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Emission check due, so checked obd scan and P0448 was there after all. Dusty roads prevail! Didn’t trip the check engine light so not sure if this would have been enough to fail emissions. Probably not, but cleared it and took a 50 mile drive to clear the 4 tests not completed. Didn’t know a “drive time” of 20 to 100 miles, depending on vehicle, is needed to restore the system.

This past spring, saw a NVP (towing a vehicle on a trailer) with full rack filled with black boxes with yellow tops. (If not waterproof, Yeti makes some very expensive boxes.) Looked very secure. Also lower profile, particularly if you have a high top. Not a fan of cargo bags or clamshells. Seen too many people struggling to repack them.

There were some posts long ago about windshield related leaks. I haven’t had much luck with site searches, but maybe you will.

Nope. Your “people” NV is a truck first and foremost with a thirsty cargo V8. You will get roughly the same mpg no matter how and where you drive it. Towing will take its toll, but you have a great people mover and tow vehicle.

Whatever works is fine. We just assume we will be in no service areas and bring along state recreation maps for areas we may end up in. I wasn’t particularly clear about the NG maps. They are waterproof, tear resistant “Trails Illustrated Topographic Maps” They show roads and towns, and also show trails, trail heads, what is permitted on the trails, campgrounds, elevation and peaks. CO has 51 maps and like any topo map, there is an illustrated grid to find the map you need.

The main reason for this thread was to provide info and photos. Re camping resources, which you most likely use. Quick internet check and download (not maps) what is available from forest service and BLM. Both show fee and free campgrounds and dispersed. Forget National Parks and most monuments. Too crowded and many, if not most, require reservations. We have other apps but no longer use them. Since my wife loves paper maps, we rely on her State “topographic recreation maps,” in this case Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. We had the Utah map with us as well. National Geographic has good paper maps. Recommend the map of the “Four Corners Trail of the Ancients” for anyone planning a trip to the southwest.

Thanks. It seems we are always hugging trees or at least their shade.

Saw one white high top camper going east on I-40 toward Albuquerque NM. Anyone here? At Woods Lake (not the pond above), locals were saying there has never been this much snow in the mountains in late June. Same for being much colder. Nevertheless, Mosquitoes were huge and flies annoying. We always set up our screen room here. Set up portable table, Coleman stove and chairs inside and good to go… Despite the web site’s bear warning and mandatory bear box use for tents and soft sided campers, there were no bear boxes. All the trash bins, however, were sealed and all trash had to go in the big bins at the pay station.

Trip of extremes. High temp 108, low 34. High winds. Highest elevation 11,361* (Slumgullion pass). Trip started with a 60 mile detour to avoid a fire. Ended up at Jack’s Canyon, 30 miles south of Winslow AZ. 97* and rocked all night by wind gust. Blowing dust so interior was a dust bowl. Took 18 minutes to drive 1.7 miles on a very rocky road. Didn’t need 4x4 but more clearance would have been reassuring. Woods Lake west of Telluride was as beautiful as ever. Marmots and bear in the area, but never saw them. High winds again, but site 13 is protected by aspens. Utah was too hot so we change itinerary and took CO 149 south to Lake City and Creede. Rio Grande head waters. Camped at N Clear Creek. OK if you fish or ranch. A small herd of cattle showed up late evening and very early in the morning. The rest of the cattle were on the other side of the cattle guard. At South Fork, we headed east to Alamosa and south to Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument, north of Taos, NM. Hot, windy (couldn’t attach screens) and man-eating gnats. At this point, we just wanted to avoid 100* temps going south. In Albuquerque, we took I-40 to El Malpais National Monument, south of Grants NM. Small BLM campground, Joe Skeen. Hot, full sun and of course gnats. There is dispersed camping farther west. Missed the turn off the next day. Headed home. No way to beat the heat. We ended up refilling the 20 gallon tank and buying 5 gallons of drinking water. Drove on lots of dirt roads and the check engine (P0448) never came on. Don’t know why given past history. Recent 90k service?

I had to go out and look… Sequence: Range, average mpg, average mph, time (since last reset?), tire info, settings.

Price reduced to $74k.

2012 models show range, then mpg.etc. For some reason, mpg disappeared from the display in 2013.

Ran 80/80 psi on a just completed 2k trip in the 4 corners (AZ, UT, CO, NM) area. Interstate, 2 lane and lots of dirt. No rain, so no mud. Didn’t notice any difference in ride or handling. NV computer says 16 mpg. Paper calculation will be lower.

False alarm re recall. Michelin site shows only R15 and 16 C-metric tires involved in voluntary recall. May be an issue for NV 200 if purchased as replacement tires. Remedy in the works.

TPMS reset is pretty convoluted but doable per some posts. Will see how 80 psi works in the high desert and mountains in Colorado.

Tires rotated when service done. TPMS not reset, despite telling them to. So, when I drove away no check tire pressure warning light. 80 psi all around. Anyone else besides LAF running 80 psi front and rear?

Planned use?

6/2023. Tire recall. Testing done under wrong psi for snow. Supposed to mail out recall notice 6/2. No info beyond that.

Magnets should work better than Velcro or zipper. Less annoying sound if nothing else.

Sorta like a shower curtain. But, it allows for easy exit/access? Our Sketterbeater rear screen with magnets doesn’t. The same for the homemade slider screen.

Roadtrek NAV6 most likely.

The above is pretty much what the manual recommends. Price what the closest Nissan Commercial dealer will charge and compare it to Fleetworks. I had similar dealer service done at 90k for $1110. This also included replacing the drive belt given what desert heat (117*) does, plus I didn’t want to be stranded far away from LAF and his tool box/trailer. Are there still commercial dealerships?

Didn’t pay much attention to the $20k you paid. Seems low, so hope you looked at carfax and had a mechanic check it out, nice family or not. If all is good, great deal.

You should be able to drive this a long time. If you don’t have or know the service history, checking/changing fluids as recommended in the manual or by Fleetworks is a good idea. Some of the labor cost is already in the $800.

Should have added this earlier. Probably converted in Fresno, CA. Only 30 high and standard tops built according to then owner of SMB Fresno. Currently SMB Phoenix.