The Nissan Owners Thread

[xRain]

Ahh I still love driving my first car

 

2008 Nissan Sentra.. lakas aircon and sobrang dami experiences a loob ng car na yon tapos alam na alam ng agad ng mga friends ko pag nakita nila ung ZEX na plaka hahha

 

 

but now naiwan ung car sa kapatid ko , I'm currently driving a 2016 Lexus IS 200t

Edited February 26, 2016 by xRanier

[dirk.diggler]

I have a 2004 xtrail & it has been giving me headaches with the maintenance & parts fixed/replaced. Never had this problem with my previous car (2001 Altis).

[HarryPotter25]

The D21 generation was the successor to the Datsun 720, sold as the Nissan Datsun Truck in Japan. The name Navara was used in some markets such as Australia.

In North America, the company used the name "Datsun" from model years 1980 to 1983 then renamed itself "Nissan Datsun" in 1984 and then "Nissan" beginning with the 1985 model year line of trucks and cars alike. Nonetheless, the Nissan pickups continued to be marketed in the Japanese home market as the "Nissan Datsun".^[16] The D21 series were unofficially called Nissan Hardbody in the United States. The truck's name, "Hardbody", refers to its double-wall bed and overall styling. The Hardbody was produced for the U.S. Market from November 1985 until 1997, and were direct competition to the Toyota compact pickup. The move from the 720 to the D21 Nissan series body style changed in January 1986 for 1986.5 so the new D21 1986.5 and later Hardbody can easily be distinguished from the earlier 720 body style by its two large headlights rather than four smaller lights and a less boxy, more aggressive appearance. The Nissan Pathfinder was derived from the Hardbody Truck and started in the same model year with chassis code WD21.

1989 Nissan Navara (D21) DX 2-door cab chassis (Australia)

1989 Nissan Navara (D21) 4-door utility (Australia)

1989 Nissan Navara (D21) 4-door utility (Australia)

In the US, the Hardbody cab styles were 'Standard' and 'King' (also known as 'Extended'). Bed lengths were 'standard' 6-foot (2 m) and 'long' seven foot. International markets also received the 'Crew Cab' (4-door) version with a short four and a half foot bed.

4-cylinder and V6 engines were available. A 2.4 litre four-cylinder Z24i engine was used up until 1989 and produced 106 hp. In 1989, this was replaced by the KA24E of similar displacement, this being a respectable-performance SOHC engine which was installed for the 1990 through 1997 model years with a new three-valve-per-cylinder head producing 134 hp (100 kW) (being the same engine as used in the 240SX). The six-cylinder 3.0 litreVG30i (early years) or VG30E (later years) engine increased power and torque only modestly and was unavailable in the US starting with the 1996 model year because Nissan was unable to meet the requirements of the new OBD-II emissions law in time.

Five-speed, including overdrive, manual transmissions were the most common, but anautomatic transmission was an available option. Both rear-wheel-drive (4x2) and four-wheel-drive (4x4) versions were made in quantity. A limited slip differential was standard on the top 'SE' trim 4WD variants.

Major options included air conditioning, larger wheels/tires, sliding rear window, stereo, and rear bumper. There were several trims available including base, XE, and top of the line SE. The XE could be ordered with a 'value package' starting in 1994 which included air conditioning, power mirrors, alloy wheels, and chrome on body trim such as the mirrors and bumpers. The SE was better equipped and could be ordered with the "sport power package" with sunroof, power windows, locks, and mirrors, air conditioning and special "Robot" alloy wheels.

In 1992, Nissan had a strange model year crossover which 1993 models had the dashboard of the 1986.5–1992 model years with a slightly refreshed body appearance as well as some small interior changes and a revised instrument panel. In a first for the auto industry, this model used the new R134A air conditioning refrigerant.

In 1993, the last major refresh would last through 1997. Changes were a new ergonomic dashboard and much improved interior for 1994.

1995 was the first model year to comply with the new US, Department of Transportation "high mount brake light" regulation requiring all trucks to have a brake light in the center of the rear at the top of the cab, though a temporary light was added to the 1994 models.

In late 1995, a driver's side airbag was added as well as compliance with the new US OBD-II emissions law. Rear wheel ABScame with both 2WD and 4WD models beginning in 1990.

Versions sold in other countries came with a host of more economical engines, ranging from 1.6-litre gasoline fours up to a 2.7-litre diesel four-cylinder, including SD25 and TD25 diesel engines.

Nissan Hardbody Truck with updated interior, mild hood, bumper and grille refresh. (1993.5–1997)

Nissan Datsun (Japan)

Nissan Hardbody Truck (Mexico)

These low-cost, dependable Hardbody small pickup trucks sold very well worldwide, and are still often seen both on-road and off-road. They are renowned for their reliability and endurance, with the exception of body panel and frame rust over time. Other things to look for are a noisy timing chain on the 1990–1997 KA24E (2.4) 4cyl engine in particular which had a problem with the stock timing chain guides and slippers deteriorating, breaking off and allowing the timing chain to damage the timing cover, seizing the chain to the engine and/or timing cover, as well as damaging pistons and bending valves requiring serious engine work in extreme cases. This was remedied by buying aftermarket engine timing parts, (particularly the chain guide, slipper and tensioner), and repairing immediately when noises became apparent. Otherwise, the KA24E was an excellent engine. The V6 engine had a timing belt that requires replacing every 60K miles. Exhaust manifold studs were well known to fail prematurely due to heat embrittlement from poor materials quality, on all years from 1986.5- 1995. In the US, beginning in 1997, the new "D22" was official named, "Frontier" and used a new DOHC 2.4 4cyl borrowed from the Nissan Altima. A newly modified "VG33" V6 was available in 1998 and ending production in the US in 2004. The new VG33E V6 had new, larger, 10 mm exhaust manifold studs in an attempt to decrease the risk of premature exhaust manifold stud failure, but still had limited success.

In general however, the VG30E and VG33E V6's were both amazingly reliable engines.

The D21 design was still available new in some Latin American countries, made in Mexicountil the 2008 model year. In its current home country a range of four basic variations of the D21 are sold together as the Nissan Camiones (literally "Nissan Trucks").

Nissan Mexicana ended production of the Camiones on March 15, 2008 after 15 years of production in the Cuernavaca plant.

The Nissan D21 is still being sold in Venezuela as of 2014.^[17]

On to Tennessee

An all-new pickup - the last to carry the Datsun name - appeared in 1979, and sales continued to soar. Thanks to this success, Nissan made a corporate decision to become the first importer to manufacture pickups in the United States.

After an extensive search, Nissan chose Smyrna, Tennessee, southeast of Nashville, as the site of the Nissan North America Manufacturing Smyrna & Decherd Tennessee Plant. In the past two decades, Nissan has invested more than one billion dollars into the plant and region, becoming a significant member of the Middle Tennessee business environment. Since the first Nissan pickup rolled off the Smyrna assembly line in 1983, more than 1.8 million trucks have been built at Nissan North America Smyrna & Decherd Tennessee Plant.

The sixth-generation truck, called the Hardbody, was unveiled in 1987 and was one of the company's best selling products, averaging 100,000-plus units annually.

The Frontier, introduced in 1997 as a 1998 model, continued this trend of innovation and ruggedness. Frontier features the largest standard bed of any compact pickup, a full array of features and options, including a powerful 6-cylinder engine, 4-wheel drive and an available King Cab cabin.

The 1998 Frontier took home the J.D. Power and Associates 1998 Initial Quality Study award for the fewest quality problems in its segment.

1998 was also a big year for Nissan's Tennessee Plant, which was awarded the most productive automobile plant title in North America for the fifth straight year by Harbour and Associates, a manufacturing management consulting and automotive research firm.

For the 2000 model year, two new versions of the Frontier were unveiled - the rugged 2-wheel drive Desert Runner and the groundbreaking Frontier Crew Cab, the first true 4-door compact pickup introduced to the U.S. market. Both vehicles have been huge hits at Nissan retailers since they went on sale in May of 1999.

Also making its debut in 1999 was the SUTÔ Concept Vehicle, a combination between a sport utility vehicle and pickup truck built on the Frontier chassis, which demonstrated to consumers what is possible in a truck to make their lives easier through design innovation.

2001, A New Frontier

"Nissan has led the way in the compact pickup market for the last 40 years," said Kirrane, "and we don't plan on stopping anytime soon."

For 2001, the Frontier has received major enhancements, giving the vehicle a bold "industrial" appearance with all-new front-end sheet metal, new fascia, bumper, headlights and fog lights, as well as new fender flares, tailgate cover, wheels and tires and use of unique divot holes outlining the wheel arches.

Nissan's compact truck innovations will continue into the 2001 model year with a variety of firsts - including the first factory-installed supercharged engine offered on a compact truck. The supercharged V6, available in King Cab and Frontier Crew Cab models, produces 210 horsepower.

The 2001 Frontier went on sale in early August, with the supercharged model on sale in November.

[HarryPotter25]

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This, boys and girls, is a Nissan Navara with a GT-R engine. It’s worth being blunt about that because, let’s face it, this is about as blunt as cars get.

It’s the work of Severn Valley Motorsport (SVM), the Shropshire-based company that has previous in shoehorning the GT-R’s gizzards into the body of a Qashqai, with 230mph as its loopy target.

Unlike that project, though, this one is very much in the conceptual stages. This is not a car (sorry, truck) that’s ready for sale. Rather, it’s a ‘look at what we can do’ that ought to worm its way into the dreams of hurried builders everywhere.

This Navara-R comes tuned up to 800bhp, but SVM is keen to stress you can have anything from the circa-550bhp of a standard GT-R

[HarryPotter25]

 

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Even before news broke in April that Mitsubishi Motors had been playing fast and loose with Japanese regulators over fuel economy tests, the company had been struggling to compete in its domestic market and was on life support here in the US. Nissan, on the other hand, has been doing quite well, and on Thursday it announced that the two companies will form a strategic alliance, sharing platforms, technology, and administration. Nissan will also buy 34 percent of Mitsubishi Motors for $2.2 billion (¥237 billion), paid for with profits that are up 14 percent year-on-year.

At ¥487 a share, Mitsubishi is quite the bargain. The company was worth twice that in early April before the efficiency testing bombshell dropped. A bombshell that happened to be dropped by Nissan, as it happened; the affected vehicles are the results of a collaboration between the two OEMs. (Over at Jalopnik they're wondering if this hasn't all been a little too convenient for Nissan.)

This won't be the first such strategic alliance for Nissan. It's been joined up with French automaker Renault since 1999, and both companies (as well as the Renault-Nissan Alliance) are run by the same CEO, Carlos Ghosn. Other brands in the alliance include Infiniti, Dacia—as in James May's favorite, the Sandero—Datsun, and Lada.

"This is a breakthrough transaction and a win-win for both Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors. It creates a dynamic new force in the automotive industry that will cooperate intensively, and generate sizeable synergies," Ghosn said in a statement. "We will be the largest shareholder of MMC, respecting their brand, their history and boosting their growth prospects."

It's easy to see how Mitsubishi benefits from this alliance. Nissan is an industry leader in electrification. Plus, the company has a strong presence in the US. It's a little harder to see Nissan's motivation. Nissan apparently hopes to benefit from Mitsubishi's relative strength in Southeast Asia.

And it does make the Renault-Nissan Alliance one of the biggest global carmakers out there—in 2015 its combined output (including Mitsubishi) was 9.6 million vehicles, almost rivaling the big three of Toyota, General Motors, and Volkswagen.

[HarryPotter25]

Car lovers all over the internet is all praises for the new off-road truck design. According to a piece by Joel Lorio on Car and Drive, the Nissan Titan Warrior concept “is easily the best-looking Titan.”

And it seems that Filipinos will really dig the new off-road monster especially as it was designed by one of our very own kababayan– Randy Rodriguez.

The Filipino-Canadian Rodriguez, who also designed the Nissan 370Z, led the team which designed the Titan Warrior Project. He described his newest creation as highly aggressive, more enhanced off-road form of the standard model of Titan. Rodriguez also claims that the finished product is more robotic and technical as well.

Rodriguez himself is pretty excited about the new Titan Warrior. He described the feeling of seeing his idea come to reality like Christmas.

“It’s almost like Christmas actually when you sketch something and you see parts being created, and you get to see different elements of the design,” Rodriguez said. “It’s almost like Christmas presents. It’s that kind of feeling.”

Car enthusiasts all over the world will surely love to see the Titan Warrior on the road soon. And Filipinos will certainly love to see more success come to this talented Filipino-Canadian designer.

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[S14]

any update on gtr release locally?

[r35gtr]

Sabi is nag lalabanan pa kung sino sa tatlong nissang distrubutor ang magpapasok ng GTR sa atin. di pa naaward kung kanino.

 

The price, conflicting. Sabi sa top gear 5.5m daw, sabi naman sa inquirer 7.4m din (same price ng grey market)

[Totoy Vivo]

Nissan Xtrail Nismo.

 

[parking_ticket]

Owner, Nissan Xtrail

[S14]

gtr too expensive if same price as grey market

[lito leon]

Nissan Frontier. love it

[joveybbb]

My New Nissan Navara Sports Edition 4x 4 Automatic Transmission

[Silvers02]

Owner Nissan Almera 2016

[Jason0327]

Anyone interested in having a Nissan Fest soon? I'm thinking of organizing. Send me a pm!