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3D car care has spray scented bottles you can use I’ve heard they’re pretty good. Here’s a pack of CG ones you can use instead of New Car smell...

I’ve been making a transition to Rinse Less washing. I’ve used ONR, Wolf gang, and more on the way to try. I’ve also used waterless too. Have you tried Ultima Waterless wash plus?

I guess I didn’t see that part. 😅 my bad. We had a 3rd gen that was hit and totaled unfortunately. It would have probably still been on the road.

I’ll have to agree, but the 3.0 V6 that came in those were pretty weak and to make it worse they blew head gaskets if you looked at them funny. But I imagine everything else is probably pretty bulletproof. The 3.4 V6 that came after was a much better engine.

Picked up some Optimum Car Wax, Meguiars bead Booster, Malco Nano spray wax, and Malco Aqua bead. Starting to like Malco the more I try their products. They’re more oriented towards professional use so you can’t get them in retail.

VQ’s can pretty hard on oil or so I’ve read. I’ve had good success running euro oils (QS and Mobil euro oils) in my Pathfinder and Xterra with the VQ40.

Mobil 1 5w30 EP and a M1-110 filter for the 05 Xterra. Previously had Valvoline 5w30 EP and a M1-110 filter on it.

I had a 22’ S model for a year. Ran 0W20 in it. No issues, obviously. I don’t think you’ll have any issues at all. If your under warranty run 0W20, then switch to a thicker grade if you want after warranty ends. The VQ engines are pretty stout regardless.

Megs Hyper dressing is expensive at first sight, but then I see all the dilution ratios you can do and it seems like a great product and cost effective. They have RTU versions of it at my autozone.

A 22-present Frontier would probably be a better option if ride quality and seat comfort are important. I owned a 22’ for a year and found it to be pretty comfortable on long trips. The 3.8 V6 has plenty of punch. It beats the brakes off the 3.5 V6.

+1 on the 4Runner, unless you need a truck. I’ve only driven a 3rd gen once. It was a pool truck that was being serviced at a shop I worked at. The seat was wet and it was a 2.7 4 cylinder but it rode pretty good and the seats didn’t bother me after all. I also had a 2nd gen Tacoma with the 4.0...

Z1 sells quality products. I’ve bought a few things from them for my Nissan trucks over the years.

A 2nd gen Tacoma with the 4.0 V6. 🙂 or a Nissan truck or body on frame SUV with the 4.0 V6. I have more experience with Nissan in general having owned a Pathfinder, Frontier, and currently Xterra. But also a 13’ Tacoma. Overall I’d probably choose a Tacoma.

Foam, rinse, foam and then follow through with contact wash. This is what Yvan Lacroix from DIY says. You could also do a rinse less wash too if the car isn’t too soiled. ONR, Wolfgang, Absolute are all good rinse less wash products.

I think they still use the 2.7 I4. They used to have the 4.0 V6 that the Tacoma used for a long time.