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The CRV and rav 4 are too small for us. I am 6'2" 260, so that's not going to work. I have thought about the Subie. I tried an outback and it didn't work, I like the forester, but She WHo Must be Obeyed won't hear of it. Somehow she has bad associations with the subaru. The pathy is a good choice as far as size etc. We have also looked at a ML320 (around 17k for a 1999-2000 with 40-50k), Isuzu Trooper (wife has bad associations from an accident), sheep grand cherokee (to chintzy for me), 4runner etc. It seems like the choice has come down to a pathy (cheaper and good looking, reliable, etc) and the ML320 (prestige, nice riding, good offroad)

She is swapping from a passat wagon. Her car was totalled last week, and is looking for a replacement. She wants something about the same size for all the baby gear. I am pushing for the pathy because of the frequent camping we do. Obviously the age is a factor, as is the lower mileage. I do think the 1999 is actually a 1999.5. It has the squarer grill in front. One advantage to the 2001 is that i think it has the AWD as well as the 4wd. This isn't super useful for us in Vegas, but would have been nice when we were in Utah. I didn't know that about the shocks. That is good to know. Any other year specific problems? Any other thoughts

I am looking to buy a newer pathy for my wife. The choice is between a 1999 LE Special Edition or a 2001 LE. Both are 4wd and auto (for my wife). I know the 2001 has the larger 3.5 liter engine which would be nice. But the 1999 is 2/3 the price ($10500 - 50k miles, 2001 is $15800, 36k miles) Any thoughts, pros or cons to each one? Thanks.

I love my pathy, but those troopers are pretty capable. I had one before, but I had the V6. Horrible Horrible V6. Only 10 more HP than the 4 cyl, and much less reliable, worse gas mileage etc. Yes the troopers are tall, but so are many offroad vehicles. If you are interested in learning more check out these Look what this guy has done to his www.off-road.com/isuzu/wombintro.html And this guy with his "Tundra Rover" troopers.seanweems.com/ This guy took a trek across the sahara in his trooper www.itog.com/sahara.shtml Also check this out. It is Similar to NPORA for troopers - www.itog.com/ (somewhat dormant recently)

Which engine is in the trooper? The 4 cyl or the 2.8 GM V6? If it is the 2.8, you can swap directly over to the GM 3.4 liter (more power) with basically no modifying. You can also do the same with the 4.3 v6 (much more power), but it requires a little more adjusting. You can also do swap the 4 cyl, but the 6 cyl uses the same tranny and t case. Also, if it is a 6 cyl, it could be overheating because of an external oil cooler. I has one, and the lines ran right along the wheel arch along the driver;s side inner fender. They ran right past the exhaust manifold, and the retaining strap (a piece of plastic) had come loose and were rubbing on the exhaust. Of course I didn't notice that little bit of info (just thought I was running hot climbing the grade from Phx to Flagstaff), until a big cloud of smoke billowed behind me. Yup this was in the middle of nowhere, except for a little sleazeball repair shop, 30 miles from Page, AZ. Now that is another story (involving paying them $500 for nothing and getting a 2 am 300 mile tow!)

I wonder if you could use seats from a 240sx? They should flip far enough forward. Also a Z seat might work.

It shouldn't take you longer than say 15-30 minutes to take the rack off. It might be handy to have a friend help you hold the rack while you take off the final bolts. The hardest part will be repairing the bodywork. When I removed mine to repaintI had some ugly holes with some nasty rust. I wire brushed the surface rust and then sprayed a rust converting primer. But I put my rack back on. If you didn't I imagine you might have some hefty bodywork bills (unless you are good at it yourself).

Basically the alarm goes off if you fail to put the key in the ignition within a set period of time from opening the door (i think like 30 seconds). This applies to the doors and hatch, but i am not sure if it applies to the rear glass. I think it also has a shock sensor as well.

Sounds great. This will be my contribution to the cause.

Ok - to get this rolling I will start taking orders. I won't be collecting cash yet (I don't want to this without some sort of nomination). But I do want to get an order in. SO Please email me your order. Indicate which Color & Size and Amount. Also indicate if you need shipping outside the US. Thanks Jay Shafer

I agree on the high quality product. Online is good to get some competition and for a guage on price. You can pick different types of shirts, but it might be better to have someone handle it locally where you can actually see the shirt. I would be happy to handle the cash transaction (collecting orders) unless whoever is ordering wants to do that. I can set it up via check or paypal account. Why don't we put up the final designs in a poll and have people vote?

Anyone volunteer to collect the $$$ and order the shirts? How about $15 plus shipping (like 2-3 in the US) for the 1st shirt $30 for 2 in the US including shipping? Also we should get a running list of who wants what sizes. Also are we going to do 1 color shirt or 2?

Did a "quick quote" at custom.t-shirtking.com. I just estimated Product Info Shirt Style: short_sleeve Color: black TOTAL QTY: 70 Size(s): 5 - small 10 - medium 20 - large 20 - xlarge 10 - 2xlarge 5 - 3xlarge Design Location: Back (2) Color(s) Left Chest (1) Color(s) Price Quote (includes art and setup fees) Item Cost: 7.80 Estimated Total: 546.00 They seem like a reputable company. You can also have your project set up for bid by multiple manufacturers. So we could Sell them for 8-11 for S-Xl and 9-12 for 2xl & 3xl including shipping. Sound good?

for us bigger guys who like baggy tshirts I wonder if it would be possible to get the shirts in XXXL (for an extra cost)

further Red Line MTL may be used in transmissions which recommend 75W, 80W, or 85W GL - 4 gear oils, or SAE 30 or 5W/10W30 motor oils. If a 90W GL - 4 or SAE 40, 10W40, or 15W40 is required, MT - 90 may be used