Terrano

Welcome!

Glad to hear your car is back!))) That must feel good, when you've already said goodbye to your pathy))) Did you get drunk on that occasion? I think I would -alcohol- -alcohol-

Jesus.... I watched it several times ;-) These guys are pretty much loaded with cash))) THAT level of car-modding is certainly exprensive! :bow:

wonderful pics! )) welcome to the forum

Welcome! Yeah, some pics would be nice))

Welcome! A great truck! I like!)) Say, would you be eager to trade it for my 1992 Pathy? I think it will be a fair deal if you give me your car ))) (plus some money of course)

Oh, yeah! I agree ;-)) Beautiful pix))

TrailChaser, I don't have to scroll right. His sig is huge, I agree, but if you have 1024x768 resolution on your monitor everything will be ok, I guess.

Congratulations on having your Pathy back)) Looks great!

Vengeful, it's good to hear that insurance covers your losses. It would be much better if it was that Jeep-owner who fell into the pit, not you )))

Greetings and welcome!

I don't know if it's too late and you've alerady left, but I will do it anyway. So good luck to you, may the sea be calm and fish jumping out of the water into your nets ;-))) And may the Force be with you I used to work for a fishing company, though not in the sea, but in the office ))) But I at least have some understanding of how hard the work is. Good luck to you again! See ya

yeah, this is one of the best mods to forums!!

Welcome)))

By the way, Mako, where are you located? I see that you drive a Terrano, not Pathfinder. I thought Terrano was a Japan-only model. We have a lot of used Japanese cars here in Russia, especially in the Far East region close to Japan... so we do not drive pathies, only Terrano (which I think could be called Terry ) But I am curious where they are driven as Terrano besides Japan.

1. It's correct, no belt. Moreover, no chain. There are gears that function as a timing belt. Thus, no headache))) This is eternal. Or so close to being eternal that it makes no difference ))) 2. I used to have 5spd manual... I don't know about any extra fluid. I just looked up the capacity in the manual, and the service station poured in exactly the amount that was indicated in the manual. 3. *What's manifold... have to look in the dictionary* Ah, I see what it is ))) But have no idea about the bolts, sorry. 4. Can't help, either. 5. I never had tires of this size...but I guess they will not rub. Oh, in case of worn suspension, they might. But in case everything's ok, they won't 6. I hate manual hubs ))) I don't fancy going out of the car, dive in the mud to switch them on. I really hate them)) Maybe there is some great idea behind manual hubs, but I don't see it. People here said auto hubs might unlock by themselves... I had 89' Pathy, Vitara, now I own Pathy again, all with auto hubs, and I've NEVER had any problem with them. Hope I helped you a bit )))

I have 2.7L turbo-diesel. It rulez! I prefer diesel engines on SUVs.

Happy birthday!!!!!!!

I cannot tell you about 05 X-Trail, never even actually seen it)) But I can tell you about 00 X-Trail. A good car, more off-road-oriented than CR-V or RAV4. These two are actually rather weak cars.... city-only, as I'd call them. If you are looking for a small SUV with decent off-road capabilities, I'd recommend X-trail or Suzuki Escudo. Wait, I guess it is called Vitara in U.S. I used to drive Escudo for two years, and I can tell it is a monster, a small one, but still a monster in its heart ))) I am not sure about 05 year models... but I guess they are not worse )))

4WD rulez! You never know when you'll need it. It's better to have it and drive in 2H, than not have it and in certain situations want to give up anything for several minutes of 4WD))))))

Another story..another stupid story)) My friend drives a Toyota LandCruiser Prado. I don't know if you have them in U.S., it is probably a Japan-only car. The image is attached to this post to get a better feel of the story Winter, no snow, clear roads. Night again. There was some snow during the day, but due to strong wind there was none of it on the road. He was going on a narrow road between the houses, and there was a bit lower thatn bumper-high pile of snow about 15 m in length gathered by the wind. Nothing serious, and it was fresh snow, easy to go through... He goes into 4H, dives into this snow.... and gets stuck.))) LOL! No snow around, clear roads... and he manages to find a place to get stuck. The problem was there was ice under the snow :furious: He spends a couple of hours trying everything... he jacked the car to place some gravel under wheels... it did not help... There was a tiny slope.... well it was not so steep... just a really tiny bit of it, but combined with snow and ice under it, it was a serious obstacle ))) My friend called me, I went to rescue him on my pathy. As I approached him, the first question I asked was "how did you manage to get stuck on it??? He pointed under the wheel, so I could see the ice. OK, I got back into the car, got closer to tie the rope... than a though struck me! "What if there's ice everywhere under this snow?" I switch to R, try to go backwards... yep, can't move either ))) darn, we laughed like crazy))) Two SUV's stuck in the snow without snow anywhere besides this spot. Somehow we took my car off the ice. I don't know how, probably I was lucky to stop before that tiny slope began. Than we took my rope, it was longer than his, tied it.. and I pulled him out. It was about 4 a.m., we did not sleep during that night, as we had some 4 hours before our working day started... But it was a great andventure. -thnkboutit- Though it would be even more funny if we wouldn't be able to get out, and somebody'd have to save us)))) People would have the laugh of the century)))

My worst time was when ... well, here is the deal. A very narrow road, it makes a sharp turn and goes up a hill. No place to accelerate, you just enter the turn, then when you come out of it you step on the go, and you accelerate from almost zero speed. It was winter, a lot of snow... about 1 a.m., very cold and windy winter night ))) I could've avoided that hill, but it was my first winter on a pathy (I owned a 89' 2-door pathy then), so of course I decided to try))) I went to 4H, flew almost to the top, and there I found that those who tried it before me, polished the top with their tires into ice... so my wheels slipped... a couple of seconds the pathy was fighting, and then it was flying back to the beginning of the hill)) Remember the shapr turn I told you about? Well, in its corner it was a huge pile of snow that was before taken off the road. So in a couple of seconds my pathy is roof-deep in this snow. I got out of the car, took the shovel (I always have a shovel in the car during winter) and started digging. It took me FOUR HOURS before I dug the car out ))) darn, it was so cold... and I even had no gloves, I managed to leave them at home ))) I could've called a friend to help me, but you know this feeling when you are stuck because of your own stupidity, so you want to get out by yourself? I frantically dug and dug and dug... for four hours. In the morning all my muscles were telling me what an idiot I was ))))

Yep, looks great!! As a Metallica fan, I also admire the sticker )))

Congratulations!!! I envy you))) In a friendly positive way, of course))

OK, thanks for the explanations ;-)