i bought one in March and it is fantastic. Immediately before it i had an STX Navara with the 4 cylinder engine, before that i had the V6 STX 550 Navara and before that an SR5 Hilux. I have also had a Ford ranger Wildtrak . All of these cars i have bought from brand new. The X350 D is by a huge gap better than all of them. It is the first Ute that i actually love driving. The acceleration , especially in sports mode is amazing and it the most comfortable ute ride i have ever had.
@@_TenaciousD_ I bought one of these X350d with all the features for 72K on road ...it replaced STX 550( 280 kms)th i loved it that had been remapped, 3" exhaust and snorkel fitted. The merc goes better stock sraight off the lot. Also got 5 year warranty and 3 year servicing included. I wasn't going to trade down from a V6 to a one of the many 4 cylinder options, and I wanted low range. so there was only one option and when the price came down i jumped . so happy i did It is a pleasure to drive. Scotty from marketing gave me all the GST straight back an instant asset write off..too good to pass up
Every 4x4 I have ever owned and driven, switching from 'High Range' to 'Low Range' meant the gearing was changed, not the power distribution from axel to axel.
They messed up! They team up with the wrong partners! Nissan is performing terribly even here in Africa! Mitsubishi would have been a better choice for parts and pilot studies....
Haven’t found one for less than 75k. Would consider for mid 60k but anything over that and the inclusions fall short of competition. Adaptive cruise control is a minimum these days, along with emergency breaking.
A lesson in we should have had the right product from the start (the V6) and clearly when they skipped the customer clinics they missed the buyers falling over when quotes came in over 90k. Had they stuck to the V6 and priced it right, might have been different story. I am guessing the resale will be a wrist slitting exercise....
It isn't a rebadged Nissan. The Ladder frame and wheel base are wider than the Nissan. The ladder frame has 2 extra cross beams. The 350d has the same 4 wheel drive system as the Mercedes Benz G Wagon, to name just a 0:00 few. That 350D engine will make a Nissan ute disappear in the rear vision mirror and the coil spring rear suspension gives you a far better and more comfortable ride. I have done some very serious 4 wheel driving in Nissan Navaras at Nissan organised professional 4WD courses, and my 350D blows them away. I also had a Land Rover Dealership and I did the Land Rover experience and have done factory test driving in Australia and New Zealand. I have been lucky enough to have been taught by some very professional drivers over my career, including Jim Richards, Peter Brock, Greg Murphy and Deni Hulme.
@@brendanjarvis2306 that's fair. They're a nice looking unit. It will be interesting to see what the resale market for these will look like in 5 to 10 years. They'll either drop sharply in value or be desirable by virtue of being rare. Personally I'd still go with the more popular models. I see a vehicle as a tool/toy that I use for work and leisure. So to me I don't see having a rarer vehicle as a positive, but rather a negative, especially in remote areas. Less aftermarket support, less people with experience working on the platform, parts cost more and aren't as readily available. Seems like a big compromise for very little benefit.
why would you buy a discontinued model ? parts availability would be my issue. also paying Mercedes servicing costs yuck so much disappointment there its far better to buy one of the other Utes
I mean this thing has always SCREAMED USA!!!! The pickup is the #1 selling vehicles in America so trust me when I say, we would've eaten this thing up!!!!
I love the V6 ones. But for the asking price, why the hell doesn't it get the Navara sunroof? I've wanted a pick up for years with a sunroof. But with no factory options other than Nav and Adelaide losing the only sunroof fitter/dealer, American 130k+ trucks are only ones that come with glass roofs :(
You would be absolutely bonkers to buy this car unless it was half price. When they stop making it, the clock starts ticking on availability on parts. This DEFINTIELY feels like "Car advice" has been paid for this.
Let me know who is selling the V6 with a figure in the 60k mark. I have rung around and everyone is in the mids 70,s and early 80,s?. Im beginning to disbelieve this video now 🙄
