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nissan vs. ford
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rubensito
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Posted: 12/03/08
04:21 PM
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hi i am a 17 year old teen about to get my license and dont know what to get for a first car it is either a 1993 nissan pathfinder se V6 4x4 with 45,000 miles and a trnasmission that has failed 3 times and right now it is with the mechanic or a 1996 ford explorer Eddie Bauer with a v8 and allwheel drive that if i buy ill want to transform it into a 4x4 so my question is which one would be cheaper to fix up?
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04-Z71
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Posted: 12/03/08
04:46 PM
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nissan
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How about getting together somewhere sometime and messing around? Spawn_X
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Posted: 12/03/08
04:59 PM
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Explorer.
Sure it's a V8 though? or a 96? They didn't put V8's in that gen Explorer...
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rubensito
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Posted: 12/03/08
05:03 PM
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it is a 1996 Explorer Eddie Bauer Edition with the 302 V8
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Posted: 12/03/08
05:10 PM
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I take that back, '96 was the first year of the 5.0 V8.
I vote Explorer. There is a much much greater aftermarket for them (same suspension as Rangers) than the Nissan.
And why buy a Nissan that has been through three transmissions already? Sounds like a headache waiting to happen.
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rubensito
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Posted: 12/03/08
05:14 PM
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they havent changed the transimission they just "fixed it". and what would be the way to go in order to swap in the transfer case if i buy the ford ?
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Posted: 12/03/08
05:28 PM
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Still three failures... whats keeping it from failing on you?
Why swap the case? It still has a low range.
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rubensito
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Posted: 12/03/08
05:38 PM
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i think it is the fact that its a hand me down but youre right ill stick with the explorer my sister is gonna sell me and ill check for aftermarket parts for it . 
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keithpapa
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Posted: 12/03/08
06:05 PM
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id go w/ the frog as well...just dont like nissan soup and being in the shop for 3 tranny failures is a big turn off.
IT WASNT ME, IT WAS THE ONE ARMED MAN!
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Posted: 12/04/08
02:39 AM
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 rubensito:
hi i am a 17 year old teen about to get my license and dont know what to get for a first car it is either a 1993 nissan pathfinder se V6 4x4 with 45,000 miles and a trnasmission that has failed 3 times and right now it is with the mechanic or a 1996 ford explorer Eddie Bauer with a v8 and allwheel drive that if i buy ill want to transform it into a 4x4 so my question is which one would be cheaper to fix up?
I vote for the Ford, you get a V8 and best of all its american 
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Jungleboy4
Enthusiast
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Posted: 12/04/08
05:49 AM
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Ford all the way, aftermarkets are better and better on fuel that a Nissan. As stated before also trannie problems. Also as stated before Ranger and Explorer parts are interchangeable.
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