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4runrun · 03-28-2004, 02:21 PM

Have to say that after some problems with my 2003 4Runner I was about to bail out of the toyota world for my other favorite Rising Sun brand Nissan. The wife was pretty excited as we were about to test drive a few 2004 Armadas with all the bells and whistles. Got in it, everything is pretty but cheap looking. Driving it, everything is noisy, bumpy, rumbling and creaking. The Brakes are about the best thing in it. To be honest. It sucked. And it sucked royal. I mean nothing was that fit and finish you come to expect, it was more like say...an expedition. (not to knock home brands). Basically it was a major let down. We drove about three of them to get a good feel of them..all seemed pretty loose, and cheap. But oh.. not the price! They are obviously very proud of it at 41 thou for median range. IMHO Nissan let the blood go thin with that one..... Good news is, as soon as I got back into my 4Runner, it was like night and day. What a great vehicle. New faith here...props to Toyota for making us all spoiled.

03-28-2004, 02:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
4runrun Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 13	Nissan Armada Have to say that after some problems with my 2003 4Runner I was about to bail out of the toyota world for my other favorite Rising Sun brand Nissan. The wife was pretty excited as we were about to test drive a few 2004 Armadas with all the bells and whistles. Got in it, everything is pretty but cheap looking. Driving it, everything is noisy, bumpy, rumbling and creaking. The Brakes are about the best thing in it. To be honest. It sucked. And it sucked royal. I mean nothing was that fit and finish you come to expect, it was more like say...an expedition. (not to knock home brands). Basically it was a major let down. We drove about three of them to get a good feel of them..all seemed pretty loose, and cheap. But oh.. not the price! They are obviously very proud of it at 41 thou for median range. IMHO Nissan let the blood go thin with that one..... Good news is, as soon as I got back into my 4Runner, it was like night and day. What a great vehicle. New faith here...props to Toyota for making us all spoiled.