And I don't recall seeing the forest service sticker on the side of it either. Plates are gone from the vehicle. Maybe stolen and ditched?? Anyway, it's too bad it will likely be left to the FS to get it out of there. Or maybe they won't??
"I didn't want that Pathfinder anymore anyway"
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d_baker
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"I didn't want that Pathfinder anymore anyway"
Over the past weekend, while I drove the road to the Cyclone Creek TH (past the Shavano campground) on CR 240, I came across this Pathfinder. I was up this same road in early July, and it was there at that time too, but I think the windows were still in good shape.
And I don't recall seeing the forest service sticker on the side of it either. Plates are gone from the vehicle. Maybe stolen and ditched?? Anyway, it's too bad it will likely be left to the FS to get it out of there. Or maybe they won't??
And I don't recall seeing the forest service sticker on the side of it either. Plates are gone from the vehicle. Maybe stolen and ditched?? Anyway, it's too bad it will likely be left to the FS to get it out of there. Or maybe they won't??
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Re: "I didn't want that Pathfinder anymore anyway"
Yeesh.
I count four bullet holes too. Unless the tires and windows were shot instead of slashed. Well hopefully it gets taken out of their soon. Unfortunate.
I count four bullet holes too. Unless the tires and windows were shot instead of slashed. Well hopefully it gets taken out of their soon. Unfortunate.
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Re: "I didn't want that Pathfinder anymore anyway"
Looks like my old '03. Thing was garbage, I can see why it was ditched 
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Re: "I didn't want that Pathfinder anymore anyway"
Maybe it'll become the Pathfinder Hut for backcountry skiers...
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Re: "I didn't want that Pathfinder anymore anyway"
We'll probably see some 14ers.com member's xterra in the same condition some day soon.
Re: "I didn't want that Pathfinder anymore anyway"
Was the rear bumper still intact? I need a replacement for mine (2001 Pathfinder).
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Re: "I didn't want that Pathfinder anymore anyway"
We noticed it as well when we drove by on the 4th of July this year. Like you stated, it had yet to be vandalized at that time. Be interesting to find out the story behind this one.
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Re: "I didn't want that Pathfinder anymore anyway"
Dang it! That's where I left it!
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Re: "I didn't want that Pathfinder anymore anyway"
Hey man, when something is like, disrupting the vibes, it's gotta go. The Pathfinder was jamming up the pathfinding vibes, ya feel?mtree wrote:Dang it! That's where I left it!
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Re: "I didn't want that Pathfinder anymore anyway"
Another one stuck. And a couple years ago, someone got a Suzuki stuck in a muddy rut. They tried to winch it out, and it got torn in half. So they took the plates and left the rest.
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Re: "I didn't want that Pathfinder anymore anyway"
In a spot like that four wheel drive enables you to get all four wheels thoroughly buried instead of just two.cougar wrote:IMG_2067.JPG
Another one stuck. And a couple years ago, someone got a Suzuki stuck in a muddy rut. They tried to winch it out, and it got torn in half. So they took the plates and left the rest.
As for that Suzuki, unless they also rendered the VIN illegible, they will still probably get billed for the removal.
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Re: "I didn't want that Pathfinder anymore anyway"
Yeah, that was my thought about these stories. Even without plates, the VIN will trace back to the owner. Unless it was stolen and taken for joy ride in the back country. But then why take the plates?CORed wrote: As for that Suzuki, unless they also rendered the VIN illegible, they will still probably get billed for the removal.
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