hey whats up. im looking at getting an xterra in the near future and was wondering what your opinions are about it. the hard part is deciding if i want in to be manual or not. as of now i drive a 2002 wrx thats manual and love it. but im not sure id like it with a truck. id use it for minor offroading right now. so how do these things hold up? anything i should take into consideration when looking at one. thanks

Welcome!



The X's are really sturdy.

if you want to offroad, I'd go for the OR (Offroad) option...it comes with a rear locker which is golden, and some other off road freindly features.

As for manual vs auto....I like the manual on my '01...

I prefer a manual in general....better mpg, accel, hill decent, etc...

An awful lot of people find an automatic is easier (Easier being the purpose of an auto....)...and the new X's auto's come with features that compensate for a normal manual's advantages...so I suppose there's no really wrong answer...just personnal preference.

Enjoy!

is the OR edition offered for the 2001 model, and how would i know if it is the OR edition because ive found a few but none say OR edition.

The Offroad package was not offered until 2005.

If you are looking at '01's...no OR option yet.

Look for at least an LSD rear differential (It will have a sticker on the diff itself that says "Use LSD Oil")



If you want a nice '00, one of the guys is selling his (Already modded):

http://xterrafirma.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=3522



and for a 2002, Jared is selling the Destination Xterra truck...LOTS of mods already:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Destinati...1QQcmdZViewItem

ive seen the first truckfor sale on njax.net. its nice, but it would be kinda weird driving someone elses truck around they customized to their liking especially if i met up with a few of you people lol. i gotta wait to see if my car sells. as for now no one has called me or anything...looks like ill prob be trading it in soon somewhere..i found a black 01 in Springfield that i may go look at this weekend

It's not weird, we consider it keeping it in the family.



But he sold it already...so its a moot point now.

i like that keeping it in the family.
its good that he was able to sell it hopefully you guys see it around still. as for now im still on the prowl for an xterra, everyone i found is at least an hour away from me up near princeton and rt 22. hopefully tmrw ill have time to go look at one...the pics seem nice but well see what its like in person

Where in NJ are you..?

im in monmouth county...exit 98 of the GSP

Cool, you should hook up with NJAX

www.njax.net

and NIORA

www.nioraoffroadclub.com

and get dirty!

im on the boards already for njax...havent heard of that other link tho...if i get the X im looking to meet up with some locals who can point me in the right direction of what to do, and maybe some help doing some minor work to it

exit 98 is pretty close to me and Mikkaa. we're up in middletown.