I should say welcome back! Nice looking rig. I see they are still using the older style headlights, correct me if i'm wrong. Let the mods begin. How is your mileage with the diesel?
Greetings from Norway!
Hi All!
Been a member here for ages but never posted anything. Finally got my 2015 Navara delivered on Monday, must say I am incredibly pleased! Planning to take the truck on some moderately challenging off-road excursions and hope to learn lots from you guys on this forum
The truck is a V6 Diesel Navara (240hp, 550 Nm) with a couple of add-ons:
- ARB Lockers, Front and Rear
- General Grabber AT2 tires, 265/70-17
- Bullbar with Rigid Industries E2-20" LED's
- Truxedo Bed Cover
- Vortex Bed Liner
- Roll-bar with grating
- Furry dice
Been a member here for ages but never posted anything. Finally got my 2015 Navara delivered on Monday, must say I am incredibly pleased! Planning to take the truck on some moderately challenging off-road excursions and hope to learn lots from you guys on this forum
The truck is a V6 Diesel Navara (240hp, 550 Nm) with a couple of add-ons:
- ARB Lockers, Front and Rear
- General Grabber AT2 tires, 265/70-17
- Bullbar with Rigid Industries E2-20" LED's
- Truxedo Bed Cover
- Vortex Bed Liner
- Roll-bar with grating
- Furry dice
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Thanks Didn't know there was a difference between the Frontier and Navara headlights! To be honest I don't understand why the Navara doesn't get the Pathfinders Xenon setup, but the Rigid Industries LED Bar more than compensates
Using around 10 litres / 100 km (23.5 US mpg) on mixed driving including some mild off-roading and a bit of 70 mph motorway mileage. Pretty good considering the power it has
Didn't know there was a difference between the Frontier and Navara headlights! To be honest I don't understand why the Navara doesn't get the Pathfinders Xenon setup, but the Rigid Industries LED Bar more than compensates Using around 10 litres / 100 km (23.5 US mpg) on mixed driving including some mild off-roading and a bit of 70 mph motorway mileage. Pretty good considering the power it has
Thanks The roll bar is actually part of the re-build needed to approve the truck as a commercial vehicle in Norway and is made by Nissan. The requirement states that you have to have a wall between the cargo area and the drivers seat that can withstand a certain amount of load. In addition I can only have two seats in the truck, so the rear three are removed.
Why would I do that you ask? Well the truck cost me $70.000 as a commercial vehicle, if I wanted all five seats it would have been over $130.000. Taxes on cars are my least favourite thing about this country :?
The roll bar is actually part of the re-build needed to approve the truck as a commercial vehicle in Norway and is made by Nissan. The requirement states that you have to have a wall between the cargo area and the drivers seat that can withstand a certain amount of load. In addition I can only have two seats in the truck, so the rear three are removed.Why would I do that you ask? Well the truck cost me $70.000 as a commercial vehicle, if I wanted all five seats it would have been over $130.000. Taxes on cars are my least favourite thing about this country :?
benjamin84 said:
Nice touch my friend!I like the "headache rack" a bunch. Nissan USA would sell thousands of these if they thought to make them available here.
Thanks for the welcome all Initially I was not too keen on the roll-bar, and as it is welded on it is not possible to remove. After using the truck for a week and carrying a variety of stuff in the bed I must say I have changed my mind, it is really handy to have, and also strong enough to work as extra tie-down points.
Took two pics of the interior - the dash is very different from the US version for some reason! The V6 diesel only comes in one trim level with navigation, BOSE audio, leather and a few other useful gadgets Surprisingly luxurious for a truck!
(Edit: The dice have been with me for almost ten years, have been in every car I have owned since I graduated)
In the rear I have a plastic tub that I use to hold groceries and other small items to stop them rolling around everywhere. I also have a bag full of useful stuff, some of it winter-specific:
- Tie down straps
- Bungee cords
- Towing rope
- Shovel
- Ice scraper
- Blanket (crossing the mountains in Norway during winter can involve 6 hour waits if the weather turns)
- Duct-tape
- Zip-ties
- Leatherman
Initially I was not too keen on the roll-bar, and as it is welded on it is not possible to remove. After using the truck for a week and carrying a variety of stuff in the bed I must say I have changed my mind, it is really handy to have, and also strong enough to work as extra tie-down points.Took two pics of the interior - the dash is very different from the US version for some reason! The V6 diesel only comes in one trim level with navigation, BOSE audio, leather and a few other useful gadgets
Surprisingly luxurious for a truck!(Edit: The dice have been with me for almost ten years, have been in every car I have owned since I graduated
)In the rear I have a plastic tub that I use to hold groceries and other small items to stop them rolling around everywhere. I also have a bag full of useful stuff, some of it winter-specific:
- Tie down straps
- Bungee cords
- Towing rope
- Shovel
- Ice scraper
- Blanket (crossing the mountains in Norway during winter can involve 6 hour waits if the weather turns)
- Duct-tape
- Zip-ties
- Leatherman
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Thankfully I have the back seats stored in my basement: when the need arises (and money allows) I can re-register the truck and get them installed again The price for doing so goes down every year, after 3 or 4 years it becomes a bit more pallatable than the current 70 grand fee!
The price for doing so goes down every year, after 3 or 4 years it becomes a bit more pallatable than the current 70 grand fee!
What would happen if you installed them, didn't re-register? Is there a fine if you are caught? Who looks for that? Not that I condone doing illegal activities, I am just curious as I have never heard of it beforeThankfully I have the back seats stored in my basement: when the need arises (and money allows) I can re-register the truck and get them installed again
I'm a bit of a country boy (love my trucks and guns), but the heat in the midwest would do me in. Anything above 25 degrees (77 fahrenheit?) makes me grumpy
If you visit Norway go to the west or the north, that's where the scenery is! The attached pic is from the top of a place called Trollstigen (the trolls ladder), great destination for a road-trip!The truck is a beast for towing thanks to the torque! I had a Pathfinder with the same engine before I got the Navara, towed 3.5 tonnes (7.700 lbs) without breaking a sweat
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It is tempting >
But if you are cought you are slapped with the cost for re-registering (currently $70k) and a probably fairly hefty fine of a few grand.When I was driving my Pathfinder, also commercial regged, they would always pull me over if there was a road side control and check if I had moved the grating (see the attached picture) around, even that can be enough to force re-registration as you then don't have the required amount of space to be a commercial vehicle.
Seems crazy to most non-norwegians, but when you can get away with almost half the price for the car there are a lot of people trying to be clever and bending the rules a bit.
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That's wild. It's like you have more usable room in the Navara than you had in the Pathfinder.It is tempting >
When I was driving my Pathfinder, also commercial regged, they would always pull me over if there was a road side control and check if I had moved the grating (see the attached picture) around, even that can be enough to force re-registration as you then don't have the required amount of space to be a commercial vehicle.
Seems crazy to most non-norwegians, but when you can get away with almost half the price for the car there are a lot of people trying to be clever and bending the rules a bit.
By the way if you are looking for a part time business, I bet you could sell those roll bars, like you have on your Navara, on ebay.
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