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awd lock on, traction off.


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PS: just bought a recovery strap from home depot: 2" wide, 20feet, and a 7,000 working load. i think it said 19,000lbs break strength. this will go along well with my rescue tow rope with hooks

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Seriously though, I think even if you cant get us into that same trail that you were on, we should meet up at a trail for our Rogue meet

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its not that big, i swear. its VERY small. its the rear of a dirtbike shop/industrial complex. bringing a couple rogues would deff get us unwanted attention. i gotta find a spot for us to off-road at. i have a friend who's big into the off-road/wrangler scene.

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and i got scoop from my boy! looks like i just found our 'meet spot' = http://www.pineypower.com/offroading.htm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbjzKTRXkO8[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUGv3q4UnV0[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8So9qVpmME[/youtube]

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Well, ok then. Too bad I opted for FWD. :facepalm2

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Rogue One wrote:Well, ok then. Too bad I opted for FWD. :facepalm2
from the look of it, you'll be fine. i think this place is all about ground-clearance. it looks like you can go around every puddle. just stay to the easier trails

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Yeehawwwww! Im definitely down

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i know it doesnt look like much, but the ground was super soft and muddy. i am surprised i didnt get stuck. my boots were sinking in the mud

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVafEEkRM80[/youtube]

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some times you really make me laugh. How about a Road Rally in our Rogue. "March Lion 2014 Rally"? South Jersey Region-Sports Car Club of America? Interested? sounds like fun, and you can give our Rogues a new test!

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morselicious wrote:some times you really make me laugh. How about a Road Rally in our Rogue. "March Lion 2014 Rally"? South Jersey Region-Sports Car Club of America? Interested? sounds like fun, and you can give our Rogues a new test!
do you have more details on this? i'm interested. this isnt the one at NJMP?

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ImStricken wrote:
morselicious wrote:some times you really make me laugh. How about a Road Rally in our Rogue. "March Lion 2014 Rally"? South Jersey Region-Sports Car Club of America? Interested? sounds like fun, and you can give our Rogues a new test!
do you have more details on this? i'm interested. this isnt the one at NJMP?
I could be wrong but I think morselicious (and unless that person is a chick I'm not referring to them as "morselicious" again) was being sarcastic

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idk, i googled that March lion rally, and its a legit nj race lol

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ImStricken wrote:idk, i googled that March lion rally, and its a legit nj race lol
Yeah I googled it too. I just figured he/she was being sarcasting saying our 4 cyl SUVs would do well in a road race lol

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ImStricken wrote:idk, i googled that March lion rally, and its a legit nj race lol
Yeah I googled it too. I just figured he/she was being sarcasting saying our 4 cyl SUVs would do well in a road race lol
from what i read its not about speed. its about time. so the driver/passenger that reads the maps right, gets the best times.

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found a construction site. decided to flex the frame today lol i actually got 1 wheel off the ground

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What happened to you bro? Disappeared for a while!

I've taken my rogue on the beach a handful of times so far this summer, and even in deep stuff when the tires are down to around 15psi, this thing is unstoppable!

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work, nico, hyundai forums, youtube, and so many other things = no time sometimes. plus sometimes its all over bearing.

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A little necroposting, but oh well... lol

Just came back from a weekend at the beach. The beaches here seem to be nice hard packed sand and easy for anything to drive on (older lady in a Caddilac for instance!), so I found the softer, deeper areas closer to the dunes. Some of which would have definitely gotten me stuck in many other vehicles. A couple times I felt a little bogged down, but it made it through.

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We're in Washington State, so we take our Rogue off road all the time. The car's never so much as flinched. We were in a wilderness area around the Methow Valley a couple years ago, driving on a trail toward a trout stream. The only other car that made it to the parking area next to the stream was a jacked-up Jeep Wrangler. There were a ton of other SUV's and CUV's in a lot about 1 mile up trail. The Rogue never skipped a beat. It's got tons of clearance and the AWD is actually quite smart.

On ski trips, we've been in situations where we were the only car making it through a pass. Heading out to Bend, Oregon a few years ago, there were about fifty cars parked on the side of the road in the chain-up area (though chains weren't required at the time). We made the 120 mile trip on the factory all season tires. The paddle shifters were great for controlling speed on downhills. I barely hit the brakes at all the entire time. I think it's a shame that they only included the paddle shifters on the '08 and '09 models. They make a BIG DIFFERENCE in the car's usability in bad weather.

We've used the Rogue to ford streams, drive over big rocks, drive up and down fire roads in every condition, and it gets tons of snow and ice time every winter. We've never had a complaint. I've seen AWD cars stuck in their parking spaces at ski resorts after 8 hours in the lot. We just hit the AWD button, and we're on our way in seconds.

I've never seen another Rogue in the mountains (I see tons of Jeeps, Toyotas & Fords). But I will absolutely attest that over the last 5 years, I've never been in a situation that the car couldn't get out of.

And yes, it's my wife's car. I have a 350Z that barely makes it over speed bumps.

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So whats up with this NJ off road trip 5.56???????

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Yo yo yo

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Bump... Im down for the off road thing. When are we doing this?

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we should sched a saturday once it gets a tad warmer. spring time will bring in tons of rain & mud! ;)

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5.56 wrote:we should sched a saturday once it gets a tad warmer. spring time will bring in tons of rain & mud! ;)
Alright cool. Im going to hold you to that. Im definitely ready to challenge my Rogue a little to see exactly how well it handles certain things off road in a "what if" situation. I may just fall in love with the thing

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russians were very impressed with the x-tril / rogue

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLWAsXlP-3s[/youtube]

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I don't plan on offroading mine but, the 2nd gen is a dope vehicle bro. Every aspect of the 1st gen that I didn't like has been addressed and eliminated in the 2nd gen. I may buy it at lease end even if I do take a hit. We shall see. But definitely a cool vid! I'm impressed

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What's up guys, here are a few videos I've made over the last months. Let me share some experiences I've had with this bad a** rogue. Suspension is deff not the best for Off roading on harsh trails but anything light is good..on that note I've been going all out on all sort of very rough terrains haha and it's still has not disappointed me yet. Here is the thing, you have to kinda sorta baby it as you go, it's not a jeep, so I tend to slow down quite a bit while going over rocks or big dips. I added 225 75 16 all terrain tires adding about 1in of clearance to the 8.3 that it already had, which 9.3 is not bad at all I would say. Also it's deff not a rock crawler so a little momentum is good for those steep slopes and getting out of sticky situations. Suspension is not very flexible so expect one of your wheels to come off the ground if you are on really uneven terrain, Best thing to do at this point is to turn OFF your traction control because all it does is stop you, I couldn't even do any of the things I did, if I didn't turn the tc off. Also thee approaching angle and departure angle is not to bad at all (Im actually gonna get the clip on/off bumper mechanism off ebay just in case I get crazy). The AWD lock would have to be the best feature about the Rogue, I Usually attack the trails with the TC off, AWD lock on and on that low gear that isn't a low gear at all but it makes me feel better when I use it. Man I really wish they had tranny with a clutch on this thing and a little more power! I'll be posting many more videos during the summer, so stay tunned! Subscribe to those videos if you can, I want to let all the rogue haters know what this baby can do!!!

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I just looked up the X-Trail after watching that video. I'm a bit envious that there is a diesel variant we can't get here!


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