Broke the cycle, didn't buy a red car

"Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo) 11/04/2020 at 13:26 • Filed to: Exturra

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‘02 Xterra, 4wd 3.3 v6 manual.

First order of business will be another pair of K02 for the front. Should probably take care of the scratch on the fender too.

UserNotFound > Alfalfa 11/04/2020 at 13:36

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Noice.

HammerheadFistpunch > Alfalfa 11/04/2020 at 13:37

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Let me know when you want to go break it in. or break it, as was the case last time I went out with an xterra.

Boxer_4 > Alfalfa 11/04/2020 at 13:39

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Nice!  That’s a lovely green!

Alfalfa > HammerheadFistpunch 11/04/2020 at 13:46

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Whynotboth.jpeg

Captain of the Enterprise > Alfalfa 11/04/2020 at 13:47

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Nice! I really like that green on it too!

Longtime Lurker > Alfalfa 11/04/2020 at 14:02

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Green is good.

Boxer_4 > Captain of the Enterprise 11/04/2020 at 14:10

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Forest Green, for those who are curious. 

jminer > Alfalfa 11/04/2020 at 14:17

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I love that! Very nice find.  The Xterra is on the short list for an off road vehicle purchase in my near future.

adamftw > HammerheadFistpunch 11/04/2020 at 14:34

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Centerlink? They have some weak ass front end parts in those first gen front ends.

adamftw > Alfalfa 11/04/2020 at 14:34

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Future classics, these are.

HammerheadFistpunch > adamftw 11/04/2020 at 14:43

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Im not sure what the centerlink  is, but the pitman arm on the PS bent all to hell.

jeepoftheseus > Alfalfa 11/04/2020 at 14:47

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Beautiful. I had a ‘00 in blue that I loved, also with KO2s . Just know that if you have to do the valve cover gasket on the drivers side you get to take the entire intake off. It really wasn’t bad though. Outside of that it was dead reliable (aside from the AC) from new to when I sold it at 200,000 miles.

Looking forward to your adventures.

shop-teacher > Alfalfa 11/04/2020 at 14:55

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Nice!

Alfalfa > jeepoftheseus 11/04/2020 at 15:00

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That’s been the case on any efi V engine that I’ve ever owned.

Alfalfa > adamftw 11/04/2020 at 15:01

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Yeah I figured I should grab one while they're cheap, since every cheap 4x4 eventually gets found out and stops being cheap.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Alfalfa 11/04/2020 at 15:02

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Wonderful spec and great color. I really like these things and they've aged very well aside from the fuel economy. Has it got power or manual windows?

Alfalfa > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 11/04/2020 at 15:05

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Power windows. And between my previous experience being 30 year old trucks and only commuting 24 miles a week the fuel budget isn't a concern lol

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Alfalfa 11/04/2020 at 15:20

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Ah, it should treat you well. 

wafflesnfalafel > Alfalfa 11/04/2020 at 15:56

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super cool - that has to be just about the rarest color, (or maybe that orange..)

Alfalfa > wafflesnfalafel 11/04/2020 at 16:43

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I didn't even know about orange. I wanted one in yellow but it's hard to be picky about that when you also want manual and want to stay local.

wafflesnfalafel > Alfalfa 11/04/2020 at 16:52

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right, I worked with a guy that had one in the blue for years - we took it hiking all over.  But 165k on it then sold it to a young family 5-6 years ago...

Cash Rewards > Alfalfa 11/04/2020 at 21:36

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Man, remember when Nissan made interesting cars?

Nice pick up!

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > Alfalfa 11/05/2020 at 13:56

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Good Xterra is good.

And how much do you plan to use it? If it’s going off pavement, I wouldn’t worry about fixing the scratch that much, beyond rust prevention. 

Alfalfa > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 11/05/2020 at 13:58

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It's 100% a rust prevention thing.

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > Alfalfa 11/05/2020 at 14:07

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Makes sense. That’s one thing I appreciated about mine, it was nice but not perfect, so getting scratches and swirls from rocks and branches don’t bother me. Just gotta touch them up to stop rust.

As an aside, since this was an Oklahoma/Arkansas/ Southern Missouri truck, it’s the least rusty vehicle I’ve owned.