SUVs: What's Hot, What's Not

I’ve noticed that there are a lot of Honda Pilots and Jeep Cherokees (mid-sized SUVs) on the road from what I’ve noticed—I’ve been of the lookout since my car has had its problems: 2,000 worth of work just in the last 2 months and it’s a 2004 model!!! And from what the service guy recently said to me after spending my gazillionth hour with him: "Oh, yeah, (making a face as if he just licked a lemon) 2004 wasn’t a good year for that car. "

MF!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe it’s the area in which I live, but every time I go through the drive thru of my local Starbucks, I’m staring at a Honda Pilot in front of me. Or perhaps if I drive a town or two over, then I would be staring up the rear of a Cadillac Escalade as it sneers down at me like the snobby train in the Little Engine That Could. Hellooo, little engine that can't!!!

Anyway, does anyone have one of these cars? Because I swear to you that one more problem and another hour spent at Nissan service department with my car (and the lemon sucking guy), then I’m running to nearest Jeep or Honda dealer or ?

Do you love what you drive? Can you recommend your car?

Is My Car A Lemon ?

Is my car a lemon or am I just a screwee??

I have a 2004 Nissan Quest minivan (first year new model) and in four years it has needed more work than it should have OR is it just me? It also has 75,000 miles:

2 Alternator replacements: ----$700 for one, other was on warranty
All four brakes: -----$1200
Wheel Bearings: -----$ ? I must have blocked it out!!
Going to a bar after costly repairs---- oh, priceless!!

…and now I hear a click, click, clicking sound coming from the front left tire, just one month after the 700 repair!! So back to the shop for what sounds like more work = more money, and where I’ll be spending the majority of my day = more money.

These troubles have me singing around the house: money, money, money …it’s a rich man’s world ...

The last car I owned (a Jeep Cherokee) didn’t need any work until about the 120,000-mile mark or 6 years into owning the car.

So this is why I’m thinking that I got screwed. And the Nissan was thousands of dollars more expensive to buy. I think I’ll be going back to a Jeep the next time.

What do you think? Anyone own a Nissan?