I need a new tow pig. Help.

[ScottyB]

The Titan is a great truck.   

aside from Jay also offering his experience, everything i've heard is similar IF you have realistic expectations about the plastic fantastic interior.  mechanically, they're quite good.

the Titan basically hasn't changed since 2005.  neither has the Xterra (until they killed it in 2015) neither has the Frontier.  to a lot of people this is a problem, to me, if the price is right and you are buying with a higher preference for utility and reliablility, its likely a good indicator they managed to work out every possible bug after a 10 year product run.  the less you change, the less can go wrong.

the Pro4X package is cool and all (rear locker, shocks, appearance stuff, maybe skid plates?)but might be unnecessary unless you plan to throw it at some stuff in the George W. Nat'l forest.  i think its an attractive truck with that trim.  likely higher resale when you dump it some day.

2003ish Ford Excursion
Maybe I would hate this idea.

i think the expedition looks....OK....on paper but would suck out loud to actually live with. that's a big bastard and doesn't make much sense to me for anyone other than hauling dogs, horse equipment, or Brady Bunch families. i hear people talk about what unicorns the diesel's are and i guess they might make sense if you're hauling stuff ALL the time.

if it was me...i'd be looking at a sport hemi crew ram in the coolest color you can find. you did the Ford thing, and they make a great truck without argument. but dodge has come a long way in the last 2 gens (i rode in a 2008 ram and it felt like a rental kia) and you can get a lot of truck for the money. the 8 speed in the 2015+ is supposedly pretty solid.