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Heyyyy another Sonic! Gotta represent :)

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gamecock257

gamecock257

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So theres not really a good way to break this to you guys, but, I have decided to sell the Xterra.

Been thinking about it for a couple of months now. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it, it has been great as have the other 2 Xterras that I have owned. When my white X got totaled and insurance took over a month to decide what to do, I had a lot of time to think about what route I wanted to go. I considered all kinds of different options other than getting another X, and was extremely close to not buying this one. In the end I guess I was comfortable with Xterras and knew that another one would not disappoint. I had always wanted to lift my white X and put it on 33s with a hefty bumper. After buying this blue one and deciding to sell my bike I was in a position to do so. And it is pretty badass just like I knew it would be. It looks great and performs great, but the novelty of having a nice lifted X wore off really quick for some reason, I just have never got attached to this rig like I did my white one. As I said, this xterra hasn't disappointed, I just want to go a different route right now. Every since I bought this Xterra in September I've wondered if I made the right decision in the back of my mind. I just have never really bonded to this rig like I did my white Xterra before. So its been in the back of my head and selling/trading has really been weighing on me heavy for a few months now.

Obviously I haven't posted on here in a while, partly due to the fact that I knew this post was coming and it was going to be bittersweet, but I have already taken the lift off and returned the Xterra to stock suspension. So my Nisstec Ultimate Kit will be for sale, along with the brand new Pro-4X rim that I bought intending to use as a spare. The hefty bumper will probably stay on, as it would be a pain to remove, and my stock pieces aren't in great shape, plus I'd have to buy new fender liners and a grill to go back to stock bumper.

So with that, I say this...I have never been apart of a better forum, and can not imagine a better community of people, or a better run forum anywhere else on the internet. I'm not going to shutdown my profile or anything like that, and I do intend to pop in here from time to time. I keep up with a lot of you on social media now, which I enjoy, and I will continue to keep up with people from XN. It has been great getting to meet a lot of you in person at the past two nXm/went windrock events. I will never hesitate to recommend an xterra to anyone, nor will I ever say anything bad about xterras, I have had nothing but good experiences with the vehicle and with XN as a whole.

Try not to be too harsh on me...
 
gamecock257

gamecock257

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caseycamby said:
Wow man... I hate to hear this but I understand your position.

You gonna keep your next purchase off road related or something different?
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Casey, not being a true part of the forum anymore will be the thing I miss most about Xterra ownership I think.

EDIT: I wrote a book to answer a simple question, but my long winded post does a good job of explaining why I'm doing this I think. So sorry for all the words.

Anyways, I may get a lot of hate for this. But when I was 16 or 17 and first got into cars and the auto industry in general all I ever cared about was having a new edge mustang gt. When I quit college to work full time and started making decent money I one upped myself and got a mach 1. I loved everything about it except for the fact that it was my only vehicle. I liked that it was fairly new with low miles (at the time) I liked being a real part of car meets, hanging out at the track, all the stuff that comes with car culture. Unfortunately a stupid deer, extremely wet roads, and a poorly placed embankment ended the mustang back in 2010.

At that point all of my buddies were in the offloading scene, and as much as I would have liked to get another car right after the wreck, I knew I wouldn't be happy daily driving it. So I started looking at 4wheel drive SUVs, which naturally led me to a JK. I was young and had to have a cosigner to get a loan at the time, and my step dad, being the old school hard ass that he is would not cosign on a Jeep. Mainly because he isn't a big Mopar fan (I'm not the biggest Mopar fan now) and because he considered them unsafe. So thats how I decided on the first Xterra. I wanted a 4 door JK, but since I couldn't get one, I decided an Xterra was the next best thing. This was the grey X. I kept that for a while and liked it, wheeled it some, but when my credit got good enough and I moved out, I went and got the JK that I wanted.

The JK was just so cool at first, but it was a nightmare with all the little problems and crappy dealership experiences I had. If it would've been a 10 or 15 year old TJ with a few quirks here and there I would've dealt with them and probably would still have a Jeep now, but it was an absolute POS as far as a new vehicle goes. So I went back to an Xterra since it was the other option in the 4wheel drive SUV world and I had a good experience with my first one. This was the white Xterra. I loved everything about ownership of that white Xterra. But as you all know it got totaled. So that gets me to last September when I bought the blue one, and I've pretty much explained myself from there.

Anyways since the day I lost my mustang and bought my first Xterra back in 2010, I knew that I would have another pony car/sports car someday. I'm actually wanting a 5th gen Camaro SS. I drove one thats on a lot less than a mile from home the other week and I really liked it. But I also want to drive 2011-2014 Mustang GT too, since I really like the Coyote engine. Plus what I'm looking at will lower my payment, insurance quotes are not much more than the X, and if I keep my foot out of it on the higway, will get better gas mileage than the Xterra.

As far as the 4 wheel drive, I want something a lot older and a lot cheaper. I have a lead on a solid axle Toyota truck and a nice bone stock Cherokee for really cheap. I just like the idea of having two vehicles. Plus with an old 4wd I can leave the car in the garage when its nasty out, and I can beat on the 4wd a lot harder than I can now, since I have the car to get me to work if need be. I know that I'll never have a really nice car until the Xterra is paid off, and I just can't take that anymore.
 
gamecock257

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Fromfrontier2Xterra said:
Very sorry to hear this.

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What route you going?

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I'm wanting a 5th gen Camaro SS and some sort of beater 4wd, so I can have the best of both worlds with basically none of the drawbacks

I guess I saw Caseys post first so thats why he got the story book response. I feel like such a part of the community here that I had to explain myself fully I guess...
 
Prime

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I completely understand those feels. And I find it admirable to come in here and put it out there. No one will fault you for that.

If I was in the market for a 2nd Gen, I'd take yours in a heart beat. Minus the automatic slush box of course. Heh.

Safe travels to you and I hope you get something that you're passionate about.
 
gamecock257

gamecock257

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Prime said:
I completely understand those feels. And I find it admirable to come in here and put it out there. No one will fault you for that.

If I was in the market for a 2nd Gen, I'd take yours in a heart beat. Minus the automatic slush box of course. Heh.

Safe travels to you and I hope you get something that you're passionate about.
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Thanks man. Like I said I've been thinking on it for a while now, thats why I haven't been in here much.

And the Camaro, or whatever it ends up being, is definitely going to be a manual.
 
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metzican

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I hear you about the vehicle thing. My first car I'm was in love with. Second one never felt anything for. My bike I liked but not perfect. I love my X. My next vehicle will probably be something completely different though.
 
gamecock257

gamecock257

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I sold the xterra on Monday May 18th. Like I said Xterras have been great to me and I have not one bad thing to say about them.

I have since bought a 2006 Mustang GT convertible.
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While I was originally looking at 5th gen camaros or coyote 5.0 mustangs, I decided to go with something a little older for a few reasons.

Firstly after driving a 5th gen for a second time, they are just to cramped for me. Headroom is non existent at 6'2" and it has the visibility of a submarine. I really like the coyote 5.0 engine and love the styling of the 13 and 14 mustang, but I do not like the getrag manual transmission that is put behind them at all.

The other reason is that I saved about 10 grand by getting the 06 over something newer, and my insurance would have doubled with a coyote.

I really like my car so far. When I bought my old Mach 1 I was originally looking for a gt convertible, so I've always liked the ragtops. Plus I'm familiar with the mustang and the s197 cars have a huge aftermarket. I have a lot I want to do to this car, but it will all come in time. For now I'm just going to enjoy it.

I will stop by occasionally to see what's going on and to let you guys know what I'm doing with the mustang. Even though I don't own an x anymore I'm still drooling over Moab pics just like the rest of you.
 
gamecock257

gamecock257

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Thanks Casey I'll pop in now and again. I'm gonna want to go cruise up in the mountains eventually, maybe we can meet up and I can get a look at the Volvo.
 
gamecock257

gamecock257

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Tay-Lo said:
Are you at least going to start a build thread in the other rides section?
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I will Taylor, not much to share yet, but I'll get around to it soon.

Macland said:
Good choice on the 06 GT. that's what I had, minus the vert top.
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I do remember you having a mustang. I know most of the major stuff and I'm pretty familiar with the powertrain, having owned another mustang. But this is my first 3 valve 4.6 and first manual trans mustang though, I'd also never ridden in one of the 05+ Mustangs until I test drove this car. Anything in particular that I should keep my eye on from your experience?
 
Prime

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Always sad to see an X go. Did you at least recommend us to the new owner?

Good call on the S197. As a Mustang guy at heart, I love em all.
 
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