Quote Originally Posted by Ronin13 View Post
True- but when I read several reviews and hear from several people that if it was so superior why is the Nissan better in several categories then the resale value thing becomes more of a overpriced thing. My opinion anyway.
Does it matter? Neither you or I decide public perception so why fight it? Sure, you can buy a Nissan because you feel like it's better but that won't change the fact that the Tacoma is a more sought after truck and has been for quite some time. Likely will be for quite some time. When you go to resell your Frontier it will have lost more of it's value and likely it will have cost you more to maintain over the course of ownership.

It might also have to do with the fact that when I head up wheelin' in the mountains I see TONS of Toyotas, Jeeps & very few Nissans and the ones I do are usually older 4-Runners that are SAS'd out. Probably a reason for that too. Even if you don't plan to offroad your truck this should be something you take into consideration as it points directly to build quality and reliability which carries over to even pedestrian uses of the same vehicle.

All that being said, other than a better sounding stereo system I didn't feel like the Frontier was better after driving several of both back to back. The Nissan had more bells, whistles and whiz-bang things that made you think it was sparkly and shiny but in the end I prefer the simplicity of the Tacoma just like I did my previous Tundra. It didn't lead the segment in the latest gizmos but what it had was well thought out and just worked. Period.