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Can't wait - I learned to drive in an SSII, so this is like full-circle for me. I dropped the $100 on the Terra with range extender as soon as I could, then I watched a couple reveal videos (I always like the TFL guys for that stuff) and immediately put in a second deposit for the Traveler...

Thanks Paul - I thought about swapping rims, but I have a hard time spending money on wheels, I'm more in the "run what you brung' camp there. I wanted to try those Baja Boss's but couldn't get past the 14 pound weight gain on 16's. Never looked at what they might weigh on 17's. Anyway, now...

10/2/24 - 33's! OK, after almost 50k on the Duratracs, I up-sized to 285/75/16 General Grabber ATX's. Several things went into the selection, not the least of which was weight. Per my research the bigger size Grabbers add about 5 pounds per tire, relative to the 265/75 Duratracs. I wanted to...

7/1/24 - HID Headlights Got tired of using the Force when driving at night, so I I had some new headlights built. There's a guy over on thenewx.org who does headlight builds as a hobby - I'm not going to post his name here as I'm not sure he wants the attention, but if you need Xterra...

5/6/24 - LED Fog Lights Purchased these from Z1 Offroad a couple months ago when they were on sale - pretty easy plug and play install, and didn't have any leftover pieces after pulling off and then reinstalling the grill and bumper, so that's always a good sign. Haven't had a chance to test...

Nice - I've got a set of LED's I bought from Z1 during their Christmas sales, guess I need to get around to putting them in....

Do both sunroofs work? Any grinding noise? Do they leak? 3 Amigos - or were they vanquished when the new engine went in? In and out of 4lo smoothly?

Free bump - I always liked the look of those 1st gen round eyes. Plus this one has bumpers, aftermarket stuff is getting harder and harder to find. GLWS!

Now you guys are rollin' - I like to make sure some Cleverlys are in the rotation:

I understand that - every once in awhile I buy things not because I need them, but because I'm worried they won't be available in the future (sliders, rear ladder, etc...). It will be years before I'm done with this car, but I'm sure the after-market will move on long before that...

I'm chiming in just because I enjoyed reading this whole thread - this is what makes forums like this great, its all over the place but nobody's getting mad! Anyway - loud pipes: my tastes have changed as I've aged (I'm mid 50's). In my youth I was all about the louder the better. The owner...

Mike - nice job on the write up and build - I'm about 3 years and 30k on the 5100s on the rear, they definitely make a significant improvement.

There's a lot of variables in that question. Will it pull your trailer? I'd say probably yes, I think those Taxa's are pretty light. A known weak point in the Xterra is the rear springs, you'll need to upgrade them one way or another. I put a pair of cheap Autozone helper springs on mine, I...

All good points - as a child of the 70's and early 80's, I grew up with at least 2 road-trips (I don't think you can call it a "Grand Tour" when you and your brother cross the country on a foam mattress under an aluminum topper in the bed of an F-150) per year, and I still love them. Years...

Yeah, the NC750 was high on my list too. Might sound weird, but that storage space where the gas tank should be would be really cool - I have a tank bag, and it holds a lot, but isn't lockable and is always kind of "there" when I'm riding. It's not really in the way, but it's not really out of...

2012 800XC - much more bike than I'm capable of utilizing, but skills build with time. It's been a perfect, problem free bike for 4+ years now. The only fancy electronics is the ABS control, it's either on or off. I got it used, fully farkled out. At the 24k mile service my grips were worn...

Timely - after over a year of collecting dust (life gets in the way sometimes) I just got back from a morning coffee run and was reminded why I have the bike in the first place - for Colorado folks: Coal Creek > Peak to Peak > Train Cars in Ned for coffee, then down Boulder Canyon. I don't...

6/17/23 - Fridge Slider Pretty basic DIY fridge slider. I have a LION-COOL fridge I've had for some time, it's pretty cool (get it?), with the built in Lithium-Ion battery, you can somewhat lessen the worry about the truck's battery, in practice in hot weather, I find I get 6-8 hours of...

I've been thinking about this for a bit, like most I find the price of a Grenadier quite high, but to be honest its right where I guessed it would be. Just too much going on for it to be cheap. BUT: I think this chart by @ChasingOurTrunks is illuminating. Note the price comparison in the UK...

So it's been a couple months, any decisions? Lots of good advice so far, but I'll share my experience anyway. I started riding late in life (45) and the first thing I did was buy a helmet, the second was to take the MSR course. The course I did was very valuable, and included the test, both...