You know I won't be the one to play lab rat on this one.

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'God told me' is no excuse for stupidity -- Steve Quarrella

Oh cmon.....

don't you want to have the title "PIONEER" when they read your eulogy.

Not particularly. I'd settle for "He red lotts and spoak gud iNglish."

We've now a fair idea of what could cause catastrophic DPF failure. Let's see if someone who's had such a failure can recall what oil they had in their sump on the day. It's the least expensive route, too!

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Oh well,

I don't have one of those "greenie's" fitted under my ute to give it a try.

we'll have to wait for someone else to confirm the speculation.

A DPF question.

I am sure I read somewhere that the new Navara's DO NOT have a DPF when fitted with a manual gearbox.

Is this correct?

That was true for the 2009 D40 models. All D22s were NOT fitted with the DPF.

I have no info about the 2010, but I'll bet that the fitting of DPFs will become more widespread as the technology improves and the need to reduce emissions becomes greater.

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Wholehog, regarding your original question "auto or manual".
We asked the same question when we were looking at buying our D40 last year.
We drove both the auto & manual a number of times & we were surprised at how much more we enjoyed the manual.
My wife had not driven a manual for 20 years, & she noticed that the manual in 6th gear seemed quieter & she said she felt it was more responsive. I agreed, but I was worried about the "Clutch issues" I had read about in the forums.
The dealer said that the issues I was worried about had been dealt with & the clutch was a heavier type than the 2006-7 model.
I was still doubtful so I have his guarantee documented on my sales contract in case of future warranty issues.
I have now driven almost 15,000 K's, have towed my 1.8T van up hill & down dale, a fair bit of county driving & a little city motoring. If I had to do more city driving, I would not hesitate to go the auto, but the type of driving I do most of the time I LOVE swapping coggs.
Regarding "Being slow off the mark", I have a son-in-law with a auto 100 series turbo diesel landcruiser & in a "Drag" up to 120kph he is not in the hunt, which blows him away as he hates Nissans.
I know that was a fair rant, but I thought I would put my 2 cents worth in.
Cheers, Phil

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2009 D40 STX 2.5TD 6 speed man D/cab, silver with TJM T15 steel winch bar, Narva Ultima rectangle (1 pencil & 1 spread beam) driving lights, Safari snorkel, tub liner, soft tonneau, TJM bash plates, GME 3200 UHF, 3000kg tow pack & electric trailer brakes.