Taco vs Frontier: Your Thoughts, Please

[blacklabel]

Yep, I average about 17 in mine driving it to work and home in my Frontier. Roadtrips work out to 21-22 depending on the wind.

[fitz19d]

Personal preference is taco (actually tundra, but yeah not as adept at the offroad camper scenario) Tundra is easy to sleep in or do the bed thing, but tight trails is the killer. Taco so many aftermarket camping stuff on top of the usual off road stuff.

But really in your situation and age, it's mostly a wash. I'd look for both and go with what you find a deal you like on.

[Honey Badger282.8]

I'm getting 18-19 mix.

[HoneyBadger]

Oh yea, one thing I forgot. The damn things heats up in like 2 miles, really nice in the dead of winter going to work at 1 am. All new cars may do that I don't know, but his truck and my truck both do. I've never had or ridden in a vehicle that warms up as quickly. Small perk.

Your Pro-4X didn't come with heated seats?

I'm getting 18-19 mix.

I got also got 18-19 in Colorado. Out here, I get about 15-16 because of the several small mountain passes (not Colorado mountains - each one is 600 to 800ft) I commute over every day.

[Jimmy]

For me, it was aesthetics. The only Frontier that appealed to me was the Pro 4x, and (at the time I was looking a couple years ago) the prices for those were not too much different that Tacomas. I test drove a one-owner 2009 TRD Offroad, 18,500 miles, with the nTRD supercharger and exhaust... and was sold. Paid a pile for it (as has been covered), but it always puts a smile on my face.

[Irving]

My TRD factory supercharged Tacoma turned my smile into a frown when it flipped me upside down.

Speaking of which, is there a "grey wire mod" equivalent with the Nissan trucks?

[Dave_L]

My TRD factory supercharged Tacoma turned my smile into a frown when it flipped me upside down.

Speaking of which, is there a "grey wire mod" equivalent with the Nissan trucks?

But when you flipped, it turned that frown upside down?

[hurley842002]

My TRD factory supercharged Tacoma turned my smile into a frown when it flipped me upside down.

Speaking of which, is there a "grey wire mod" equivalent with the Nissan trucks?

Yeah there is a GWM for the Nissans, I plan on doing it on my Xterra when I get a chance, was the best thing I did to my Taco.

[Irving]

It was some pretty cool damage. I would have driven it home had I known how to reset the switch that shuts the motor off after a rollover.

[Fentonite]

I have an '05 Taco (TRD Off-road). It's been just fine, reliable, good off-road, pulled many trailers many miles without complaint, mediocre gas mileage (~17). Although initially skeptical, I've actually found the "plastic" bed to be great. I've abused and overloaded it, and it's stood up to everything I've thrown at it. I like the tie-down rails in the bed.

I also had a '93 Nissan pickup, and it was also good, except the turning radius was about three city blocks. I'm not sure how that generation compares to current. It drove more like a "truck" than the Taco.

I really think either one would serve you fine, depends which one just feels better to you.