard about them. Parking still being a hassle, is just maneuvering or is it size as well? My main gripe is that our Ram is just too wide for several places, mostly parking garages, and my GF's apartment complex, I'm not really worried about length and turning radius as much as I am about overall width.

I have zero concerns about the long term durability of the Frontier, especially since I treat my vehicles well and do my own oil changes. I can't vouch for the rest of the Nissan lineup, but the Frontier is good to go.

The Pro-4X is the only model I even test-drove, so I can't speak for the ride or handling of the base models. I absolutely love the suspension, and it can handle any normal off-roading that you encounter. I've never done any true rock climbing with it, but it tackles all the shitty forest service roads without a hiccup.

As for parking, the problem is both size and maneuvering. It's a big truck, and doesn't turn well. It fits just fine in a standard size parking space, but maneuvering into the space can be problematic at times. I don't normally have problems in a regular parking lot, but parking garages can be a real hassle. I also gave up completely on trying to parallel park it. It can suck trying to take it downtown and deal with the limited and tight parking. As for width, it is not as wide as a fullsize, but it is much wider than the previous generation or a compact truck, but like I said it will fit in a normal parking space just fine.