Nissan Navara STX 550 V6

Heather,
Yes they are. I've had a look at one in the car yard but have yet to take one for a test drive.
Tom

G daY ROBIN

Personally I would be worrying about the Van steering the Navara.
The V6 certainly do the job in the pulling department.
But as you know they are a bit light in the tail, for me..

I suppose you could then do what I had to do the D22 we did own, and put in 300 kg's of sand, up the front of the tub, to even up the dry weight distribution.

I am a bit like you, when it comes to being concerned about the chassis strength, when fully loaded up.
Cheers
Bucky

I am thinking of moving from a Land Cuiser for a few of reasons

Just on paper, in comparison to my vehicle the Navara appears to be

More economical;
has a seven speed auto;
has plenty of power and torque (nearly 2/3 as more as my 80 series);
has all the airbags as prescribed in the latest safety standards;
has brake assist and other technological advances.

I have ruled out the 4 cylinder diesels as they cannot match the power of the V6 Navara. Hence my original question. Unfortunately they are the only 3 litre engine that comes in V6 so far. I'd get a Prado if it had a V6 3 litre diesel in it!

tom

what I meant was 2/3 more power than my 80 series
WBS

You are correct in making those basic assumptions with regards to the power and fuel economy however it is still a ute and does not have the features of a Landcruiser wagon, it is far smaller etc etc. The base price of the STX550 is around $61k, you can only choose 3 colours and it is a bit of an unknown, with most likely average resale value. For around $10k more you could pick up a 2nd hand 200 Series TD landcruiser, perhaps $14k,depending on how desperate you are. In my opinion the 200 Series is light years ahead of the Navara no matter the engine and transmission, it's a convertable 8 seater and it's a wagon with much better ride quality and unquestionable re-sale value, it may be out of your budget, just food for thought.?

Far smaller than what TerraFirma.....I think if you take full consideration of all the space available - especially once you have a good canopy fitted - I think the STX550 would be bigger than the 200. Not knocking the 200 as they are a great car as well. Take the STX550 for a drive and you will quickly see that it is more car like than any ute you have ever driven in the past.

I have driven one, nice drive, still a ute and yes with a canopy has space in the tray but it is not a wagon nor does it have the passenger space of a 200 series, merely making a suggestion given the $61k spend.

What seems to be the major problems you are experiencing Madfisher.....I've now had my D40 since Dec 08 and it has 65000km on the clock...been accross Aus from east to west then back east again from Marble Bar via Punmu, Well 33 to Warburton then Alice and thence accross the Simpson.....I've not experienced a single problem with it so would be interested in finding out what I might be in for.

You may have been lucky to have got a good one. Ours have about the same ks as yours but used in mining etc so would be equel to 200000k. We have six back in the yard for repairs at the moment , and are all diff issues on ea vehicle. Frankly I would not swap my 13 year old Jack for a d40. The luxes working in the same invuiroment rarely give trouble, and the Tritons apart from crook seats seem to be ok. D22s seem to give less trouble.
I also find the autos noisy and gutless compared to the others.
Cheers Pete