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Tony, Lancashire

Nissan Cabstar 3.5t tipper 130hp 2008

1 star review

Bought a new 2008 Cabstar 130 hp tipper from the Nissan main dealer. I also ordered a new tow bar to be fitted by the main dealer before collection of the vehicle, unfortunatly they fitted the wrong tow bar!!! SEVEN WEEKS later the correct bar was installed. Proud of my new truck I decided to treat the metal under parts to a wax sealant, when preparing to spray the wax, having lifted the tipping body for the first time I noticed numerous sections of the tipper chassis and tipper body suffering from serious corrosion (seven weeks old with 120 miles, yes one hundred and twenty miles only!). The cab also has areas of corrosion too, the gearbox is poor with a mix of crunching, stiffness and generally unwilling to actually slot into gear particually 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd. the engine noise is terrible to the point you can’t even hear the radio and the alarm sounds for no reason. I took the truck to my local Nissan dealer and complained...their response after taking 3 days was "wear and tear Sir". nearly one year on none of the problems have been resolved. Buy a VW.

Submitted: 28/01/2010 10:15:08

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Jim Davies, Dorset

Nissan Cabstar 2008

3 star review

Good work horse and economical to run. Ideal truck for narrow lanes.

Submitted: 24/08/2009 10:29:46

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Kevin Sheridan, England

Nissan Cabstar SWB 2008

3 star review

Bought one of these and I do like them... I have 7 of the old ones and they are bullet proof... .mine crunches gear from 1st-2nd also and I had a dealer respray which was very bad quality and front fogs fitted with badly drilled out cut outs. No problems as yet though but the only better things are the cab space and the power...

Submitted: 23/03/2009 10:12:39

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Keith, Devon

Nissan Cabstar 2008

2 star review

Having owned Nissan Cabstars in the past, all purchased from new and had excellent, solid, reliable service from all of the models, my expectation of the latest version, 35.13 was high. Unfortunately, the opposite is true. Yes, the cab is bigger and more plush , the service from the Nissan dealer was and still is awful. After a 20 mile trip on the M1 and stopping the vehicle, it then refused to start due to a faulty battery, half pressure tyres etc. Dealer told me to ring the RAC ( I’d owned the vehicle for an hour!!) as they appeared disinterested. Numerous problems later, including gears crunching, paint coming off and rust, with many calls to customer services have still not rectified these problems. In my opinion the new Cabstar isn’t a patch on the old. The engine is noisy in the cab, the gearbox is a bag of nails and it drinks fuel like an alcoholic!! WHAT A SHAME. In this day and age I think the vans competitors deserve to take the Cabstars market.

Submitted: 18/02/2009 12:45:07

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Tony North, Surrey

Nissan Cabstar 2008

3 star review

I purchased a Cabstar at the end of September, at first I would say what a vast improvement on the older one. The cab has so much more space with compartments behind the seats and in the dash keeping paperwork and straps nice and tidy. The engine again so much more responsive than before. The driving position is more like a car and overall a vast improvement on the old one. The cab that now tips forward to get to the engine instead of having to hold the seat up. I must say the RAC man that I called out after having the vehicle for one day because the power steering hose came off found it of benefit which is the start of my negatives. From the first time I drove it the gearbox crunched in 2nd & 3rd gear, I put this down to a new vehicle needed a bit of time to wear in. Unfortunately after 1800 miles it was still doing it. A quick call to the local Nissan dealer to find out that there is only 25 Nissan dealers in the whole country from Scotland to Cornwall that has the ability to work on the new Cabstar, my nearest one happened to be 1hrs drive away! After getting it there and them having it for 2 days I get a phone call to say that there is nothing wrong with it!! A call to Nissan UK customer services and again they say its normal, that is how it is meant to be. WHAT!!!! I take it this is a safety feature so you know when you are entering 2nd or 3rd gear, doesn’t look like they are interested. Unfortunately they have now spoilt what I thought was going to be a very good vehicle but anyone in there right mind wouldn’t buy a brand new vehicle that has a gearbox that crunches in 2nd & 3rd gear. Would I buy another one, I REALLY DON’T THINK SO!!!

Submitted: 25/11/2008 08:47:19

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Bob Stanley, England

Nissan Cabstar 130bhp dropside 2008

4 star review

New Nissan Cabstar 35.13 dropside 2008 model - really good truck, so far so good. Very bumpy on b roads when empty but stick some weight on the back and its like riding on a airbed. Very quick with lots and lots of power but engine has only done 60 miles. The computer reading is 28mpg running around with about 700kg on the back around town on short trips. It needs running in and I am expecting at least 30mpg....

Submitted: 11/07/2008 11:38:20

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