Navara or triton?

[Gamerancher]

Bit late to the party but, the company I contract to at the mine has a mechanical repair workshop in town and would average one Nissan engine rebuild/replacement a fortnight. Had three turn up in one week. If you stand quietly beside one you can hear "tick...tick...tick..."
Not a matter of if they will blow up, just when.

[AusTac]

So 3 inch lift, 33" tyres, some bar work a winch and canopy, yeah? Uterus 2.0 is born

[Gwion]

Should fit a few shotties in those draws!

[AusTac]

Was going to ask what you ended up with mate, thats good news new or used? Can't go wrong

[Oldbloke]

Unless you use it a lot 4x4 is over rated. Clearance is more important IMO.

[Oldbloke]

In the end that wat my thought to, still be able to shoot from it, camping and stuff will still be very do-able

Yep, add a set of snow chains or tirfer and you have a poor mans 4x4.
After reading here about the navara bloody glad I got a Triton.

You shoulda seen where I took the i30 last week.

[Gwion]

At least it doesn't have a Ford or Holden badge on it so that's a good start!

[Gwion]

Haha!
Yep, Colorados are just rebadged D-max and the new rangers are rebadged bt-50s. Buy it from the people who make 'em, I say!

[bigfellascott]

Definitely don't buy a 2.5ltr Triton or I think they made a slightly bigger one, anyway heaps of em had engine problems ie needed engines replaced under warranty due to manufacturing problems (mate's had 2 engines now and another bloke he was telling me about has had 3 or 4 so far! Fark that for a joke.

I believe the 3.2ltrs are better but if it was me I'd look at buying something old and rebuilding it (would be more reliable and cheaper to maintain) clutches on these new bred can cost up around 2.5k + installation, injectors are expensive (around $3k plus) for a set) my mechanic mate had a prado in that s**t itself and it was a $12k plus rebuild of the motor - these new vehicles are as dear as poison to maintain when things s**t emselves

[Sam45]

Any consultation I own the New Model Nav ( NP 300 ) and it is the same as the old ones... a massive POS! $52K + $10K worth of accessories and I HATE it! Unreliable piece of junk! It has blown 2 intercooler hoses off, early hours of the morning in the middle of nowhere, on my way hunting.... Towed to the closest dealer....

Had it since June 2015 (new ) Also had the whole rear window replaced, the base of the seat replaced, the warning switch in the seat belt, replaced twice. Went to trade it and they offered me $30K.

Stay away from them lol. To be perfectly honest, all new cars have issues, some more than others. I wish I had of bought a second hand Cruiser or Hilux. Old school. Would have been a mile in front.

[Ed9362]

i must be lucky,
i have a 2009 D22 navara, i bought in new and over the last 8 years it has done about 160K and only problem i have had was injectors being replaced under warranty. other than that it has been a great rig

[Bigjobss]

Nice buy on the DMAX mate, probably as safe a bet for a newish ute you can get.
As oldbloke said 4x4 is not always needed, many people would be better investing in good tyres and a 12v air compressor.

On the Navarra front, now that you know they are dodgy you will start seeing them everywhere blowing smoke, and I mean a lot more smoke than the normal regeneration you see from common rails

Tough buying a new ute these days, I feel the whole movement of making a work ute that doubles as a family car and a weekend toy sucks, it cant do all well whilst being reliable.
We have my 2000 hilux which is a weekend hunting toy, the mrs forester for shopping and family stuff and work provides a POS Navarra, yeh servicing, rego, insurance etc would cost more but how many injector replacements does it equate too?
When/if the lux craps itself I would like to regress technologically even further to a FJ40, man I love those cars.

[bigfellascott]

Nice buy on the DMAX mate, probably as safe a bet for a newish ute you can get.
As oldbloke said 4x4 is not always needed, many people would be better investing in good tyres and a 12v air compressor.

On the Navarra front, now that you know they are dodgy you will start seeing them everywhere blowing smoke, and I mean a lot more smoke than the normal regeneration you see from common rails

Tough buying a new ute these days, I feel the whole movement of making a work ute that doubles as a family car and a weekend toy sucks, it cant do all well whilst being reliable.
We have my 2000 hilux which is a weekend hunting toy, the mrs forester for shopping and family stuff and work provides a POS Navarra, yeh servicing, rego, insurance etc would cost more but how many injector replacements does it equate too?
When/if the lux craps itself I would like to regress technologically even further to a FJ40, man I love those cars.

I used to own a FJ40 SWB many years ago, it was a tough ol girl but used to drive all over the road like a drunken tart and had bad brakes and dodgy electrical system but I loved the ol girl (rolled it) unbolted the roof etc and put a roll cage and rag top on it and removed the doors, put some commodore bucket seats in it and she was good to go again - great for hunting out of with the fold down windscreen.

She was slow but got the job done most of the time and was simple to work on, not like these bloody new vehicles!

[MrFishimus]

I must be the other lucky Nav owner, mines a 2012 D22. I have broken stuff on it, but that's because I was doing dumb stuff, not the cars fault. Do want a pootrol or *ducks for cover* a Wrangler next to fit the kids in a bit better.

[AusTac]

Double post

[AusTac]

I must be the other lucky Nav owner, mines a 2012 D22. I have broken stuff on it, but that's because I was doing dumb stuff, not the cars fault. Do want a pootrol or *ducks for cover* a Wrangler next to fit the kids in a bit better.

Wrangler owner here

The patrol will be bigger in terms of interior space than the 4 door wrangler but the wrangers drivetrain/4x4/suspension is unbeatable in terms off offroad ability

[Oldbloke]

I don't believe he got one. No pics. All BS.

[Oldbloke]

I don't believe he got one. No pics. All BS.

If your talking about me, the jerks say i can't pick it up till monday now.
I promise there will be pics!

Yeh, sure.
Perhaps they are swapping the dif and donk.

[Gwion]

Happy days!

Should do you ok, mate.
Just on my personal bug bear with dual cab utes: who is the back seat for comfort?

[AusTac]

Bentaz didn't buy a dual cab for people carrying capacity, thats the offical victorian legal gun storage shelf so as long as the guns are comfy it's all good

[Oldbloke]

Bentaz didn't buy a dual cab for people carrying capacity, thats the offical victorian legal gun storage shelf so as long as the guns are comfy it's all good

Gotta pay that

[BRNO_Bigot]

The definitive answer to the original question is - Triton.

I was just over in RSA for a week's hunt in some really crappy territory. 30K Hectares of rock, stone, thorn and horrible roads. I really thought the Triton would drop its rhoids when we had to transport an eland and 6 people over roads that appeared to be 45 degrees in certain areas - I'm sure they weren't, but it certainly looked like it.

Just put it in low range and we pootled up the cliffs without a chirp. I have a great respect for them now (I didn't before). Two large adults in the back weren't complaining about a highway drive we did either.