Hello Prado Drivers with 1kz-te manual- Now Pathfinder?

[DaveR]

Thanks again folks.
Could be us who will be looking at the Pathy now also. We're sick of the Jackaroo.
At the school pick up yesterday, I watched a mum load up her 3 kids with no hassel, compared to my mrs anyway. The small rear window which lifts up is a great feature, she was able to through the bags in there. The jack on the other hand, has a massive barn door that opens the wrong way. My short ---- wife has a lot of trouble with the dam thing due to the camber of the road and the door swinging open all the way toward the footpath.
Anyway, when this mum yesterday loaded the kids in the Pathy, I noticed there was a decent surfboard in there also. 3 kids and a surf board in the back, not bad in my view.

How has the cost of servicing and repairs been for the Pathfinder?
I spoke to a Nissan specialist about them. He said he would not buy 1, then when I pressed for a reason why, he struggled to give a valid reason. He did say that they often have 1 in for silly faults, such as door handles braking. 

[NewieCamper]

The door handle thing is relatively common, some sort of design fault. Once it's fixed though...

They're effectively the same as a Navara, and how many of them are driving around?

[Vitara_JaycoSwift_Outback]

Dave if it's going to be a school taxi I'm going to throw a Klugger in the mix. We purchased a 2008 KXR awd back in September and I'm in love with it.

From Grand Motors in southport we picked it up for under 18 grand with an additional 3 year warranty. We're not big 4wd nuts and needed a bigger car for the expanding family and to tow the swift to Caravan parks by the beach.

The things is bloody huge inside with a massive boot and clever features that make it very family friendly. The V6 petrol motor is thirsty but with plenty of grunt in reserve. We are averaging around 12L per 100 at the moment.