JimmyM

Maybe that's enough for many people. But an Option for a secondary or larger tank would be great. 50Gal would be great. Maybe in the aftermarket?

based on the MPG figures I've seen around here ~15-18 MPG highway, that's a range of 420-504. That will also drop when towing.

Have a leaf taken out of the rear springs and add air-assist shocks for carrying a load?

4 cameras & an iPad. Keep talking... I like where this is going. Ooops. I read too quickly. I thought you had 4 cameras sending video to the ipad. Not 4 video monitors. By bad. I was hoping for a neat 4 camera surround display like in some of the high end SUVs. My friend's Infinity SUV has it.

To the man with only a hammer, everything is a nail. - Abraham Maslow I own many hammers.

This truck, NV3500SL, was the front runner for our new family truckster. But I think I'm going to hold on until the Ford Transit Wagon comes out. I'd like to see what the diesel has in store for mileage. I was resigned to the fact that I would just get abysmal mileage. It's big truck, square, with a large frontal area. Can't do much about that. But the Ford 3.2L diesel may hold some promise for mileage. But time will tell. Not a lot of info is available for the Transit Wagon yet.

I like it! Not really for me, but if you do 4x4 camping, THAT would be the ticket. A good expedition vehicle. Skid plates, front and rear 2" receivers, and a stinger mount winch.

Have you found discussions of this somewhere?

The rubber coupling is referred to as a "Fernco". They're common in 4" sizes and also other shapes.

See my reply to your post in the Introduce Yourself section. ...and congrats on the new NV. Looking forward to getting mine.

Do you remember the campain number or identifier? If so, start a new topic to keep them separat. (If you don't mind). It's probably some OCD issue I have cropping up. ;-)

Make: NISSAN Model: NV Model Year: 2012 Manufacturer: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. Report Receipt Date: DEC 19, 2011 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 11V592000 NHTSA Action Number: N/A Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Summary: NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 INFINITI FX, MODEL YEAR 2012 INFINITI M, MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 NISSAN FRONTIER, MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 NISSAN XTERRA, MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 NISSAN PATHFINDER, AND MODEL YEAR 2012 NISSAN NV VEHICLES. SOME OF THE BOLTS THAT CONNECT THE ENGINE OIL COOLER AND THE ENGINE OIL FILTER TO THE ENGINE IN THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED TO BELOW SPECIFICATION STRENGTH. AS A RESULT, THE BOLT MAY BREAK AT THE OIL FILTER ATTACHMENT POINT AND CAN CAUSE AN ENGINE OIL LEAK. Consequence: IF THERE IS AN ENGINE OIL LEAK, THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WOULD DROP AND THE ENGINE COULD SEIZE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. Remedy: NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CONNECTOR BOLTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 30, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261. Notes: OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .

The wheels are 8 lugs on a 165mm circle. Make sure the offset is correct. The Stock wheels are 17" x 7.5" with a +1.6" (40mm) Offset. If you go wider, make sure you adjust the offset so you don't rub the tire in corners. The Tirerack info shows D load range 245/75R17s are stock, but I can't find any tires in the stock size that aren't load range E (3195lb). I have found a few manufacturers that make 20" wheels that have several offsets available for the 8-165 pattern in varying offsets. If you keep your backspacing the same, you won't have to worry about rubbing, but it will shift all of the additional width to the outboard edge of the rim. Backspace = (width/2)+offset+0.5inch, NV wheels have 5.85" of backspace. A 17x9 wheel with +1.0" offset would have 6.0" of backspace. Thus only reducing your inner tire clearance by 0.15". Not too bad. (edited the backspacing calulation to add 0.5") (edited 6.8" of backspace to 6.0", type-o) A 275/55R20 tire in an XL load range (tirerack.com) has a rated load of 2833lb. Info from the NV Passenger Body Builders Guide shows that the tires have a load rating of 3000lb in the rear @ 80PSI and 2205lbs in the front at 50PSI. I'm not sure how you feel about sacrificing 137lbs per tire of load capacity, but I personally wouldn't worry about it unless you plan on loading the van to its full capacity and towing with it at the same time.

Found this too... Details: http://www-odi.nhtsa...true&refurl=rss I can't find a direct link via the site, but you can go here and submit the campain number. http://www-odi.nhtsa...ecallsearch.cfm Report Date : January 18, 2013 at 09:01 AM NHTSA Campaign ID number : 11V408000 Vehicle Make / Model: Model Year(s): NISSAN / ALTIMA 2012 NISSAN / NV 2012 Manufacturer: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. Report Receipt Date: AUG 09, 2011 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 11V408000 NHTSA Action Number: N/A Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE

I found this while doing some NV research. Source: http://www.lemonauto.com/complaints/1_nissan_recalls.htm http://www.lemonauto.com/complaints/nissan/nv.htm NEWS: Nissan is recalling 14,700 Nissan and Infiniti vehicles; Engine oil leak DECEMBER 2011 -- Nissan is recalling certain model year 2011 Infiniti FX, model year 2012 Infiniti M, model year 2011-2012 Nissan frontier, model year 2011-2012 Nissan Xterra, model year 2011-2012 Nissan pathfinder, and model year 2012 Nissan NV vehicles. Some of the bolts that connect the engine oil cooler and the engine oil filter to the engine in these vehicles may have been manufactured to below specification strength. As a result, the bolt may break at the oil filter attachment point and can cause an engine oil leak. If there is an engine oil leak, the engine oil pressure would drop and the engine could seize, increasing the risk of a crash. Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the connector bolts free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin on or about January 19, 2012. Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov . 11V-592 MORE RECALL INFO: