Ah, but it's a 3-star vehicle after the recall work is done, when it scores
as well as or better than quite a few family cars. Also, it's a 3-star
vehicle (type N1), for which the legislation is a lot more lax than for
passenger cars and so greatly exceeds the minimum requirements.

Unfortunately, there are not many vehicles that fulfil Navara's role. For
example, AFAICT it's the only N1 pickup that's been approved for a MTW of
over 5 tonnes, which makes it the natural choice for anyone who wants an
EU-legal, fifth-wheel caravan. The choice of tug for that type of outfit
for anyone with only B+E is pretty much Navara or forget it!

As far as small traders are concerned, I suspect the pragmatic among them
will continue to put lugging power and carrying capacity over something as
intangible as safety. Of the pickups so far tested, only the L200 (with a
much lower payload and MTW) has higher scores. That said, it'll be
interesting to see how the others (Ranger, Hilux, etc.) fare.

Geoff

The twat Tommy troll is back!

What's the matter, a 4X4 run over your mommy ?

This newsgroup is not for you so FO!