t2 or mav ...........also known as ?????

[extreme-4x4]

ok while looking for parts from around the world.... i need to know what other names the t2 is known as

any help peeps???

 

[Deleted Member S]

Mistral or R20 other name i've got no idea but parts from some of the US spec Nissans do fit onto a T2

 

[lacroupade]

I honestly don't think, apart from the Maverick, that the T2 went by any other name Ex. If it had been built in Japan like the Mistral (or I think the original Terrano - see pic), it would have had lots of geographic variants, but I think the Spanish-built T2 only came in two flavours - Nissan Terrano II and Ford Maverick.....

 

[willow]

Hey sweety was the mistral an import??

There is one near me thats for sale I wondered if it was a short wheelbase t2:nenau

Thanks

 

[Deleted Member S]

Hey sweety was the mistral an import??

There is one near me thats for sale I wondered if it was a short wheelbase t2:nenau

Thanks

Yes the Mistral in a Jap import & often has a better spec than the norm T2/Mav's we get most are LWB but there seems to be more SWB ones popping up & they are mainly auto's

 

[jims-terrano]

Yes the Mistral was an import into this country. Most that I have seen have been Auto's, Teale over gold and quite high spec. I once drove robobones and was quite impressed but don't tell him shhhh.

Jim

 

[jims-terrano]

Yes the Mistral in a Jap import & often has a better spec than the norm T2/Mav's we get most are LWB but there seems to be more SWB ones popping up & they are mainly auto's

Hey Sweety great minds think alike LOL

 

[willow]

Yes the Mistral was an import into this country. Most that I have seen have been Auto's, Teale over gold and quite high spec. I once drove robobones and was quite impressed but don't tell him shhhh.

Jim

thanks Jim and Sweety:thumbs

The one near me is dark gold looks good short wheelbase
Would parts be hard to get :nenau

 

[Deleted Member S]

Would parts be hard to get :nenau

IIRC there are a few parts that are harder to get but you can get them if you shop about, but most of the parts are the same:thumbs

 

[makeitfit]

Some of the american Pathfinder parts are the same:thumbs

 

[wildbri]

in newzealand there are lots of nissan terranos see www.trademe.nz but they arnt the t2
we know, different altogether but very nice looking motors. I did see some t2s but I think they were badged pathfinders. regards...bri

 

[willow]

Some of the american Pathfinder parts are the same:thumbs

Thanks

I will go and take a look Sunday don't know if its auto
i don't want an auto

But if its not I may tell Sam to get his own:lol:lol and leave mine alone

 

[wildbri]

sorry that should be www.trademe.co.nz bri

 

[lacroupade]

To be honest Ex, I think the only safe way is to ensure that the variant you are looking at buying bits from is based on the R20 platform, which is what the T2 and the later Jap-built Mistrals were. Early Mistrals I think had the same platform as the T1 in the photo above - forget what platform that was but you haven't got one mate so it doesn't matter .

Even then, you have to remember that while the base platform (which probably came from Japan but I can't say that for certain) is the same (bare engine, gearbox, chassis etc..), a lot of parts would have been sourced in Europe for manufacturing the T2, whether to cut costs, get local subsidies, meet emission control or country requirements, etc..etc.., so you can't always guarantee for example that a part for an R20-based Mistral will fit a T2. The only way to be certain to is for someone to confirm that they have fitted a specific Mistral bit to a T2 or via versa......and even then, I suspect the cost of a Mistral bit imported from Japan might well be a lot higher then a European equivalent (notwithstanding Nissan's 'Robin Hood' pricing policy!).

As for the Pathfinder and other suggestions, I think its unwise to suggest that 'bits will fit'....of course Nissan will have components they use across ranges - switches etc.., but if you look at photos of previous model Pathfinders theres no comparison, its a totally different car on the face of it. Ditto the comment about 'different T2s in NZ' - we have at least one member on here driving a 95 Mistral (same as those here) in NZ...maybe he'll pop up and tell us more, eh Rossco?! I mean nobody is going to export a T2 from Spain when Japan and its Mistrals are just up the road from them.

If anyone has good info on comparative models, i.e. with a photo at the very least, by all means post it, but at this point I think the later R20-based Mistral and the R20-based T2 are Ex's only options until someone can say definitively "I have fitted part X from another vehicle to my Mistral/T2".

Anyway looking forward to the WMM tomorrow Ex, weather still looking good for that riverside fry-up! PAUL

 

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

Ive seen austrailian terrano 2s on our r20 twin headlight mk2 body work, the chassis
of an r20 is based on the wd21 which was the squarer fronted terrano (1) pictured
above and even formed one of pathfinders in the states. though I dont think it
featured the same coiled multilink rear suspension.

the mistrals certainly featured a different auto box to the one the euro terrano2s
eventually gained.

 

[rossco]

OK the "Terrano" is the base model all so goes under as a RM3, or a T2 as you get different models interiors plusher seats etc.. but basically the same running gear.

Example: http://www.thecaryard.co.nz/results.asp?cboMake=5&cboModel=70&popular=1

The Mistral is made in Spain and not Japan and is made for the more European specific market and look different to the Terrano

Example: http://www.thecaryard.co.nz/results.asp?cboMake=5&cboModel=7&popular=1

Sometimes people get confused around the vin number:
Mistrals vin starts R20-4464890
Terrano RM3 = WBYD21-054176
These very from year to year but are unique to that manufacture.
e.g AE Toyota, BG5 Subaru, etc..



The best way in getting the correct parts for your vehicle is quoting the vin number.

 

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

Rossco, are you saying the mistrals which to us in uk are jap market trucks resold at end
of their working life to europe are built in spain to start with then. had been under
impression built in japan when found were being supplied to NZ and Oz. Or do you get
their 'second hand' cars too.

We get a few R3Ms here grey imports in uk, probably fewer than mistrals tbh, think some
of dealers think can off load 'em with terrano name but customers don see an r20 when
they turn up, where atleast the misty is same 7 seater r20 bodywork. shame cos r3m is
big truck but more non standard parts within.

 

[extreme-4x4]

so was the t2 mistral maverick r20.

used in the u.s.a


was nissan known as another make possibly
like the z series are badged as nissan ......skylines are something else

 

[Terranosaurus]

so was the t2 mistral maverick r20.

used in the u.s.a


was nissan known as another make possibly
like the z series are badged as nissan ......skylines are something else

No US didn't get R20 platform at all.

I think Rossco will find that the mIstrals over there actually came out of Japan - you'd need to check a chassis plate to be sure.

Basically you've got just the ones you know about. Some WD21/D21 will transfere across as has been said the R20 chassis is based on the WD21/D21 chassis but its not totally the same.

 

[lacroupade]

I believe Terranosaurus to be spot on. Anything built in Spain would be unlikely to have found its way as far as the US or Australian/NZ markets when Japan is relatively just down the road for them...so in the UK we have japanese-built Mistrals (the Mistral wasn't built in Spain ) or Spanish-built T2s methinks.

The furthest away I've seen recognisable T2s is in South Africa where they have a members club....and of course their market is complementary - its where dealers like Trade S and Motorpoint get their BMWs for example; I know cos I nearly bought one until, I found that out.

But like I said earlier, find a pic to back up the guesswork and we can argue from a better perspective - I did that with the Pathfinder and the models prior to the current one bear absolutely no relation to the Terrano or Mistral as far as I can see...