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Haha. If you do it at the Caldwell location, I can radio you from my house!

So envious of you Aussies. You guys get all the good toys. I'd love to get my hands on a older Patrol if I could.

If the covid thing has settled down a bit, I'll plan on attending this one. Have to play it by ear though.

I'm sorry, but for $700, that's a hard no from me. It only appears to have a sink, stove slide out, and cutting board. No drawers or other storage of any kind. That limits its usefulness to me. If it was 300, and had an option to have a drawer, and no sink, I'd give it another look.

I certainly didn't discount the 2nd gens when I was shopping for mine. The major reason I ruled it out was the first 5 years had radiators that could fail and cause coolant to mix with transmission fluid, causing a very expensive fix. That, and all the ones in my price range were higher mileage...

These are the things that I really don't like about new vehicles (and the price). This is why I specifically choose a first gen Xterra for my overland rig. Mechanical linkage to both the transmission and transfer case. It doesn't have the most power out there (I specifically avoided the...

My first time overlanding was pretty killer. Here are some pics

How many miles? What's the maintenance record? This is a sexy build. I wish you luck in the sale. If you had posted this in late September, or October, I'd have bought it.

I was watching the second part of the video when she walked by.

My wife walked by as she was getting ready for bed. She asked if that was local. I told her that was the trip that spawned the purchase of the Xterra. LOL.

I have decided that due to the current situation, this time around, I will be skipping this one. I'm operating under a stay at home unless absolutely necessary policy right now. For those that do attend, please stay safe, and protect yourself as best you can.

You make excellent points. I'll play it by ear, but as of right now, I'll plan on attending, but will be leaving the family at home for this one.

I'm not sure. I was originally going to Washington the weekend of the March meet up, but given the recent situation, we've cancelled those plans. Given the current situation, I'm wondering if we should considered canceling this month's meetup.

Looking good man!

The new 3.8 might have a different torque curve, but it's also mated to a new 8 speed transmission, so it remains to be seen whether it's as responsive as the old setup. If I were to go and buy a truck right now, it would likely be a 2014-2017 Frontier pro 4x. It probably wouldn't see much...

I 100% agree with this. I think the first gen Xterras were pre-Ghosn, so they certainly don't suffer the same issues. Even the newer ones (with the exception of SMOD) are super solid. I would personally buy the Frontiers and Xterras of any generation (except the 2021 with it's new 3.8L engine...

I think, overall, a lot of how nissan has approached warranty claims stem from the previous CEO. Now that it's back under Japanese leadership, I expect things to improve over the next few years. It comes down to a culture thing.

I just realized I don't actually have a build thread going.... A little back story. I got into overlanding after buying a 2004 Chevy Colorado z71 (which I still drive almost daily). I went on many awesome trips with it, but discovered it has some major weaknesses that are VERY expensive to...

I'd just order it from Amazon. If it doesn't fit, you can always return it. Amazon's return policy is pretty outstanding.

Indeed. I have since rectified that problem. But you knew that.