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Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 7:03 pm
by DNgroundworks
Some interesting work ther Giles, im getting sick of laying flags its all we have done for months lol apart from the odd break, got some footings and slab to do for a builder cant wait for a change.
Man i wish i had decent internet only half the pics load owell 
keep us posted.
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 7:10 pm
by DNgroundworks
Are you getting rid of the navara giles? only just bought mine and its had to go back, new whole fifth gear, new clutch 2 seized/binding brakes plus a long list of other bits, not impressed with the dealer i bought it off.
What do you think of them as a work truck? starting to think ive made the wrong choice and should of bought a shogun commercial.
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 8:49 pm
by dig dug dan
My mate just brought the new shape one. Seems to have all the extras. He sold his old one and had no problems
Don't let a Nissan dealer get away with bad service. If you ring up Nissan head office and complain, they will kick arse and get something done.
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 9:28 pm
by DNgroundworks
this one i have bought is a 55 plate with 28k on the clock paid 12k for it, its got all the toys onit, kenwood soundsystem with tv/dvd/satnav/i-pod, cruise control etc etc, but ive still not yet received the elusive service history that it apparentley has, for all i know it could of done 100k all the things wrong with it point towards this!only just got the log book, and loads of other bits, wish id never bought the bloody thing now, oh ye just found out the locks dont work, lock it and you can walk over to it and open the door easy as
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 10:09 pm
by dig dug dan
??? was this from a nissan dealer? sounds dodgy to me.
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 5:15 am
by lutonlagerlout
that sounds an awful lot for a 55 plate dan
found this one and this one at half that money
1 of our chipies had 1 he liked it for fishing plus it had the crew cab so he could have it as a car
thing was something happened with the gear box as the warranty ran out so he took umbrage and P/E and got a brand new transit
I would say the cabstar is a more suitable all rounder for what most of us do,although at 30 p a mile avg it hurts to do a long drive
I find all car dealer types to be slippery C U Next Tuesdays, and they never seem to give straight answers
LLL
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 6:53 am
by Dave_L
Yes, Navaras aren't all they are cracked up to be - clutch and gearbox troubles are two of the big problem areas.
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 11:07 am
by GB_Groundworks
mine's a 56 plate had it 2 years done 40k in it, new clutch the other week best part of a 1k, after 70k miles, but it does have a hard life towing 4 ton trailers etc all the time.
i love mine, dads got the king cab one, i've got the aventura full spec with every extra its great as i use it for work and as my car handy with the little one, get 32mpg will do 120mph downhill, great in the snow and off road which i do a fair bit of.
we've got a hilux invincible as well but wasn;t impressed with it, drives well but the spec isn;t up there with my navara.
i love doing something different all the time, next week got 2 footing jobs to do, can jump off the pitch job and take tractor and digger and do them.
just after a quicker tractor at mo, ours only got 30kph box. looking for 50kph 150hp for faster rd work.
had the binding brake issue on mine as well
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Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 5:25 pm
by dig dug dan
but it does have a hard life towing 4 ton trailers etc all the time.
uh oh. Someone is pulling the arse off their truck. Hope you don't get pulled doing that. Its a big no no as far as the police are concerned
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 5:39 pm
by GB_Groundworks
who said i was on the road haha
yeah we've got ramps now for the 7.5 ton and the new trailer for the tractor so those days are gone,
plan is to get a faster bigger tractor and a low loader then we can move all our stuff around on our own, that new trailer can take upto an 8 ton machine and has metal ramps underneath it you can fit a 1.5 ton and a 1 ton dumper side by side on it so be great for footing jobs as it takes 12 tons of muck.
re towing the kubota is 2.8 tons maybe 3 all in with buckets etc trailer is about 800kg, i've been pulled before and they haven't said anything about it, getting a ifor williams tri axle low down excavator trailer for it low centre of gravity rather than using our 3.5 ton general plant trailer on 2 axles.
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Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 5:55 pm
by DNgroundworks
It came from Arnold clark, biggest motor dealer in europe, its the aventura model exactly the same to look at as giles's truck.
they ones you have found dave are they not older models, sorry crap internet.
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 5:57 pm
by DNgroundworks
sorry i meant LLL, mines the D40 anventura
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 6:16 pm
by lutonlagerlout
yes 6 months older dan
i know car dealers and they inform me that ebay sets the price of second hand motors these days
I am not really a engine type person but it sounds like for the money you paid you want one that works!
cheers mate
LLL
Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 7:17 pm
by DNgroundworks
the whole reason i paid what i did is because i didnt want the older model, they are renowned for gearbox and clutch problems, and i wanted the spec of the new aventura so i bought it, its going back again on thursday for a third time in a month.
Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 8:08 pm
by mickg
bet you wished you had kept the transit now ???