[SportsterDoc]

Nissan's have been the best vehicles I have owned......trouble free.....All of them.

My first one (1973) had no problems with original engine (1600) when I replaced it at 105,000 miles...
sold 4 cylinder and 4 speed trans to neighbor to use in his newer PL620.
Only issue was idler arm, alternator and carb secondary (replaced with a Weber).

My second one was a 1992 Sentra GXE, no issues for 100K+ other than alternator

My third is my 2016 Frontier 4WD with 75K and zero issues to date

 

[SportsterDoc]

And knowing that Nissan is part of the Renault family of quality products....well....nuff said.

That is scary!
They discounted a merger this year and the strategic alliance goes back to 1999.

In the '70s a coworker had a succession of Renaults... apparently no other dealers wanted them as trades! I helped him work on them. On one we completely rebuilt the motor and it was easy to work on as the cylinder sleeves came out and were exchanged.

 

[SportsterDoc]

I have owned Ford (2), Dodge (1), Chevrolet / GMC (6), Nissan (2), Toyota (1) trucks and all served well. The only one with any issue was a 2004 GMC Sonoma, crew cab 4.3 V6, 4WD. It developed cooling problems in stop and start traffic when it was about 3 years old. Only noticeable when traffic was backed up crossing Hoover Dam, coming back from our ranch, before the bypass bridge was built.

Only vehicle I have owned that I would give bad marks to was a 1988 Plymouth Voyager, 3.0 Mitsubishi V6. Great performance but coolant disappeared and the dealer claimed they could not find a head gasket leak. Started it up in Albuquerque after a December visit to in-laws, and it blew a cam seal. Not at all impressed with Mitsubishi.

 

[SportsterDoc]

I am with you regarding CVT... fortunately their trucks still have a "real" transmission.

CVTs are cheaper to manufacture, lighter; but require more frequent service and have HP limitations.