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Old 14-01-2005, 02:42 PM
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has anyone owned or driven either the nissan navara or mitsi L200


if thinking about buying one of the two and would like to know if anyone has had any good / bad experiences with hem


like running costs, servicing etc etc
Old 14-01-2005, 02:44 PM
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1 of me mates owns a Navara and the other owns an L200... Never been in either one but both of them rate the Navara over the L200!!!

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Old 14-01-2005, 02:57 PM
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ive driven a L200 nice to rive but looks real Tesco Value inside
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it would either be the warrior or the outlaw that i get so spec should be ok (ish)
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9000m service intervals on the l200 2.5td
Old 14-01-2005, 04:10 PM
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whats mitsi service prices like? is it a pants down number????
Old 14-01-2005, 04:13 PM
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think so, couple of the builders i know have them and hate the servicing side of it! they complained to the dealership and they have extended the service interval for them(not sure how much though?) so it must be a huge problem for them!
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cheers fella



anyone else know about them?
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the navara does about 5 miles a gallon better, i have had both and the navara is the better out of the two the controlls are lighter as well, the only downer with these are parking, the turning circle is huge and reversing is hard to see what is behide you
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the only downer with these are parking, the turning circle is huge and reversing is hard to see what is behide you


as it would be used for work i will probably use my bump technique of reversing


if you have seen me van you will understand
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i used to work for datsun , and found the navara a shit drive , your legs are totoally straight out when your sat in the seat , and after about 30 miles you start to loose the feeling in your legs - just my experiance !! oh and watch out for can chain tensioner problems
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