Hi team, after some honest feedback on this model. Not some Toyota fanatic wanking on either :P
Its done just shy of 200K 2 owners regularly serviced.
My trusty steed is getting long in the tooth so looking around and one of these has come up
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Hi team, after some honest feedback on this model. Not some Toyota fanatic wanking on either :P
Its done just shy of 200K 2 owners regularly serviced.
My trusty steed is getting long in the tooth so looking around and one of these has come up
Have you thought about a Toyota?
Sorry couldn't resist.
Sorry no helpful info on nivara.
They were one of the probs I looked at before upgrading but one didn't turn up at the right price.
Couple of mates have had good runs from them. Every ute has it's pros and cons/ weak points
Yeah one of my mechanic mates is saying dont go near it. Other people have said they are ok....
I have about $9000 in receipts from the past 24 months that say you shouldn't buy that navara...
The cam timing chain & tensioners can give problems, mostly due to poor servicing. Some just had dodgy chains. You can have the chain measured to see how far it has stretched. The earlier ones also had issues with the Auto trans cooler. It's in the bottom tank of the radiator & could split causing coolant to mix with the trans fluid resulting in stuffed auto. It would normally go before 100K if it was going to go. You can install a separate aftermarket trans cooler to be sure.
I had a 2007 Pathfinder with the same engine. The injectors went at 100K. Second set were still good when I sold it at 200K+. The main symptom was high fuel consumption.
Its a modern diesel vehicle. They are all only designed to fail once out of warrenty and repair costs are horrendus if you can find a mechanic who is actually a proper mechanic. We have 2008 one in ourwork fleet and its been an expensive wee beastie to maintain.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
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If I could fn afford one I would in a heartbeat!Quote:
Originally Posted by buzzman
Lada niva
No. Mate used to work for Waterforce, they ran a fleet of them. Most expensive ute to maintain he said.
My old's bought one for their workers, good service history, 160k, 2011, had it a month and motor seized. Injector failure.
They're not like the old Navara's that keep chipping away reliably.
Is petrol a better option?
Our one has had a failed abs sensor twice, they are exposed and prone to getting damaged, one of the retarded "features" of these utes is they will not select 4wd (electric shift) if there is an issue with the ABS system. It has also had rust and moisture inside the drivers door which resulted in all the electrics in the door buggered so was cheaper to replace the whole door with a unit from a wreckers than repair the electrics. It had to have the windscreen replaced at one stage which resulted in the discovery of more rust in behind the windscreen which im told is also common, this will require $$$$ before its next wof. It also developed a leaky injector which would cause hard starting and stalling at idle and cost $$$$ to replace the injectors (if you do one, you do them all)
The ABS light has just recently come back on and again it wont go into 4wd. Ive had a guts full of it, complete lemon of a vehicle. Been an Otago vehicle all its life so not like its a high humidity area or anything and the rust issues are all caused by poor design and areas collecting water, electrics are just a nightmare, and im prepared for the whole thing to just go bang one day . Its serviced on time everytime and has a full service history going back to day 1, I dont even dare drive it on the farm if I can help it as its too fragile for any of that sort of carry on.
My olds had one, fucked a piston for no reason, Autocraft in palmy quoted 10k to fix. Ring a wrecker and ask what warranty they will give on a second hand replacement engine, that’ll tell you all you need to know.
Fark! That three times the price of my Brumby! And it’s the newest car I own....Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst
She's a big 'no' I feel.
Hey Gibo I have seen the way you drive (remember the Taupo Napier road about six or seven years back) so it doesn’t matter what you end up with mate coz you’ll fuck it anyway. Just kidding. Nah not really. Ha ha ha ha.
I've got a 2013 D22 navara with the 2.5td, manual though. Done about 20000kms so far, sitting at 85000kms. Half of that running has been offroad. No dramas at all quite capable actually. Only downside is they are the least powerful of today's utes or that era. They are also known for noisy or squeaky tortion bars at full lock on cross axle type stuff. I would buy another.
Nah from me. Did you talk to J?
What's your budget? (the sale of your red beast is variable, I know, but what were planning to chuck on top of that?)
all i can say about nissans is they rust like fuk and nissan seems to have a thing about putting the oil filter in the most cunty spot . I wouldn't own one but they are great for business
‘84.Quote:
Originally Posted by mimms2
314,000km, motor rebuilt 180,000km ago ( before I bought the ute)
Tows loads it shouldn’t.
Do not touch anything first generation, love my Nissan’s , but if you mechanic is saying avoid ...then I’d be doing just that ...he’s in the know more than anyone ..Isuzu have a good rep ..and getting better
Around that age look out for an RC Colorado or Isuzu D-Max, both have the 3L 4JJ1 Isuzu engine and running gear. Can pick them up pretty cheap these days.
Just my humble opinion.
D22 is a much better vehicle than D40Quote:
Originally Posted by mawzer308
I have a 2008 King Cab flatdeck. I'm fussy with the service schedule and it's done 190k with no dramas. Best cab design IMO as I have left the back seats up and unused and put a false floor in behind the front seats so stuff we carry in the back is up where it can be reached from the front seats. It was the only king cab type ute of any brand that leaves you with an open space under that false floor to stow two rifles out of sight. All other brand utes have a fuel tank or floor design that hinders that extra out of sight storage.
If I needed another ute I'd buy another Narvara King Cab.
My bad, I was thinking of the D22 ST-R.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst
I drove a few between 2006-09 while working in Africa,did probably just over 20000 k's in them ,personally l would avoid unless you had full service history showing faulty Nissan parts were replaced with better quality ones . These were at first extremely popular as company / fleet vehicles in Africa due to heavily discounted prices as they tried to buy market share, in the end the way Nissan handled the various problems lead to them damaging their dealer networks reputation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
With the autos they had a bad problem of a 20 cents circlip in the reverse gears shattering, feed crap through the unit,the timing chains would start to rattle as early as 50000 Klm's ,they had issues with bad injectors,the radiator had a stupid low mounting exposing it badly in rocky creek crossings etc & later on units with tow bars had trouble with the chassis fracturing,light weight drive shafts easily bent in rocky terrain/crossings.
In Africa Utes are nicknamed "Bakkies" these were soon dubbed "Go Bakkies" from regular trips back to the dealers for warranty claims/repairs.The main problem l think was there the dealers kept replacing the poor quality parts with the same shit , l should point out Nissan Africa supplied these utes from the Spanish factory due to a trade deal , so whether the Thailand builds had the same problems you would have to do a bit of research.
I drove 3 of these over the years & all manuals ,one had the chain problem,l knew personally 2 other owners who had the same problem,1 again after having the chain replaced under warranty at 53000 klm . I never had a breakdown leaving us stranded, but 2 different utes leaked like a sieve in heavy rain & had trouble with keeping dust out while driving long distance on dirt.
For me it would be a definite no ,but if you got written confirmation of parts being properly replaced & full service history for a steal then it may be worth the risk for you.
Yup me tooQuote:
Originally Posted by Savage1
Yup had a D22 100,000 k's by me No issues
He’s right.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
I had an 08 D40, was a manual, the factory dual mass flywheel are rubbish but didn't have any other issues
next door neighbour in OZ had the V6 diesel pathfinder for towing the caravan. really liked it
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Originally Posted by Cooper
Dual mass flywheel?
Worst idea since the chocolate fire guard...
My mechanic says exactly the same thing as i've been keen on them a few times.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
I love it when DM flywheels make extra inspection holes, so you can have a really good old gawkQuote:
Originally Posted by Finnwolf
On more positive note, I’m pretty sure the 4 litre V6 ones are a VQ engine, grunty and reliable!
VQ is a petrol series?