k9sar Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 So I know the WD21 up through 95 was a separate body/frame design and in 96, with the R50, they went to a frameless design. Did any of the later years go back to using a frame? I was at a local dealership looking at one of the new pathys and the salesman was telling me that they just switched to the unibody construction. I was gonna call BS but I just smiled and acted like I didn't know anything about cars at all (just testing to see how honest the salesman was and if I wanted to deal with him further) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pav Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 (edited) The WD21 and R51 are the only models with a frame. The R50 and current R52 are unibody. Its easy to tell by taking a peek underneath which trucks have a frame. Edited March 6, 2015 by Pav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Correct. The R51, 2005-2014 IIRC, went back to a frame. I saw one around here that was significantly lifted and towing a large boat, it didn't look 1/2 bad... B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialWarr Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Is Nissan undecided about which they should use? Dude it's a truck. .... trucks have frames. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 It's a minivan now. B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9sar Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 yea, I looked at a 2015.... not impressed. Sure, it has gadgets but it's destined to be a garage-kept mall-crawler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Yeah I was hopeful that Nissan was going to honor the Pathfinder legacy when they R51 came out, but sadly (and predictably) it did not last and the Pathfinder is going the way of all good SUV's by falling victim to the creature comfort over versatility crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 WD21: We took a pickup truck and made the roof longer. R50: We call them SUVs now. R51: Come look at the Armada, leave with this instead! We make big trucks now. R52: So our head designer drove his sister-in-law's Subaru Outback and really liked it... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Precise1 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Too true, unfortunately... B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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