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Well, the good news is that if you purchase a 2015 model (or later), the model line has been out for 10 years and all of the "new model bugs" have been worked out of it for years! Yes, the body style may be a little dated by now, but it is still a good looking truck and both the VA40DE engine and the transmission are pretty good and reliable. Toyotas have, traditionally, carried a higher resale price, but they've also carried a higher initial price, as well. If you are planning on keeping the truck for 10 years, I think that difference in price is going to be pretty negligible, as both tend to keep their value pretty strong as they age. For example, my 2003 Frontier SVE with 210,000 miles on it is still valued at $6500 per NADA. That's not too shabby for a 15 year old truck!Wes wrote:Thanks for the detailed write up. I am definitely looking at the later years around 2015 or so. I like the pro 4x trim, but not sure I want to pay for it.
I am torn between the better deal on the Frontier vs Tacoma, but possibly the resale on the Tacoma down the road is better so worth the extra $$. I expect to keep the car at least 10 years/100k miles or more. Decisions, decisions.
DorothyWashington wrote:The second generation Frontier is to a progressively conspicuous degree a moderate size truck. Its ride is consistently made showed up diversely in connection to the first. It finds out about heavier and about, at any rate the VQ40DE has a huge amount of intensity near to the Five-speed altered trans, so it's through and through quicker than the prior Frontiers.