Re: Replacing my trusty Pathfinder ?
[Re: volaredon]
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11/29/23 02:37 PM
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If you can't find a clean one for a price you're willing to pay, perhaps your price expectation is unreasonable. Those things are in demand. They bring $$.
Earning every penny of that moderator paycheck.
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Re: Replacing my trusty Pathfinder ?
[Re: volaredon]
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11/29/23 06:51 PM
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modelmakerinc
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Topside, I PM ed you, I have this all OG 96 r50 in South Florida for 3200 3.3 V6 auto 4x4 Cold A/C everything works really clean inside and out 140,k no rust anywhere
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Re: Replacing my trusty Pathfinder ?
[Re: not_a_charger]
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11/29/23 10:03 PM
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FWIW - Been Googling problem areas for the vehicles that have interested me so far. A probably odd range of the CX-5, late-model Cherokee, 2001 Grand Cherokee, Honda Pilot, Focus & Escape off the top of my head. Certain years log more problems than adjacent years, some with catastrophic failures, but mostly electronic failures. Lots of rebuilt/salvage titles on local FBM, and the Hondas are at Toyota money, but those 2 makes seem to have fewest problems. Seems the mid-2010s stuff is more problematic than 2017-up, though that could be mileage-related. Man, this is quite the time-suck !
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Re: Replacing my trusty Pathfinder ?
[Re: 19swinger70]
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11/29/23 11:56 PM
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Like 19Swinger70 said. The earlier smaller 4Runners are right up your alley. I had a first gen 2nd as a backup vehicle. Great when I had my dog. (Still miss her). Great feature is the rear window goes down.
Since I have a farm, I found a Honda Ridgeline to suit me more. I need more hauling outside the passenger area. Diesel fuel cans, and other things that require a bed rather than a rear compartment. The bed also has a large trunk. Lots of neat features. 5,000 lb tow capacity. I suppose I will always have a Ridgeline.
It has done more farm stuff than some shiny never used as a truck 3/4 ton with expensive wheels.
'70 Challenger R/T 383 '16 Hemi Durango SSV (work vehicle) '15 Ram Police SSV
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Re: Replacing my trusty Pathfinder ?
[Re: koak]
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11/30/23 09:19 AM
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There is a reason the old Toyotas tend to bring the dollars....just think about what makes a used car a 'cheap' buy. As the saying goes, you get what you pay for.
Never, ever argue with an IDIOT. They will drag you to their level and then beat you with their years of experience
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Re: Replacing my trusty Pathfinder ?
[Re: oldjonny]
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11/30/23 09:44 AM
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As much as I'm a die-hard Mopar guy, I'm also a bit of a closet Nissan guy - especially trucks. I've built/owned several '80s & '90s Nissan trucks (720s and D21s). No Pathfinders, but they are mechanically the same. They are great vehicles!! However, about 5 years ago I bought my first Jeep Cherokee (XJ). It's a 1999 and it's been amazing!!! Nothing fancy but enough creature comforts for me. I bought it as a winter beater but immediately fell in love with it and it's been my year-round daily ever since with over 200K on it. Rust is their biggest enemy, but that applies to ALL vehicles here in the Rust Belt I'm sorry to hear about your Pathfinder getting wrecked. I'd be sick if someone wrecked my Cherokee. There are lots of others out there, but I know how great MINE is. Ed B
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Re: Replacing my trusty Pathfinder ?
[Re: moparmike1]
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11/30/23 08:30 PM
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Mike, if I was still running bodyshops, it'd be getting repaired, by guys I could trust. I don't have any contacts here in Boise like I did in Sandpoint. By the same token, it has 226,000 miles on it, and even though it's in great shape, the good times won't last forever. Anyway, so far the vehicles I've found locally that interest me: 2010 Tiguan, 2013 Jetta, a couple 2017 Cherokees, and an Accord or two, but Pilots also have a good rep. Found a decent V6 Journey, but I'm leery of late-model Mopars. I'd be OK with a Stratus/etc but haven't seen a nice one in my search. A nice V-6 RAV-4 is so far kind of a stretch. Trying to be all-in under $16K so there's $ for a racecar to replace my Duster...priorities... Ultimately, a smallish SUV is the best all-around tool for my vehicular toolbox.
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Re: Replacing my trusty Pathfinder ?
[Re: topside]
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11/30/23 08:33 PM
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Jeep Cherokees roundabout 10 years old seem OK & viable. 4Runners are spendy around here unless they're piles. Actually considered a Focus until I read about their litany of problems, and a buddy had an Edge that cost him dearly in repairs. Found an '01 Grand Cherokee I kinda like - 130K for $7995 & looks clean - any problems with them ? That generation of Grand Cherokee (WJ) aren't bad. I've acquired a few of them to put my kids in them during their school years. Ours range from 150-325k miles and all had some sort of problems that allowed me to purchase them for cheap, knowing I would need to perform repairs. I don't think I paid over $2k for any one of them. I've seen some in the $5-8k range that are lower mileage and look pretty nice. I wasn't willing to pay that much so have never l looked at these. All mine run good now. Haven't had any major issues with them that I wasn't aware of when we bought them. Things to be aware of with these... 1) using coolant. Some of these have cracked heads and suck coolant some of the have head gaskets that loose ability to seal over time and will allow coolant to get sucked into cylinders. 2) damage in the drivers doors wire harness. in the simplest case, this prevents windows and door locks from working. In worst case it creates a mod buss error that will lead to a host of dash warning lights becoming active. 3) rear hatch locks and airbag sensing units in the column fail. Easy replacements for both. 4) I've had to replace wheel bearings and CV boots in all of them at some point or another. Could be indicative of early life lack of care. No issues with my replacements.
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