Nissan Frontier Navarra [ARCHIVED]

[florantejose]

sa mga navarra owners.. worth it po ba ang bagong nissan navarra ngayon? ask ko lang po kung pede ito sa baha ung hanggang tuhod or may idadagdag pa po? kamusta po maintenance ng sasakyan? saka po FC po? i am comparing stara 2.5 glx ska sa navarra..

nagbabalak po sana ako bumili ng pick up ngayon at naiipit ako sa strada or navarra.. tnx po ulit more power

[OTEP]

A stock Navara trailed with us to Mount Pinatubo carrying relief goods in the bed. Sabak lang ng sabak! :D

An older D22 Frontier was also with us.

[DonCuadro]

sa mga navarra owners.. worth it po ba ang bagong nissan navarra ngayon? ask ko lang po kung pede ito sa baha ung hanggang tuhod or may idadagdag pa po? kamusta po maintenance ng sasakyan? saka po FC po? i am comparing stara 2.5 glx ska sa navarra..

nagbabalak po sana ako bumili ng pick up ngayon at naiipit ako sa strada or navarra.. tnx po ulit more power

Gud pm Florante,

I suggest you back read nalang siguro about 40 pages, your question and other queries will be answered for sure. with all the pictures( including mine during BAHA days).
Obviously you're in the NAVARA thread so definitely all of us will choose navara.
Test drive both vehicles to see for yourself which is better.
As for the speed, huwag ka magugulat sa speed ng navara....

[blackbeans07]

A stock Navara trailed with us to Mount Pinatubo carrying relief goods in the bed. Sabak lang ng sabak! :D

An older D22 Frontier was also with us.

sir few questions, was the terrain/road/trail difficult? musta naman ung navara in your opinion during that travel? would want to know since comparable (or even worse ata, hehe) yung roads diyan sa amin sa province (road from nueva ecija to casiguran, aurora). thanks in advance!

[loki_chaos]

Hi guys,
I got my Navara yesterday from CRVI. Black Galaxy 4x4 A/T. Big thanks to Ms. May Paulete (Sr. SA) for expediting my order!

I'm a happy customer! I hope it continues that way. I also hope my new Navara would serve me and my family well for the next 5 years. Ang ganda ng ride compared to my '06 4x2 Hilux. Sobrrrrrang laki ng difference! Pwede na mag text while the car is motion. It was practically impossible to do that in my Hilux before. Even my neighbors liked it! Machong macho daw ang dating! My kids?? Oh man, you should've seen their faces! Para bang nagtatanong na "asan na ang mga kalaban Dad?"

There's a vacant lot adjacent to my house. I couldn't help but try the 4x4Lo last night. Di ko pa masyado na appreciate yung 4x4 function because it felt no different when I switched it back to 4x2. Maybe I should bring it to somewhere more maputik and impossible for ordinary 4x2s to survive.

Ganito pala feeling pag naka 4x4 ka.. para kang bata. Me adrenaline rush. Parang gusto ko na cancelin tuloy sa Toyota yung order kong Fortuner...

Here's May Paulete's number just in case anyone would be interested to ask her anything regarding the Navara (0917 9891790). She's the top SA at CRVI... You may also schedule a chat with CRVI's drivers Bong and Mang Dodong. Dami nila alam and experiences sa Navara. Yang si Dodong ang nagdala sa kin sa putikan (4x4Hi) sa the fort tapos inihataw nya and snaked through traffic sa SShway to show me the agility and speed of the Navara. Si Bong naman showed and proved to me na di mausok ang navara. Saka di naman mabaho and a/c... The test drive unit that we used had almost 20k kms already of brutal testing already. Wala daw ingat ingat yan. Dumaan na daw sa mga kamay nina C! and TopGear...

Super thanks to this thread. Thanks guys!

sir, congrats sa new ride mo...

sa mga navarra owners.. worth it po ba ang bagong nissan navarra ngayon? ask ko lang po kung pede ito sa baha ung hanggang tuhod or may idadagdag pa po? kamusta po maintenance ng sasakyan? saka po FC po? i am comparing stara 2.5 glx ska sa navarra..

nagbabalak po sana ako bumili ng pick up ngayon at naiipit ako sa strada or navarra.. tnx po ulit more power

sir obviously, navara pipiliin namin... hehe...

Points for the navara:
- more power and torque than the strada
- drives like a sedan even on high speed...
- 6-speed manual, 5-speed automatic
- can carry around 1ton of load
- mas pogi...
- FAST!

So far, ang lamang ng strada, more leg room for the passengers, higher ground clearance, a little comfortable than the navara. Between its competitors(e.g, hilux, dmax etc.) the navara is second to strada in terms of ride comfort IMHO... View other pages, you'll see a picture from DonCuadro and a video i uploaded only recently about how the navara would do in floods above the knee...

still. the best thing to do is to test drive both...

one more thing, advanced congratulations on your new navara!

seriously, advanced congratulations on what ever ride you choose...

[julezjampad]

sa mga navarra owners.. worth it po ba ang bagong nissan navarra ngayon? ask ko lang po kung pede ito sa baha ung hanggang tuhod or may idadagdag pa po? kamusta po maintenance ng sasakyan? saka po FC po? i am comparing stara 2.5 glx ska sa navarra..

nagbabalak po sana ako bumili ng pick up ngayon at naiipit ako sa strada or navarra.. tnx po ulit more power

yes sir! you've just mentioned it... the navara is: "more power" compared to strada....

with my 4x2 FC in highway is about 12-13km/li and i've got inconsistent consumption in purely short distance city driving, ranging from 6-8km/li... pamin-minsan ko lang hinaharurot sir at magaan ang paa ko sa rev at mahal na gas...

[loki_chaos]

sir, question po regarding sa recirculation button...

kasi nagka fog yung windows ko, nakalagay sa manual, para makapag defog ka ng windows, alisin mo sa max a/c tapos off mo yung recirculation button... so ganun ginawa ko... kaso walang lumalabas galing sa vent na air from outside... diba dapat may hangin na lumalabas dun tyaka sa butas dun sa may dashboard? sainyo po ba ganun din? kasi nga diba may tinakluban ng casa yung air bed ko?

[julezjampad]

sir, question po regarding sa recirculation button...

kasi nagka fog yung windows ko, nakalagay sa manual, para makapag defog ka ng windows, alisin mo sa max a/c tapos off mo yung recirculation button... so ganun ginawa ko... kaso walang lumalabas galing sa vent na air from outside... diba dapat may hangin na lumalabas dun tyaka sa butas dun sa may dashboard? sainyo po ba ganun din? kasi nga diba may tinakluban ng casa yung air bed ko?

sir loki, regarding vent from outside, better ask the casa kung yung nga yung tinakluban....

BTW, saan ba yung fogging sir sa outside o sa inside surface?...

if it is inside, then hotter yung temperature yung loob ng car mo, the solution is to set your a/c colder...

but if it is in the outside, one solution to your fogging (condensation) in the outside surface is to lower your a/c temp... as far as i know, condensation (fogging) on outside occurs when there is considerable difference between the outside environment and inside environment (super cold inside and hot outside). plus it is aggravated by the high relative humidity (moisture in the air) in the outside environment.... just take into consideration may baso ka lagyan mo ng yelo sa loob, you can see condensation right away on the outside surface of the glass... but once the ice melted and becomes water, and the cold temp of the water gets higher, you can see the condensation on the outside surface starts to disappear.... for your rear window, use your defogger, yung middle button between the a/c and recirculation buttons... siguro sir laging maximum ang a/c mo no hehehe....

last solution, pag talagang gusto mo malamig sa loob, pag ganyan na nag-fog na taas baba mo window mo, yun mapupunasan yung window mo... at itutok mo yung a/c mo lahat sa gitna... hehehe....

[jatcos]

*loki_chaos - Turning off recirculation during rainy days can fog your windsheild/ windows more-mas moist kasi sa labas. Applicable lang yung nasa manual kung dry ang outside air. Remember that fogging is due to the collected moisture from ambient air Try to activate the rear defoggers several times, it can circulate heat and evaporate moisture from your windsheild.

[SIZE=2]*softop - Congrats and welcome to the thread. Hope to share more of your experience with Nav.

*florantejose - Ive driven both for long drives. I agree with Strada's ride comfort at the back but upfront ay same lang.. Driver comfort for me mas ok ang Navara..Try to test drive, feel the handling, and youl know what i mean, masasabi mong mas sulit ang Nav. FC-same lang. Maintenance - mas madami issues sa Strada like noisy suspension, uneven height, steering problems - all can be cured by casa. Both vehicles are good but since nasa Navara thread it means that owners here have chosen the Navara because its the better choice among the trucks. I think meron dito former Strada owner nalimutan kona, he can tell you also the difference based from 1st hand experience..[/SIZE]

[loki_chaos]

*jatcos - sir, tanong ko lang po kung dapat po meron talagang lumalabas sa ventilation pag off mo ng recirculation button... di ko naman po off yun ulit during rainy days... pag sa province lang talaga tapos lalo na pag gabi byahe namin... so, dapat po ba talagang may lumalabas na hangin from the vents?

*julez - yes sir outside yung fogging kasi sir, gabi nun and di ako naka max a/c tapos 1 lang yung fan control pero nag moist pa din outside the window kahit na naka off yung aircon vent sa passengers side... so ginawa ko yung nasa manual na off yung recirculation kaso yun nga, walang lumalabas sa vent na hangin, pero yung sound ng aircon naririnig mo... ang pagkakaalam ko po sabi ng casa, inayos lang nila... pero yun nga, malamang na takluban nila yun na kahit off ko yung recirculate button, naka close pa din sya... parang ganun... anyway, sasabihin ko na lang sa casa na ayusin na lang nila yung sinarado nila... kumbaga back to normal... pag off ng recirculate button, may hangin from outside dapat na nanggagaling sa vent para lang alam ko na normal na yung option na yun...

regarding naman sa aircon stink, not yet sure if i should let it go... i'm still contemplating on it... after talking to a relative about it, he told me the stink is there but there's nothing to worry about because it does go away after a few seconds... he told me that the aircon system of the cars nowadays have a smaller "chamber something" which results in a quick coldness from the moment you turn the aircon on... in tagalog, mas maliit yung parang chamber daw kaya pag on mo ng aircon mo, malamig kagad, malakas yung buga ng freon... di katulad dati na medyo matagal bago lumamig... tapos dahil nga maliit yung "chamber", parang nakukulob na, kaya sa unang bukas, may kakaibang smell... with that said, maybe next week i should just let the casa check the evaporator and let them clean it after they restore the recirculate button to normal settings...