When there's a Nissan X Trail on offer, you just have to take the bumpy road. Keeping your tyres in check is a more effective and cheaper way of avoiding trouble when winter lands than optioning all-wheel drive. Minor gripe, again like a lot of modern cars you can't lock the car with the windows open, which on a hot day is a royal pain when parked on your own drive. If the battery goes or is disconnected you can lose all the settings including the idle speed becoming irradict, this means having to tell the engine to relearn the idle speed, procedure is on the web and takes about 10 minutes. Where less traction is available it feels much less assured, though it has enough ground clearance to cope with most obstacles if the driver knows what he or she is doing.
Total permitted braked towing weight of 1350kg for the auto transmission is a little low. The sat nav is rubbish. I would recommend the car. General Comments: The rear suspension in the rear is too soft to carry any reasonable load in the back. Have managed to buy new turbo for £650 from alternate dealer. General Comments: Very comfortable and economical for a 4 X 4. I just couldn't live with a lesser vehicle now! A small Garmin runs rings around it, I just wish I could find a away of downloading the garmin software into the nissan sat nav.
Legroom in the rear seats is excellent. And one which will indulge in light off-roading even with just front-wheel drive, as it soaks up ruts that would beach smaller crossovers. Wildcard How about something completely different? Would have no hesitation in recommending it to anyone and even the fuel lasts well on a long journey - 47-50 miles per gallon. After the first burn it only lasted about 3 weeks before the dpf light came on again. Faults: Nothing apart from routine replacement items.
It's a bit like the difference between a flawed but coherent concept album from a supergroup and the Greatest Hits package the X-Trail represents. Initially bought to pull a horse box with 2 horses, and to cover 20k+ miles a year. Driving What is it like on the road? Oh, and if you have dogs, the X-Trail is very good for housing those in comfort too. Fuel economy: 22mpg urban 34mpg long journeys 26mpg combined Read more. A very pleasing experience, would certainly go back to them in the future, wouldn't hesitate to recommend the salesmen, they know their business.
Sadly, due to being petrol the mpg is not what I expected when averaging 38. Moreover, the airy cabin contributes to the overall comfort, but there's plenty of engine noise especially from the diesel units finding a way inside the cockpit. Yes Review Date: 4th November, 2011 Faults: Turbo and inter-cooler went at 12000 miles. Had a recall for something to do with fuel breather pipe. Fuel consumption is reasonable - around 11 litres per 100 km around town, and 8 litres on a country run. As you can see, this page provides you with all our user generated reviews of Nissan X-Trail cars.
It has a more contemporary design than Land Rover's Freelander, though it still lacks much of that model's badge clout. Living in a reasonably remote place, on my own, and along a muddy track that is constantly potholed by the local farm traffic, I find my Nissan X-trail a necessity in life. This is the second X Trail that I have owned and this model is far better than the first - quieter, more responsive and more economical. Previously a boxy, quite serious off-roader, the Nissan X-Trail is now essentially a beefed-up Qashqai. But it is proabbly the best off-road. I couldn't read my speed accurately without leaning over to the left, and that meant having to take my eyes off the road.
I'm contemplating having the inner core removed. Now some will say women aren't always the best drivers, but that makes it a bit rough on all of us. I changed the gearbox oil at 100,000km, though it's not supposed to need it. Looking at my boy racer next, middle age crisis and all that. Given a minor facelifted in 2004, the X-Trail not surprisingly looks very modern.
Model year 2004 Year of manufacture 2004 First year of ownership 2004 Most recent year of ownership 2008 Engine and transmission 2. As you advance up the ladder, goodies like front fog lights, leather upholstery and heated front seats become available, along with tinted windows and traction control. Have had a few issues with electrics, mainly window switches not working. Next time I would definitely go for an automatic. You also get a good view of the car's instruments, buttons and controllers, so even longer trips will take place in a comfortable way. While for the last year it has been more of a 'commuter' vehicle it has performed excellently for almost 7 years.
A service it performed exemplary for over 5 years. Unfortunately, there was no way to properly test the X-Trail¿s skills since the road was as flat as a pancake without a hill in sight. I'm in my 60's and I've always known that as a layby and never a road. My six-year-old jack russell got in the back seat in one easy move and considering she¿s been having trouble jumping on the bed lately, that impressed me. Otherwise, wind and road noise are kept at bay even at higher speeds. The engine range is carried over unchanged.