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Not well-rounded enough
veljo756, 10/14/2004
2004 Nissan Xterra XE Rwd 4dr SUV (3.3L 6cyl 4A)
3 of 5 people found this review helpful
I bought the Nissan 6 months ago and have not been disappointed. It delivered its promise: cool exterior, great image and capable offroad. However anyone driving this thing around town, like I do should think twice. Ride is uncomfortable, at least compared to a CR-V fuel milage is poor and the worst thing is engine performance. Shortly, this vehicle is very slow! I'm glad Nissan will improve on that for 2005, because while the numbers are impressive on paper, this is a very heavy SUV and hence simply slow. Before you buy it, test drive a Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV-4 and Ford Escape. They cost about the same and should meet your needs just fine. Do not spend money on image alone!
Terrible Experience!
sandra87, 06/15/2012
2004 Nissan Xterra SE 4WD 4dr SUV (3.3L 6cyl 4A)
9 of 20 people found this review helpful
I used to own this car and even though it's great looking and fun to drive, my engine blew... timing belt was ripped off and they told me they needed to replace whole engine! Just reading from other reviews I see this is a common problem for 2004 Nissan Xterra so just be careful when buying!!!!
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- XE 4dr SUVMSRP: $3,9992,425 mi away
Great SUV for the $$
sj, 09/25/2004
2004 Nissan Xterra SE 4WD 4dr SUV (3.3L 6cyl 4A)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
Very happy with this purchase. We drove numerous SUV's before buying the Xterra. All others we tested were in the $30-40k range, but didn't see the point in paying that kind of money with the depreciation rate. Rugged design is nice and performance is very good. Turning capabilities are excellent and it handles very well on any type of road. Rides a little rougher since it's based on truck chassis. Storage is ample with the seats folded down.
Some X's are better than others, I wasn't lucky
paraguayo, 06/19/2012
2004 Nissan Xterra XE Rwd 4dr SUV (3.3L 6cyl 5M)
21 of 52 people found this review helpful
I bought my X in 2004, at first everything went great. I have 167 K miles on mine and it wasn't a walk in the park. Where do I start, at 120k miles i spent 1500 dollars repairing the entire cluth assy. At 130 K the entire brake system went to hell ( another 1200 dollars. at 135 k miles the shocks went to hell ( another 900 dollars). At 138k miles or so 150 to replace the liner. Long story short...I replaced the compressor ( 900 dollars) , the water pump ( 700 dollars) , I replaced the radio ( 130 dollars) , the catalyst converter ( 900 dollars or so) , I had to replace the starter ( 800 dollars) . Now at 167 K miles , the only thing I haven't replaced is the cup holder..IT SUCKS!
Loves Petro
NNeal, 08/28/2004
2004 Nissan Xterra XE Rwd 4dr SUV (3.3L 6cyl 4A)
3 of 6 people found this review helpful
This vehicle is one of the most confusing things I have ever owned. To have a small 170 hp v6 this thing drinks more gas and puts out less power than anything out on the road.It is hard to love a car that on it's best day gets 19 mpg and needs a good half mile of clear highway to pass another motorist. It is a joy to drive around town running errons but besides that it stay in my garage, I would never recomamend this one to anyone.