I'm looking into selling my 2019 Kia Sorento L,with the 4 cylinder engine ,2wd,with 52k miles on it, for a 2019 Nissan Frontier SV,4.0L 6 cylinder engine, also 2wd with 64k miles on it. The Frontier is at a dealer and has been on the lot for over 4 months. Is this a good move, or should i just stick with the Kia
Between the two, you are much better off with the Nissan.
I have friends with Frontiers and they did well. Scotty speaks well of them too.
Way too many complaints from that Kia.
They are used so if you go with either, have a mechanic check it out well first, and not the dealership mechanic you are buying it from.
There's probably a reason that truck has been sitting unsold on the dealer's lot for 4 months.
How much is the asking price for the Nissan? Have you considered a Tacoma? And also given the used car market you might even want to consider a brand new Tacoma; it starts at about $28k msrp.
The Frontier is going for 20k,and where im at, you can't touch a new Tacoma for less than 40k new.
How in the world are they selling a $28k truck for $40k?! You can still buy a Tacoma at msrp. You need to find the right dealership and be willing to buy from an incoming allocation instead of an on the lot unit.
Dealers around me only have the top tier models on the showroom floor and they're all talking 6+months to get one in in the specs that i want.
Well like I said you should consider buying from incoming allocation and not frok on the lot units which is the key to buying at msrp in this market. You definitely should widen your dealership search and be willing to wait or compensate on some specs. This is just how the market currently is and I've constantly bought at msrp using these methods. But if you're not in a rush a brand new Tacoma is definitely much more worth it.
You're better off with the Frontier as long as you know when to change the oil and filters, spark plugs, etc. right away. The Kias need to be babied if you would want them to last as long as possible. If you're the type of person that would like something to last a long time and hit at least 200k miles without any trouble, get the Nissan. It'll be way much better than the Kia, I'd tell you that much.
Why not get a Ford f150? That's what Ford does best... in all honesty though, going from Kia to nissan is like going from heroin to cocaine. I'm not telling you to cheat but if you cheat, cheat up. Not down not parallel. In others words, take your pick, they're both pretty disappointing car makers.
I'm not looking for a full size pick up truck, i have a Maverick on order, but there is no telling when it'll be built and delivered.