Nissan made overbuild cars all the way to nineties. Not bulletproof, there were plenty of oversights and bad decisions (Patrol RD28/ZD30), but mostly they at le

Nissan made overbuild cars all the way to nineties. Not bulletproof, there were plenty of oversights and bad decisions (Patrol RD28/ZD30), but mostly they at lest tried to build tough. Then Renault financial engineering brought us uninspiring cars for rental fleets. Most models build to last lease period/100K miles and not much more. After that its engine/CVT gearbox swap/rebuild.