Pathfinder ('05-'12) is top of my list, pretty much the same thing as my truck and available with a manual.

Posted by bandi Pathfinder ('05-'12) is top of my list, pretty much the same thing as my truck and available with a manual.

finding one that isn't beat to shit or rotted to dust is almost a mission impossible... at least here.

Yep, same as here!

And I just can't justify the 4Runner tax. Wish the XTerra has a third row!

Posted by bandi Yep, same as here! And I just can't justify the 4Runner tax. Wish the XTerra has a third row!

it would have to be an Xterra with a manual transmission... they suffer the same fate that the Frontier does- rupture in the radiator fills the transmission with coolant and transmission fluid into the cooling system. other than that, they see pretty rugged.

Ditto with the Honda Pilot which is why I've sorta been avoiding them. Nice vehicles if the in-rad cooler has been bypassed, though!

There's not a single vehicle in our collection with an automatic, not even my Frontier. The last auto I had was that Rav4, and it spat its guts out on the highway in dramatic fashion.

Posted by bandi Ditto with the Honda Pilot which is why I've sorta been avoiding them. Nice vehicles if the in-rad cooler has been bypassed, though! There's not a single vehicle in our collection with an automatic, not even my Frontier. The last auto I had was that Rav4, and it spat its guts out on the highway in dramatic fashion.

i'm not thrilled with having an automatic, honestly.
I think i should've kept the Sonic and all the shit that the 1.4L was about to do.