Hello from Vic, Hopefully a Navara owner soon.

[Peteyen86]

g'day pete welcome welcome! I live in Dingley Melbourne, but I bought my navara from a bloke in traralgon. couldn't be happier with it. had 20 k on the clock. 2006 model. he bought it brand new from nissan in traralgon. yeah I would say bash plate are a must. I've already destroyed the ones he had on it, which I think nissan put on when the bar was put in. will be looking to make my own maybe. im up for a challenge, and I'm good at welding being a mechanical plumber

Thanks mate. Hopefully i can find one in Traralgon then, save me having to drive to far.lol

Be a while, but when i go down the path of getting bashplates i'll try to remember to sketch up some drawings and dimensions, wack some plate detail drawings together so people can make there own. Not much to them really so if people can see some detail drawings im sure a few will bend their own up. Like i said though, that wont happen for a while yet but i'll try to remember and will post the drawings on here.

Then you best not read some of my other threads, I've had stand up arguments on site with both the sales droid and the head mechanic at Albroys. Sales droid was just a stupid argument that got out of hand but the fight with the mechanic was one step away from turning very ugly. All based around them refusing to do all the points of the log book service on my Forrestor, disagreeing with the manual, the tyre placard and Subaru Melbourne in relation to tyre pressures and the increase in price from the quote he tried to slug on me for the 37.5K service. Albroys wont ever get my service again and in the past 7 years have done themselves out of two sales with me.

Wights aren't much better, although they replaced a whole steering wheel in the Nav for the sake of two pieces of peeling plastic. I've brought several cars from Wights in the last 20 years but they were hopeless when it comes to the Nav so I went elsewhere and now only use Wights for warranty issues and parts because my mate has the trade account there.

The day my mate retires from doing diesel mechanics if he hasn't got someone trained up my Nav will be going to Melbourne when it needs servicing because I don't trust any of the local mechanics or dealer mechanics down here.

Yeah im not surprised. if i didnt have my cousin working on my car i wouldnt be dealing with them either. I've heard stories before. I was planning on taking (when i get it) the Navara to Wights to give them a go, wait and see i spose.

How do you like the Forrestor? I'll be a tad sad to see the Liberty go. Bloody good car, nice to drive and never given me any hassles. Brother had a WRX, same thing no problems and bloody fun to drive. His since gone back to a Ford Xr6 ute, only a few years old, couldnt count all the problems on one hand, piece of sh*t. Guy at work has a Xr6 ute, 1 year old and its already getting a new motor put in it..haha. He only buys Fords this bloke, dont know why how many lemons i've seen him go through in the last few years.

I'll take a Japanese built car over a ford or holden anyday. Few people might not like that comment but thats my opinion.

Pete

 

[KraftyPg]

I liked the Forrestor it was just too small for family and computer gear, I did 2 trips to Perth and back in that car and it never missed a beat and apart from the hassles with the 37.5K service at Albroys everything else was a dream with that car. I nearly brought an 08 but at trade in time was when I had the fight with the sales droid and we couldn't agree on the price, fast forward 8 months I brought the Nav and got more from for the trade in than Albroy's offered me. The funny thing was 6 months after trade in the same car ended up back in Albroy's yard having done atleast two other dealers in the area with nearly $3k less on the ticket than I traded it for.

My mate used to be head mech at Wights and to be honest apart from a few horror stories of test drives ending in panel damage and general disorganisation they really aren't the worst place in the world. The sales team and the bodies in spare parts are worse than hopeless but the mechs do an acceptable job. The biggest problem I have with Wights though is their pricing, if they bring service costs down to capped pricing like some other Nissan dealer are it might make them a little more viable.

These days when I want parts I ring them atleast 3 times over a few weeks because even with trade prices each time I ring they drop the price a bit more. It's ridiculous, they always ask who's account it's on, they always ask the model etc of the car but every call the prices get cheaper.

 

[Watchdogg]

BluePrint automotive Services corner or royal parade and glenhuntly road in elsternwick. thats where my nav goes for a service. they just got a little bit bigger, but its ran by Charlie and Mary. been using them for years family friends. they're mechanics are very good but still under the watchful eye of charlie. I have never had a problem with them, years of experience, and charlie runs over everything with you, what you want etc. probably too good, because I seem to never have any problems lol. except my alternator which was my own doing.

<Note> don't run down ur second battery till its dead 25 times, then expect your alternator not 2 shit it's self when its trying to charge 2 batteries.

i'll throw this in the other thread too.

 

[Peteyen86]

I liked the Forrestor it was just too small for family and computer gear, I did 2 trips to Perth and back in that car and it never missed a beat and apart from the hassles with the 37.5K service at Albroys everything else was a dream with that car. I nearly brought an 08 but at trade in time was when I had the fight with the sales droid and we couldn't agree on the price, fast forward 8 months I brought the Nav and got more from for the trade in than Albroy's offered me. The funny thing was 6 months after trade in the same car ended up back in Albroy's yard having done atleast two other dealers in the area with nearly $3k less on the ticket than I traded it for.

My mate used to be head mech at Wights and to be honest apart from a few horror stories of test drives ending in panel damage and general disorganisation they really aren't the worst place in the world. The sales team and the bodies in spare parts are worse than hopeless but the mechs do an acceptable job. The biggest problem I have with Wights though is their pricing, if they bring service costs down to capped pricing like some other Nissan dealer are it might make them a little more viable.

These days when I want parts I ring them atleast 3 times over a few weeks because even with trade prices each time I ring they drop the price a bit more. It's ridiculous, they always ask who's account it's on, they always ask the model etc of the car but every call the prices get cheaper.

Good to know their mechanics arnt to bad atleast. I thought their service costs may be a little high, looking at some of their prices on second hand cars.

Sounds like car insurance with the prices dropping after numerous phone calls. Done a few quotes as my insurance is up, aami slowly come down more and more, then received my bill and it was less again..lol

 

[Peteyen86]

BluePrint automotive Services corner or royal parade and glenhuntly road in elsternwick. thats where my nav goes for a service. they just got a little bit bigger, but its ran by Charlie and Mary. been using them for years family friends. they're mechanics are very good but still under the watchful eye of charlie. I have never had a problem with them, years of experience, and charlie runs over everything with you, what you want etc. probably too good, because I seem to never have any problems lol. except my alternator which was my own doing.

<Note> don't run down ur second battery till its dead 25 times, then expect your alternator not 2 shit it's self when its trying to charge 2 batteries.

i'll throw this in the other thread too.

Lucky you, good family friends to have..lol. Little bit far for me to get a service, dont think the boss will like me taking the day off to get my car serviced..haha

I was trying to get a company car out of him, new 4wd please boss, he didnt like that either.

 

[KraftyPg]

Never looked closely at their second hand cars but high prices wouldn't suprise me. The first car we ever brought off Wights was back when they were on the crn of Hotham and Church St's in town and we have in the past had as good a service off them as one can expect from car salesmen but they have really dropped off in the last 5-10 years.

I saw the black STR this morning heading west bound on the highway, didn't get a chance to look at it on the way back since I took the back roads. Stupid VR have closed the freeway around Morwell this morning, something about the open cut making the road fall away and it's apparently not safe, whodathunkit! Despite my distrust for the manager of that car yard if they let the car get a full independent check and it all seems ok I'd definitely consider it if I was looking for an STR.

I didn't bother ringing around for my insurance, I just changed over from the Forrestor to the Nav and despite the Nav being nearly 15K dearer than the Forrestor my insurance has dropped about $50 a year because the Nav is a commercial vehicle.

 

[Peteyen86]

Never looked closely at their second hand cars but high prices wouldn't suprise me. The first car we ever brought off Wights was back when they were on the crn of Hotham and Church St's in town and we have in the past had as good a service off them as one can expect from car salesmen but they have really dropped off in the last 5-10 years.

I saw the black STR this morning heading west bound on the highway, didn't get a chance to look at it on the way back since I took the back roads. Stupid VR have closed the freeway around Morwell this morning, something about the open cut making the road fall away and it's apparently not safe, whodathunkit! Despite my distrust for the manager of that car yard if they let the car get a full independent check and it all seems ok I'd definitely consider it if I was looking for an STR.

I didn't bother ringing around for my insurance, I just changed over from the Forrestor to the Nav and despite the Nav being nearly 15K dearer than the Forrestor my insurance has dropped about $50 a year because the Nav is a commercial vehicle.

Yeah i seen on wednesday they were working on the highway. Whats happened is with all the rain we got, the main drain running under the highway has washed out. They have found crackes and possibly a void under the road. Might cause abit of a slip. They are supposably pumping the void full of dirt ect to fill her back up (thats what i have heard). So not sure if Hazelwood can get the blame for that one.lol. No dout i'll hear more as i've spent a few years out Hazelwood and they are a major client of ours. I'll keep you posted if half of morwell slips away..haha

The black STR has been in there for a while now, so im guessing if it was a good buy or going for a good price it would have been sold by now, the good ones never last long.

Have a good one.

Pete

 

[KraftyPg]

If Morwell slips away apart from loosing a few clients I wont be overly worried. Hazelwood and it's workers have also been a major client of mine for many years, not so much these days but I've spent a lot of time there and I even helped organise the 30 year celebrations for the place back in 97.

Price might be the issue on the STR, they are fairly cheap brand new these days so if the second hand dealers aren't watching the market it will have an impact on them. To be honest I don't see much movement in that place, I drive past every few days and the majority of the cars seem to be there time after time, they've got rid of the big limo that spent months there by the look of it but many of the other cars appear the same, might be just as well the owners have a few other business's in Tgon and Morwell to fund the car yard if business is as bad as it looks.

 

[Peteyen86]

Cant lose Morwell, then we wouldnt have the new strip club anymore..lol. be a good thing i'd say.

Your right, the cars dont seem to move to fast from there. I dont like the fact you cant walk around after hours and have a look at the cars either. I try to only look at car yards when no one is there, that way you dont get stuck with some dodgy salesman.

 

[KraftyPg]

And with Tgon's whore house on the market Morwell probably needs a strip club, as long as they don't let the locals on stage.

What you need is a crowd of people to turn up at the yard and let them get bombarded with the saleman while you look at what you want. and if all the other people are just tyre kickers it will really piss of the salesman when we realises it.

 

[Peteyen86]

"as long as they don't let the locals on stage"....and dont let the locals in.lol. Feel sorry for the poor girls having to resort to working there.

"What you need is a crowd of people to turn up at the yard and let them get bombarded with the saleman while you look at what you want. and if all the other people are just tyre kickers it will really piss of the salesman when we realises it"

I should just take the girlfriend with me, she will talk their ear off while i look..haha

 

[KraftyPg]

I feel sorry for the cleaners who have to clean up all the drool, but then it's no different to out on the streets around Morwell.

 

[Peteyen86]

There is probably worse stuff on the floors then drool. Might give that place a miss i think.

 

[KraftyPg]

It could never be any worse than the old Dome in Tgon. We did many gigs at the place when it was open and despite the dingy old band room being too small for a band it was the safest place to be because as soon as you walked out side the room your shoes stuck to the carpet.

 

[Peteyen86]

haha. Bit before my time mate. Didnt know Traralgon ever had one. I actually heard Traralgon was meant to get the new one, but im guessing whoever told me that got it wrong. Could not see Traralgon alowing any sort of establishment like that these days, might tarnish their rep..lol

 

[KraftyPg]

No the Dome was just a night club, it's in what is now called the Premier Function center and used to be owned by the same people who owned Ryans, entry used to be from the pub car park and before it was a night club it was a theater. After the night club closed they refurbished it to be the function center but now that's gone bust and has new owners too.

Tgon hasn't had a strip club as such for as long as I can remember but they've had a Club X for years but there has also been a whore house in town for a bout 20 years. It's not suprising really when you consider one of the largest porn collections you could ever imagine used to be housed not that far out of Tgon, back in the late 80's this porn collection had something like 12,000 VHS tapes.

 

[Peteyen86]

Well there you go. Learn something new everyday.lol. Guess the internet probably killed the porn collection off.

Have a good on mate.

Pete

 

[KraftyPg]

I haven't been there in a while but my bet is the collection is still there only someones burnt them all onto DVD's by now.