Navara STX 2.5lt

Post by **Tazz** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 2:48 pm

Just about to order a new STX auto 2.5lt diesel Navara.

Obviously wont be for wheeling hard, just a work / tow / every day run around car.

Anyone have one and have any comments good or bad.
Please no guesspert replies..... only people with first hand experience would be appreciated.

Cheers,
Tazz

Post by **revn211** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 3:09 pm

i know there was a recall for the rear axles, but im pretty sure the problem has been sorted!

Post by **mickrangie** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 3:20 pm

Tazz wrote:Just about to order a new STX auto 2.5lt diesel Navara.

Obviously wont be for wheeling hard, just a work / tow / every day run around car.

Anyone have one and have any comments good or bad.
Please no guesspert replies..... only people with first hand experience would be appreciated.

Cheers,
Tazz

I have one.... had it since June 06. Silver STX Diesel 5 speed auto!

As a everyday work/tow/dd itâ€™s great! Good on fuel if u can stop yrself from fanging it! I have added ARB winch bar and Carryboy canopy.

I am a bit rough with my cars so this stuff might not happen to the next person and i am in no way saying they are a bad car. I love it! Best car I ever owned!! Just too damn low and 1.2 mtrs too damn long if you going to use it off road! Now all the Toyota boys are going to say get a Hiluxâ€¦ Iâ€™ll bet my 3rd testicular that off road you will have the same problemsâ€¦ they are both very long and very low utesâ€¦. But the Nissan was my pick because the 10k I saved on the car I could spend on extrasâ€¦.. And it can tow the ass end out of an elephant!

If you want to use it for light duty wheeling, touring etc u MUST do the following.

F*%K off the std tow/recovery hook! someone is going to be killed.

The hook is fine hangs down far to low but its the way Nissan have attached it to the chassis. I hit a tree root and bent the cassis rail 15mm downward and sheared the bolts holding it in place but the hook is still ok.

I installed my own recovery hooks but due to legal reasons I am not going any further on this in a public forum.

Next item of issue is the fuel tank! Itâ€™s plastic and hangs down lower then anything else under the car. I have made a 2mm steel bash plate for it and after 1000k off road its ok so the bash plate works!!

Now on Friday just gone i reversed out of a drive way with an above normal height and hole in the grass side. As i swung out i hit the concrete or something! At the time it didnt sound to major so i kept driving.... next day i noticed an oil patch under the car.... guess what i hit

the oil sump for the engine!! dunno how but i did@!@!@! And now itâ€™s screwed!!! I just got a quote for the part only from Nissan and they want 480 buks for it

if it were my other car i would just fix with a BFH but its a new car with only 9000K on it so its getting replaced......

Mick

Post by **mickrangie** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 3:21 pm

revn211 wrote:i know there was a recall for the rear axles, but im pretty sure the problem has been sorted!

It was the OS models they sorted that problem before they hit OZ

Post by **mickrangie** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 3:26 pm

And for that Hilux post heres one of my Nissan in action.... and not sitting in my driveway

Post by **revn211** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 3:58 pm

mickrangie wrote:It was the OS models they sorted that problem before they hit OZ

nope they had that problem here too, i handed out a set of axles for one this morning!

Post by **mickrangie** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 4:04 pm

revn211 wrote:
mickrangie wrote:It was the OS models they sorted that problem before they hit OZ
nope they had that problem here too, i handed out a set of axles for one this morning!

whats wrong with them? What serial numbers are effected?? spit it out!

Post by **revn211** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 4:18 pm

pm sent mickrangie!

Post by **tweak'e** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 4:25 pm

a comman problem is rear springs sagging.

however i have seen one with an extra leaf in the rear factory standard so they may have fixed the problem.

Post by **mickrangie** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 5:04 pm

tweak'e wrote:a comman problem is rear springs sagging.

however i have seen one with an extra leaf in the rear factory standard so they may have fixed the problem.

yeah they dont like more then 500kg in the back but the ride is nice when the tray is empty. So if u had to carry tools etc all day long then i would get air bags or upgraded springs in the rear

Post by **bazooked** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 5:09 pm

i was lookin at these aswell, plus there is a 3month wait on the diesel, i can get the hilux sr5 turbo diesel in auto 50 200, cheaper than the stx

, with a fleet discount from the inlaws, so i might be goin this way...

Post by **napsta** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 5:33 pm

the main thing that stopped me from looking at the hilux is the piss poor tow rating. Because i have to tow a $80,000 boat that isnt mine i have to care about the legalities, so hilux was out

I wanted the navara but at the time the wait was just far too long so we went the pathfinder. very similar in drive train, but suspension is very different.

The 2,5 diesel engine is just awesome. I've been averaging under 10L per hundred giving it some around the city, and towing nearly 3000kgs it only uses about 12 to 14L... absolutely awesome.

Build quality is still not what it should be, but is getting better.
I really dont like the switchy thing for low range, wish it had a lever, already had a problem with it, pain in the ass but nissan fixed it.

if you get fleet or primary producer discount it works out very cheap...

Post by **mickrangie** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 6:01 pm

bazooked wrote:i was lookin at these aswell, plus there is a 3month wait on the diesel, i can get the hilux sr5 turbo diesel in auto 50 200, cheaper than the stx , with a fleet discount from the inlaws, so i might be goin this way...

I got the Nissan way cheaper then that with fleet discount and bully tactics with the sales guy.....

Post by **JWB** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 6:32 pm

A mate of mine has one of these and he did a standing start sand run against another mates v8 100 series

the little 2.5 just pulled away slightly

He was wrapped!

his mate was somewhat miffed

Post by **mickrangie** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 6:39 pm

JWB wrote:A mate of mine has one of these and he did a standing start sand run against another mates v8 100 series
the little 2.5 just pulled away slightly He was wrapped!
his mate was somewhat miffed

Yeah they boot for a 2.5TD oiler

Post by **92mav** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 10:02 pm

I got mine for a new tow car as i tow my 1500kg work trailer 24/7. got the 6 speed with the 2.5 and couldn't be happier . with the extras i got it for the same price i was quoted for the sr5 hilux with fleet no canopy tow air and only a 4speed auto. the navara is a much better buy and i can pull away from me mates hilux loaded.
mine will only ever see the beach as i have kept my patrol for the real wheeling talk about chalk and cheese.

Post by **Tazz** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:22 am

Thanx for all the replies.

The Toyota's poorer towing capacity is one of the reasons for grabbing the nissan, as is better pricing.

In all it seams those of you that have them are at the happy end of the scale rather than at the other end.

Please keep the comments coming if any one else has any experience with them.

Post by **bazooked** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:19 am

ok so wat did ya pay for them over ur side of the world with fleet discount?

Post by **Tazz** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 10:41 am

bazooked wrote:ok so wat did ya pay for them over ur side of the world with fleet discount?

a few g's below 50 with a few goodies and on road costs

Post by **bazooked** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 10:52 am

Tazz wrote:
bazooked wrote:ok so wat did ya pay for them over ur side of the world with fleet discount?
around 47 on the road with a fw xtras..

thats interesting, fleet disc on an stx with no extras on road is 47500, and the hilux is 50200 with no extras, so why r they cheaper in the east? should i buy 1 over there?

Post by **mickrangie** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 12:23 pm

45k drive away inc tow, snorkel and wind deflectors....and of course genuine Navara mats front and rear and a full tank of fuel!
BTW I took wind deflectors off for smaller carryboy ones.... anyone want them the Gen Nissan ones? Make me an offer? I am in Melbourne

Post by **napsta** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 12:51 pm

i got quoted just under 44 with a tow bar and brake controller only back in May.

ended up getting the pathfinder for around 45.

Post by **mickrangie** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 11:47 am

I changed the sump last night on the D40 (diesel) and I am a little concerned with what I saw!! The oil pick up is about the size of a billiard ball and has a small wedge cut out of it to suck the oil in and then it has the usual mesh in side it. (damn I wish I took a pic now)

Now down the track when sludge starts to build up I can see this being a problemâ€¦.. I could modify it several different ways but it will most decently void my engine warrantyâ€¦.. So I know while I own the car will be doing 5k oil changes!!!

Post by **O*N*E** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 9:29 am

I got a Pathy 2.5TD with 5 speed auto. Runs really well and the economy is great. Running around i'm getting around 10l/100kms. Towing box trailer around all 24/7 i get around 11. With Nam's buggy on the back i got 15L/100kms.

The tow rating is great but i think if i was going to tow the buggy more with the pathy it would need a suspension upgrade in the rear, she was sagging a little. Navara will be better with the ridgid axle in the rear.

Interior build quality could be better but besides a few doggy looking mouldings coming loose i can't complain.

Been really happy with it so far. done 10000kms since Sept and have had no probs. A big difference to my old, TD Middy, tow rig.

Post by **navara d40** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 9:54 pm

Ive got the V6 D40, heaps of power 198kw = 265 horsies, great for towing sits on 110kms no worries towing the van, tinny on the ladder racks and all the rest of the family crap. We wont talk about the fuel economy

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I installed EFS suspension uypgrade a couple of month ago gave it a good 2"s of lift. Just about up to 20k and no major problems. Paid $42500 on road with alloy tray, auto with abn no.

Post by **BIG ZETOR** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:39 pm

Dont expect the tyres to last very long I just changed mine at 15000kms and now I have a set of 32s with a 2 inch suspension lift. The front end will sag when you put a bull bar and winch on it and also the reverse seems to high because you have to ride the clutch a lot. And it dosen't like being put in low range on the pavement it makes a terrable chonk noise.

Post by **tweak'e** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 6:23 pm

BIG ZETOR wrote:Dont expect the tyres to last very long I just changed mine at 15000kms and now I have a set of 32s with a 2 inch suspension lift. The front end will sag when you put a bull bar and winch on it and also the reverse seems to high because you have to ride the clutch a lot. And it dosen't like being put in low range on the pavement it makes a terrable chonk noise.

nissian over here where running a tire upgrade optoin which we took advantage of to get mud tires put on.

the noise in low? i suspect its going into 4x4 which is not a good thing to do on pavement and you may do damage doing so. if i remember correctly the stx has auto hubs and 4x4 in low range.

Post by **navara d40** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 9:33 pm

BIG ZETOR wrote:Dont expect the tyres to last very long I just changed mine at 15000kms and now I have a set of 32s with a 2 inch suspension lift. The front end will sag when you put a bull bar and winch on it and also the reverse seems to high because you have to ride the clutch a lot. And it dosen't like being put in low range on the pavement it makes a terrable chonk noise.

So what tyres, and suspension are you running? My continentals tyres are only about half worn at 19000 km,s.

Post by **navara d40** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 9:35 pm

tweak'e wrote:

nissian over here where running a tire upgrade optoin which we took advantage of to get mud tires put on.

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Lucky bugga

Post by **bazooked** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 9:50 pm

i also found out u guys dont pay stamp duty on ur new cars either

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