# 2020 Nissan Pathfinder - General questions **URL:** \ **Category:** Buying/Selling\ **Tags:** nissan\ **Created:** [August 23, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-nissan-pathfinder-general-questions/195925 "2024-08-23T13:53:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rosie10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c37758/32.png) [@Rosie10](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rosie10)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-nissan-pathfinder-general-questions/195925/1 "2024-08-23T13:53:14Z")
Any issues with this year model? Would you recommend for comfortable, cushy ride? ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-nissan-pathfinder-general-questions/195925/2 "2024-08-23T19:15:58Z")
The 2WD V6 version generally looks pretty good from what I can tell. There’s issues of course with the assortment of gadgets and gizmos installed on newer cars these days. I doubt these are specific to this particular vehicle. Intelligent key, CAN communication system, cruise control, remote start, security alarm, headrest dvd display & infotainment, etc Suggest to ask your own shop do a pre-purchase inspection, esp checking for signs of windshield crack, steering pull, paint guard swell, fogging headlamps, clicking noises during accel from stop, brake noise/judder, door window glass works smoothly, fuel gauge accuracy, evap system leak. Also verify that all of the readiness monitors are in the “ready” state. Don’t let anyone tell you these will clear by themselves with a little driving. Ask them to do the driving and prove that they’re cleared before writing any checks. And make sure all the sofware updates have been done: back door calibration, infotainment system, cvt “write” procedure ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-nissan-pathfinder-general-questions/195925/3 "2024-08-26T14:21:26Z")
> [@Rosie10](#): > > Would you recommend for comfortable, cushy ride? I would strongly recommend a long test drive. That is the only way for you to answer that question for yourself. If you like the ride the seats, the handling and the rest, buy it. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-nissan-pathfinder-general-questions/195925/4 "2024-08-26T14:31:40Z")
> [@Mustangman](#): > > I would strongly recommend a long test drive. +1 What one person might consider to be a comfortable ride, or comfortable seats, could easily get a negative review from others. Only the OP can decide–via an extended test drive–what is comfortable for _her_. Asking other people to choose an appropriate car for me is not very different from asking other people to choose what I should eat for dinner tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-nissan-pathfinder-general-questions/195925/5 "2024-08-26T14:48:25Z")
> [@VDCdriver](#): > > asking other people to choose what I should eat for dinner tonight. Or to pick out a swimsuit! Personal preferences vary a lot between people! ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-nissan-pathfinder-general-questions/195925/6 "2024-08-26T15:50:08Z")
And make sure to hit some rough roads, not just the nice smooth ones… RxR crossings/tracks etc… I found this on CarMax’s website about How to Test Drive a car… [https://www.carmax.com/articles/how-to-test-drive-a-car#drive](https://www.carmax.com/articles/how-to-test-drive-a-car#drive) ---
**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-nissan-pathfinder-general-questions/195925/7 "2024-08-26T21:08:27Z")
> [@Rosie10](#): > > Would you recommend for comfortable, cushy ride? Only you can answer that. My wife drives an SUV that has seats that she just loves. I can’t get comfortable in that car. Which one of us is right? I recommend you find a rental car business that has a Pathfinder and rent one for a weekend and use it as you would your own car. That will tell you whether you like it and if it fits your needs. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-nissan-pathfinder-general-questions/195925/8 "2024-08-26T21:13:33Z")
A client invited me to drive with them to a meeting 3 hours away in their Escalade. Sure! Very comfortable for 30 minutes, very uncomfortable (soft seats with no support) for hours 2 and 3. ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-nissan-pathfinder-general-questions/195925/9 "2024-08-26T22:32:57Z")
you can search on Turo for make and model within a given area, A few in the Seattle area that are the same generation if not exact year. ---
**Author:** ![vipergg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/50afbb/32.png) [@vipergg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/vipergg)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 12:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-nissan-pathfinder-general-questions/195925/10 "2024-08-28T00:11:47Z")
They were still using their unreliable CVT in it back in 2020 I would think twice about it . Look for a newer one as they smartened up and went back to a standard automatic transmission when they did the update . ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 12:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-nissan-pathfinder-general-questions/195925/11 "2024-08-28T12:33:04Z")
> [@VDCdriver](#): > > What one person might consider to be a comfortable ride, or comfortable seats, could easily get a negative review from others. Only the OP can decide–via an extended test drive–what is comfortable for _her_. +1 This is so true. Not all bodies are built the same. Friend of mine replaced the seats in his BMW to these seats he said where the most comfortable seats he ever. My friend is 5’5 and weighs about 160lbs. I’m 6’3 and weigh in at 205. The seats were EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE. The top of the seat was so narrow it hit me right in the shoulder blades. I remember luxury cars from the 60’s and 70’s that floated. I couldn’t stand those cars. I got seasick. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-nissan-pathfinder-general-questions/195925/12 "2024-08-28T12:54:21Z")
> [@MikeInNH](#): > > I remember luxury cars from the 60’s and 70’s that floated. I couldn’t stand those cars. I got seasick. +1 Even less-luxurious cars from that era floated and had a constant up and down ride motion. A friend’s father bought a “Jet-Smooth Ride” Chevy, and the pre-teen daughter began to experience really bad motion sickness. After she had thrown-up a few times in that Chevy, the father traded it in on a new Dodge, and–voila!–no more motion sickness. He lost a bunch of money by trading-in the nearly-new Chevy, but he couldn’t live with a situation where his daughter constantly got sick in the car. The last time that my NX was in for service, my loaner car was a brand-new RX. In addition to the fact that it didn’t handle anywhere near as well as my NX, I really disliked the RX’s “floaty” ride. Some people might like the RX’s ride, but I couldn’t wait to get back to my NX.