Nissan Pathfinder questions

Mattd

I can not comment on the 2011 Pathfinder however i have the 2005 which has less power and i tow a 24.5 foot caravan(2.9tonne) with easy, might suck a bit more juice but does a good job.

The standard suspension is no where as good so upgrading to the old man emu will be a good idea.

I have a 2009 Pathy and tow a 2.5 t caravan fully loaded and it pulls it easy.
Apart from bash plates, polly airbags and a chip it is stock standard.
I love the vehicle. The only problem I have had is with the passenger electric window assy but that was fixed under warranty. Some people go crook about Nissans warranty but with this car and my 2002 Pathy I have only had good experiences.
Steve

We have a 2010 ST-L with the 140kW, 450Nm motor as has the 2011 model. We tow a 1900kg van with absolute ease. We do have Air-lift 1000's (similar to Polyairs) but because we also use a Hayman Reese tow-bar and WDH (Nissan do not recommend using a WDH with their tow bar & I wouldn't tow without one), find the air bags superfluous. When towing, we only run them with 12 psi. The car is still new with only 15K klm about 4K of which has been towing. We are delighted with it and did take similar vehicles of the "other" brands for a test drive (for what they're worth) and selected the Pathfinder. After having a 6 speed DSG TDI VW (brilliant) as my last drive, the only real criticism I have with the Pathfinder so far is that with the low down torque of this new motor, the auto is reluctant to drop down a gear as readily as I'd like. I generally tow in manual mode anyway.

i own a 2009 ST-L Pathy and although i dont tow much other than a 7x4 trailer i do take her off road a bit and she handles it all without a problem. my aftermarket mods include a snorkel, bullbar, OME suspension with 30mm lift and Bridgestone Dueler A/Ts and she rides fine over the rough stuff. never had a problem with it and have never needed any under body protection. it has been through Kakadu including recently down to Jim Jim Falls and also very recently out to the Roper river....(about an hour and a half off road from Tomato Island and all without a problem.

I definitely recommend them !!!!