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by XJ Junkie » Tue May 08, 2018 9:37 am
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by ThysleRoux » Tue May 08, 2018 10:45 am
I refuse to be POLITICALLY CORRECT to impress others - Deal with it
FLEX is UNDERRATED
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by Gualter » Tue May 08, 2018 11:03 am
You can buy a lot of 4x4 with 340K in the second hand market
I’m not sure I would spend that kind of money on a duster
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by Ricof4e » Tue May 08, 2018 4:18 pm
I think it will be money well spent.
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by XJ Junkie » Tue May 08, 2018 5:20 pm
Gualter wrote: You can buy a lot of 4x4 with 340K in the second hand market
I’m not sure I would spend that kind of money on a duster
No, not second hand. That’s the new price.
A second hand Duster would also be cheaper.
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by XJ Junkie » Tue May 08, 2018 5:21 pm
I’m trying to class this forum up a bit.
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by KurtG » Tue May 08, 2018 5:34 pm
XJ Junkie wrote: Gualter wrote: You can buy a lot of 4x4 with 340K in the second hand market
I’m not sure I would spend that kind of money on a duster
No, not second hand. That’s the new price.
A second hand Duster would also be cheaper.
You missed the point.... [emoji38]
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by XJ Junkie » Tue May 08, 2018 6:00 pm
Anybody that compares a second hand car to a new car misses the point.
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by Mad Manny » Tue May 08, 2018 7:48 pm
I hope we are only referring to the Duster 4WD.
How does the new one differ from the previous one?
Does it still use the X-Trail AWD system?
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by XJ Junkie » Tue May 08, 2018 8:10 pm
I wouldn’t dare post 2wd vehicle topics here. There’s already a forum for that.
Even between the version I have (Gen1) & the current model (Gen2), there’s a big difference in refinement. All the irritants were addressed & it also feels better.
The new one is apparently an even bigger improvement. It’s got very little wind noise, engine is slightly better & there’s more kit.
Mechanically it’s virtually the same vehicle underneath including the XTrails basic 4WD system. But the XTrails centre could only be locked up to 50 or 55 kph, whereas the Duster goes to 80 kph.
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by Gualter » Wed May 09, 2018 8:13 am
XJ Junkie wrote:
No, not second hand. That’s the new price.
A second hand Duster would also be cheaper.
I’m saying you can buy something else (not duster) second hand for 340k
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by Ricof4e » Wed May 09, 2018 8:59 am
Gualter wrote: ↑ Wed May 09, 2018 8:13 am
XJ Junkie wrote:
No, not second hand. That’s the new price.
A second hand Duster would also be cheaper.
I’m saying you can buy something else (not duster) second hand for 340k
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by XJ Junkie » Wed May 09, 2018 9:12 am
Gualter wrote:
I’m saying you can buy something else (not duster) second hand for 340k
Like what & how much?
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by Gualter » Wed May 09, 2018 12:29 pm
You could buy 10 XJ’s and have spares for life[emoji23]
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by Gualter » Wed May 09, 2018 12:32 pm
Ricoffy wrote: Gualter wrote: ↑ Wed May 09, 2018 8:13 am
XJ Junkie wrote:
No, not second hand. That’s the new price.
A second hand Duster would also be cheaper.
I’m saying you can buy something else (not duster) second hand for 340k
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Divorced, obviously with low mileage and low maintenance and just run in [emoji106]
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