toyota v nissan

Brenton
which one do you like best? that's all that really matters in the end! Take them both for good drive, and compare all specs. They will both do the job easily. Lux may cost more initially, but resales better, so evens out.

cheers
Mark

Gday,
Here is my completely un bias opinion....
All Toyotas are heaps beter than Nissans, everyone knows Nissans a krap!

Cheers

Save some $ and have a look at a new D22 rather than the 40. They're a great unit and at $29K, you can't go wrong.

Cheers. Mick

I'm interested as to why it has to be a Tojo or a Datsun?

Mitsubishi, Holden and Ford/Mazda make fine utes.

And of course there is the excellent value for money Ssangyong.

Jim.

Brenton,

I have a D40 - great car, great on road, great off road with a few mods.
But they have big issues with the clutch and Nissan do not stand behind it (no warranty). You could go for the auto, but is heavy on fuel. In fact both the manual and auto are heavy on fuel. I have heard of one person that gets the Nissan 'claimed' efficiency , the rest get between 11-13 L/100. i get 12.5 city driving and 13.5 on open road. Towing expect 16 plus with the manual and more from the auto.
They also have had some chassis issues (bending behind cab) not covered under warranty.
Also brake issues (wearing out) some have had to change pads and rotors at 30,000km (no warranty). Just not on!!
I think myself lucky, I have only had the blinkers stop, indicators stop and lights turn on by themselves (can not turn them off - because they are off on the controls) and drivers window stop working 3 times. All not fixed yet.
I use this car for work and in my opinion is not strong enough. Not designed for Australian conditions. It is a realy comfortable car but I will not get another one.
Go the Hilux, Toyota is just a better I think. I had a hilux before this Navara and did not miss a beat in 250,000km. No clutch, no rotors, no bending chassis etc.

Goto www.complaintscorner.com.au and make your mind up.

All the best.

Marco

For real life towing power, driver comfort & price, the Triton wins hands down. Our company just bought 40 of them. In the trials we found the Nissan's driver position (leg room) uncomfortable & the auto seemed poorly spaced hunting between gears particually at 60 kph. Despite it's excellent power on paper the Hilux struggled to keep up (with the Triton) when towing 1 tonne up hills. Their high price & poor availability is another factor.
Really when you look at the big 4 manufacturers of light utes they are all pretty close. Any advantage the Hilux had in years gone by is finished, in fact one could argue they are running 3rd at the moment. (Not in sales)
Take them for a test drive, towing if you can then pick the one that fits your needs. They'll all do the job.
Cheers Craig..........

I am in the same situation, Navara or Hilux. The Navara is the winner but I am concerned with the Nissan warranty and backup support. A friend has an 06 ST-X nissan with a factory fitted snorkel and other extras. Went through a crossing approx 600mm deep and ingested water into the air intake system and a solenoid to do with the turbo. Luckily enough no water got into the engine but either way, getting any support from nissan was like pulling teeth and ened up with rather unplesant phone calls mainly with the service manager of the dealer but also with Nissan Aust. I have owned a triton in the past and have not really been fussed over buying another mitsi.

Have you considered the Ford Ranger.
yes I know its a mazda/ford, but I just bought one for work and it seems to be more than capable.

Whilst I drive a patrol for my off road and touring trips, (3rd one with no problems............but I won't go there!!!)
I think if you are after a dual cab ute, you may be suprised by the value of the Ranger and or BT50.