I am saving for a Pathfinder!
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best wishes and good luck. You can lease now for 299.00 sign and drive, if leasing is what interests you.
When you get it, you'll love it! Really love mine. Didn't think I'd ever use the 3rd row seats and now I have. It's nice when you have a vehicle where everyone can fit and not need a carvan of cars to go to the same destination.
You'll want to use 91 octane as I found out. It will decrease power significantly when using 87. 91 is recommended but 87 can be used. I'd say 20 Hp difference since most say 10 Hp can't be felt.
I now have a camper that weighs ~2700 lbs with a 300 lbs tongue weight, and the Pathy pulls effortlessly @70 mph. Just get electric brakes on the trailer and the Pathy won't have any trouble stopping. Anything at or over 425 lbs with tongue weight really should have a weight distribution hitch due to the weight causing significant sag. Nissan rates the Pathy at 600 lbs tongue weight with standard ball mount but it really can't without standing up.
The VDC in conjuction with the Part Time 4WD is just absolutely awesome for snow covered surfaces just don't forget to turn VDC off in deep snow because it'll cut throttle you'll need to wheel through the thick stuff. Even states to turn it off in the manual for mud or deep snow.
While the Off Road option is nice, I'd rather control descents myself and didn't find the Rancho shocks all that great on the old Off Road Titan. They have a lot of bounce that makes the truck unstable at higher speed when the roads are less than perfect. While the SE suspension is stiffer providing more shock or road feel, it controls much better and still sucks up the really rough terrains without bad shock. I threw some skid plates on and am ready for anything. When the tires wear out, I'll be putting on Bridgestone Dueler AT Revos as I did on the Xterra. These long trails work a bit better on the Pathy than they did on my older Xterra, but they are no Dueler AT Revo. I disliked the Rugged Trails even more than the Long trails. Not real off road tires but just another all weather.
Well just sharing some of my experiences and opinions to help you decide on the model now that you'll be saving for one.
Have a good one.
You'll want to use 91 octane as I found out. It will decrease power significantly when using 87. 91 is recommended but 87 can be used. I'd say 20 Hp difference since most say 10 Hp can't be felt.
I now have a camper that weighs ~2700 lbs with a 300 lbs tongue weight, and the Pathy pulls effortlessly @70 mph. Just get electric brakes on the trailer and the Pathy won't have any trouble stopping. Anything at or over 425 lbs with tongue weight really should have a weight distribution hitch due to the weight causing significant sag. Nissan rates the Pathy at 600 lbs tongue weight with standard ball mount but it really can't without standing up.
The VDC in conjuction with the Part Time 4WD is just absolutely awesome for snow covered surfaces just don't forget to turn VDC off in deep snow because it'll cut throttle you'll need to wheel through the thick stuff. Even states to turn it off in the manual for mud or deep snow.
While the Off Road option is nice, I'd rather control descents myself and didn't find the Rancho shocks all that great on the old Off Road Titan. They have a lot of bounce that makes the truck unstable at higher speed when the roads are less than perfect. While the SE suspension is stiffer providing more shock or road feel, it controls much better and still sucks up the really rough terrains without bad shock. I threw some skid plates on and am ready for anything. When the tires wear out, I'll be putting on Bridgestone Dueler AT Revos as I did on the Xterra. These long trails work a bit better on the Pathy than they did on my older Xterra, but they are no Dueler AT Revo.
I disliked the Rugged Trails even more than the Long trails. Not real off road tires but just another all weather.Well just sharing some of my experiences and opinions to help you decide on the model now that you'll be saving for one.
Have a good one.
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I also looked at Pathfinder, but lease programs on MADA was much much better.
I'm 230 lbs and 6' with broad shoulders. Can't understand why you thought the Pathfinder was clausterophobic unless you're quite a bit wider than me. I have several inches from the ceiling and that's with a sunroof.dahubby said:
Perhaps you had the power seats adjusted all the way to the top to take away headroom and had the power adjustable pedals adjusted all the way up from the last short lady driving it.
I have the seat adjusted only 1" from the lowest setting to give great headroom while keeping my legs from folding like an accordian. I have the seat adjusted about 1" shy of being all the way back, and have the pedals adjusted all the way to the floor. I have plenty of room and that is the biggest advantage of the Pathfinder, is it's interior room. I'm not the only one and many magazine reviewers made notice of this also.
I'll wait and buy a Titan or Mada on the next round of redesigns. After having my Titan and hearing all the Mada owners complain, these new fullsizes are just to buggy for me. Even though the Pathfinder was a first year design, it is much more reliable and bug free.
Then again, I guess that's what you expect to hear in the "PATHFINDER" forum, when others come here to bash.
I could go on and on why the Pathfinder is a better vehicle but since this is the "PATHFINDER" forum, I believe most here already know that.
I hope you don't think anyone here is "bashing" the Pathfinder. I'm pretty sure everyone who replied to this thread thinks it's a great vehicle. I for one have admired it for years and was merely stating how impressed I was with the Armada.Mike Up said:
As for the "Pathfinder" forum, I rarely go into the forum link but instead click on the "new posts" link. It's just a quicker way to see whats going on with everyone. I don't ever check what forum people are posting in.
Simmah down...LOL!
I guess I get irritated quickly when someone comes to a specific forum to bad mouth the forum's topic to highlight that posters purchase.razzlee said:I hope you don't think anyone here is "bashing" the Pathfinder. I'm pretty sure everyone who replied to this thread thinks it's a great vehicle. I for one have admired it for years and was merely stating how impressed I was with the Armada.
As for the "Pathfinder" forum, I rarely go into the forum link but instead click on the "new posts" link. It's just a quicker way to see whats going on with everyone. I don't ever check what forum people are posting in.
Simmah down...LOL!
It's not just at this forum but others I visit, and as you see, I have grown quite frustrated about it. My feeling is that if you have something negative to state, don't state it in that forum as believe me, most who own that forum's topic, will point out positives and negatives. Now if you're a previous owner of that forum's topic, and you needed to rid yourself of it, that's different. You've been there, done that.
Have a good one.
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who is bashing who? People just expressing their feelings. If someone feels claustrophobic in a Pathfinder, that is their prorogative. It is not because you or I are 6' and we are fine in there that others can not feel the same way.
I for once, love the pathfinder, but ended up getting the armada due to better lease options that is all. I am sure all feel the same way.
I for once, love the pathfinder, but ended up getting the armada due to better lease options that is all. I am sure all feel the same way.
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