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Well, finally happened,

 

Mates 56 plate Navara chassis has cracked, awaiting inspection from powers that be then taking it from there

 

:shaun:

Shaun, my shooting buddy got a VERY nice payout, and got a hire 4x4 for the time the chassis snapped and payment.

 

Funnily enough the hire car was a ranger.

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There's a scrap yard in Inverkeithing with a row of these must be at least fifteen of them there.All lying looking like a ship with a broken back I assume that the chassis must have been cut to stop them being sold on.

Nope! That's the fault, the weakness is just behind the cab, the chassis rusts through from the inside out so can't be treated and then they just snap in half!

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i was talking to shooting bloke who had navara chassis snap and nissan refused to buy back as the vehicle had non genuine tow bar fitted and not alot of service history

I would have taken that to court, the faults not the tow ball or lack of routine servicing when it's rife all over the age range of those cars!

 

There is a Facebook group family called Nissan navara snapped chassis group, loads of info on there!

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If u had a navara that is still intact could u plate bolt/weld the vulnerable section??

 

I imagine the 2nd hand value will have went throu floor. Be a good time to buy 1 if u could strengthen the weak area[

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Looking at where they snap I would say with the back off the chassis it would be an easy job

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Shame really, I wanted a pickup next year and the Navara was up there with the favourites until I read about this!

 

Maybe I'll just keep my Xtrail a bit longer...

Not just the navara this happens on, l200's can go the same. There is one on eBay at the moment that has snapped in half in the same place the navara does.

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If u had a navara that is still intact could u plate bolt/weld the vulnerable section??

 

I imagine the 2nd hand value will have went throu floor. Be a good time to buy 1 if u could strengthen the weak area

There was a bloke/company that advertises on the facebook page that highlights the dodgy Navara's that sells the plating kit, but I imagine it depends on how bad it is.

 

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A lad I work with does car recovery in his spare time has a picture of about 50 all parked in the scrap yard with there roofs cut off.

People have been buying them & plate the chassis so now their cutting off the roof to make them worth less.

It's a real shame they are doing this, surely someone could have knocked up a galvanised chassis, would have been a good wee business!

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