Revs rides

[Revelations]

Sometimes its the old and simple vehicles that I come across that I end up liking much more than I thought I ever could. Bought this old Xterra this summer just for a ride back to BC (a BC reg vehicle stuck in Alberta). I brought a 2017 Ram to Calgary for export and instead of renting a car I bought this, serviced it, and drove it back to BC. Its basically mint outside with zero rust. But what sticks out is it's super simple and utilitarian nature. Nothing is fancy, everything looks and feels rugged, surprisingly smooth on the road, and its actually not all that bad to drive. Really brings one back to when vehicles like this were the norm and how much everything has changed in such short time. Planned on keeping it for my second oldest boy, but he's heading back to school (the coast, where he won't really need a 4x4) his 97 Prelude gets far better mileage and somewhat more practical. A 4Runner in this condition would sell well over $10K, but the Nissan's just don't have that following or reputation.

This is built off the Frontier truck frame and has the reliable 3.3 V6. Plenty of aftermarket for turning these into proper trail rigs. With whispers of Nissan bringing the Xterra back it'll be interesting to see what transpires. Hope I have luck selling it before the snow flies.

[Johnnymac]

I always had a soft spot for the first gen supercharged version.

These are decent off roading rigs that are capable and reliable but doesn't have the same following as the 4Runner or FJ Cruiser.

[Firm]

Cool rig, I like these, and they do have some enthusiast base, but certainly not as much as the Toyotas, or even the XJs. Looks like a nice clean example, I am sure it'll sell quick.

[RRocket]

I've always liked those too

[Bubba]

Nice find!