M.E. 
2010 Nissan Frontier King Cab SE 4dr King Cab 6.1 ft. SB (2.5L 4cyl 5M)
This is the third one.
 I grew up driving old stick shift PUs. And I use a PU as a PU.  This is my third King Cab with 4cyl/5 spd manual.  Mpg with proper use of manual is a pretty steady mid-20s, up or down a few mpg depending on driving conditions and brand of gas, and reliability seems to be a given.   I'm not going to bad mouth other small pickups out there.  I've driven them and used them and a couple of them I really liked.  But when the time came to fork over the money for a new one,  I just couldn't bring myself to do it for anything other than what I think is best of breed.   