I'm in the market for a home, well actually things are quite a bit further than that now. I've put a deposit down and pending the inspectors findings will push forward with the home I've chosen.

With that said, I needed a cheaper car payment. I couldn't afford what I was paying and a home at the same time. I think a nice house is more important that a "nice" vehicle when I spend a total of 30mins in it most days. My newish vehicle had to have certain options; towing/hauling, I want to be able to tow my 240 to various events/tracks and associated gear, 4WD, and room for a family.

I see this as an oppurtunity to investment in my... err, our future (my girl and I), so something had to give. I decided, with a lot of deliberation, that the STI had to go. I didn't want to do it, I loved that car, it was a great all-around vehicle, but for us and our future, it had to be done. I ended up trading it in on a 10' X Offroad. I'm extremely happy with the way things went. I was offered more than what I owed on the STI and I'll be getting more money back once the extended warranty cancellation process completes. The 10' had 54k miles on it, super clean, some signs of offroad adventures, but what else is that vehicle meant for?

Seeing as I have a 30day guarantee, I had to try out the 4wd. So, the evening I purchased the X, we went mudding. I was extremely surprised how composed it was on some of the trails and how well it handled the mud and water holes. I don't have any pictures of the evening, but it will see some more offroad adventures just as the name implies.





I'm hoping that Empire can/will start a sub-forum for the X/Frontier and the other trucks Nissan produces...

Thanks for looking