6-speed off road 4x4 Do they not exist?

Went to my nissan dealer today to test drive an Xterra. Drove an O/R 4x2 6-speed. So I want one but must have a 4x4. Problem is they can't seem to find one. The sales man was not even sure if it was an option but of course we know it is. So he said I could special order one if I wanted to wait 3-4 months and put down a $1,000 deposit. Well not too sure about having a grand siting out of my savings for several months. Especially when I might be buying a house soon.

Anyway I guess my question is... can you find these? Is there a certain area of the country where there are more 6-speeds with this package? I'm in Texas and they certainly are not here.

The SE will not let you get a 4x4 6-speed and even with all the options you still can not get an S equal to the Off Road.

Thanks!

I had the same issue in Arizona. We were able to locate some in both Denver and Salt Lake City and were prepared to go up and get one.

Thankfully we found one in Flagstaff AZ, despite all the dealers in Phoenix telling me that there were none in the state.

My wife called all the Nissan dealers even in the small towns in Arizona just in case they had one and it was her who located ours in Flagstaff.

Good luck if you want a 2005 vondy. That's the package I wanted but there's none in Canada when I asked in July. It seems to be very hard to find. So I decided to order a special one just for me, but will be a 2006.

It's probably not impossible to find in US, Philso found one! I wish you to find it!

We got our off-road Auto at the end of May, and even then off-roads were becoming hard to find. The 05s are priety much sold out I believe. WIth vehicles as popular as these you have to buy earlier in the model year to get what you want.

Well after doing some searching on nissan's site, it seems like Denver has several just like what I am looking for. Now if only the dealer would import one for me.

Thanks for y'all help!

>> t seems like Denver has several just like <<

Denver had at least two 6 speeds OR 4X4 models that last time I called them. He was willing to hold either of them for a $500 refundable deposit pending my arrival, but thankfully that was one 900 mile drive I didn't have to make. They also offered a fair trade-in value on my old 2000 X based on some digital photos I emailed them.

I forgot to add that a guy in Tucson AZ offered to get me one from Denver for approx $400 transport fee, which I was probably happy to pay to get the X I wanted.

vondy, I bought mine in mid June. At that time I saw two 6 speed 4x4's in inventory when I was looking for mine. I almost bought one. They are few and far between. I used Town North Nissan in Austin. They were pretty decent about finding what I wanted.

I found lots of well equipped 4x2's. Many OR 4x2's. That just doesn't make sense to me.

Good luck.

Just who came up with the idea of a 2wd off-road Maybe a pre-runner concept? Except due to a poor rear suspension the Xterra is slow as a snail off-road.....

When I went to puchase mine the dealer provided me a list of every red brawn OR model including at least one 6-speed. They quoted me about $25000 on it before rebates etc.

This was in the Seattle area though so maybe not very helpful to you.

Has anyone bought an xterra from a dealer across the country and had them deliver it? I'm trying to figure away of getting around having to go through my dealer because I'm afraid they are not going to want to get one though another dealer. And there is no way I'm going to make a road trip from Denver to Dallas anytime soon.

Just curious.

Thanks

You could do it, and pay alot of money for transport....

Manual Trans OR's are rare as rocking horse shit at the moment. Maybe when the 06's hit the lots there will be more around!

After spending a day yesterday riding co-pilot in an auto-trans OR while doing some wheeling, I might be persuaded to drive an auto. 3 more months until I get mine tho, so we'll see if there are any manual trans OR's around then.

I have a 6MT OR, but I didn't buy it in NY where I live. I bought it in MA where they were willing to order one for me. The NYC dealers wouldn't do it. The few that I saw in the tristate area had options that I didn't want or wanted to pay for. Nor were the dealers willing to bargain.

Was looking for this model and got lucky, the dealer was just about to bring one in. I saw it listed in their inventory through the official nissanusa site. As a matter of fact when i called them they didnt even know it was on the way. It is interesting to note that although dealers say they know of every single car in the are its probably not quite true. Im saying this because at first i tried to go through carsdirect.com, which offers prices 1.5-2 grand lower then the dealers do. Carsdirect seem to have a different database because they were giving me the models of different colors and options then what the nissan dealer named. Give carsdirect a shot. Also i think if you take an S model and put utility package (which includes the power) then the only difference from OR is shocks and skid plates. Well i dont know how much the shocks are, but the skid plates are quite cheap ( at least when i searched for genuine nissan accessories i saw the plates for like as low as 40 dollars i thick. Good luck, i've only had mine for a week, but i LOVE it.

>>are rare as rocking horse shit <<

Have not heard that expression in years !!!

I live in Southern New Mexico; but I still went to Denver to find my 6-speed OR. Check them out. The $300-$800 for shipping might be worth it to get yours when you want it. Then again, waiting might pay off too. I used John Elway Nissan South by the way. My Salesman was David; really good guy, but a little forgetful. Good luck on your search.

Well you are from the Eastern side of the Atlantic too! So I thought you would have probably heard that one before

i work at douglas nissan in henderson.... we have three 6spd 4wd offrd xterras in inventory right now! I considered this xterra to be one of the most difficult to get... if your interested let me know!

actually douglas nissan (las vegas) has two... both superblack... one has vdc pkg,incabin microfilter, auto dimming rear wiew, nevada tow pkg, floor mats, splash guards. The other hasvdc pkg, in cabin microfilter, rockford fosgate stereo, auto dimming rear view, floor mats, nevada tow pkg, protestion pkg, sirius sattelite radio, and splash guards... just letting you know

Hey Vondy!
I spoke with our new car manager today, we will be getting a smoke, and a white one as well in the next week... we can get one to you, so if you would like to talk to me further about it, just send me a private message. I will be more than happy to get you the xterra you want. I know when I bought mine I made sure I got exactly what I wanted.

One of my local dealers here in Phoenix just picked up 2. Both fricken black, which I really didn't want. If all goes well this week and the promotion is confirmed as I expect it'll either be a Black Manual Trans with the Rockford Audio package, or a Yellow Auto without the Audio. Other than that the 2 are pretty much the same, so the price is very similar.

Funny. When I went to buy my X, I accepted the fact that I was going to have to settle for the Auto Transmission and the S model. However, when I went to the dealer my wife was walking the lot and said I like this one. Bam! It was a Brawn Red 6-spd OR edition. I felt like the luckiest man on earth. Needless to say my wife wishes I got the Auto. All previous dealers claimed none existed in the area.

Good Luck!

Greetings. New to the forum but just purchased 6 speed manual off road edition 4x4 in silver 2 days ago. Purchased from dealership about 80 miles from my home. None of the closer dealerships in southwest Florida had what I was looking for. I agree with the previous "feeling lucky" statement.

you guys got really lucky... I work for Nissan and don't understand why they wouldn't produce more 6spd OR 4wd's... Many people ask for them...

Because American's are not very big on driving a standard shift truck or car. At least not in the Northeast.

My brother is looking to replace his Toy truck and is having problems locating a new 4x4 Taco with a manual.

It's not "American's are not very big on driving a standard shift truck or car", it's because if you live in a big city, you don't need no 6 speed, unless you're looking to burn a clutch within a few weeks. I live in the NE, NYC to be exact and would have loved a 6MT but coping with the daily rush hour nightmare would destroy that clutch easily and certainly make it less fun to drive an X. Hell, I should move to NM...

I got here (to this forum) looking for the answer to just this question -- local dealers have lots full of 4x2s, 4x4 automatics, I just want an OR with a manual transmission. I don't get it. A year or so ago I got a letter from Nissan offering to buy back my X so I went in to see what Town North had on the lot - about 3 dozen 2WD 4 cylinder AT X's. I think that would be a DOG of a vehicle, it ought to be a crime to sell them.

So, can anyone clue me on the logistics of ordering? Dealers obviously won't have the incentive of moving stock to lower the price. Ouch. Although I guess I can just contact various dealers to see if anybody is interested in negotiating. After all, I can always keep the one I got... Last time I went 70 mi out of town to find the model I wanted at a price I could live with. Or I could take a road trip...

Just build your xterra on nissanusa.com and then check all the dealers to see what they have in stock say within in 50-100 miles. That's what I did. Good Luck!

Well, I did just that: bought my 4x4 OR 6 speed in NJ and...moved to NM a few weeks ago. Not looking back. Just Do It!

Now I'm looking for some fun off-roading here in the Northern NM region... I think it's.......everywhere!

Just thought i'd chime in,

I'm in NM also (Albuquerque) and just picked up my X tonight. 2005 Off Road 4x4 6spd. White. Love this thing!! Couldn't wait, took it on a hill, and almost got in trouble. I'll try to be a bit more patient next time. ;-) Mine has the Rockford audio... what does everyone think of that package? I didn't want it at first (wanted to install aftermarket stereo) but it's growing on me. Would be nice if I could plug in an Ipod though.

I've got the RF also and like it. But I do miss the ipod port.

I had the same problem but was 'lucky.' I live in Alabama right now and had to buy through a different dealership in Tenn but they sold it before the order was fully processed. So then I had to buy one that was in GA and wait three days to get it. When I was signing for it another salesman wanted to show it to a different customer because he never saw one. They seem to be a rare breed. I think it has something to do with the 'lazy American' thing and the fact that most of the people who drive manuals anymore are the people who can't afford the automatic. I refuse to drive an auto and am having a blast with this thing.

James

i guess i was lucky....i was talking to various dealers...called up one in MD they had a silver one nearby they could pickup. when i arrived, they had found a Black one with the VDC on it...so that was two! i found at the same time.

I was ready to buy an MT OR 4x4 in September. No '05's to be found within 1000 miles of Fort Worth. Ordered an '06 the first week of October. The dealer located a Granite model with the options I was looking for (RF Audio, microfilter, autodim mirror) in the production schedule. It arrived on October 13 and I have been driving since then. Dealer said very few 4x4's ordered for TX and even fewer MT's. I'm glad that I was patient.