THIS IS NOT DIRECTED AT ANYONE IN PARTICULAR, JUST SOMETHING I FEEL MUST BE SAID:
i personally like the 09 X, especially the roof lights....its a feature lots of us always wanted but were never offered(besides in the aftermarket)....so what if they're not bright...thats what the aftermarket is for - to improve on the original idea to fit our needs/wants better....im sure someone will come out with a kit to replace the bulbs with a higher wattage or something, or to replace the entire lamp assembly.....and im pretty sure i've seen a bunch of 1st gens with lights in the fairing, and people loved it!....but to each his own
i also don't understand how it looks like a new liberty? my girlfriend has a new liberty, which looks like a mini commander.....and i dont see any resemblance between the 09 X and the commander/liberty.....to me the 09 X looks like a re-designed X, with a few new tweaks/toys....sure, it has headlights, taillights....and.....thats about where the similarities stop and the X begins.....but again, to each his own.....
i also don't understand how the X is getting away from the original "everything you need, nothing you don't" motto.....its still utilitarian, its still offroad capable, its still meant for outdoorsmen and extreme sports fanatics, and most of all, its still an X.... if we wanted TJs, we all would've gotten TJs.....we got Xs because we like what they had to offer, especially what they had to offer over Jeeps....which are still features offered today...think about the features offered in the second gen....VDC! Cluth Bypass! Electric Rear Locker! Bilsteins! Roof Lights! These are all features that, while we may not absolutely NEED them, theyre definetly things we would love to have! .....but once again, to each his own.....
bottom line(atleast in my mind) is people need to stop comparing the X to wranglers and such.....they weren't meant to be the same thing - if they were, the x would have 2 removable doors, a soft top, roll bar, and no AC)....its an SUV that just so happens to have excellent offroad prowess, good looks, and a cult following, NOT some muted/diluted 4 door wrangler with some extra goodies and gadgets....its a damn Xterra!
i think we all need to take a step back and think about what nissan is doing to further the platform, rather than standing around bitching about how its not a first gen.....
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