Oppo-pinions needed 

Kinja'd!!! by "mkbruin, Atlas VP" (mkbruin)
Published 08/07/2017 at 13:33

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What does Oppo think about the 1st gen Frontier/Navara?

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In the world of compact pickups, the S10 is the only thing cheaper. They can’t tow for shit, but how are they for a basic runabout?


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Kinja'd!!! "HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
08/07/2017 at 13:37, STARS: 1

Engines are generally durable but dog slow.

Kinja'd!!! "Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
08/07/2017 at 13:38, STARS: 1

But how big is the cargo bed? Because if it can’t tow and doesn’t have a decent bed, then what’s the point except styling?

Kinja'd!!! "RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
08/07/2017 at 13:40, STARS: 1

Tough little truck, the seats are horrible and the interiors are plastic fantastic, but hard things to kill. I find the rear seats in those crew cabs to be a joke, but for smaller people they’ll work.

Kinja'd!!! "DucST3-Red-1Liter-Standing-By" (ducst3-red-1liter-standing-by)
08/07/2017 at 13:42, STARS: 0

I remember back in school driving over a mountain pass in wyoming with my then pimping chrysler sebring (don’t judge) with one following behind with our ski gear. Once we got off the mountain, we had to wait about 20 minutes for them to catch up. I seriously thought they had either broken down, or driven off the side of the mountain. Slow is an understatement

Kinja'd!!! "benjrblant" (benjblant)
08/07/2017 at 13:43, STARS: 2

Wait, people don’t buy other cars only for styling?

Kinja'd!!! "MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario)
08/07/2017 at 13:51, STARS: 0

Smaller as in around the 5 foot range or less...I’m pretty average height wise (5' 10") and even for me, my knees were jammed into the back of the front seat

Kinja'd!!! "TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
08/07/2017 at 13:53, STARS: 0

As long as nobody has to use the back doors to get into those back seats. Maybe it’s fine for a kid, but I required a shoehorn to get in without cracking my knees on either the pillar or door.

Kinja'd!!! "vicali" (vicali)
08/07/2017 at 13:59, STARS: 0

Frontiers are decent trucks, Tacomas are better, but Frontiers are still good..

Kinja'd!!! "Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
08/07/2017 at 14:03, STARS: 0

Oh sure, and that’s a valid reason. That’s what I meant by except for styling. I only make fun of that reason if someone sacrifices safety or core functionality for it.

Kinja'd!!! "gawdzillla" (gawdzillla)
08/07/2017 at 14:19, STARS: 0

are these the ones that got the leaky radiator / trans cooler ?

Kinja'd!!! "Wacko" (wacko--)
08/07/2017 at 14:35, STARS: 0

do it

Make Nissan Great again

Kinja'd!!! "vicali" (vicali)
08/07/2017 at 15:03, STARS: 1

Only the autos had the strawberry option..

Kinja'd!!! "Birddog" (maintmgt)
08/07/2017 at 19:02, STARS: 1

Underpowered but geared well. If you can find one with a manual or a supercharged one you’d be in good shape. Just make sure the timing belt is changed on time.

Kinja'd!!! "pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
08/08/2017 at 07:10, STARS: 0

if ZD30 motor, buy a spare turbo.

Kinja'd!!! "heavysquad" (heavysquad)
08/08/2017 at 12:41, STARS: 1

some of the suspension components are made of very thin metal, don’t jump it.

Kinja'd!!! "THRILLHO (thinks J/O media can go fuck itself)" (lagrapadora)
08/08/2017 at 20:09, STARS: 0

Hi, my husband has an 04 with just over 200k on the clock. Aside from a bit of ugly clear coat issue (and no working A/C) it’s a pretty solid truck. He has the base of base models king cab (manual everything, no fold down seats, 2wd, 4-banger), and it’s served him well enough for: 1. Cross-country road trip, 2. Long-distance commuting (though that’s a rarity nowadays), and 3. General construction necessities (especially trash hauling in the bed). He likes it though he really (I mean, realllllllly ) wants a Tacoma.

Kinja'd!!! "Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
08/10/2017 at 08:48, STARS: 0

This is pretty much a universal truth about small trucks. If you don’t want full size, your back-seat passengers better be willing to suck it up