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Inspector71 · 10-19-2012, 01:36 PM

I appreciate your post but I am dumbfounded as to why it is so hard for people to read a post and draw conclusions that do not exist. When did I say a comfortable car was chickified. Because you were respectful, I'll take the time to explain it one more time. I liked the Nissan Pathfinder. As I approach retirement, I was thinking about selling my Z and buying another one. I am a hiker and hunter (more hiker). I love winter and hike in snow. The colder the better. I also haul firewood and other parts that require a stout truck and 4x4. Some of those parts are for my other cars, two 1960s Mopars. The Xterra was too small for this and the Armada too large and expensive. The Pathfinder was just right and it looked good. My lament was partially tongue in cheek about the chickification of the Pathfinder. Everyone I have shown it to agrees...except for females. A definite bifurcation exists because men have looked at it as an SUV/truck. Not all of course, but many including me. Nissan ruined it by chickifying it into a soccer mom mini-van. Now, did I suggest that Nissan should make one vehicle to suit me? Of course not. No one should. That is, unless others feel the same way. If not, I'll go my way and look for an alternative. Back around 1989-1990, Mazda turned their Rx7, which came in about 4 models raning from $15K to a single model that ran around $35K...back then. I have owned 5 Rx7s and could not afford the new one. I wrote to Mazda to protest. They told me market research supported the change. I told them they were making a big mistake. I was correct and they not only lost a huge segment of the sportscar market, the Rx7 was canceled. You don't have to agree, and that is fine. I am no prophet. Only time will tell about the pathfinder.

10-19-2012, 01:36 PM	#55 (permalink)
Inspector71 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lee's Summit Missouri Posts: 337 Drives: 2015 Pearl White Z Rep Power: 16	Shamu I appreciate your post but I am dumbfounded as to why it is so hard for people to read a post and draw conclusions that do not exist. When did I say a comfortable car was chickified. Because you were respectful, I'll take the time to explain it one more time. I liked the Nissan Pathfinder. As I approach retirement, I was thinking about selling my Z and buying another one. I am a hiker and hunter (more hiker). I love winter and hike in snow. The colder the better. I also haul firewood and other parts that require a stout truck and 4x4. Some of those parts are for my other cars, two 1960s Mopars. The Xterra was too small for this and the Armada too large and expensive. The Pathfinder was just right and it looked good. My lament was partially tongue in cheek about the chickification of the Pathfinder. Everyone I have shown it to agrees...except for females. A definite bifurcation exists because men have looked at it as an SUV/truck. Not all of course, but many including me. Nissan ruined it by chickifying it into a soccer mom mini-van. Now, did I suggest that Nissan should make one vehicle to suit me? Of course not. No one should. That is, unless others feel the same way. If not, I'll go my way and look for an alternative. Back around 1989-1990, Mazda turned their Rx7, which came in about 4 models raning from $15K to a single model that ran around $35K...back then. I have owned 5 Rx7s and could not afford the new one. I wrote to Mazda to protest. They told me market research supported the change. I told them they were making a big mistake. I was correct and they not only lost a huge segment of the sportscar market, the Rx7 was canceled. You don't have to agree, and that is fine. I am no prophet. Only time will tell about the pathfinder.