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I think people register on this site to SPECIFICALLY ask the all important "I'm gonna lift my Pathy" and "I need bigger tires" questions, then never reply again.

HA! He posted it again...some more depressing pics of it http://norfolk.craigslist.org/car/745313098.html

Ugly man, that's ugly I think it just looks like an XE. It's still for sale apparently.

I had one of those "bumper guards" on my R50 before I sold it, a Westin actually. Had two KC Daylighters mounted on it too. One wheeling trip and that thing was dented and mangled to bits on the underside. It was aluminum and not worth a sh!t as far as strength goes...

I just called the dealership and read THEM the VIN. Yep, that's it They were pulled off.

Was browsing craigslist and came across this..... http://norfolk.craigslist.org/car/741818350.html MY TRUCK!! Looks like it ended up at auction and wound up on a slummy dealers lot, still with the balled General Grabbers, OME lift and Hidden Hitch. The question is...where the hell did the stock pathfinder roof rack go, along with the step rails (I had reinstalled the step rails when I sold it) Kind of looks like a stripped down XE now. Wow...a little bittersweet right now!! What it USED to look like:

Also, try here. I don't think there's anything you couldn't find here (provided you're actually able to get in touch with someone!) Parts

Not sure if this one would work in the '01's (I had the same unit in my '02 as you) IIRC the size of the unit itself isn't any different between the two trims. At any rate: Ebay I've seen lot's of these on ebay over time, this model and the older on as well...as well as the old OLD one the first QX4's used to have. It may be cheaper to go that route.

still kept the stocker inside door handles.......

Wow that's a nasty wreck. Really happy you're ok though. Looks like the Pathy held up pretty well. Good luck with your quest for something new. Smack your boss in the face with your mangled front bumper...that should put his a$$ in check.

Thanks guys (and girls) I just sold the roof rack and lights to it, that's the last of the things I still had. I do fully intend on buying another VQ Pathy in a few years. I'm not gonna say "by then I'll have the $$ to do an SAS blah blah blah" because that's not realistic. I'll mod it a bit more than mine was, and hopefully at that point I'll have found one that's a 5-spd.

As the title may have suggested, yesterday was a long day for me as I said goodbye to my Pathy. The cost of gas was just killing me, as was the extra insurance (compared to what I've lowered it to) as well as the hefty car payment it carried with it. Being a full-time student and having a wife who works for the state (which doesn't have the money to give annual raises for reasons "greater than the Governors") finally got the best of me, and I had to let it go. I sold it to Carmax, who gave me a hefty 8K for it (with 99K on the clock and all SORTS of pinstripes and dents) and ended up buying my wife a fully loaded '04 Kia Optima with leather, the 2.7L V6 and 40K on it for $8,500 out the door, along with a full service package including oil changes/tire rotation balancing and allingments/state inspections for the next 3 years or 37500 miles and GAP insurance too. It's practical for right now, and after owning our little 3 door Accent for almost 5 years now and driving the hell out of it for 100K miles, I can attest to the fact that Hyundai makes a (albeit the goofiest) decent product. Plus, the factory warranty goes to 100K...another selling point. To be completely honest, since gas began hiking to upwards to $3.00 I stopped driving it and swapped cars with the wife, using our Hyundai as my daily driver (55 miles per day) I never even drove the Pathy, and on weekends it sat. It was to the point where it wasn't enjoyable to own anymore. And we can't afford at this point in time to have something like that burning holes in our pockets (not till I graduate at least) I've now lowered our payment by $123.00/mo. ($197.00 compared to $320.00) dropped our insurance premium $95.00/annually, and hacked off $20.00/fill up with ***GASP*** 87 OCTANE! The savings are the only thing that's kieeping me sane right now, and I know it was the right thing to do as a result of it. I sure do miss the truck though. Maybe in a few years I'll pickup another, seeing as by then gas will be probably $33.00/gallon and the market for SUV's will be even more awkward. I'd still like to hang around here, as I have for the last 2.5 years, and chime in when I can. Here's a few photos of the newbie: I can't even begin to explain how much I miss the Pathy though!

I always held my set button for about 2 secs. IIRC.

And this surprises you?

Goddam that sounds great. Nicely done Tyler

Yes, the flaps. You're right, they do take the very bottom of the flare off but not enough to make it look bad at all. The flare will end where the bumper begins. Once you do it, after a few days you'll get used to it. Looks much better IMO.

If you have a ramp, flex out one side at a time to drop the other tire low enough to get a stubby screwdriver into that space. That's what I did... And yes, the control arm mounts do hang pretty low, but they're (at least mines) not painted body color, nor is the control arm...

Not on later model R50's...there aren't any screws at the bottom. You need to wedge a flathead screwdriver between the HVAC vents and the dash itself to pop them out. Then disconnect the clock. There should be 2 screws visible at that point that you remove, then pop the lower bezel out and remember to unplug the defrost and hazard switches (as well as the AC jack) IIRC, it's easiest to do it with the transmission in 1 to give you more wiggle room. Wait, do you have All Mode on yours?

At any rate, the FSM is on this site. Vengeful's posted the link numerous times.

**edits post** My bad.

You sure do come up with a lot of questions Parts stores can tell you the info. you need. As far as reconnecting, make sure it's positive first, then negative of course. You will loose your trip mileage info. and all presets in the radio (unless you have an after market deck...that may save them) No need to worry about the ECU. Also, if you have auto. climate control it will revert back to 75 degrees (I think) blowing on your face.

I would say you'd be the first, as far as I know.

Yikes. Bet that takes a toll on the wallet from time to time!

Check the oil over a few different times, taking into account all factors, (like engine temperature) and see if you find a consistent pattern of the oil level being low. Checking it once and saying it's low leaves a lot of variables un-accounted for.

Good looking rig I remember when mine looked as clean as that.