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Originally Posted by Toutsi 1957
I took this one in consideration but the price is the same as an american truck with a much better diesel engine and much more capacities. The Titan may be more reliable but it is not demonstrated yet.
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Sorry can't resist to troll a bit. Which American truck? Hopefully not the Italian-owned Dodge? I'm actually kind of big into American made products but tend to focus on location of manufacturing and/or where the raw materials are produced rather than what nation the CEO of the company chooses (not) to pay taxes in.
The Nissan is assembled in Mississippi by a Japanese owned company. They have an engine assembled in Indiana by an American company. The transmission is also assembled in Indiana in this case by a Japanese company. The rear axle is manufactured in Michigan by an American company. Feels pretty American - maybe the primary difference is that the truck manufacturing line is not staffed by union workers.
That said, your comment regarding unproven hardware is reasonable. So far I've been happy with the truck as a first model year vehicle. Rather than consider it a 5/8-ton truck, I consider it more of a 3/4-ton truck with a 1/2-ton suspension and all the good and bad that come from creating a truck like that.
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