Saw new Xterra, not really impressed

White01SE · #1 02-09-2005, 09:39 AM

Well I went to the Eastern Sports and Outdoors show in Harrisburg, PA yesterday, and they had the Yellow 05 xterra there. I liked the front end, but I did not like the way it looked, it looks a little unproportioned. The interior was kinda bare, its a nicer design inside than the 04's but still looked cheap. Maybe it was that it was not a higher end model, but i dont know. I just did not get as excited when I got in it, as when I saw it from 100 yards away. Oh well, I know it like 5 years when mine is paid off I may buy one but i have 5 years to start liking it.

akordboy · #2 02-15-2005, 12:13 PM

I agree with you. When I saw it at the Outdoor Show, I was totally expecting something different. To see it on paper/web site is completely different than seeing it in person. Hopefully the higher end models will look a little more appealing.

aikahi118 · #3 02-19-2005, 06:49 AM

I am waiting to get a new one. Dealer says won't get then till may. All I have to say is 265 horsepower even in the base model. Thats sweet. Its a little more expensive than last year but worth it.

akordboy · #4 02-19-2005, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by aikahi118

I am waiting to get a new one. Dealer says won't get then till may. All I have to say is 265 horsepower even in the base model. Thats sweet. Its a little more expensive than last year but worth it.

I was just out at our local dealership and they have 4 new ones. The salesman said they just got them in on Thursday. I am really considering trading my '01 in on one. It must have just been the one I seen at the Eastern Outdoor Show, but now I think they are hot.

Schludwiller · #5 02-20-2005, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by akordboy

I was just out at our local dealership and they have 4 new ones. The salesman said they just got them in on Thursday. I am really considering trading my '01 in on one. It must have just been the one I seen at the Eastern Outdoor Show, but now I think they are hot.

Doesn't sound like 2000 when they were sold before they even reached the dealership.

markplace · #6 03-10-2005, 02:35 AM

I would have loved to have the rubber cargo compartment in my 2000. All the floors for that matter.

OffroadX · #7 03-10-2005, 11:19 AM

The Honda Element has the interior that the Xterra should have had all along...

samsun · #8 03-23-2005, 12:01 AM

I saw an 05 Xterra today for the first time. There's just something about it that I don't like, not sure if it's the box look it has now, or because it's bigger and also looks like the Armada.

bartchilders · #9 03-23-2005, 10:52 AM

I'm not a big fan of the new look either. I don't like the squared-off wheel well design or the 'cleaned up' door area.

I do like the interior materials and the new roof-basket design. I wonder if there is way to put the '05 roof basket thingy on a 200X?

Rocdamike9 · #10 04-07-2005, 03:07 AM

It just doesn't carry the sporty and aggressive looks that the later models such as the 01 - 03 had (02-03 had better looking headlights)
Although it packs a more powerful V-6 I's rather have an 03 Xterra S/C,seems more exciting to drive.

2002 Nissan Xterra s/c
(Stock) sS..ILL..veR

ILUVMYX · #11 04-07-2005, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Rocdamike9

Although it packs a more powerful V-6 I's rather have an 03 Xterra S/C,seems more exciting to drive.

In what way does it seem more exciting to drive?

Rocdamike9 · #12 04-09-2005, 04:10 AM

With the supercharger on it..it kickz AsS. The 05 has a decent look and still has its good looks. I like the acceleration on the 03 S/C version, they should've came out with an 05 one.

ILUVMYX · #13 04-09-2005, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Rocdamike9

I like the acceleration on the 03 S/C version, they should've came out with an 05 one.

I guess I'm still confused. It's true the '05 doesn't have a supercharger, but it still has 55 more HP than the SC version of the old X. So are you saying that if the new one had fewer horses but had a supercharger that it would be more exciting? Hmmm...

lamehonda · #14 04-09-2005, 10:44 AM

Yeah, the new one is a rocket when compared to the old one.

lance3113f · #15 05-04-2005, 06:18 PM

i also am not impressed with the new xterra. the body styling to me lookes alittle to much like the titan. a mid-sized SUV trying to look like a full sized one. a couple of things i do like , on the offroad one, is the hill break, looking rear end, they went to disks all the way around, and i believe they got rid of the natoriously bad steering system and went back to a rack, the bigger engine is also nice...but at the cost for an 05 xterra, i would just spring for the pathfinder

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