Navara what to look for

[micktheshed]

Plea for advice & guidance.........

I have a 3L terranao which suits me fine but is too small for my daughter & her brood + 2 dogs + bails of straw etc., so she's thinking of a Navara. After finally giving up on LR Discoverys (what a consistently unreliable, costly to run, gimmick-ridden vehicle they are) at long last.
However I am not up to scratch on Navaras so need some (a lot LOL) advice as to their history & spec.
Main questions are what to look out for, what goes wrong, are the later (2005+) better than the earlier ones & do the later ones have DPF filter?

I gather there are problems with the pre-moded engines & (all?) the timing chains (also dodgy on mine at high miles so I'm told).

I detest anything that needs frequent attention due to poor design so want to avoid this at all cost (memories of 1980's Rover Montego ingrained on my brain forever!!!!). What I really want is something as reliable as my previous Cavalier mk3, Astra mk4 & Frontera A but I don't hold out much hope LOL.

Finally, does anyone know of an independent Nissan-savvy garage near cv (Coventry) post code as I'm getting past doing more than basic servicing?

Thanks in advance.

 

[supergnome]

Have a look at the Pathfinder. David

 

[Sweety]

Don't no much about the Navara but my mate had a D22 which never really went wrong & the engine never blew up either:nenau TBH try & find an imported 3L if you can as it's the same engine as your T2 or one which has had the good old bomb proof 2.7 T2 lump fitted

 

[AlexD333]

One thing I can tell you from a city point or view, if you do lots of town driving or busy commuting avoid a dpf. :thumb2