1986 Nissan 720 Pickup Kingcab 4 X 4 review from North America
"It will stay in the family forever if the kids don't trash it"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
The drivers seat springs wore out finally, but I replaced both seats at 200,000 miles. Head gasket blew between cylinders at 172,000 miles so I put in a new Z24 Nissan crate motor. Carburetor stopped idling and I traced it to a short between the computer under the drivers seat and the wire plug on the side of the carburetor.
General comments?
I used the original Nissan seat sliders with spacers and grade 8 bolts and installed buckets from a Tahoe w/arm rests and it cruises real nice now. I've put 40,000 on the new 2.4L so far and no trouble. The 31/10.50 mud tires fit under it by cranking up the torsion bars. They only rub a little on hard turns. After 23 years I'm passing it down to my son. It's still a favorite of the wife too and she drives a 2004 F350 4X4 crew cab diesel.
UPDATE March 2008: My 18 year old rolled it 4 times. It had 261,000 on the ticker. I went out and bought a 1984 Nissan 720 TrailHustler and am putting the Tahoe seats in it, and here we go again.
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| An under 50000 miles car |
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| 1986 - 720 Pickup 720 4 cylinder Dependable |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 1986 |
| Year of manufacture | 1985 |
| First year of ownership | 1985 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2005 |
| Engine and transmission | Z24 Manual |
| Performance marks | 6 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 8 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 7 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 6 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 6 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 6 miles |
| Most recent distance | 241000 miles |
| Previous car | Chevrolet C1500 |
| Date of Entry | 6th May, 2005 |