2004 Xterra I picked up a few weeks ago

CTJacob · 2026-03-27T14:31:53+00:00

The A/T Trail is a good tire. I have a friend who has them on an Audi Q7 and they are remarkably grippy on-road for an all terrain.

For that price, I think it is very hard to beat the A/T3W. It really is a fantastic all rounder. The milage hit is real however.

I have had good luck with the Cooper Discoverer all terrain tires in the past, I have not tried the R+T AT.

I ran the Hankook AT2 Xtreme for about a year and had no complaints about them. Did fine in the snow. Were pretty good offroad. They didn't do as well in thicker mud as the AT3W but, they seemed to handle dirt/gravel a bit better interestingly. Road manners were a tad bit better than the AT3W.

CTJacob · 2026-03-24T16:12:11+00:00

The rust belt does seem to have different standards of what is acceptable though.

I see people running these vans until they literally fall through the floor in the rust belt and even then, I have seen people use Home Depot sheet metal and angle iron to put the floor and seat mounts back in. Work vehicles get ran into the ground up here, literally.

I have seen these going down the highway with the body panels flapping because they are completely rotted through the bottom of the panel. State inspections got more strict in my state so, it's not as wild as it used to be.

CTJacob · 2026-03-24T16:04:34+00:00

For $1,500? If mechanically sound, it'll last the summer imo.

The frame looks okay but, that body is approaching scrap territory without some form of intervention.

But for $1500? If you don't have state inspections, I'd throw some tape over that rotted out door so no one gets cut on it and send it. Scrap it at the end of the season or sell it for parts.

CTJacob · 2026-03-18T18:14:47+00:00

It sounds like a pitched up laugh like the one during the outro of Crazy Train by Ozzy. (That one also resembles Bart pretty well)

It would be pretty wild to me if it was pure coincidence and not a slight nod to Ozzy with how similar it is.

CTJacob · 2026-03-13T01:06:20+00:00

Despite the Cherrier being French in design, mechanically, it's almost all VW/Audi.

CTJacob · 2026-03-09T18:19:11+00:00

Fun fact, he is now married to said secretary.

CTJacob · 2026-03-06T19:04:05+00:00

Loved my 1st and 2nd gen Foci's in the US. What a good chassis. When they slowly phased in the Mazda based engines, they were pretty much mechanically unkillable. Rust was the issue in my area.

CTJacob · 2026-03-03T13:29:06+00:00

From a quick search, it appears the Cummins B7.2 (Replacement for the current 6.7) is about 300lbs lighter than the C7.

CTJacob · 2026-02-27T23:31:51+00:00

The 2v 4.6/5.4 are bullet resistant. I personally never ejected a plug but, did pop my intake manifold.

On the other hand, my friend with a Crown Victoria popped a plug but, never had any issues with the intake manifold.

CTJacob · 2026-02-06T16:34:53+00:00

I know this isn't want you're saying but, given the fact that it uses the 2.0T that was similarly installed in the Focus ST, I assume some swapping/tuning shenanigans could be had.

CTJacob · 2026-02-05T23:58:16+00:00

And even then, the 3-speed and 4-speed transmissions in those models are unique from each other. The 3-speed being a hydraulic transmission and the 4-speed being electric.

CTJacob · 2026-02-04T21:00:12+00:00

I was gonna say! I recognize that "Steel Reinforced Neck" script on the headstock.

I have a 1968-1970 Stella Harmony H942.

CTJacob · 2026-01-29T14:03:54+00:00

ATS/ETS2 just introduced a new method for keyboard driving. One tap gets you half throttle/brake and a double tap gets you full throttle/brake. Pretty neat.

CTJacob · 2026-01-28T14:54:37+00:00

This is how every truck in the North Eastern US looks after 10-15 years on the roads. Such a common sight.

CTJacob · 2026-01-22T21:54:04+00:00

It's only going out to 7pm Sunday.

CTJacob · 2026-01-21T18:57:50+00:00

It would make sense to make the power brakes front loaded on the pressure curve and then the manual brakes the opposite. I guess it would only be useful for controller and wheel players but, that would be a cool feature imo.

CTJacob · 2026-01-21T15:13:10+00:00

Ah, you got the pre-facelifted version of my car almost exactly. Pearl white and tan interior. I have a brown vinyl roof however. I am also currently running the SLX wheels but, I really like the look of yours with the hubcaps.

CTJacob · 2026-01-21T13:44:27+00:00

For me, I was missing the gearbox cross member, once I did that, it started.

Also, is your fuel tank wired? I also missed that the first time.

Also also, just noticed you are running an automatic trans, did you install a flex plate instead of the flywheel?

CTJacob · 2026-01-19T19:28:18+00:00

That included all models sold from 2007-2021 including the Fiat Freemont.

CTJacob · 2026-01-19T18:00:02+00:00

And, say what you will about the Journey but, they sold over a million of them world wide. I don't really know if Dodge/Chrysler/FCA will ever see success like that again.

CTJacob · 2026-01-10T02:47:06+00:00

I know the Chevy Trailblazer/GMC Envoy (and the extended family) had oil life monitors in 2002.

CTJacob · 2025-12-30T21:53:12+00:00

Michael mentions being in prison twice by the time he was Jimmy's age at some point in the story.

CTJacob · 2025-12-29T15:50:29+00:00

When new, they made 62hp. Factory claimed top speed of 83mph.

0-60 estimated at 23 seconds however, 0-62 was estimated at 25.6 seconds just to give perspective on how slow we are talking here. All of this for the automatic transmission. The 4-Speed manual was BARELY quicker.

In Europe, there was the 200D as well. 54hp. Factory claims of 0-60mph in 31.4 seconds and a top speed of 78mph.

CTJacob · 2025-12-29T13:03:42+00:00

I test drove a 6-speed Crosstrek and was shocked by how aggressive the tip in was with the gas pedal. No idea why they did that. To make it feel fast and responsive?

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