The battery ran out of water and the top cap blew off. I didn't realize that it wasn't a no-service battery. The battery acid that blew out ate away a little of the metal under the hood, but nothing you can see from the outside.
The V6 engine is a little underpowered for this truck. Acceleration is acceptable, but not commendable. The engine is very smooth & fairly quiet. Gas mileage averages about 19mpg.
Interior is nice, with plenty of leg & head room up front. Shoulder room is a bit tight for me (6'4", 215lbs).
The bucket seats are firm, but comfortable, with tall backrests. The back jump-seats can only be used for children or storage.
All controls are easy to use. The only gripe is that all the cruise control buttons are on the steering wheel, but you must flip a switch on the dash to turn it on or off.
Handling is decent for a truck.
The ride is firm, but comfortable.
Our truck had the same problem with the battery! My husband was trying to change it out and it blew up in his face. Battery acid went all over the place, but luckily did not end up in his eyes. We have never experienced a battery blowing up before. Other than that it has been a superb truck.
Liz Kirkpatrick.
I love mine, added the supercharger, nismo exhaust runs like a scalded cat. Nice ground clearence, handling is great. I had a sprayin liner added. These are going to be collectors items, they will be a special item orders only. I would love to run mine with the new 2005 engine and 6 speed gear box. The truck has a presence all its own, I changed my stereo system to a mini disc-combo cd player. For what Nissan offered the existing system really wasn't all that bad. Heck of a little beast for what it will do, by the way how many have you seen on the highway?I have seen 2 others and 3 older models. They are fairly rare and when one does hit a lot they are gone with in days. Mine is a 02 with 20000 miles, I love it.
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