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Went to have a look at a Nissan Pathfinder from 2009 with 54k miles on the clock. Called the dealership at 4pm yesterday. Drove 1:40 hour only to be told that it sold just before closing last night. Bugger. The above was an automatic, which i am not overly keen on. However, with 54k miles it...

Anybody got any ideas about Nissan Pathfinder? Seen a 2013 with a good MOT history and £105 on the clock. Not as big as a Navara but still has a 3000kg towing limit. Looking for a manual as I don’t want an automatic.

We are not “listed” but are in the “greenbelt”. As the garage is forward of the principal elevation of the property it is not covered under permitted development. Hence, the council requires a full planning application. Under the greenbelt rules any new structure in the greenbelt is deemed...

Lots of photos will be taken Rick. The insurers appoint a company that sifts through the rubble and lists anything recognisable. Unfortunately, I have difficulty trusting people so I will try to get as many photos as I can.

No idea at all Bat. The day before I had been at work the whole day so hadn’t worked on the car. The garage went up in flames in the early our of the morning. By the time we were aware that something was up, the roof had already collapsed. Luckily the house was spared, that’s all I can say...

Got a call from the insurance today to say that I can extract the car. See if anything is salvageable.

Yes, very sad indeed. We are waiting for the structural engineer on Wednesday and then hopefully extract the car. As we had some rain yesterday I spend some time looking for a replacement. I think that it will still be a Nissan but this time a Pathfinder. Good on towing, room for the dogs and...

Unfortunately Rick, all the parts went up in flames. Hopefully I dan get the insurance to pay out for them but not holding my breath. The DMF looks in reasonable shape but I don’t want to sell anything on as I don’t know how it has been affected by the fire. There is a nice looking Patrol on...

Excellent work Rick! Very jealous! Hopefully I am still as fit as you at 77. Who cares if it takes a day longer as long as it gets done. At least when you do it yourself you know that it is all done correctly.

Sorry to hear Panelbeater. Not a good time for the trusty Patrol.

Not been feeling the love to visit the forum over the last few days. Currently in Portugal enjoying some sunshine but the garage gets talked about a lot. Fortunately, nobody was injured which is the most important. The Incident Commander said to one of our neighbours that we were lucky there...

The poor Patrol is no longer.

Complete destruction inside.

Well, it hurts a lot to say this but my Patrol is no longer. This morning we got rudely woken up by a popping sound. Turns out that our garage was on fire with flames shooting out of the roof. My Patrol and every tool I own has gone up in flames. The biggest loss is all our Christmas...

Those bolts are a bugger to get out. When I replaced my chassis, every bolt on the “new” chassis had sheared off. Had to drill and tap new holes. Fortunately, they were easy to remove this time. There is always something with the Patrol. You think that you are making good progress and then it...

Due to a slight delay in picking up my V60 they lent me a 2023 XC40 recharge. Lovely car to drive and if it had a bigger boot I probable would have kept it. Due to going abroad regularly I need a full size spare wheel instead of the gunk and compressor. With the battery in the spare wheel...

Unfortunately I have very few 12 sided sockets. I tried it with a 6 sided one to no avail. Ordered an extractor which should be here on Friday. Started my repair on the body mount today, only to realise that the remaining metal was paper thin. In the end I encapsulated the mount in 4mm sheet...

Nothing goes as planned on this bloomin car. Removing the rear wheels today and the locking wheel nut is damaged. This one has always been a bit problematic but now it won’t move at all. No extractor that I have is big enough, need a 21mm and I have up to 19mm. New extractor set ordered...

That caused you a few headaches but in the end a reasonable easy fix. Most people would just end up buying a new fuel pump at great expense. It sounds like you have enough other work to do on the Patrol. Looking forward to your thread. Haven’t done too much myself today. Fixed my...

That very well may be your problem Rick. Good find. It is amazing how something this simple can cause you such a headache. Only just seen the photos of the pumps in a million bits. Are you trying to keep the parts all together as one pump or are you mixing & matching? Making one good pump out...