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Something Else maybe worth Noting.. Another thought on the Subaru's. I'm not a fan of the Forester design/style myself, but it would probably be a better platform than the Outback to build for expedition use, even though it is slightly smaller, since the after market support for...

The Today show had a Car and Driver editor on a week or so ago talking about hybrids, and how long break even is on them. The Prius was the best, and the Saturn Sedan the worst (30 years or something ridiculous). But anyway, just running some basic numbers on the Escape, with numbers provided...

Check out the 2005 and up Outbacks. They really went upscale with them, and I don't believe that they feel cheap or flimsy, and are in a whole different class than prior Outbacks and Foresters, IMHO. Ours has been dog reliable (and we USE it, see photos below), comfortable, goes anywhere it...

Sorry, Posting error, now corrected. I'm seriously jealous of your powerstroke D-110 by the way, very nice (drool over it over on the D-90 source all the time)!

Late to the Party as Usual.. Some seriously nice looking Defenders everyone. I'm late to the Party as usual, but here are a few of what my wife refers to as 'my obsession'...

Damage? Cosmetic maybe, that is a shot from one of the Camel Trophy Series events. I can't remember what year/local, but its either a Defender 90 or a Defender 110 support vehicle (most likely, since they used 110's for support just about every year). That's just a daily occurrence in the...

Certainly a valid point, but as other have mentioned, how often does this really happen, and in this situation, which is more important? I would think an expedition vehicle, prepared to be driven through areas that may be marginally secure at best, and even worse, preparing to leave it in areas...

I always thought this thing was cool, but I think it was a custom built, one-off machine...

Really should consider a security window film like this. It can make it really hard to get in through a window...

Wow, you must have been socking away some funds all those years of non-ownership. Many only dream about being able to afford both a new truck, and then all the goodies you have added/are adding. You do nice work for your first experience though, keep it up!

I don't think that was a factory offering. Nissan did have a factory accessory winch, but it was a 3,500 lb I believe, and it used a different grill guard mount than the one pictured. That is a Warn 'universal' grill guard mount from the era. I had a '89 and made substantial upgrades to it...

Okay, which SG spring did you guys recreate? Anyone want to contribute top this thread?

If you like the look better, go for it (personally I can't stand the Forester, but that is just me), but the Outback wagon has MORE interior volume overall (97.7 vs. 91.1), MORE cargo volume (33.5 vs. 28.9), is rated to carry MORE weight, tow an additional 300 lbs, and is actually somewhat...

21 city is bad for a decent size, awd wagon (it is actually rated to carry almost 200 lbs more weight than the original Xterra, according to MSN's online comparator, and has only and has only 2.5 fewer cubic feet of cargo capacity than an '05 and up Xterra)? It's better than a minivan (Toyota's...

H3 owners are suffering the same issues. GM put an aluminum housing front diff in the H3's, and those that wheel them have been breaking them left and right. The Aluminum case flexes too easily, allowing misalignment, binding and that nasty snapping sound. GM did step up and put an iron front...

Wow, thanks for the education on the front diffs. That is pretty disappointing though, I must say. My 1989 Pathfinder (with all of 166 lbs-ft or torque) had an R200A steel case front diff, and a practically indestructible H233b rear. It is very disappointing to know that Nissan is using a...

Something else to consider is a fire bottle like they use in boat engine compartments. It would be highly advisable to rig up an experiment though to find out how high 'normal' under hood temperatures can get (you know under low speed, heavy load, high outside temperature conditions) before...

My Turn.. New guy around here, but proud of my Defender none-the-less...

Is this becoming Trendy? http://postworthy.com/Worthy/ex/Jeep_Vs_Tree/60.aspx

You could try firetrace..