skippyjason
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Hi All
Just bought a 2007 D40 STX 6sp manual, and thought I'd join. Good too see there's a lot of info in these forums.
Been wanting a dual cab ute for a while now. Used to own a CX9 but i was precious about throwing all my kids gear in the back.. I thought with a dual cab ute wouldn't worry too much.
So I ended up getting one that had a canopy, snorkel, long range tank (not sure how big but it could be as large as 130L), bull bar. Should provide some fun.
It's done a 100k on the clock, and on the first service I did I ended up getting a rubberised flush mount accessories plug put on the side wall at the rear of the tray so I could plug a 3 way fridge in for trips.
Couple of questions I had:
- I can see there's another post running on what fuel economy people are getting out of their vehicles. I've never owned a diesel vehicle before, and I'm interested to know if there's any tips on driving it so that I do get the best fuel economy out of it? Should I be getting into the turbo revs all the time, or should I be hovering just below? Is there an optimum rev range?
- I bought the manual vehicle because I like manuals, and I thought I may get better fuel economy out of it. However I have seen some negative feedback about the quality of the clutches. I figured I would take the risk and be prepared to swap it over if the clutch goes. It seems fine at the moment and theres nothing in the service history to indicate its been replaced. I'm wondering if anyone has had experience of going to a different clutch - an older style and more heavy duty - probably not as soft but will last longer? I heard that might be a cheaper option even though the ride may be different?
- The vehicle has the rack mounts for roof racks, but no roof racks on it. I think they must have been taken off by the previous owner. Potentially they are geniune nissan ones. Is there an easy way to tell, and any ideas about how much I'd be looking at for a couple of aero style racks to go in the rack mounts?
Thanks all - again - looks like a top forum.
Just bought a 2007 D40 STX 6sp manual, and thought I'd join. Good too see there's a lot of info in these forums.
Been wanting a dual cab ute for a while now. Used to own a CX9 but i was precious about throwing all my kids gear in the back.. I thought with a dual cab ute wouldn't worry too much.
So I ended up getting one that had a canopy, snorkel, long range tank (not sure how big but it could be as large as 130L), bull bar. Should provide some fun.
It's done a 100k on the clock, and on the first service I did I ended up getting a rubberised flush mount accessories plug put on the side wall at the rear of the tray so I could plug a 3 way fridge in for trips.
Couple of questions I had:
- I can see there's another post running on what fuel economy people are getting out of their vehicles. I've never owned a diesel vehicle before, and I'm interested to know if there's any tips on driving it so that I do get the best fuel economy out of it? Should I be getting into the turbo revs all the time, or should I be hovering just below? Is there an optimum rev range?
- I bought the manual vehicle because I like manuals, and I thought I may get better fuel economy out of it. However I have seen some negative feedback about the quality of the clutches. I figured I would take the risk and be prepared to swap it over if the clutch goes. It seems fine at the moment and theres nothing in the service history to indicate its been replaced. I'm wondering if anyone has had experience of going to a different clutch - an older style and more heavy duty - probably not as soft but will last longer? I heard that might be a cheaper option even though the ride may be different?
- The vehicle has the rack mounts for roof racks, but no roof racks on it. I think they must have been taken off by the previous owner. Potentially they are geniune nissan ones. Is there an easy way to tell, and any ideas about how much I'd be looking at for a couple of aero style racks to go in the rack mounts?
Thanks all - again - looks like a top forum.