2003 Nissan Navara STR review from Australia and New Zealand
"Excellent value for money"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Virtually nothing.
General comments?
Original suspension was dreadful and unbalanced front to rear. Unless heavily loaded it had a lot of trouble on corrugated roads and corners. I replaced the suspension with after-market equipment and now it is much better.
This is a dual-cab, but rear, but there's not much room for rear seat passengers who are better off with very short legs. Excellent fuel echonomy, better than 10 liters/100km. Air conditioning has no trouble with very hot days (45C).
Low gear is too high for serious off-road work, but vehicle is still very capable in the rough.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Year of manufacture | 2003 |
| First year of ownership | 2003 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2006 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.0 diesel Manual |
| Performance marks | 6 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 7 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 4 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 7 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 7 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 30 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 55000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Nissan NX2000 |
| Date of Entry | 12th July, 2006 |