Well I traded off my 03 Tahoe for the new re-design 05 Pathfinder SE.

Was I crazy for doing it?

My new ride:




My old ride:




Let me just say this. The pathy has a v6 @ 270hp and my HOE has a V8 270hp. The Pathy would wax its V8 ARSE.

 

I'd take the pathfinder over the Tahoe any day, not sure why, just prefer it by style and size. I also like the new Xterra with the 6-speed..

 

I like it!

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Looking Good... How do you like it?? Thinkig of trading in My 01 Pathfinder LE for a 05 Pathfinder LE or MDX... Gonna test drive them both and see...

 

good move. white looks nice too

 

But I bet the Tahoe waxes the Pathy when towing that boat...

 

great looking nissan

 

I probably would've bought a pathfinder instead of 4runner if it had come out a year earlier..

 

I have always liked the pathfinder, goodluck with it

 

yeah i would tend to agree with that... those american trucks are at home hauling things like that boat...

 

NOPE. But the HOE had 3.22 gears and no tow package. Over all, I still say "NO" b/c they both had the same HP and close towing specs. They pathY can get to 0-60 like in 7 sec's or some shizz like that. Ain't no MAXIMA, but for a SUV its pretty impressive. I like it so far. Love the space I had in the HOE, but ride, performace can be beat in a import.

 

Great move, I love the new Pathfinder.

 

I actually got a review of my boat in tow versus the T-Hoe.

Here it is:

Ok.

Vehicle: I have a 2005 Pathfinder SE. Fully loaded , but minus the leather and dvd console setup.
I have about 150 miles on her. One of my main concerns about purchasing this SUV is will it really pull up to 6000 lbs? I traded in my 03 Tahoe w/ the 4.8L V8 which is rated at 270hp and 7000lbs towing. So I was like ok, this Pathfinder will do it but not as good. eeeekkkk!!

Well first thing this morning I had to go to my local trailer shop to get a 5 prong trailer wiring hooked up. The one that came on the Pathfinder was a 4 prong. At about noon time, I headed out to our boat storage, backed the Pathfinder to my 2004 FourWinns 194 Funship Deck boat. I figure that the weight of the boat was :
Boat w/ motor 3600 lbs
Trailer: 960 lbs
Gas/ 50 gallon: 416 lbs ( 1 gallon= 8.328 lbs)
Water / 12 gallon: 99 lbs

Grand total weight is: 5075 lbs or very close to it give or take. I did have a full tank of gas and water along with the tow test. I was told that fuel weighs less then water and these are math factors from weight of water per gallon, so it might be a little less but nothing to fight over.

Keep in mind I am not including weight on boat gear like tools, water sports gear, food, ice chest or anything like that.

But I hooked the boat up and the boat did weight down the rear end of the pathfinder some, but so did my Tahoe. So what!! It never bottomed out or anything during the ride.

Off I go. I was very amazed everyone!!! After about a 15 mile run down into the Texas Hill Country and some highway speeds up to 70mph this Pathfinder did awesome. Highway running was quick and never lost speed. When I accelerated the gas pedal it would want to go even faster! I felt that there was really no loss in speed up hills as I expected it to. This SUV being a V6 has really shocked me what it really can compete against! I felt that my Tahoe accelerated a lot slower and shift from the Tahoe always had a clunky shift point in its weak tranny. The Tahoe took some time to get over 40mph versus the pathfinder getting there quicker!!!

So if I compare apple & oranges from my new 05 Pathfinder V6 vs my previous 03 Tahoe V8,, I prefer my Pathfinder to tow my boat. I now can get it to the lake faster! hahahaha.
Nissan did an awesome job w/ the pathfinders ability to do it all. The only thing I feel that the Pathfinder is not all up to was the room/size area (inside). It felt smaller, but I was aware of that since I was down sizing when I step off from our Tahoe.
I just wanted to say thank you Nissan for an awesome product and our family will be very happy with our purchase as years to come. :hal:

God Bless and thanks for looking everyone!

 

Awesome review. Glad to hear you're lovin' the new ride so much.

 

nice rig. i really like the looks of those.

 

BTW - I really like the Pathey but I like your boat better

 

nice path

 

"Was Crazy" ? I think you still are.

But you made a solid choice.

 

Great choice!

I love my Pathy. Its a 92, and right now is undergoing some cosmetic surgery. Totally reliable truck, I paid $19k for it brand new, I hate to think what they cost now!

 

i love the new pathfinder!

 

Great move! I like the Pathfinder!

 

Not bad let us know what you think of it.

 

Nice truck dude... I drove an Armada for 2 weeks... It's a nice truck except for the gas consumption and the frigging size... My house is smaller than this truck ;-)...

The only thing negative I can think of the Path. is that it's not a Honda

Congrats dude...

 

i like the new redesign. looks nice. good choice

 

Not bad.

I think you would have like the Tahoe much better if it had a Tow package, though.

Nice Four Winns. What size? Looks to be a 24 with a Volvo Penta. What kinda motor?

 

nice truck. wouldnt trade my runner for one but nissan did style it very nicely.

 

Thanks. It's called a 194 Funship. It's size is a 22' er
Motor is a Volvo, w/ the 5.0L , carb. It's all I need to wakeboard and chill in.

Gots a good size to it. Even has a sink and table .

 

The boat is sweet but the Pathfinder is not.

 

Little rusty..no?

 

clean ride

 

Is that a regular pathfinder or the bigger armada? Its tough to tell from that pic with the boat in it. I believe the armada is closer in size to the tahoe than the regular pathfinder.

 

Its the regular Pathfinder.

 

That boat is pimp.