Nissan blew it with me

DR_ · 10-15-2012, 09:30 PM

I vote Armada and you can get them 10k off MSRP.
Here's mine

6MT · 10-15-2012, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Inspector71

I had a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder and sold it for the Z in 2009. As I move closer to retirement and, considering I love hiking and being outdoors especially in the winter, the colder the better, I was reconsidering my choice and giving thought to buying a Pathfinder again. And then "Chickification" reared its ugly head and, like the Ford Explorer, killed another SUV. It now looks like a cross over leaning toward a soccer mom mini-van. They took it off its truck platform, yes, I read why, and chickified it up to appeal to female buyers. Yuck. Another one bites the dust victim of chickification. I wanted a an SUV not a mini-van. I may have to go with the Toyota 4-Runner but I still have a couple of years and by then the Chickification brigade may have pulled it down as well. Nissan, you blew it. For those who see it differently, go buy one.

At your age, do chicks really influence you that much.

sounds to me like you need a Hummer.

cossie1600 · 10-15-2012, 10:22 PM

lol ouch

SalA · 10-16-2012, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Cmike2780

Isn't the Grand Cherokee a unibody too?

Not Sure...Y

Shamu · 10-16-2012, 09:56 AM

Aren't the Aramada and the Xterra and all the king cab trucks built on a "manly" truck platform? Given that 99% of people including men never use their SUVs for anything other than driving on suburban roads I think Nissan was very smart converting pathfinder to lighter weight unibody construction. Especially with now near $5 gallon gas prices!

I never understood the redundancy in having Armada and pathfinder. If you half the man you claim to be why not drive the manly Armada? After all that's a mans man SUV. Not a pretender like old pathfinder or what? Girls SUV from Toyota? That Toyota may be truck based but its a chick SUV for sure. It really can't hual anything other than chicks in the back seat.

Cmike2780 · 10-16-2012, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SalA

Not Sure...Y

Yeah, come to think of it, the grand cherokee has always been a unibody. The OP think's that it's for "chick's" and soccer mom's because it's not a body on frame design like a "real" man's truck.

Tazicon · 10-16-2012, 10:06 AM

A real Jeep is the only way to go.

Cmike2780 · 10-16-2012, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tazicon

A real Jeep is the only way to go.

Not true, you need one of these to be a real man!

Paramount Marauder

phelan · 10-16-2012, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cmike2780

Not true, you need one of these to be a real man!

Paramount Marauder

that episode was so f*cking badass hahahaa

Inspector71 · 10-17-2012, 10:29 AM

Because someone has a different view they are "silly?' I'll have to disagree. I've been into cars/trucks all my life and even the automotive industry writers admit what has been going on is the "chickification" of cars. The Ford Explorer and Pathfinder are classic examples. Women, and some "men" want the look of an off road vehicle but the comfort of a car. My gosh, seat warmers in a truck? How soft have Americans become. Many of us did like the off road nature of the Pathfinder especially in snow, towing, and so forth but couldn't afford the Armada. Unibody is "softening" the intregrity of the vehicle which might be better for highways, and the rounded jelly bean look might appeal to some, but it is no longer a Pathfinder. Its a chick wanna-be suv.

Cmike2780 · 10-17-2012, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inspector71

Because someone has a different view they are "silly?' I'll have to disagree. I've been into cars/trucks all my life and even the automotive industry writers admit what has been going on is the "chickification" of cars. The Ford Explorer and Pathfinder are classic examples. Women, and some "men" want the look of an off road vehicle but the comfort of a car. My gosh, seat warmers in a truck? How soft have Americans become. Many of us did like the off road nature of the Pathfinder especially in snow, towing, and so forth but couldn't afford the Armada. Unibody is "softening" the intregrity of the vehicle which might be better for highways, and the rounded jelly bean look might appeal to some, but it is no longer a Pathfinder. Its a chick wanna-be suv.

silly indeed. If you need a car to tell you you're a "man." You've got some deeper issues. Spare us your pedantic reasons for what a "man's" car should be. It's just steel and sheet metal. You'd have to be insanely insecure about your sexuality if the thought of driving a "chick" car really bothers you.

cossie1600 · 10-17-2012, 11:08 AM

metrosexual guys get a lot more chicks though

UNKNOWN_370 · 10-17-2012, 12:01 PM

imho, Nissan trucks never screamed out to me, rugged. they've always been fashion statements. American trucks/SUV's always seemed to be the better choice imho...

But then again. I hate trucks. So who am I? lol

Inspector71 · 10-17-2012, 01:03 PM

Please forgive me for stepping on toes but, I like your choice as well. There have been questions about the Jeep/Durgano as far a mechanical problems. Do you believe they have been addressed? Thanks for the post.

Inspector71 · 10-17-2012, 01:07 PM

Yes, you bring up some good points especially the 7 seat being off road. What I liked about that was putting them down for space to haul stuff around. I liked the SUV as a compromise between an off road jeep and something you had to use as a daily driver. I didn't/don't want a mini-van which is why I don't like the new Pathfinder at all. The rear of it is kind of bulbous and bubble shaped. I asked my wife which she preferred in shape/style, the 2006 Pathfinder I had or the new one. She chose the new one. Speaks for itself.

10-16-2012, 09:56 AM	#20 (permalink)
Shamu A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 1,059 Drives: 370Z Racecar Rep Power: 19	Aren't the Aramada and the Xterra and all the king cab trucks built on a "manly" truck platform? Given that 99% of people including men never use their SUVs for anything other than driving on suburban roads I think Nissan was very smart converting pathfinder to lighter weight unibody construction. Especially with now near $5 gallon gas prices! I never understood the redundancy in having Armada and pathfinder. If you half the man you claim to be why not drive the manly Armada? After all that's a mans man SUV. Not a pretender like old pathfinder or what? Girls SUV from Toyota? That Toyota may be truck based but its a chick SUV for sure. It really can't hual anything other than chicks in the back seat. __________________ Grant Last edited by Shamu; 10-16-2012 at 10:02 AM.

10-16-2012, 10:06 AM	#22 (permalink)
Tazicon Track Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Vegas Baby! Posts: 773 Drives: German/British cars Rep Power: 14	A real Jeep is the only way to go. __________________ Porsche, it's a 2 syllable word

10-17-2012, 10:29 AM	#25 (permalink)
Inspector71 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lee's Summit Missouri Posts: 337 Drives: 2015 Pearl White Z Rep Power: 16	CMike2720 Because someone has a different view they are "silly?' I'll have to disagree. I've been into cars/trucks all my life and even the automotive industry writers admit what has been going on is the "chickification" of cars. The Ford Explorer and Pathfinder are classic examples. Women, and some "men" want the look of an off road vehicle but the comfort of a car. My gosh, seat warmers in a truck? How soft have Americans become. Many of us did like the off road nature of the Pathfinder especially in snow, towing, and so forth but couldn't afford the Armada. Unibody is "softening" the intregrity of the vehicle which might be better for highways, and the rounded jelly bean look might appeal to some, but it is no longer a Pathfinder. Its a chick wanna-be suv.

10-17-2012, 01:03 PM	#29 (permalink)
Inspector71 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lee's Summit Missouri Posts: 337 Drives: 2015 Pearl White Z Rep Power: 16	For SalA Please forgive me for stepping on toes but, I like your choice as well. There have been questions about the Jeep/Durgano as far a mechanical problems. Do you believe they have been addressed? Thanks for the post.

10-17-2012, 01:07 PM	#30 (permalink)
Inspector71 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lee's Summit Missouri Posts: 337 Drives: 2015 Pearl White Z Rep Power: 16	Vdc off Yes, you bring up some good points especially the 7 seat being off road. What I liked about that was putting them down for space to haul stuff around. I liked the SUV as a compromise between an off road jeep and something you had to use as a daily driver. I didn't/don't want a mini-van which is why I don't like the new Pathfinder at all. The rear of it is kind of bulbous and bubble shaped. I asked my wife which she preferred in shape/style, the 2006 Pathfinder I had or the new one. She chose the new one. Speaks for itself.

10-15-2012, 09:30 PM	#16 (permalink)
DR_ Track Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dallas Posts: 981 Drives: Touring/Sport M6 PG Rep Power: 17	I vote Armada and you can get them 10k off MSRP. Here's mine

10-15-2012, 10:22 PM	#18 (permalink)
cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 30	lol ouch

10-17-2012, 11:08 AM	#27 (permalink)
cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 30	metrosexual guys get a lot more chicks though

10-17-2012, 12:01 PM	#28 (permalink)
UNKNOWN_370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: ny'r livn in tx Posts: 8,687 Drives: well over 130m.p.h. Rep Power: 14858	imho, Nissan trucks never screamed out to me, rugged. they've always been fashion statements. American trucks/SUV's always seemed to be the better choice imho... But then again. I hate trucks. So who am I? lol

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