The nissan dealers here in san diego co have been super, and I meant plural "dealers" because mossy nissan has a monopoly, pratically, on nissan sales in this region- so all the shops are the same.-this helps with dealer trades too since there were probably 300 xterras to choose from.

I think flyfishing's problem with his Xterra motor is that he has a hard to find problem and Nissan won't just ship out a whole replacement 4 liter for him. I hope that they do, since it would bolster my confidence in the company. I have heard some good and bad about toyota either giving away free motors or stiffing people on other problems that are a known toyota issue, so I'll reserve final judgement for Nissan. all the makes will screw you if you give them a chance.

I think the Xterra wil be easy to work on in general, but the motor has a fair amount of technology on it and it is still new enough to be an unknown as far as what can be done with common tools and techniques. The 90's jeeps will be legendary for the 4 liter- the worlds simplest (modern era) fuel injected motor.

lastly, the rear suspension does not have enough travel from level rest and the bumpstops are basically too harsh. a 2 inch lift and/or a different bumpstop solves this problem. the rear suspension is the only complaint out of various reported anomolies that I have personally experienced . I think just about anybody who has ever driven off road with these new X's has experienced the bump stop issue. My nissan has met my expectations and has bested initial build problems and return trips to the dealer that any detroit iron I have ever bought did.