RE post 62679

I told you to buy a Toyota LOL

Laura I hate to see the trauma these vehicles put people through.

Many say "Yeah but its only a few" well I don't see as many posts about Jeep, Mitsubishi or yeah Toyota etc having so many of the same issues.
Any car can have an issue but being realistic just look at the numbers that keep coming up and we are now seeing reports of vehicles built after 2003 having the same issues.
Nissan know its an issue and refuse to deal with it as they know the problem is huge and will cost them big time to do anything.

You did the research and knew the history of these vehicles.
Why should any of this really surprise you?

Get your money back if you can, but something tells me that will be a trauma also (I sincerely hope I'm wrong)

Good luck.

Last time i was at Mootwingie NP between Broken Hill and Tibbubura, i got speaking to a traditional owner, who was driving a Navara 3.0 on the 7th motor.....i asked what maintenance was done and he replied, when the filter gets clogged, we get a new motor...
I hope all goes well today, if you can trade it for a 4.2 turbo GU, do that.
Andrew

Laura,
I feel for you. Mine was a 2000 grenade. It played up in the Duea national park. We camped in the Bendethra Valley where the only way out other than driving would be a slow, difficult, expensive, recovery. Luckily I got it out the next morning and straight to the dealer.

2 weeks later I had a new 4.2. It hasn't missed a beat in the last 3 years. Been through the gulf country, deserts etc.

Get rid of the thing and get a 4.2.

Cheers

Laura,
here is a 80 Series for you.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/TOYOTA-LANDCRUISER-80-SERIES-350-CHEV_W0QQitemZ140276079686QQihZ004QQcategoryZ6763QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

It would make the world go backwards.

The boss of the car yard gets back mid next week (on a variety bash thing - wonder if he's on that yellow booze bus???re ch7 last night) so will know then what is going to be happening as the guy we spoke to yesturday couldnt do anything without Craigs approval which is fine.

The mechanic rang them before ringing us and told them that he couldnt fix it etc instead of it coming from us.

Will keep you all posted.

Cheers.....

You have my sympathies
Hired a Camper about 10 years ago Sydney Broken Hill Adelaide Melbourne and back to Sydney thought it was going to be Merc diesel, turned out a VW petrol. Head winds from Nyngan to Peterborough the only thing that moved fast was the fuel gauge.
From just into SA the thing started playing up, stop to refuel which was often and it would go OK for a while, thoughts no air getting back into tank, slackened of fuel cap no difference. The beast finally gave up the ghost out of Adelaide, I had been in touch with the rental company and they said to contact SA automobile club or whatever it is called, I guy come out and ended up towing us into Adelaide. Next morning started OK. no VW dealer with the required soft ware to check it out, take it to Melbourne, so we limped on, found by now if you stopped about every hour for half an hour or so it would go OK.
The Melbourne VW people were expecting us and were all ready to go, Ooooh Dear the Aircon was to high to get in the door, some time later they got the computer out to the vehicle and hooked it up. No prizes for guessing the result. Nothing Wrong.
The hire company then suggested heading back to Syd and they would send another Camper down to swap.
The bloody thing went like a bird, rung to say all OK got back and all I got off was 3 days hire.
I guess the Nissan has been hooked up to a the computer?
Moral I won't touch another VW and never owned or will own a Miissan