Mk2 Nissan X-Trail - The sensible Freelander choice?
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- Опубликовано: 14 янв 2025
- The Mk2 Nissan X-Trail is a 'proper' SUV - a 4x4 type of vehicle with car like comfort, and so the rugged and reliable Nissan has a strong following of devoted oweners. Lets see what the fuss is about.
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had one for years, a 09 diesel passed it to my father and has 425k miles still going perfectly all working , gt3 tires on it and it will go anywhere
I've worked at Nissan Dealerships since 1995 and by far this model of X-trail is the best there fantastic Nissan got this model spot on 👍
A 58 plate 2l Diesel Adventura is the car I’ve had the longest. Big Blue we called it. She was supremely sensible. Holidays, takings fridge freezers, moving two kids to Uni and back, it took it all in its stride.
Never found the clutch heavy, not like my MG ZT with its commercial gearbox..
Really was a Tonka Toy.,.. Great video
Great video Matt, and thanks for the mention! Makes me not want to sell this now!! I've loved driving it.
haha guess you've got to keep it now!
My next door neighbour owned an 08 Aventura and used it as a work vehicle on the farm, owned it for over 10 years and it was well used. He bought another later Mk2 and the old one was bought for 500 quid. Cleaned it up, subframe bushes, wheel bearings and a few bits of trim and it passed the MOT no issue. Good to drive and feels big on the road. Daughters boyfriend owns it, he uses it on farm now and a work vehicle so its back where it started.. Videos on my channel...
Without noticing they have disappeared from the roads over here. I remember someone in my village had a mk1 with the spot lights in the roofrails. For me it looks very Volvo like with it's boxy stationcar like design. Especially the backside with the high taillights. Great review Matt! Also like the new intro.
An excellent Review as always Matt.
Thanks again!
Got a 2011 T31 2.0D manual delivered from Sydney to the Pilbara in Western Australia last week and loving it. One owner from new, full service history and only 78,000 Kms - will last us another 10 years easily!
I had a 55 plate 2.2 Sport X Trail Manual what a wicked motor I still miss mine and took it all over france
In addition to the storage cubbies you mentioned, the Tekna model also got the biggest glove box I have ever seen. It’s also heated and / or air conditioned too!
Heaven for storage fetishists!
"pandemic roof" 😂 6:25
Was just going to write that myself. 🤣🤣🤣
@@Simon-ui6db Whenever I buy a loaf of bread, i look to the checkout assistant and quip .. "Bread wi' nowt taken out!" 🍞
Great video, thanks! I'd wanted an X Trail for years and kinda forgot about them. Ok now in the market for a proper off roader that isn't a land Rover. I'll have a look around, cheers
I've always wondered why the higher-powered 173bhp version of the 2.0-litre diesel in the Mk2 X-Trail wasn't offered with the automatic gearbox and was manual only, unlike the lower-powered 148bhp 2.0-litre diesel and even the 2.5 petrol, both of which could be had with the automatic.
Gearbox torque limitations I presume.
I had a 2004 XTrail for many years. Brilliant car. I followed that with two Pathfinders.
A 58 plate 2l Diesel Adventura is the car I’ve had the longest. Big Blue we called it. She was supremely sensible. Holidays, takings fridge freezers, moving two kids to Uni and back, it took it all in its stride.
Never found the clutch heavy, not like my MG ZT with its commercial gearbox..
Come to the North Yorks Moors. The rural community value and still run these - the Chelsea tractor brigade who run a £70k+ Rangey to look gentrified have no idea - nobody here will run a car like that and take the depreciation. Depending on needs its cheapo X-Trails, Jimnys, various Subaru estates and even Duster 4x4'S that are valued 'coz they do a job for a decent price
Probably the best selling Nissan in Barbados for a number of years. Mostly petrol and automatic over here, and the police used the first Gen one as well.
I always liked the XTrail, a proper SUV with very good kit, at a reasonable price. Great review, thanks Matt.
Can't wait to watch this video
It seems like this might be a better bet than a Freelander. All the ability and practicality but with Nissan reliability thrown in. I'm not really into these cars but it was great to have a look at a car about which I knew very little.
Another great video has always matt and family 👍
For a very brief period I owned a Mark 1 X-Trail. I made the mistake of buying the 2.0 litre petrol version, which was very juicy and therefore expensive to run. The seats were extremely hard. I would hope that in this Mark 2 version, the seats are softer.
They certainly are!
The one to actually get is the LE spec with roof lights built in the roof rails
My favorite of this generation Nissan X-Trail is the X-Trail GT, a JDM icon only made for 3 years. 280 horsepower from 2L turbocharged Nissan 4 cylinder, what is not to like about it? Maybe the 4-speed automatic transmission.
@9:06 The top of the range is the GT, never sold anywhere near Western shores.
Good private investigators car. You simply don't notice these, it's like they're invisible.
Thinking of trading the Freelander for the X-Trial now? ; )
Had an 05 one . Decent motor. Wanted a later (15 plate) one but only do a 1.6 diesel!!
My mum had a Mk1 Nissan X Trail. Great car. Until the suspension gave out. So now we have a Suzuki S Cross SX4 from 2021.
RIP GoPro! Gotta love a pandemic sunroof...
I can tell you now Matt literally the local Lord of the Manor who owns Grouse Moors etc out here has been seen in a 10 yo Duster base model and his favourite 3dr ( about 8 years or less old ) in green on steelies looking proper basic. Its so poverty I love it and want it so badly
Old money doesnt shout
Amazing brother
Cracking cars these. For smaller cars the Yeti (in 4 x 4 trim) was pretty useful as well but a small boot if you had the spare wheel but you could remove each rear seat on its own (on my one you could if I recall correctly).
Always preferred the Pathfinder but also liked these
Bought the wife a 2008 sport in 2016 but she thought it might be a bit big but we agreed that if that was the case then i would take it over and put a bar on for towing my trailers. Im still waiting for her to decide. Meanwhile my mk5 transit has rusted away so on the look for a for a suitable X trail for myself. The wife has offered to swap if i get one with a leather interior. Only downside is the Dpf needs a good blow through occasionally.
Yipee I'm here and loving it.
I like it, a real country person's car 😊
I thought 'Lock' just meant locked in 4x4 mode, pretty sure there's no diff-lock on these.
11:12 they got me here 😅
Looks like you were driving in Essex.
Lo Matt. Me Likee, Big yes,comfy yes. Tank yes. My issue was the cost to insure it. I'm on the wrong side of 70 but it was seriously expensive to insure. I had it for a year. Shame coz as i said i liked it. 👍
good storage and space , but do not like leather seating etc.
That would be a very useful vehicle to own! One question though, what's a pandemic roof?! 🙃
Good video 👍👍👍
Thank you 👍
Did u use the tea shelf
not today
Was a sensible choice in its day….i do wonder how many potential Freelander buyers turned away at the last min and bought the Nissan.
I still think that interior is good and lots of tech for its time.
Careful tho…our neighbour had one, with a diesel engine. And it went and went and went, until it didn’t. I think the diesel bits aka DPF, Dual mass flywheel, EGR all needed so much work, it would have cost almost as much as the vehicle was worth….so went for scrap.
My advice, yes, get one…but a petrol one.
And put up with paying higher fuel costs.
Thanks Matt, nice video. Less passion though unfortunately. What are the engine options? 2.0 diesel is the best. You describe comoromised cornering due to tyres. Can't be, it is fitted with low profiles, learn that to have the advantage of easy ingress and a better view out with comfortable ground clearance, a car will not handle like a Mazda MX 5.
I dont think I said tyres were a factor, its because its much taller than a normal car that no SUV handles well but stiff springs stop the wallowing quite as badly
Shows how much people look when driving. Don't even see a Go pro laying in the road. easier to miss it than hit it. Nice car BTW.
I want one. 😊
bugger of go pro cam that falls of ?
09:05 the DLR is in north London, not south
* Pushes glasses back up bridge of nose and chalks up another victory for facts
They moved the Docklands to North London? I missed that, sorry
@furiousdriving the river is the clue 👍
Daylight Running Lights - DLR ?
@@laurielea2650 it'll make more sense if you watch the video
I was always annoyed and also confused why the mk1 didn't have 7 seats. The Elgrand 8 seater ended up being more suitable and a hoot to drive
I never really looked at those , would it be the first one with the clocks in the middle of the dash..! Daft design 😂
Nothing wrong with a long travel on the brake pedal, at least one doesn't end up doing an unexpected emergency stop if one hits an hidden by water unseen pothole whilst braking on a rural road.
Respect, I know you don't like SUVs, but you gave this a fair go. I still prefer my 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe. Maybe one day a review?
are you bringing it near Kent anytime soon?
@furiousdriving Sorry Matt, I'm far away in Belfast. Thanks for the thought 😀
@@andyarmstrong1493 ah shame 😞
It was always bound to sell better than it's more gory smaller cousin, the N-Trail.
still not put a tether on the external cameras 😂
But where to tether to? On the side of a car there’s nowhere to do that, and if it fell off and was banging on the side it would be damaging a subscribers car
My uncle had a 2.5 petrol x-trail mark 1. It had the hardest clutch I've ever encountered on a car. I borrowed it for a weekend once and my left calf was twice as big as my right by the time I gave it back. Liked it, though.
cvt?
Manual
@@furiousdriving the automated one from renault?
The good quality streo should be demonstrated
I wish I cold without being demonetised
The t31 X-trail is ok with a manaul, but it was an early foray into CVT for the auto & they fail at 160,000k on average. That's why I bought a 2007 auto 2.5 petrol here in Australia 7 years ago & it still drives like a young 'un. We recently bought a new 2024 top line auto version with the same engine as we don't do many km's & want to keep it for many years. Bottom line is; any manual Xtrail is fine, the auto's from 2002-2005 are to be avoided, the 2005-2007 are strong, T31 series auto's are awful, but they slowly got stronger during the T32 lifespan & should now be bulletproof.
Yup, definitely THE SUV to have - great execution overall. But manual cars only and (better) JDM ones.
It really was the better Freelander. All the capabilities that the Freelander should have had but because it's Japanese it actually works
Super video as ever but the elephant in the room is the Honda CR-V. Very dull but better in every respect than the X-Trail.
I thin this has abigge robot, so all but 1!
Cr-v doesn’t come close in regards to off road capabilities
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Not really my thing.. _but_ no shiny black plastic has to be a good thing.
I prefer the N-Trail
The Mk1 had a central instrument cluster.
Not too much Renault electronics, I hope 😅
not at this age!
Rural vets must be very well paid if they can justify scrapping a car like that.
it was 15 years old..
@furiousdriving I did write the comment before you mentioned the 180k. Maybe my own 57 plate Daily clouded my judgement.
Nothing better than a Pandemic Roof (6.25)
On Car
Go Pro goes
Off Car .
Put the Evidence in the back Junior.
Just as well they didn't decide to call it N-Trail (entrails) 😂
Anyone who buys a Freelander over a Subaru Forester or a X trail needs their head looked at.
A pandemic roof means you get more vitamin D, healthy
why buy a Freelander when you can buy one of these and much more reliable
None of the reviews I read (and there were alot) said anything negative about reliability
Actually these Nissan X Trails don't have a very good reputation maybe the later ones aren't very good
None of the reviews of this generation I read (and there were alot) said anything negative about reliability
Hope you gave that GoPro a decent send off! It gave it's all in the name of You Tube content making. Rest in pieces😪
😁👍
Vets don't care for the cars they drive? How would they get to work off road???
they treat them like tools, service them but don't wash, clean or pamper them
I used to deliver electrical equipment to Nissan in Sunderland. Remember back in the day seeing loads of smashed up micras on the site. Unregistered brand new cars, going in for repair😂
Were they crash tests or granny tests?
@ staff trying to drive out of the factory via the door frames😂
Pandemic roof ? don't mean panoramic roof 🤣
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This is the last time I considered a Nissan 4WD - everything since is dreadful. In the UK that is - I think other countries have had far better choice from Nissan for years.
You know nissan is owned by Renault, right? I'm not sure how reliable that makes them.
183,000 miles and still going strong tells me it’s not done a bad job.
Not owned by Renault it was an alliance and they owned each other and part of Mitsubishi as well
None of the reviews of this generation I read (and there were alot) said anything negative about reliability. Nissan and Renault formed an alliance - neither owns the other - in 1999
I like the look of them from the outside but that dashboard and steering wheel are horrible. Just cheap and dated looking. I own a 2012 Honda Crv mk3 and I much prefer the interior on that.
Not an SUV fan but own a Mk 3 CRV which is a good car but much prefer the looks of these.
Nissan obviously copied the Freelander look and concept. It's more reliable but not as classy as the Freelander.
Pandemic roof ?? 🤪 Panoramic..... Tekna is a nice spec. Have it in a Qashqai J12 E-penis. er I mean E-power Hybrid 🤣
Not rugged or reliable, and not actually a Nissan at all despite the badges. Uses a Renault platform, Renault gearbox, Renault diesel engine and mucho unreliable electronic gubbins from France also. Even the Nissan designed petrols are known for timing chain problems. The CVT auto is known in the trade for being made from cheese also. Take it from an ex car salesman of many years experience, these are not to be bought expecting Japanese reliability.
The Renault diesel engines were always known for reliability and long mileage from the 80s and were up there with Peugeot diesels for many years and could take high mileages with ease
None of the reviews of this generation I read (and there were alot) said anything negative about reliability
In the 80’s and into the late 90’s you are right, but from the Mk II Laguna and Megane onwards they’re rubbish. Exception is granted to the 1.5dci, which can be robust if looked after. They tend to lunch on timing belts prematurely and will suffer injector issues as they age plus the usual DPF related nonsense where fitted. I wouldn’t recommend a cheap diesel SUV to anyone shopping on a budget, never mind one fitted with the 2.0 Renault DCi motor. Ask anyone in the trade for their opinions on it and you’ll hear a depressing amount of costly woe.
With respect Matt, I like what you do and watch every video, but these are no more reliable than the problem prone Renaults they’re based on. I spent years flogging used cars and we had so much trouble with these that we stopped stocking them. Don’t get them mixed up with the genuine Japanese Nissan's of the past, these are Renaults in a frock, and not something I as a long served car salesman and buyer would recommend to anyone.
The Mk I was much more robust, certainly with the petrol 2.0/2.5, though the 2.2 diesel was bad for timing chain failures.
An expensive review 😬
Freelander 2 better choice