hehe right whatever makes you guys feel good....just kidding, i can take it =)

After reading that common problems list last night I crawled under today. Yep. Rear main seal leaking....just like the photos on the web, drip. How bad does it get with milage? No telling how long its been happening. Looks small but still like i've said RATHER IRRITATING FOR A 90K mile nissan!

So lets see...common x problems from automotive.com

ac hose- check had that. No biggie
manifold - check have that. Moderately irritating
leaking rear main seal - OK i bought a ford bronco...i accept that now.

So what else is common to go out on this overpriced suv before I decide to either pull the tranny & manifold myself or invest 50-70% of the residual value of the vehicle paying someone besides nissan to repair it? Or will i do like most with american cars and just drive it till it croaks and hope the leak doesn't get bigger.

I didn't overpay for a japanese car to be putting in the shop every month after 75k miles so i'd like to know what other things commonly go...

I'm not talking maintenance or normal wear items...i always replace those. Though I just found out it has a timing belt, which every dealer in 00 was telling me the v6's had chains which was a major selling point for me. My fault though fr not 2x checking never believe a car salesman.

head problems, rear ends, valve train, auto tranny, steering ?

Thanks,
shawn