Recommend me a grown-up car

[legrandefromage]

Its an X-Trail, not Navara. Always had the *non* (!!!) Renault 2.2 dci non-turbo and tdi versions - Navara is live axle rear and old fashioned ladder chassis whereas xtrail is Primera bits and gubbins.

After the Renault sort-of merger, the xtrail shares a lot of stuff with the Megane.

Just keep an eye on the turbo, that seemingly their only real trouble - probably from those that use them for towing.

 

[drcarlos]

Re:

Sorry was thinking pathfinder. Saw a 2.5 option on the xtrail and assumed it was a larger derv, seems it's petrol. I would still check the cruise works as the switchgear is likely the same.
Also lgf the navara has a rigid axle not live. A live axle by definition has no diff, much like my race mower. The navara has a diff.

Carl

 

[The History Man]

Guns n Roses have one.

Good choice, quite like mine. Not playing kiss of death though.

 

[legrandefromage]

Re: Re:

Sorry was thinking pathfinder. Saw a 2.5 option on the xtrail and assumed it was a larger derv, seems it's petrol. I would still check the cruise works as the switchgear is likely the same.
Also lgf the navara has a rigid axle not live. A live axle by definition has no diff, much like my race mower. The navara has a diff.

Carl

you know what I mean, its back axle isnt independently sprung whereas the xtrail is monocoque with independent suspension and all that jazz. Live axle just refers to it being an axle regardless of where it has a dif or not.

2.2dci suffers in Renault cars but not Nissan despite being a Nissan engine. Nissan getting back at Renault for building such shite vehicles?

Mercedes now use the Renault 1.5dci, I nearly criedbut then I dont much care for later Mercs neither...

Phhtttttttttttttttt to the lot of them.

 

[legrandefromage]

And another thing!

Live axle does indeed mean 'one that supports part of the weight of a vehicle and drives the wheels connected to it.'

Non drive is dead axle.

The internet said so!

 

[legrandefromage]

And renault had their own 2.2 diesel which really fucks things up when trying to suss out what is in what.

fackin hate renault...

 

[The History Man]

Brother in law has a grand espace v6. You can hear the rasp as the fuel is sucked through on the motorway. It's gigrontous.

 

[legrandefromage]

My old 300td has just done the 400 mile round trip to Durham without fus, the same as the 1300 mile trip to Scotland.

Will treat it with a service and some bodywork (I dented it).