Anything I need to know

[jjlander]

I recently purchased a 2018 Pathfinder platinum. I bought it to transport a 19 foot RV it falls under the 5000 weight limit but it has 160,000 miles on it. I haven’t hooked the trailer up yet. I’m still kind of test driving the vehicle and noticed that the acceleration is a little slow. Anybody know if this is normal and do you think I’m OK transporting a trailer of that size with this many miles on it thanks.

[Slartibartfast]

Towing 5k lbs with an out-of-warranty CVT seems sketchy to me. Looks like some people do it, though. Do some research on what they do to keep them alive. Fresh fluid and a cooler might help. Looks like load distributing hitches are a thing for these, probably a good idea if you're cutting it close on the tow capacity.

 

I've never driven an R52, but I'd expect the VQ to get up and go pretty well. My dad's '03 had an earlier VQ, and it got up and went just fine. I imagine it would be screaming at you if it was in some kind of limp mode, though I would still check and see if it's got any trouble codes. I would also check that it isn't in some kind of eco mode that's nerfing the throttle response.

[adamzan]

I would make sure the transmission is serviced (fluid/filter) and an external cooler is added before doing any towing of that size.