Hi I'm new - from Cambs looking for advice

[beagle182]

Hi all,

so i am new and looking for some advice really, i am looking at getting a Nissan Navara which is going to be mostly used for the odd runs to work and the odd bit of off road fun - this is my first "car"; i know its not a car and nor a sensible choice for a first car but heck you only live once so lets have some fun hey.
So looking for some advice on what would be recommend for sensible day to day running but also going to give it that little be of extra for off road fun to avoid getting stuck but not make it to impractical for day to day runs.
I.e. skid plates, suspension etc.

I am really new to this (and yes i know your all going to say get some driving experience behind you before you do something stupid, and i know i am going to learn the hard way) but its something i want to do before the gf becomes the wife and the babies happen and then the chances of off road fun goes out the window and i aint getting any younger lol

 

[AlexD333]

Hi all,

so i am new and looking for some advice really, i am looking at getting a Nissan Navara which is going to be mostly used for the odd runs to work and the odd bit of off road fun - this is my first "car"; i know its not a car and nor a sensible choice for a first car but heck you only live once so lets have some fun hey.
So looking for some advice on what would be recommend for sensible day to day running but also going to give it that little be of extra for off road fun to avoid getting stuck but not make it to impractical for day to day runs.
I.e. skid plates, suspension etc.

I am really new to this (and yes i know your all going to say get some driving experience behind you before you do something stupid, and i know i am going to learn the hard way) but its something i want to do before the gf becomes the wife and the babies happen and then the chances of off road fun goes out the window and i aint getting any younger lol

Hi dude, nah screw that get a 4x4 :thumbs

When looking for my missus and quotes for first cars the difference from a silly 1.2 to a 3.0 v6 was only another 200 quid... So enjoy if you can afford it.

You might (big word might) find that a navara ruins your life, I have heard about premature cam chain wear and also cam chains snapping on so. Models as little as 41,000 miles

Now here comes my very biased opinion, a 2.7 terrano is entirely bomb proof, you wont kill yourself in it (speed wise) and they can be cheaply run on vegetable oil with no conversion :naughty

The engine has no timing chain or belt, it runs solely on a series of gears, so it will go forever (the same engine in the black cabs)

So some food for thought, welcome aboard to a very friendly forum, the help I have received here it amazing, and some good banter too

Show us what your looking at dude :thumb2

 

[AlexD333]

Oh and if you want to talk your future wife into a 4x4 it's all about safety, the children wont be safe in a silly 1.0 fart mobile... :naughty

What you need is a safe four wheel drive (in the right scenario) vehicle. The vantage point is good t see traffic stopping ahead too :augie

My er bull.... List goes on

 

[beagle182]

I had looked at the Terrano's but the age puts me off a little to be honest - since they stopped making them in 2006 all the models i have seen are over 10 years old (yeah i know the newest models are still going to be 8 years old).

And i know they dont make um like they used to and in my day age didn't matter its how ya drove it lol.

And as for the issues on the Navara they are new ones on me i had seen a few but out of the trucks i have looked at the Narava seems to be best all round.

 

[AlexD333]

I had looked at the Terrano's but the age puts me off a little to be honest - since they stopped making them in 2006 all the models i have seen are over 10 years old (yeah i know the newest models are still going to be 8 years old).

And i know they dont make um like they used to and in my day age didn't matter its how ya drove it lol.

And as for the issues on the Navara they are new ones on me i had seen a few but out of the trucks i have looked at the Narava seems to be best all round.

Well if you've got your heart set on a navara then that's what you'll get. Can I make a suggestion and take a terrano out atleast. They have great engines, 7 seats and are very comphy, there we many different looks for a terrano, mine probably being a more extreme one with no bumpers... Or as they like to say on here, scaffold poles as bumpers :augie

And they do flex well.. http://www.nissan4x4ownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23304 :augie

 

[beagle182]

Well if you've got your heart set on a navara then that's what you'll get. Can I make a suggestion and take a terrano out atleast. They have great engines, 7 seats and are very comphy, there we many different looks for a terrano, mine probably being a more extreme one with no bumpers... Or as they like to say on here, scaffold poles as bumpers :augie

And they do flex well.. http://www.nissan4x4ownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23304 :augie

I will defo take Terrano out for a spin, I am not 100% heart on a Navara and just weighing up the options at the moment.

I originally had ruled them out but there does seem to be a lot of love for them on here.


On kitting a Terrano up any advice

 

[bry]

Howdy.My two Terrano's both passed their M.O.T's this year with no advisories. One a 2000, other a 2001.Good strong trucks, but each to their own...

 

[AlexD333]

I will defo take Terrano out for a spin, I am not 100% heart on a Navara and just weighing up the options at the moment.

I originally had ruled them out but there does seem to be a lot of love for them on here.


On kitting a Terrano up any advice

Yep a few essentials and the rest is fun. I've been chucking money at it
since January and my list still grows, lots of fun mods.

The main one and only important thing apart from a rust free motor is tyres.

I'm sure everyone will agree with that, everything else is just mods, suspension, removing arbs, bumpers, winches, snorkels, power and tuning chips, lights, man steps :augie

The list is long, oh and entertainment system read my signature underneath, all my speakers are done and a 10" kicker in the boot, mirrors shake violently with the right music like dub for example. :lol

Terranos are very capable offroad too, don't believe some of the videos you see on pootube, people getting stuck in puddles...

They have a limited slip rear diff and you can also buy a Lokka kit for the front and have the front wheels locked and spinning together :naughty

 

[AlexD333]

If your down this way, your welcome to have a play in mine :thumb2

 

[Blocky10]

Hi and welcome. A common conversion is to swap the navara engine for a terrano engine. But they are usually pre 2006 or 2007. Can't be sure though.

 

[Banshee]

If your down this way, your welcome to have a play in mine :thumb2

THAT'LL PUT HIM OFF FOR LIFE!!!! :lol

 

[beagle182]

If your down this way, your welcome to have a play in mine :thumb2

I hope you mean ya Terrano

And thank you for the offer

 

[johnb5177]

Terrano or Patrol.......choices, choices......I really like my T2, but lust after a late model Trol........:nenau

 

[Barrbeast]

Did someone mention a Patrol :sly...

 

[Ianinessex]

Did someone mention a Patrol :sly...

I am glad someone has, too much Terrano talk for my liking :augie:augie

Ian

 

[firebobby]

I thought Navara engine issues were more to do with bottom end problems, not timing chains and more at the 80000 mile mark. :nenau

After 2006, the road tax shoots upto £500 on a lot of large vehicles like 4x4's

 

[AlexD333]

I thought Navara engine issues were more to do with bottom end problems, not timing chains and more at the 80000 mile mark. :nenau

After 2006, the road tax shoots upto £500 on a lot of large vehicles like 4x4's

Hmm, all I remember on this issue is - terrano terrano terrano terrano terrano terrano :augie:augie:augie

On the other hand, if you want huge space and great offroad capacity a trol might be the way

 

[solarman216]

I thought Navara engine issues were more to do with bottom end problems, not timing chains and more at the 80000 mile mark. :nenau

After 2006, the road tax shoots upto £500 on a lot of large vehicles like 4x4's

Funny how memory clouds, I thought it was top end/piston probs, Rick

 

[Blocky10]

I thought Navara engine issues were more to do with bottom end problems, not timing chains and more at the 80000 mile mark. :nenau

After 2006, the road tax shoots upto £500 on a lot of large vehicles like 4x4's

Funny how memory clouds, I thought it was top end/piston probs, Rick

Not a good track record. If it's a navara he wants, I'd get hold of a good terrano engine and be ready for a swap.

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[AlexD333]

Not a good track record. If it's a navara he wants, I'd get hold of a good terrano engine and be ready for a swap.

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I know they are compatible bit I don't think it's just a case of "pop it in" loom issues and various electrics ect. Fly by wire pump is needed too i believe :nenau



*****what is it that attracts you to the navara*****??? :nenau