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This ranger looks pretty good.
Yes, entry level full size trucks are excellent choices, and won't strain as much.I know you posted you don’t want a full size, but I would suggest a Ram 1500 with the six cylinder engine. It will pull the trailer with ease. Will be better in windy conditions. Cost will be about the same.
Those 17" mirrors on the RAM were a deal killer for me-just wouldn't fit in the garage and not power fold.Yes, entry level full size trucks are excellent choices, and won't strain as much.
Ram/Silverado/F150, without megabloated options, can be found at a similar price points.
Some of us don't have the driveway/garage space or care for the bigger truck and would prefer the Frontier/Ranger/Tacoma/Colorado. I am not surprised by the bloated option packages that move these small trucks into monster pricing category. But, one can get the bigger fullsize trucks for ~$40k if one watches the options/packages, shops around, haggles.... I can easily lipstick the smaller trucks beyond $50k which I really don't see the point. I can't even consider a Toyota with what the local dealers are doing for markup.
Other than size, and options, I don't think the MPG penalty is much of an issue either, unless critical for the buyer.
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This is me. I would like the comfort of a full size but even the smaller quad cab of every brand is 2 feet longer than my 4 door Frontier and won't fit in my garage nor in a city parking garage easily.Some of us don't have the driveway/garage space or care for the bigger truck and would prefer the Frontier/Ranger/Tacoma/Colorado
Op didn’t specify why he didn’t want a full size so I just threw it out there. I prefer a bigger footprint when towing enclosed trailers.Yes, entry level full size trucks are excellent choices, and won't strain as much.
Ram/Silverado/F150, without megabloated options, can be found at a similar price points.
Some of us don't have the driveway/garage space or care for the bigger truck and would prefer the Frontier/Ranger/Tacoma/Colorado. I am not surprised by the bloated option packages that move these small trucks into monster pricing category. But, one can get the bigger fullsize trucks for ~$40k if one watches the options/packages, shops around, haggles.... I can easily lipstick the smaller trucks beyond $50k which I really don't see the point. I can't even consider a Toyota with what the local dealers are doing for markup.
Other than size, and options, I don't think the MPG penalty is much of an issue either, unless critical for the buyer.
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This is me. I would like the comfort of a full size but even the smaller quad cab of every brand is 2 feet longer than my 4 door Frontier and won't fit in my garage nor in a city parking garage easily.
Your right about pricing though, and no way I pay what there asking now. The current model 4 door S 4x4 has most of the needed options and MSRP is under $34K. If we ever get back to an inventory position you will probably find one for $30K OTD, which I think is how Nissan designed them to go. I'll wait a few years.
My Frontier is punishing compared to the smooth, cushy ride of the Ram. Every bump jostles your body in the Frontier where you wouldn't even feel it in the Ram.
Another 2022 Frontier owner here. I've only owned it a couple of months but so far I like it a lot. Mine is a crew cab 4x4 short wheel base, so the turning radius is nothing like my FILs 2017 Frontier CC LWB.
The 2022+ have 3.69 gears and M205 axles which supposedly helps for towing.
I vote for the Frontier as well. My 2012 4.0L 4X4 has been solid so far, 91,000 miles.Seeing as I'm a Nissan fanboi, I'd go with the Frontier
I'm not up on the newer small pickups.
But I bought new 1991 and 1997 Nissan hardbody trucks. Both reliable, but were rust buckets and were rotted away in 10 years. But I live in Iowa. We had some cheap old Fords at my work back then, they faired much better and were still running 300,000 miles later.
Maybe Nissan has kicked up rust prevention since then.