Navara is to be retired.

[chartrock]

Well it had to happen. The Navara is now 8 years old and our 14' van has been replaced with a 17' Journey which is half a tonne heavier, around 2400 kgs. This combined with the weight carried in the truck is approaching the 3 tonne capacity of the Navara. This was discussed at length with Mrs CR and we decided that it would be better to sell the Nav while it is in good order rather than have it work to its maximum for another year or two and be worth very little as it would be stuffed.

So today we brought home its replacement.




Drum roll please :drum::drum::drum::drum::drum::drum:

There are no prizes for guessing my first couple of mods.

 

[crackacoldie]

Not another Bloody Troublsome 50:der:

Just kidding, nice looking bus, that should do the job of dragging the Journey around this great land!

 

[Soaring]

Bullbar!!!!


Commonly referred to as a paper bag......

 

[cruza driver]

Well done @chartrock and Mrs @chartrock it looks like you have added some nice factory extras too.

Are you fitting a canopy like the Navara?

 

[Drover]

Very envious, pretty poor excuse to justify purchase though.......

 

[Bushman]

Bloody BT's are taking over the world.
Nice work @chartrock , now you'll get a lazy left leg with no clutch to play with. Is that a Tow-Pro control I see to the right side.

 

[chartrock]

Spot on Bushie.

 

[17triton]

Great stuff @chartrock !!! Happy days touring now towing the Journey. Look forward to seeing you tart it up. Congrats mate.

 

[chartrock]

Very envious, pretty poor excuse to justify purchase though.......

Best I could come up with at the time.

 

[Pace]

Congrats @chartrock . Got to love that new car smell, hah. Interested to hear your thoughts on the towpro too. Pace.

 

[chartrock]

Congrats @chartrock . Got to love that new car smell, hah. Interested to hear your thoughts on the towpro too. Pace.

I am interested in trying it out too but not much happening for a week or two. Grandson's birthday next weekend then the van goes in for its first service and a few warranty jobs.

 

[shiraz]

@chartrock
Went the same way, good move.
BT50.s now got 140,000+,still got the Navara Use it as a trailer 2002 model refused the trade in price,
it has the expanda hooked on at present heading to sunshine coast Monday/tue then home via coast.
just been serviced all good gotta love it
went offroad in the Snoweys with a Toyota hilux and he was surprised at its performance

good move
shiraz

 

[navmatt]

Welcome to the club @chartrock, as a fellow newbie in a BT mine gets its first outing towing the van next weekend. Very keen to see how it performs as well as the tow pro....

 

[Billrw136]

Congratulations @chartrock! I have been waiting for you and Elaine to get a new tow vehicle! Very exciting.....
Bill

 

[mfexpanda]

Congrats @chartrock well done

 

[Drover]

Fess up @chartrock you really needed it for FWDing on your front lawn with the new van...............

 

[macca]

They are a great car, the factory fitted tubliner looks very well made and a fantastic fit. I am still amazed by the mileage mine gives. Mine in work form fully loaded with ladders still gives me below 10L/100 k's. The beauty of a new one is all the little gremlins have been sorted.
Has yours got an extended warranty from the dealer? Those photos look good enough to be brochure shots.

 

[BigSkiddy]

Very nice @chartrock . It will be like pulling your 14ft again compared to the Navara.

 

[chartrock]

Fess up @chartrock you really needed it for FWDing on your front lawn with the new van...............

Geez you really know how to hurt a guy. But Mrs CR agrees with you.:fencing:

 

[chartrock]

Has yours got an extended warranty from the dealer? Those photos look good enough to be brochure shots.

The dealer offered two years extended warranty for free but the deal meant all services had to be done with them and if we happened to be in Darwin or Broome etc when the service was due and I didn't go back to them the contract would be null and void.

The maximum on any event was $1000 and a maximum of $3000 over the 2 years of extended warranty. Laughable.