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Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 7:02 am
by local patios and driveway
Was told the cabstars rear end go very light when empty under braking? Ever found that to be the case?

Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 7:30 am
by lutonlagerlout
very dicky in the ice,but so are most RWD
LLL

Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 10:00 pm
by Pablo
200kg of sand sorts that out my vans brilliant in the snow.

Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 10:50 pm
by sussex
yes ,you do need to be a bit light footed ,but great workhorse.

Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 11:01 pm
by Kuts
Well I'm thinking a cabstar is on the cards. How are they on diesel?

Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 11:28 pm
by lutonlagerlout
about 40p a mile at current prices
ours is 2 litre diesel
LLL
Ps according to load etc

Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 4:18 pm
by dig dug dan
ours is 2 litre diesel
LLL
Ps according to load etc


sorry to correct you tony. never known you ever be wrong on here, but it will be a 2.5l or 3. not 2!

Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 5:39 pm
by lutonlagerlout
you know what dan I dont know!!
I dont know exactly what i can carry load wise
I dont know what I can have on a trailer
i dont know why the effing doors lock when the keys are inside it
and no one at nissan wants to tell me
i expect all vehicle companies are the same,but once you have bought it they basically cut you adrift
no one wants to answer any questions
I know a car dealer for a major uk dealer (top salesman etc etc) and he says the attitude is "once its sold its sold," all they want then is warranty work
LLL

Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 5:40 pm
by lutonlagerlout
btw if you ring up wanting a new one,someone talks to you straightaway
funny that
LLL

Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 5:43 pm
by lutonlagerlout
you are of course correct dan
nobody ever told me the cc
see here for details
cheers LLL :)

Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 6:03 pm
by dig dug dan
ring nissan head office tony. they were VERY helpful when i complained about my local dealer. they wanted to give me a car as a courtesy vehicle for a week. As soon as Head office got involved they miraculously found a brand new navara! (which mysterously got smashed up they day before i needed it)

Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 8:04 pm
by GB_Groundworks
on our old cabstar we swapped the wheels for range rover wheels and tyres (the old rusty range rovers) and always had a layer of council greys on the back under the ply to make it handle better, especially on the hilly lanes rd our way

Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 8:14 pm
by digerjones
great workhorse, but crap off tarmac. mine will get stuck on a lawn. sometimes i have loaded the digger on trailor only to get stuck, so have to unload and tow with digger, also had to do this inthe snow.
giles, dont think you would carry much weight with rover tyres on at 30 psi, mine are 75 psi. think we have talked about these wheels before, great idea for winter work if not carrieing to much weight,

Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 8:29 pm
by dig dug dan
i should point out that the new shape cabstars now have limited slip diffs fitted as standard. never got stuck yet!

Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 8:48 pm
by digerjones
the new shape ones are real ugly brutes. with mine been single wheels on the back and 75 psi makes the tryes rock hard so not sure the diff being different would make much difference