On 5/30/17 9:26 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 5/30/2017 8:37 AM, True North wrote:
Mr. Luddite
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"Rear view on the Pathfinder is ok with second row seats up and third row
folded down flat. Rear view gets obstructed through with third row up
and their headrests up.

I didn't notice on the Highlander that I tried if the backup camera
showed a "predictive" course when backing up. The one in the Pathfinder
does ... meaning as you back up there is a outlined box that moves as
you turn the steering wheel indicating were you are moving towards as
well as additional cameras that show the front corners as well. Pretty
much gives you an all around view of the vehicle. It has an 8 inch
display screen, so it's pretty easy to see everything. It also has a
"sonar" system warning that lets you now if you are going to hit
anything.

Reminds me of flying lessons when you have to rely totally on
instruments rather than an actual view. :-)

BTW, the Highlander was nice. I think it had a softer ride than the
Pathfinder which is a bit more stiff. I just preferred the Nissan
overall."



Consumers Reports has the Highlander at the top of the mid size SUV
pack most years
Rated tops for reliability which is important to me as I hope to get
12 years out of it.
My Basic PLUS model (I have 4WD and the 3.5 engine) has the plain
small backup camera. No guide lines.
The higher end Highlanders came with a bigger screen and I believe the
guide lines.
The softer tide is great for most of my driving but I don't like it on
a twisty turny road. Feels a little top heavy.


I am discovering more interesting (but pretty much useless) features on
the Pathfinder. The display is a touch screen and if you select "Apps"
several displays come up that you can select. The first is a graphical
display of fuel economy, fuel flow rate and miles to empty. The next
page is a vertical graph and a pointer showing how hard you are steering
and in what direction in turns and maps a history of the turns you make
by how severe they were. The next page shows a large circle with
graduations within and a small, solid ball in the center. It displays G
forces during acceleration, de-acceleration, and lateral G forces in
turns. Stupid, but sorta fun to watch as long as I don't hit a tree
while mesmerized by the stupid display.

There's another display mode that scores your driving habits, measuring
how fast you accelerate, braking habits and some other factors. It
constantly updates and gives you a score from 0-100. It also keeps a
memory of past scores that you can compare to.

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That's certainly a lot more "features" than on either of our current
vintage Toyotas.

Mr. Luddite
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I am discovering more interesting (but pretty much useless) features on
the Pathfinder. The display is a touch screen and if you select "Apps"
several displays come up that you can select. The first is a graphical
display of fuel economy, fuel flow rate and miles to empty. The next
page is a vertical graph and a pointer showing how hard you are steering
and in what direction in turns and maps a history of the turns you make
by how severe they were. The next page shows a large circle with
graduations within and a small, solid ball in the center. It displays G
forces during acceleration, de-acceleration, and lateral G forces in
turns. Stupid, but sorta fun to watch as long as I don't hit a tree
while mesmerized by the stupid display.

There's another display mode that scores your driving habits, measuring
how fast you accelerate, braking habits and some other factors. It
constantly updates and gives you a score from 0-100. It also keeps a
memory of past scores that you can compare to.
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My wife is stuck on Honda CRV's. They're firm and very economical Micah to drive. However her newest one has more butt wipes than any previous ones. And like you said Richard, the touch screen to do anything can be a nightmare for me. Way to many switchs on the steering wheel as well. I shouldn't complain though. I drive my mercury and live it. About the only time I drive the Honda is when it's really low in gas... lol!

On 5/30/17 9:53 AM, Tim wrote:
Mr. Luddite
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I am discovering more interesting (but pretty much useless) features on
the Pathfinder. The display is a touch screen and if you select "Apps"
several displays come up that you can select. The first is a graphical
display of fuel economy, fuel flow rate and miles to empty. The next
page is a vertical graph and a pointer showing how hard you are steering
and in what direction in turns and maps a history of the turns you make
by how severe they were. The next page shows a large circle with
graduations within and a small, solid ball in the center. It displays G
forces during acceleration, de-acceleration, and lateral G forces in
turns. Stupid, but sorta fun to watch as long as I don't hit a tree
while mesmerized by the stupid display.

There's another display mode that scores your driving habits, measuring
how fast you accelerate, braking habits and some other factors. It
constantly updates and gives you a score from 0-100. It also keeps a
memory of past scores that you can compare to.
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....

My wife is stuck on Honda CRV's. They're firm and very economical Micah to drive. However her newest one has more butt wipes than any previous ones. And like you said Richard, the touch screen to do anything can be a nightmare for me. Way to many switchs on the steering wheel as well. I shouldn't complain though. I drive my mercury and live it. About the only time I drive the Honda is when it's really low in gas... lol!


Once I determined the tire pressure sensors were sending accurate
readings to the dash display, I decided I liked them. I like the radio
volume switches on the steering wheel. I really haven't bothered with
the rest of the techie stuff, other than to make sure it was all
working. Too much "much," if you will.

9:00 AMKeyser Soze
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Once I determined the tire pressure sensors were sending accurate
readings to the dash display, I decided I liked them. I like the radio
volume switches on the steering wheel. I really haven't bothered with
the rest of the techie stuff, other than to make sure it was all
working. Too much "much," if you will.
.....

On the CRV there is a little tire indecator light that comes on but doesn't tell which tires are in question. You have to check them individually. I had this happen a week ago and found the right rear tire to be approximately 5 lb lower than the others. Filled it correctly and hit the clear button and good to go. I'm really kinda glad it came in because it gave me an opportunity to check the tires out and noticed that within 52,xxx miles they're starting to weather crack around the rims.

I'll be getting her a new set soon, that is unless she trades it for another soon.,,

Keyser Soze wrote:
On 5/30/17 9:53 AM, Tim wrote:
Mr. Luddite
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I am discovering more interesting (but pretty much useless) features on
the Pathfinder. The display is a touch screen and if you select "Apps"
several displays come up that you can select. The first is a graphical
display of fuel economy, fuel flow rate and miles to empty. The next
page is a vertical graph and a pointer showing how hard you are steering
and in what direction in turns and maps a history of the turns you make
by how severe they were. The next page shows a large circle with
graduations within and a small, solid ball in the center. It displays G
forces during acceleration, de-acceleration, and lateral G forces in
turns. Stupid, but sorta fun to watch as long as I don't hit a tree
while mesmerized by the stupid display.

There's another display mode that scores your driving habits, measuring
how fast you accelerate, braking habits and some other factors. It
constantly updates and gives you a score from 0-100. It also keeps a
memory of past scores that you can compare to.
- show quoted text -
....

My wife is stuck on Honda CRV's. They're firm and very economical Micah
to drive. However her newest one has more butt wipes than any previous
ones. And like you said Richard, the touch screen to do anything can be
a nightmare for me. Way to many switchs on the steering wheel as well. I
shouldn't complain though. I drive my mercury and live it. About the
only time I drive the Honda is when it's really low in gas... lol!


Once I determined the tire pressure sensors were sending accurate
readings to the dash display, I decided I liked them. I like the radio
volume switches on the steering wheel. I really haven't bothered with
the rest of the techie stuff, other than to make sure it was all
working. Too much "much," if you will.


The one switch the Toyota misses on the steering wheel is the radio seek
button. While traveling, have to go to the far side of the radio to seek.

Bill
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"The one switch the Toyota misses on the steering wheel is the radio seek
button. Â*While traveling, have to go to the far side of the radio to seek."


The last week or so has been a free preview time for Sirius XM Radio.
What a treat...I favour the '60s tunes.
No seeking required.

On Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 5:46:30 PM UTC-4, True North wrote:
Bill
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"The one switch the Toyota misses on the steering wheel is the radio seek
button. Â*While traveling, have to go to the far side of the radio to seek."


The last week or so has been a free preview time for Sirius XM Radio.
What a treat...I favour the '60s tunes.
No seeking required.

The problem with Sirius and XM is that the sound quality sucks big-time. If you have the base stereo it may not be that noticeable, but with a better quality one the sound is very "flat" with almost no stereo image. It's highly compressed. I dropped my subscription.

MP3's sound far better. I can rip CD's to a high bit-rate MP3 and play them from a memory stick or transfer them to the "jukebox", which is nothing but a hard drive in the car used to store music. Then there's always HD FM, which is even better. The high quality iTunes songs are good, too.

My wife's Honda CRV has (((XM))). And it sounds really good.

On 5/30/2017 6:04 PM, Its Me wrote:
On Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 5:46:30 PM UTC-4, True North wrote:
Bill
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"The one switch the Toyota misses on the steering wheel is the radio seek
button. While traveling, have to go to the far side of the radio to seek."


The last week or so has been a free preview time for Sirius XM Radio.
What a treat...I favour the '60s tunes.
No seeking required.

The problem with Sirius and XM is that the sound quality sucks big-time. If you have the base stereo it may not be that noticeable, but with a better quality one the sound is very "flat" with almost no stereo image. It's highly compressed. I dropped my subscription.

MP3's sound far better. I can rip CD's to a high bit-rate MP3 and play them from a memory stick or transfer them to the "jukebox", which is nothing but a hard drive in the car used to store music. Then there's always HD FM, which is even better. The high quality iTunes songs are good, too.



Most of the original recordings from the 60's and 50's aren't exactly
"High Def" anyway, so I don't mind.



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On 5/30/2017 5:46 PM, True North wrote:
Bill
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"The one switch the Toyota misses on the steering wheel is the radio seek
button. While traveling, have to go to the far side of the radio to seek."


The last week or so has been a free preview time for Sirius XM Radio.
What a treat...I favour the '60s tunes.
No seeking required.


Me too. I have both the 60's channel and the 50's channel preset.



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