4runrun

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.

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dcampen

What sort of problems?

4runrun

Had to have the electrical system looked at about 10 times. Nothing more than that. The stereo(s) kept blowing, and that would in turn kill the dash lights. All fixed now, but for awhile I was about to lemon law it.

lp

phong

FYI, Renault (a French company) owns most of Nissan.

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2000 4Runner SR5 4WD
Retrofit Electric Locker Rear | Detroit TrueTrac Front & 4.56 gears | 32" A/T Revo's

2003 Nissan Maxima SE 6MT
Front Strut Bar | Rear Sway Bar | Short-shifter kit

Spectre

I hate the french!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I did not know that about renault, when did that happen?

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~Todd

2001 4Runner V6 SR5 4x4 , Sway-A-Way Racerunners , Old Man Emu rear shocks & coils

SLC Punk

I sat in a Titan at the auto show and thought that the interior was cheap looking, but I always thought that their fit and finish was at least par with Toyota.

IMO, I have not found a full-size truck or full-size SUV with an interior that I like. They all seem too bulky and plain to me.

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-Travis
1997 4Runner SR5 V6 4X4 Supercharged Desert Dune SOLD :(
1992 Celica All Trac (AWD-Turbo) #223 of 271 US spec for 1992 FOR SALE
2005 Tundra Double Cab Limited 4X4 2.5" lift 265/70R17 Dueler Revo's
4Runner and Celica Webpage

EDGE

I like French Fries, I don't understand the renault thing but they are more into the design of the vehicles, doubt they are building anything for nissan yet but their are several future vehicles in the work actually from renault.

The Armada is better then the Expedition but for 40k plus the LE is not up their, their money is going into powertrain while they are forgetting the exterior fit and finish, all the car mags loved it, maybe the QX56 picks up where the Armada left off.

Nissan is about as French as the Pontiac Vibe is American

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2003 ES300
2003 V8 LTD 4Runner
2006 Nissan Maxima SE

Paul H.

Consumer Reports says the same thing about the Armada. Too much cheap looking interior items and lots of creaking interior noises.

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92 4Runner SR5 V6 4X4
Skyjacker Nitro shocks, Pro-Comp steering stabilizer, clear bumper lenses, lund windjammer, OME standard coils, ISR mod, inlet pipe removed, Bushwaker Fender Flares.

2002 Tacoma Prerunner V6 Xtracab. Lund Intercepter bug guard, rear glass sunshield, Bilstein shocks on rear.

2004 Honda CRV EX stock belongs to wife.

Pitbull

I sure like my 350Z, but I also like my 4runner

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2004 4runner V-8 Sport 4x4
2003 350Z