My condolences on the passing of your classic Xterra. Good to hear you are OK.

I've had good luck at Arlington Nissan. It seems to be a hit or miss for other XOCers here.

http://www.arlingtonnissan.com

847-590-6100

Talk to a Dino Actipis. He was the saleman who dealt with me when I bought my Xterra. He's now a sales manager. Very easy gentleman to deal with. No bullshit.

My mom's 12 year old Nissan Stanza finally died a couple of weeks ago. I bought her a new Sentra. I worked again with Dino and also with a salesman named Alex Chernis. Alex is Ukranian. He's pretty stoic at first, but once he warms up to you he becomes easier to deal with. He gave me the usual salesman run-around, but once he sees you aren't up for any BS he backs off.

The service manager (I forget his name) and the assistant service manager (Robert Kaese) are easy to deal with. Mike at the parts counter is an especially great guy to deal with.

Like I said earlier, Arlington Nissan seems to get reviews from both ends of the spectrum.

Tip: Avoid Mid-City Nissan like the plague. I also didn't have a good experience at Schaumburg Nissan.

Question: What hit you? Can you post any pics of the aftermath?