Jeep or nissan navara

Hi Mustang, I guess to give a reasonable opinion, if you could advise :
1.If the vehicles that you have been looking at are all diesels.
2.Have you had the van on a weigh bridge fully loaded (including full water tanks).
3.Do you intend to do long distance touring (apart from driving from WA to Qld or course).
4.Your husband will be using the vehicle as a work vehicle so what does he do? ie I would hate to think that he intends throwing power tools etc in the back of the grand cherokee or will he tow a trade trailer.
5. Are the vehicles that you are considering all new?
There will be other questions no doubt but this will give a bit more detail.
I would rule out the Wrangler as with a tow capacity of (2.3 t?) it has not much in reserve and from what I have seen the build quality is not that flash. You will find that the more you have in reserve for towing capacity (within reason) the more the vehicle will handle towing the van and the easier it will be to drive. The last thing you want is to be changing down gear all the time with your right foot firmly planted on the floor and the kids in the back sayimg "are we there yet".

Regards

Mark

In all the reliabilty surveys I have seen put jeeps at the bottom of the pile for reliabity.
Pete

Well....I would say Navara but thats cos we have one with 3 kids in the back (age 4, 2 and nearly 1)....they fit....but its a joy getting them in and out (NOT!!)...so i look forward to the day they are all out kids seats....

navara is a work horse!! bucky will agree to it too...the st-x isnt though...its a girl when it comes to work horse standard but has all the luxeries....we have the 2006 model (d22) st-r and would recommend it over the jeeps....but depends if you want a ute or sedan type 4wd......they are 2 very different cars....

hope it helps a bit....

Laura

Where did you get the towing cap for the Jeep at 1300kgs?

Jeep Review
RAC have the Tow Cap braked at 2300kg for the 4 door!

Personally I think the jeep would be fantastic but you have to love the look and the tradition of the jeep. Even with the CRD engine cabin space revised suspension good economy and ergonomics...its still a bit of a 'cult' vehicle.

But what you get for the money on wrangler unlimited is still about $15k cheaper than any other competitor in the same league.


Goodluck with your choice

Matt.

just remember too...dunno if anyone else has said this Sal but the van may weigh 2t but is that full or empty??? if that empty you have a lot of weight to go!!

Hi Mustang Sal, we had a Jayco and that was 1750 loaded and didn't have a problem towing and now have a tambo for more of the outback. As others have said, my first opinion is the Navara ( proberly because i have one ) and i have 3 kids 9,11,13 and fit ok without being too cramped.

cheers,

Lance