The vendor of at the moment’s Good Worth or No Cube Nissan 4×4 spells its identify phonetically within the advert: “exterra.” Let’s see if its worth spells out a superb deal.
Beautiful to take a look at and sure nonetheless exhibiting its financial institution vault-like construct, yesterday’s 1986 Mercedes-Benz 300 SDL seemed to be a strong traditional that could possibly be loved each day. At $7,995, it wasn’t too expensive both, leading to an enthusiastic 75 p.c Good Worth win.
There’s nothing extra irritating than not having the appropriate instrument for the job. When tackling off-road adventures, the appropriate instrument is a succesful 4X4, ideally one with racks to maintain all of your stuff secure and brush guards to do likewise for the bodywork.
This 2002 Nissan Xterra is perhaps such a instrument. In any case, it has its factory-installed basket rack on the roof and an add-on bull bar defending the grille and lights up within the entrance. It’s additionally forest inexperienced, so it’s all the higher to mix in when out amongst the timber.
Nissan first launched the Xterra for the 1999 mannequin 12 months as a smaller and extra primary 4WD wagon, slotting in beneath the bigger and extra fancy-pants Pathfinder. From the B-pillar ahead, the mannequin shares a lot of its construction and mechanicals with the Frontier compact pickup. From there again, nonetheless, it has a wagon physique that’s instantly identifiable for its iconic stepped-roof design and asymmetrical tailgate glass.
That design permits for stadium seating within the again and the aforementioned stepped roof rack that may permit for a gear basket in entrance and cross bars within the again. Being a 2002, this one exhibits off the Xterra’s first design refresh. That switched out the oblong headlamps of the primary few years for squircle items above a barely massaged entrance bumper.
In line with the advert, this one comes with the killer drivetrain, comprised of the optionally available 210 horsepower supercharged 3.3 liter VG33E V6 and a five-speed handbook transmission. A two-speed switch case and part-time 4WD give it the products for strong off-the-pavement adventuring.
The advert exhibits the truck with 177,124 miles on the clock, however these miles don’t present considerably on both the physique or inside. The paint does exhibit patches of clear coat failure on the horizontal surfaces, one thing all too frequent on vehicles of this age. Contrastingly, the manufacturing facility wheels seem uncurbed and put on tires with loads of tread.
It’s the identical story within the cabin, with decent-looking plastics and material upholstery that seems clear and intact. The manufacturing facility stereo remains to be in residence, so don’t count on any kind of fashionable infotainment motion.
Mechanically, the vendor touts that “the whole lot works good” and says the A/C blows chilly. It additionally has a clear title, so there’s no monkey enterprise there. Apart from its age and minor aesthetic points, this Xterra doesn’t appear to have something amiss. We’ll should determine if that extends to its $8,250 asking worth.
What do you say? Contemplating its equipment and capabilities, is $8,250 a good worth for this seemingly strong Nissan 4X4? Or does that worth make this Xterra too “further?”
You determine!
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