Hi all, I'm here from Washington state. I don't have an Xterra yet but we are looking to get a used one. I was hoping I could get some information from some of you as to what to look for, what to avoid, how the Xterras perform, potential problems etc...Any info I can get will be helpful to our decision. If I asked this in the wrong forum, could someone please point me the way??

Thanks a bunch!!

Hey!

Welcome.

Ya, just say hi don't answer any questions, real nice guys! Damn welcome weenies! :p
Do you plan on buying new or used? I don't know how many or what kind of other vehicles you've had but my Xterra was my 4th vehicle and I've never seen so much loyalty or love for a vehicle until I came here. A majority of the people that sold or traded in their Xterra on here, they bought another. If you're looking for a dependable, tough SUV you'd be making a good choice in buying an X. The major complaints that I've read on here are the mileage and the cracked manifolds on the 00-01 models. The 05+ models seem to get better mileage while the older seem to average 14-20 MPG. Look throught the other forums, there's a "Problems and Annoyances" section that you might find helpful and you can also do search to answer any of your specific questions. Welcome aboard and happy holidays!

Welcome aboard.

Thanks for the welcomes!

And thank you for the info BigE515. I'll poke around the forums some and see what I can find. I'm looking for a used rig, I don't think I'll go with new but who knows, may change my mind!! I'm wanting to get better fuel mileage than what I get with my F150. The truck was great when I got it, just what I needed at the time but my situation has changed and I don't need a big ol' truck anymore and the fuel consumption is crazy. I still need 4wd to navigate my driveway in the wintertime so I've decided a small to mid-sized SUV is what I need. I love the way the X looks and have pretty much decided that's the one for me, just need to know what years to avoid and problems to look out for.

Thanks again!!