Ownership Cost for 1998 Nissan Frontier (Regular Cab 2WD)
Estimated: $35651 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$1200
$576
$504
$456
$408
$3144
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$1625
$1674
$1732
$1802
$1883
$8716
Maintenance
$2763
$2214
$1039
$714
$2291
$9021
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$360
$360
$360
$360
$360
$532
Total Ownership Costs
$8376
$7145
$6179
$6031
$7921
$35651
ABS: Standard
Body Cab Type: Regular
Body Class: Pickup
Brake System Type: Hydraulic
Displacement CC: 2400.0
Displacement CI: 146.45698582735
Displacement L: 2.4
Drive Type: 4x2
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
GVWR: Class 1C: 4,001 - 5,000 lb (1,814 - 2,268 kg)
Make: NISSAN
Manufacturer: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC
Manufacturer Id: 997
Model: Frontier
Model Year: 1998
Note: The full model change for each vehicle line starting from 0 to 9 except Nissan Pathfinder; in this case, the next code after "1" is "0"
Other Engine Info: Rear ABS
Plant Company Name: USA Plant
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2001
TIRES
NOW I HAVE WORKED IN THE TIRE BUSINESS IN THE PAST AND I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT EVERY BRAND HAS ITS FAULTS. I HAVE SEEN SEPARATIONS OF ALL KINDS IN EVERY BRAND. MY UNCLE ALWAYS BOUGHT A BRAND ( CHEAP ) BRAND THAT HE JUST CONSTANTLY HAD REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND HE LOVES IT. I GUESS GETTING NEW TIRES BEFORE THEY WEAR OUT IS OKAY BUT I DO WANT THEM TO LAST A LITTLE LONGER THAN 3 MONTHS AND THEN THERE IS THE RELIABILITY/ SAFETY FACTOR. I WAS LOOKING AT THE OTHER THREE TIRES ON MY TRUCK THAT HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED AND I NOTICED A BULGE IN THE SIDE WALL. FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO STATE I AM NOT AN IDIOT I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CORDS BEING WRAPPED TOO TIGHT AND A BULGE. SO FIRST I NOTICED THE LR THEN THE LF SO I CHECKED THE RR (THERE WAS NO PROBLEM) THAT WAS THE ONE REPLACED ABOUT 3 WEEK AGO THEN I WENT TO THE RF AND THE SAME THING WAS GOING ON. SO AS I CONTINUED TO INSPECT THE TIRES I NOTICED SOMETHING THAT WAS ODD. ALL OF THE BULGES WERE IN OR NEAR THE SAME PLACE ON THE TIRE. YOU SEE THEY HAVE A FLAG EMBLEM ON THEM AND I FOUND THAT OUT AS I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A MENTAL NOTE OF WHERE EVERY BULGE WAS. I WOULD LIKE ALSO TO STATE THIS IS A NEW TRUCK SO I KNOW EVERY INCH VERY WELL. SO THE LR RIGHT THROUGH THE FLAG. THE LF 1 INCH TO THE LEFT OF THE FLAG AND THE RF AROUND THE SAME. I THINK THIS IS WEIRD AND AM SURE THERE WILL BE MORE PEOPLE WHO WILL COME FORTH AND SAY THE SAME. SO TOMORROW I WILL GO DOWN AND HAVE THEM INSPECTED HOPEFULLY REPLACED AND SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY. IT IS PROBABLY JUST ONE OF THOSE PROBLEMS AND THEY WILL REPLACE AND SEEING HOW I HAVE THE TIRE INSURANCE I GUESS I CAN CONSIDER MY SELF LUCKY IT IS ONLY GOING TO COST ME $16.00 FOR LABOR AND DISPOSAL, BUT FOR THOSE WHO THOUGHT OH I DON'T NEED IT AS I DID MANY TIMES BEFORE I WORKED AT A TIRE STORE IT SUCKS !! THE TIRES WEREN'T CHEAP AT AROUND $600.00+. SO IF YOU ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM PLEASE LET ME AND OTHER PEOPLE KNOW BEFORE WE HAVE ANOTHER 235/75/15 FIRESTONE PROBLEM. [email protected] *JB