Nissan Navara Anyone?

[NotDeadYet]

Anyone got one?

I'm considering having one as the next company van, just wondering what they were like for fuel?

I've got a Mitsubishi L200 at the moment which does about 32-35mpg, it's the same size engine so just wondering how it compares. I have a distrust of dealer's specs.

I guess I will now officially be a pikey

Cheers,

Stuart

[CotoChris]

Is your L200 the old one or the new one that came out last year? I have the new one and my consumption is 8-9l/100km compared to the 12l/100km of the old version.
I looked at the Navarra, it was larger than L200 but didn't like the interior as much, however intriors can change sinificantly from country to country.

There have been a coupl of posts regarding here on YD comparing these cars. i would search for them but have to buzz off, have a 400km drive with 800kg cargo on the L200.

[RubberD]

I've had mine about 2 months. It's never done more than 27 and averages 25-26mpg. I didn't think this was bad considering the size of the thing. My motorway speeds have been described as excessive though , so that won't be helping.
I have the Aventura which is very well specked and is a good drive. I don't think it's as well put together as the Isuzu Rodeo I had previously. No problems with it, it just doesn't feel as solid.
Next to an L200 the Nissan looks a lot bigger, don't know if it is, I never looked at the L200 as I don't like the styling.

[Sparky750]

I've got the pathfinder which is the same car really knocking around town i get about 28-29 mpg on a decent run around 32-35mpg i'm not what you would call a slow driver either. Had mine over a year now and love it

[windymiller]

anthing can be better than the L200

My just over 3 year old warrior just blew the engine up after only 35k!

Gonna run into the 000's to get repaired

[DannyB]

Originally Posted by windymiller

anthing can be better than the L200

My just over 3 year old warrior just blew the engine up after only 35k!

Gonna run into the 000's to get repaired

Odd, my 8 year old L200 with 90K on the clock has an engine that runs like the day it was made. As I'd expect from a jap engine.

Danny

[windymiller]

mine must have been a friday car, on a bank holiday weekend... FSH, never thrashed and put a con rod through the block without warning!:

[CotoChris]

My last L200 I did 180,000 without any problems exept gearbox failure at 140,000. The I have now I've done 58,000km in15 months and so far no worries. I've just driven with 800 odd kg of cargo and consumption went from 8.5 to 9.2l/100km.
If have a large hard top to protect cargo. <if considering this compare the ones supplied with Navarra. In Portugal thesf accosries were limited with the Nissan. One of the reasons I went for the L200. Although the Nissan looks bulkier the cargo space was similar. If I remeber correctly it had a higher tailgate which my dogs wpouldn't have liked!

[NotDeadYet]

My old 1989 Shogun was still going at 250,000 miles when I sold it and as far as I know it's still running as I used to see it about before I moved.

I'm on the new shape L200 double cab. The 2.5 makes a big difference over the old 2.8 for fuel consumption. I haven't done a side by side but the Navara load bed looks a lot bigger and the sides look a bit higher. I'm actually quite surprised at how pokey the L200 is and it's a pain not being able to fold the back seats down for piling (for want of a better phrase) manky shite on. The double cab really eats into the load space in the back. Probably a daft question but does putting a top on it make any difference to your fuel consumption or performance? Feels like I'm losing a lot of space by not being able to stack stuff in the back without one. Chris, how does your hard-top work? There's no lock on the L200 tailgate so how do you make the back secure?

I agree with the comment on the Navara interior, the dash is a bit like having a brick wall in front of you. Apart from that I do prefer the Navara to the L200, shame about the fuel consumption though. I'm going to have to pester a dealer for a day or two's test. Pathfinders look good but I'd get hammered for tax as (I could be wrong) they don't do a commercial version.

[Simon TW]

Dodge Ram, full load bed, full 6 seats and built like a tank. You know you want too