New and looking to buy a pathfinder, advice needed

coker2011 · 11-06-2011, 22:35

Hi all,

I am looking at a 2008 Pathfinder Sport, it has 104000miles on the clock so its had a hard start in life.

What are people opions on buying such a new car with such high mileage on?

also when I start the car and it was sitting there idiolling, I put the clutch in and the engine seemed to change tone slighty (cant discribe the noise)
Should this be something to be concern about?

Its last service was at 91,000miles

Thank you for your help

geoffdown · 11-06-2011, 22:49

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Originally Posted by coker2011

Hi all,

I am looking at a 2008 Pathfinder Sport, it has 104000miles on the clock so its had a hard start in life.

What are people opions on buying such a new car with such high mileage on?

also when I start the car and it was sitting there idiolling, I put the clutch in and the engine seemed to change tone slighty (cant discribe the noise)
Should this be something to be concern about?

Its last service was at 91,000miles

Thank you for your help

puttig foot on clutch and changing noise could be rattle from the clutch stopping or from the gear box input shaft other thAN that the engine is a renualt not nissan so think its not so relible hope that helps

larson · 11-06-2011, 22:49

i was talking to a farmer and his friend today and i was told by his friend these are realy bad for towing with, they just dont like it. the farmers brothers clutch has gone and it turned out he bought a lemon ( its not too old) and the farmer knows somebody else what put a different clutch and fly wheel in to get it to drive better..

i dont want to put you off and its just here say about the week clutch but i would be doing my homework before i handed any big money over...

larson

coker2011 · 11-06-2011, 22:57

thanks guys for your help, i will do a bit more digging round. im also looking at a 2005 with 65k on the clock with leather the 2008 model has cloth seats both have sat nav, both the same price which would you buy?
2008 104k is 20 miles from home and the 2005 is 150 miles from home

BIGSEAN · 12-06-2011, 00:27

Maybe a lot of research needed, anything renault personally i would avoid, wouldn`t worry about sat nav, after all we do have pretty good signposts in this country concentrate on drivetrain and repair costs

Deleted account DD · 12-06-2011, 00:40

Cant comment on the manual version but i had an auto 09/59 reg for a few weeks and it was bloody awful. There are significantly better 4x4s out there.

Thomas-the-Terrano2 · 12-06-2011, 08:04

bad reports on the 2.5 common rail, also in navaras.

personally 174 bhp from that capacity seems bit high
nice but high.

i like the look, but pity the 4.0 v6 petrol stopped as
think with auto and lpg would have been more fun

11-06-2011, 22:35	#1
coker2011 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Essex Posts: 2	New and looking to buy a pathfinder, advice needed Hi all, I am looking at a 2008 Pathfinder Sport, it has 104000miles on the clock so its had a hard start in life. What are people opions on buying such a new car with such high mileage on? also when I start the car and it was sitting there idiolling, I put the clutch in and the engine seemed to change tone slighty (cant discribe the noise) Should this be something to be concern about? Its last service was at 91,000miles Thank you for your help

12-06-2011, 08:04	#7
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11-06-2011, 22:49	#3
larson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: moomin vally Posts: 1,138	i was talking to a farmer and his friend today and i was told by his friend these are realy bad for towing with, they just dont like it. the farmers brothers clutch has gone and it turned out he bought a lemon ( its not too old) and the farmer knows somebody else what put a different clutch and fly wheel in to get it to drive better.. i dont want to put you off and its just here say about the week clutch but i would be doing my homework before i handed any big money over... larson

11-06-2011, 22:57	#4
coker2011 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Essex Posts: 2	thanks guys for your help, i will do a bit more digging round. im also looking at a 2005 with 65k on the clock with leather the 2008 model has cloth seats both have sat nav, both the same price which would you buy? 2008 104k is 20 miles from home and the 2005 is 150 miles from home

12-06-2011, 00:27	#5
BIGSEAN Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Lancashire Vehicle: Terrano 2.7 tdi Posts: 282	Maybe a lot of research needed, anything renault personally i would avoid, wouldn`t worry about sat nav, after all we do have pretty good signposts in this country concentrate on drivetrain and repair costs

12-06-2011, 00:40	#6
Deleted account DD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 4,705	Cant comment on the manual version but i had an auto 09/59 reg for a few weeks and it was bloody awful. There are significantly better 4x4s out there.