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call into The Navara Forum for navara info.
what model and years of the utes where you looking at ?
what model and years of the utes where you looking at ?
mate has a radao single cab, mum has a navara duel cab for work, dont no any 1 with a courer, i got told they do heads?? so i steered away from them when i was buying 4bs, i would personanly buy none of above, the navara has very little room in the back seats, the rodao has had endless probloms... oh and the rust in it now, he doesnt even 4b much, id go the navara, or look at a triton mmmm they nice to drive, mums boss has a few tritons all he will buy now so much space, power and comfort,
You mention Rodeos, I assume your either buying second hand or have mistaken the Colorado for a Rodeo. Can you clarify as there is a big difference in the last few years with Dual Cabs. Maybe mention the budget she's working to?
I have a D40 RX Navara as a work car, I hate it. 4sp auto sucks with the turbo diesel especially when the arse is light, when the power comes on you smoke'em. I also drive a R51 Pathy with the same engine and a 5sp auto, it too has its issues. They are unergonomical and uncomfortable plus servicing is rediculous, and for what your paying, as much as I hate to say it Tritons are the way to go, then DMAX, Colorado, Navara, Courier, HiLux.
I have a D40 RX Navara as a work car, I hate it. 4sp auto sucks with the turbo diesel especially when the arse is light, when the power comes on you smoke'em. I also drive a R51 Pathy with the same engine and a 5sp auto, it too has its issues. They are unergonomical and uncomfortable plus servicing is rediculous, and for what your paying, as much as I hate to say it Tritons are the way to go, then DMAX, Colorado, Navara, Courier, HiLux.
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Do you think the two spare tyres hanging out the back may have been part of the problem!
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i think the air bags would be a big contributing factor with that one. seen a D40 navara do similar. people overload dual cabs massively then fit air bags to cover it up the suspension drop and wonder why the chassis buckles.
a few months back, 4WDA did a comparo of most duel cabs,
had a look through my stash and i cant seem to find it, or the issue..
there was a dvd with the issue about the comparo also.
but what i do remember, is they found that the DMAX was far the best as an alrounder!
we have both the D40 and current model hilux's in the Emergencey Services,
and let me tell you, they are both CHIT!! (but if i had to choose, id take the D40 over the rollux) both handel very badly at high speeds!
IMHO id go for the DMAX, closely followed by the Collarado.
mate bough a new ranger at the start of 09, 67k later, in September 2010.. it did a head!
owned it since new, looked after it, serviced it more frequent then suggested by ford, these things still happen.
another one that hasnt been suggested;
the landrover defender 130 duel cab
had a look through my stash and i cant seem to find it, or the issue..
there was a dvd with the issue about the comparo also.
i cant remember exactly, as my mind is a sive and i cant find the issue, but i think they rated the triton 6 or 7th out of 7, but i could be hugely wrong.
but what i do remember, is they found that the DMAX was far the best as an alrounder!
we have both the D40 and current model hilux's in the Emergencey Services,
and let me tell you, they are both CHIT!! (but if i had to choose, id take the D40 over the rollux) both handel very badly at high speeds!
IMHO id go for the DMAX, closely followed by the Collarado.
yes, ive heard a few of these cases!
mate bough a new ranger at the start of 09, 67k later, in September 2010.. it did a head!
owned it since new, looked after it, serviced it more frequent then suggested by ford, these things still happen.
another one that hasnt been suggested;
the landrover defender 130 duel cab
The old Mans got one and loves it!!!
I hate the car mags/papers comparisons as they do not take into account having owned the thing for a few years. ***** F0CKS UP! It will happen, but what, when and how much to fix. Navaras/Pathys have terrible build quality and it only takes a few months for them to become rattly, trust me I know from experience having had a D40 Navara and 2 R51 Pathys. Is his mother gonna take it offroad loaded up with airbags, I personally doubt it.
Whats your dealer services going to be for a DMAX to keep it in warranty. Where would you get is serviced, as Isuzu is not a common brand whats the resale going to be like, need a second hand part 5 years down the track where you gonna get it from???
Whats your dealer services going to be for a DMAX to keep it in warranty. Where would you get is serviced, as Isuzu is not a common brand whats the resale going to be like, need a second hand part 5 years down the track where you gonna get it from???
What the hell have you people been doing with your Navaras?
I was in the market for a dual cab last year, tested all of them and the Navara was waaaay ahead of the rest for unroad ride and comfort. The only one that feels like a car rather than a workhorse.
They all have crap build quality compared modern passenger cars, what do you expect? I didn't like the diesel and got the petrol maybe that's why it hasn't had problems like a lot of others, it seems to be the early d40s that had a lot of ergonomic and reliability dramas I certainly haven't. Mine gets driven hard and abused and I've been happy.
I killed my brakes in 20k of driving so I'd love to know what everyone else has been doing.
I was in the market for a dual cab last year, tested all of them and the Navara was waaaay ahead of the rest for unroad ride and comfort. The only one that feels like a car rather than a workhorse.
They all have crap build quality compared modern passenger cars, what do you expect? I didn't like the diesel and got the petrol maybe that's why it hasn't had problems like a lot of others, it seems to be the early d40s that had a lot of ergonomic and reliability dramas I certainly haven't. Mine gets driven hard and abused and I've been happy.
I killed my brakes in 20k of driving so I'd love to know what everyone else has been doing.
Thats GOOD! Mine gets pads every service and discs every 30-40K
Fork in hell...what do they make the pads out of????sandstone? and the discs must be recycled coke cans.
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whats been pissing off the D40 guys is nissan claims brake wear is not a warranty item ie you have to pay for the new rotors and pads even when under warranty 
a lot of guys fit aftermarket pads and rotors. problem solved.
funny enough the D22 doesn't have that problem.
a lot of guys fit aftermarket pads and rotors. problem solved.
funny enough the D22 doesn't have that problem.
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