I'm not sure how many "blizzards" you see unless you're living in the extreme parts of the Rocky Mountains or something....an AWD Magnum will plow along just fine in anything short of a foot and a half of snow I'd think. No the Magnum is not a rock-crawler but what it does give up in off-road capability it would surely gain in highway fun-to-drive quotient. Again, you're the only person I've seen who would even cross-shop the two so I don't think we're comparing apples to apples.

 

Hey man, until recently I was driving a 14 year old car as my everyday vehicle - and that wasn't even my oldest ride. Oh, and my Camaro isn't that old.

 

Eh, I may be off a model year or so on the Camaro, but the point remains.

All these "great" cars you talk up when you slam the GM products still haven't got you to part with a single penny.

.......so they must not be any better than your current GM vehicle, that the vast majority of people in the world would say has lacking quality compared to most other cars on the market today, or even when it was new.

 

I only consider the "best of the best" when I go shoping. If the Magnum RT is the best station wagon available, the Armada was the best of the big SUVS...

 

It shouldn't surprise you to know that I've had an Armada sitting in my driveway for the last couple of months. I had to get something in a hurry because I was down to just my Z28.


It also shouldn't be a shocker that I still have my Z28. The Nissan Armada is a better, more comfortable, more useful vehicle. The Armada is my "winter rat." Needless to say, the Z28 is going to stay around for summer use only.

 

Well, you were close Redzed! I did not go with the overpriced Armada. I went with a crewcab 4x4 Titan. Only paid 25k out the door for a left over 04. My first non American vehicle. I really tried to stay with the US Mfg's but for the price, I could not beat this deal.

 

1. All full-sized SUVs are "overpriced" compared to the full-sized pickups they're based on. Considering that a stripped Mercedes ML350/BMW X3 3.0 or is in the same price league as a Armada SE 4X4, the Armada isn't exactly a cheap car.

2. Any Titan is about 18 inches longer than an Armada - too long for my garage. Besides, I needed something with space like a van, not the open box of a truck.

3. I'd bet that your $25K wouldn't have bought much of a Chevrolet. It would probably take a $40K MSRP Silverado SS to better the performance of your Titan.

4. What have you heard about Titan/Armada aftermarket?


1. The Armada/Titan hardly feels like a Japanese vehicle. Even the Hella horn sounds loud and deep, not shrill and weak. The big Nissans sure drive and feel American.

2. What's "American" about a Mexican-built Tahoe/Suburban? Was I buying "American" when I bought my Ste. Therese, Quebec, CANADA produced Camaro? The only thing I can say about buying a Nissan Titan/Armada is that you're buying an "Un-UAW" vehicle.

 

The quad cab has more room in the passanger area then my Expedition. The bed will get a cover or a cap soon so it is just like an SUV. As far as the over priced comment, the crew cab titan has most of the functions and features of the Armada at about 10k less. If it were 5k I would not feel that way.

Its not quite as nice becuase my expy was loaded and was 42k new. I know that the Titan is made in Miss. and designed in Cali, thats the only way I could justify the purchase! You are right about 25k not going far in the SUV/truck market. The choices really came down to Jeep Libertys and trailblazers for anything with decent 4wd. Neither of those approched the space and features of the Titan. For a few thousand more the f150 provided a smaller cabin and less powerful engine.

From what I have found, the aftermarket for these trucks is startign to take off. There is a lot already available and even more on the way. One thing I dont think I will change is the exhaust! I never thought Nissan could produce a v8 with such an American muscle sound!

 

I can't question that math. For me it was more like "Toyota Sienna AWD for $5K less" than an Armada? F#$% minivans.

I'm guessing that all that "quiet steel" must be really heavy and expensive.

Just kidding...the problem with the F-150 is that Ford picked the wrong design parameters. Too much emphasis on ride comfort, comfort, etc.



It's interesting that a DOHC V8 can sound like an old carburated Chevy smallblock. Maybe Chevy should have tried a copyright on exhaust sounds, just like Harley Davidson.

 

No pics of your Armada, redzed?

 

I'm not much of a "shutterbug." I haven't taken a picture in quite a few months and I really should update to a digital SLR. Come to think of it, I don't think that I've taken a picture of my Z28 in a few years.

Anyway, my Armada is bone stock and the same color as pea soup. Think WWII Jeep, only shiny and metalic. No it wasn't my first choice, but the other colors in stock were worse. I guess my vindication comes from a couple of compliments I got on the color (I was surprised at the time) and the fact that the H2 comes in a similarly revolting shade. At least it doesn't get lost in parking lots.

I still haven't fitted any spinner rims - and I probably won't. (Aren't Spreewell-type rims on the way out?) The same goes for a grill guard. I would have ordered on from the parts deparment on the day I bought the vehicle, but all Nissan offered was an ugly thing with a dull black finish.

 

I'd really like to see pics of your Armada and Z28 together....

 

A "reunion" can't occur until the Z28 comes out of "cold storage."