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You saved just over $4600 from MSRP I assume. I have been quoted locally $31,261 for an LE all mode 4X4 with leather, limited slip, and body side molding. This is $250 under invoice with $500 rebate. Added to the invoice however is a $500 advertising fee, so final price is actually $250 under invoice.
What equipment does your LE have on it? Is it worth going to Canada?
if you qualify from Nissan? Is there any rebates
going on? Has anybody bought the new All Wheel
Drive?
The 2" hitch rack fits the class III hitch used on Pathfinders.
http://www.sportsrack.com/storesense/scripts/store.exe/search?oem=Sportworks
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1) Have you verified the tires are equally inflated?
2) Is the surface you are looking at the vehicle on level?
In my case, the driveway was indeed sloped away from the house (used a carpenters level to verify) which caused the vehicle to lean.
Hope this helps,
TC
I was trying to Eject/Unload a CD from slot 5 and it came up with the error:
Err 2
It won't let me do anything now on the CD player...I only have Tape & AM/FM stereo until this gets fixed! I have power to the CD player, but no matter what buttons I push it still reads: Err 2
Does anyone know what this error code is? I'll be taking it into my local Nissan dealer tomorrow afternoon to see what they say, but I'd like to fix the problem before hand if at all possible.
I wasn't using any CD-R's either........
Still love my PF LE though!
Any suggestions/help for me?
Thanks again group!!!
No, the advertising fee is not reflected on the window sticker but is added to their invoice. I found this to be true with all 5 Nissan dealers in the St. Louis area.
This price was offered with no trade in. They are also offering 3.9% financing for 60 mos. if interested.
My CD player locked up just like yours. Same ERR 2 message. It must mean: "I'm jammed and get used to your radio again because it may take 6 wks to get a new changer". I even took my changer out completely to see if I could break the Cd's out. Once I got the changer out, (which was actually easy), I didn't have the guts to disassemble the changer. It had too many tiny springs and screws to lose. They had to change my changer for a new one and send the broken one to Clarion to free my CDs which were then sent back to me. Hope you have some good stations.
Donszj,
That is atrocious mileage even for this vehicle. I tend to drive aggressively and have never gotten less than 15.7mpg. Typically get 16-17mpg. LE 4x4 2001. I assume yours is a AWD. Could it be locked in 4wd all of the time? You aren't working for Ringling Bros and towing an elephant or two are you? BTW how do you figure your mileage?
Thanks for the info on the CD player. I'll take it in today and see what my dealer says. 6 weeks! OUCH! I hope I can hold out until it's fixed!
Thanks again
I'm in columbia MO and also looking to buy a PF within the next year, hopefully this summer. I talked to a guy from capitol city nissan (Jeff City), and he said that, as an autobytel client, he has to sell any PF on their lot at invoice to autobytel customers. If he has to get one from anywhere in the state, its like $100 over invoice. If he has to get one from out of state, its $500 over invoice.
I'm sure you boys have autobytel dealers in St. Louis. Fill out the autobytel thing online and get in touch with one of them. Even if you don't want to buy from them, you can use their offer as a valuable haggling tool with Bommarito.
Hope this helps.
PYRENUS
Will someone be kind enough to explain the difference between the two systems?
Also if you have slip differential, will it work on 4H?
If you leave it in auto4wd, no problem. I prefer to put it in 2wd when conditions are very dry and expected to stay that way for a long time (my thinking is it will cause less wear and tear on the system over the long run, although I have no evidence that it's a serious concern). If the amount of snow is light to moderate, keep it in auto4wd. If you are in very loose conditions (very deep snow, gravel, sand, etc.) 4Hi, which is the part time 4wd setting, is preferable as there is no "reaction time" or differential wheel speed involved. You will have 50/50 torque split immediately (more stable, slightly better traction). I've tested both modes under difficult conditions (offroad and deep snow) and the difference is noticeable (although the auto4wd mode certainly would have pulled it off). IMHO, there shouldn't be too many times in a year that the 4Hi setting is required for most of us. Hope this helps.
I am in the market for a new pathfinder LE 4x4, just wanted some clarification on the limited slip differential, b/c there seems to be some lack of clarity on whether this is an option or not. If its optional, what would be the benefits of having it?
Thanks in advance
Mike
In case mosf15 isn't around right now maybe I can fill you in a little more. He bought from the same dealer in Canada that I did. He figured his savings over the best price he could find at the time, NOT list price. Right now an LE AWD with leather, LSD, mats and a few more goodies can be had in Canada for about $28,500 total. List price for this vehicle in the US is $34,646 and invoice is $31,438. The Candian price is just a little higher than a month ago because the exchange rate has slipped slightly. But don't forget you also save another couple hundred more on state tax because you paid less for the vehicle.
rman2 - I actually bought an SE with manual trans. This dealer had no problem finding one for me exactly as I wanted. Brand new right off the boat. An SE 4WD manual trans with sunroof, LSD, and mats is now about $24,600 total in Canada. I love it. Absolutly no problems in over 10,000 miles.
As far as "is it worth it to go to Canada". I think it was. And I know of at least 20 others who have followed. The easiest car purchase I ever made. Write me for the details and contacts. I'll be glad to help out.
-Jon
jonlofquist@aol.com
Anyway, because I'm cheap, I plan to travel in 2WD on bare pavement (late Spring, Summer, and early Fall). Otherwise, I leave it in Auto 4WD as it is safer if you hit an unanticipated patch of "black ice" or even oil or sand/fine gravel on the road.
When I used to have the part-time 4WD I know when to engage the 4WD but with this Auto4WD thing you have a couple more possiblities.
Miles since last fill-up divided by gallons used (not the overall size of the tank).
miles/gallons
Good luck!
I am considering filing a lemon law claim. Has anyone had success getting a replacement vehicle due to this problem?
Here's a tip. To avoid damage from thieves make sure not to leave cameras, radar detectors, etc. in view when you leave the vehicle parked. They will smash a side window ($200-500) to get a $50 item. Pretty stupid, but that's what a thief is.
10 mpg is AWFUL. I have a very heavy foot and do almost all stop and go driving and the very worst I've had is 15 mpg.
I don't have the CD changer, just a regular CD player, but there were comments a few months ago where this problem with the CD players was happening with homemade CD's. If you're using homemade and they're getting jammed, check the archives - I *think* there was one brand that worked better than another.
Shimmy - I also have the shimmy problem and the crooked steering wheel. After 3 alignments, balancing, rotating, etc., my tires are wearing unevenly. I'm in the process of starting the Lemon Law arbitration.
HOWEVER, I had a little accident the other day and dented my back bumper. Has anyone had this replaced yet? If so, what kind of $$$'s am I looking at? I doubt it will be enough to warrant having the insurance company take care of it, but I want to make sure
Here's an article abt vibration from the Driveshaft Shop.
(http://www.driveshaftshop.com/Vibration.ivnu)
-Most people have trouble determining if the vibration in there vehicle is coming from the DRIVESHAFT or not.
There are typically two type's of vibration most vehicle's would have.A fast cycle vibration or a slow cycle vibration. To help understand this lets say we put a bucket of water on the passengers floor. If the vibration in the vehicle produces small ripples on the top of the water this would be considered a fast cycle vibration. This type of vibration is usually a drive train vibration,things like the driveshaft,motor or torque converter. If the vibration kind of puts waves on the top of the water. This type of vibration is a slow cycle vibration and usually is a axle or tire vibration.
Hope this helps. AW
I saw a show on discover channel about auto theft, and they said this thing was a must. I thought it was weird because I hadn't heard of it before then.
PYRENUS
Actually, one can get around the transmission shift lever/brake pedal interlock. Most vehicles have buttons that allow one to override the interlocks if there are problems. Of course, they don't tell you this in the commercial. They simply show that the shift lever cannot be shifted out of Park without the brake pedal being depressed first.
That said, this device does look promising though. However, one thing that I like abou the steering wheel club is that it prevents someone from smashing the window and easily ripping out the airbag module.
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I'll bet anything that he's going to tell me that they can't get the cd player from Nissan now, for some reason or another. That's the only thing I can think anyway? Hope I'm wrong! Maybe I'm just fearing the worst. Sandandton, how long ago did you have your changer replaced? Did they replace just the changer or the entire head unit?
I've been toying with adding a DVD player or a Navigation system of some kind, maybe this will drive me over the edge:)
Guess I'll find out in the morning......
I have a question also: Does anyone who owns a 2001 LE happen to have a Brush/Grill Guard on theirs? If you have any pictures of this, please email me at: bunting44@hotmail.com
I want one but I have yet to see one on an LE, I have seen plenty on the SE's though, and it looks sharp....but I'm worried that one on the LE might make it look more like an SE...which isn't bad at all....but it's not what I want either. My dealer had a WAAG Guard for the PF and wanted $525. Anyone else have suggestions for me? Any web sites with pictures of an LE with a guard on it? Please advise if you can!
Thanks in advance fellas!
BUT, they finally did get it level . One line they fed me early on was that the drivers side was supposed to sit a bit higher - to compensate for when someone is sitting in the vehicle. Sounds logical - but holds no water! Stay on the dealer until YOU ARE HAPPY. The squeaky wheel DOES get the oil! Don't give up - Good luck!
PS - my 01 Pathfinder is doing great - sits level and does not seem to have this shimmy - and is getting almost 18 MPG. Try premium fuel like is recommended....
aspenwhite: If someone does raise their car on jackstand I hope,they raise BOTH rear wheels if they have LSD!!
I love it but it is her car and she is now convinced it is too big and she doesn't like driving around town--
Any idea how much of a hit we would take on trading it in--it has less than 500 miles on it.
Thanks
Your late call may be very much like my late call was. They called to tell me that I would be held responsible for the cost of replacement if it was determined that my home made Cds caused the freeze. I'm sure I don't have to tell you guys what my reply was. After that point, nothing more was mentioned about me paying for anything and it was replaced. The spot that the changer fills would be a great place to put a DVD/Nav unit with one of those retractible screens.
Another guy I talked to who works at the dealership, told me that the same error message came on his cd player when he owned a 2001 LE also. he had to send in for a replacement in December as well. He also told me he had since wrecked his PF, and now owns a Xterra.
At least the ones I put on our '01 Sierra Siver were that way.
gritz
oops, that is the door moldings not the wheel arches.
sorry.
I think the fender flares for 99.5 and up are color moulded. You don't need to replace the whole flare. The mud guard, arch are sold separate, but they're kinda expensive.
You need to tell them exactly what it is that you want. It's best to have the truck there for them to see. They had to reorder my 99 flares because I didn't have to truck there to show them the parts.
Good luck