Juliet drives the Nissan Navara

You know my thoughts on bakkies, but the Nissan Navara is definitely one to consider if you are in the market for one.

[lohanbester]

I bought the new Navara 2.5DDti LE after selling my 2020 Ford Ranger 2.0 SiT XLT 4x4 Auto. The one year old Ford broke and left me stranded 3 times and only went into limp mode once. The other 3 times it died and would not start. Diesel pump and electrical issues. I am very happy with the Navara. Great gearbox, good fuel consumption, great off road, but break over angle could be better. 8km/l while towing 700kg and 600kg in the bin @ 120-125km/h. Normal driving 10.5 to 11 km/liter. Would have bought a Hilux for the reliability, but the ride is too hard, while the load it can carry is the least (@ 840kg). And prices in SA are insane for the higher spec Hilux. But I'm very happy with the Navara @ 10 000km so far.

[irfaanismail]

Honestly speaking, there is no other vehicle that is more versatile versatile a bakkie. Handles our SA roads. It's safe. Can load things in the back, take the family around. Go on holidays. Can go into remote places. It's comfortable.

[gmfv]

For me I love a bakkie, because they are versatile, I can carry my family in it yet still carry loads in the back, even do towing if I have to further more still put luggage in the back when I'm travelling provided I have a tonneu cover and has more space in the back than a four door sedan boot, so yeah for me bakkies are the perfect vehicle

[maxlodewyk_na]

Always brief and straight to the point. Thank you Juliet.

[mondehlongwane]

You can buy load bin space dividers to stop your stuff from rolling all over the place

[majabubloem]

Hi Juliet! For me, double Cab Bakkies are not practical for family trips. The back seats are so upward that for a long trip which our roads permit makes it extremely uncomfortable for back passengers. Also, most of the time it is driven with an empty load. For the price of a family car, a small SUV or even big one, one will carry passengers in a much better comfortable space as per budget afforded. Thank you for great reviews. It is always a pleasure watching your reviews.

[ghanimdarsyad]

In Malaysia i just bought nissan navara on 2023 2.5cc engine with 190hp and 450tork with cis is really good for

[phardlong]

It's an all around vehicle. You can carry heavy stuff with it. You can do heavy towing with it. You can have passengers in it. It can go fast on the highway, and you can go off roading with it. All in one vehicle.

[jeroenjansen]

These bakkies use old technology yet they cost almost R800 000. Oversized plastic wheel arches, stickers, black grilles and fancy names and numbers are not going to fool me. They should cost about R500 000 for the top spec.

[friedookiehil]

My lovely 2.3 LE sadly had to go due to financial reasons. 😭😭Currently I'm driving an associate's older A4 and SLK and do not miss the bulkiness of the Navara, but miss the ride quality. This facelift is better in all aspects - my opinion after an extended test drive. Excellent vehicles!!! BTW, this Tiffany song from my early Varsity days just made my day😎

[thabisokevinmbili]

This one is a beauty ❤ certainly underrated

[keithsteeman]

Agree with you about Bakkies, unless you have your own too long for shopping malls. Things in the back are a major target for theft

[kevg]

Awesome review, realistic and straight to the point very helpful, keep up the awesome work, kev in Macduff Scotland

[asandaLFC]

lol i im one of those who simply would never buy a bakkie as i live in the city. makes no sense at all thing is forever big. glad you mentioned this juliet

[kimjw]

what exactly do non-farmers, non-trades people use a double-cab for? What is that item that you carry on a regular that could not fit in a SUV that made a double-cab the only choice?

[deanwilliams]

Actually the engine is the OLD 2.5L that was in the previous generation. It's been slightly updated but is slugish compared to its competitors., They dropped the twin turbo Renault developed 2.3L due to issues with it.

[nathichamane]

In red this car is🔥🔥🔥🔥, thanks for this review, honest and straight forward

[nawanekhomo]

I'm with you, I hate them but they look good, just don't understand what are they for.

[mkdempisi]

That's song playing outside is emlanjeni by sir trill 😂😂 you should play it in one of your videos

[BpJN]

Can you please make a comparison with old Nissan navara?