X-Trail

have you looked at the st-r range including lights on rack and a rack with some other things hust seen on looks ok too.
must be ok if they are the current top selling soft roader ,
have heard issues in sand but only second hand info .
good luck1999 NISSAN NAVARA DUALCAB
DIESEL 3.2 & SPRINGY CARLTON TOY

Jimbo

My dealer lent me one while the Patrol had its last service. I only drove it for the day, nothing off road, but loved it.

Very smooth, even power delivery and packed a bit of punch.

It was the manual.

The only thing I found I didn't like was looking off to the left to look at the guages...."WHY" was the question that came to mind.

For the day I had it...........I give it a 8/10

cheers

Hi Jimbo:
Friend of mine has just bought one and I drove it most of the way up and back to Coffs Harbour around 2 weeks ago. All highways, naturally, but it went exceptionally well (esp after my 80 Series Diesel).
Nicely appointed, got used to the gauge placement fairly easily. His was a manual and gave no trouble at all.
It obviously felt a little "light" after my beast, but I think even the latest Landcruisers feel much the same.
I loved it. But as I tend to bash my 80 Series about a bit I would not be comfortable giving it too much rough treatment. The X-Trail seems a good vehicle for a spin up to Fraser Island and other less demanding trips I should think. I would worry about taking it to Cape York or some of the more "serious" destinations.
Their current television advertisement is probably "overstated", but Nissan make good stuff (despite me owning a Toyota) and I think for the majority of cases it would be very adequate. Only other observation was that it was a bit down on carrying/sotreage space compared to what I am used to.
Hope this gives you something to consider.
JackAustralia - If you don't love it, leave!!!

if very soft off road is your plan , then you cant go wrong , if you intend on takling some hill , check out the pathfinder , at least it has low rang

Good luck

Jimbo if you are considering no low range then you mustn't be planning any off road work so I think it'll be well suited to you. Storage, fuel tank size, economy etc are important considerations but vary from person to person and only you know what suits you in those areas. It wouldn't suit me as I want to carry a fair bit of camping gear and travel long distances without the need for jerries. I also want to go off road - chose a TD Prado. One other thought - there are frequent bad reports about Nissans on this forum and it seems that many owners have problems with them. Just a consideration - one that would make me very wary!

I know it's nice to try something different ! but why not the tried and tested 'formular' - Subaru Forester (no bias here !)

My choice would be an auto XT (turbo) the XT has the same ride height etc as the other Foresters and WRX power (yum) - fit some A/T tyres and a sump guard and suprise the 'bigguns'.

Check out any of the Subaru Club websites (all states) to see where they go.

happy hunting.Subaru Forester
size isn't everything !

Apart from the fact there are zero aftermarket accessories available, I think you could do better with a HT Holden.

Jimbo,
Have a look at page 29 of the Oct issue of 4x4 Australia. A warning about X-Trails, have a read, then have a look and decide.
CheersShe just didn't quite make it home