Thanks for the heads up on premium fuel for the Pathy's, OnlyOneDR. I hadn't caught that! Just downloaded the owners manual and you are absolutely correct.
That's probably a strike against the pathy. I gotta do some "milage math" to figure that out...

I wont be putting larger tires on, so that's not an issue. Won't be doing any real off-roading with it - just need something with good ground clearance to make it up my weird driveway, and something that can fit all of our crap. Our 05 X tows our boat, so honestly we don't NEED another truck based SUV, but so far the X and the 2001 pathy are the only thing my wife and I can agree on. Actually, my wife hasn't driven an 01 pathy yet. She prefers trucks so that might drop off the list if she finds it's ride is more car-ish. We'll find out tomorrow...

Would still like opinions if asking for warrantee on manifolds for a used X is realistic...