Choice Of Vehicle

[Luke GSP]

Hi All,

It appears that I might need to buy another car. Up until now, I have had a older (2003) nissan pathfinder 4X4. My dilema is that I would actually prefer a Nissan Navarra kingcab, with a ARB box on the back. This would mean that doggie smells etc are kept in the rear tray and easily pressure washer cleaned, compared to having the rear of the vehicle as an extension of the main cab. So here is my dilemma, up until now my three dogs (2 X GSP's and a Cocker) have ridden in the back of the main cab boot area, which obviously benefits from any heating or cooling that we are using in the main cab. My concern is, would the dogs be ok in the back of a ute with one of the plastic covers over the top? I was going to try and get one with windows at the side so that there could be ventilation etc, but wasn't sure what your thoughts would be, as obviously without having one, I have no idea how hot these utes get if ventilated when driving along (obviously I am not talking about leaving them in the vehicle when it is stationary) In the UK the guys threr did this all the time, but obviously our summers are considerably warmer than theirs.

Any advice or experiences would be much appreciated.

[kelpiecuddles]

I have never used one but wanted to suggest that you can also get the little whirlybird birds put in the roof of them for extra ventilation

[trifecta]

We have a Triton Ute with an ARB canopy. In temperatures in the high 30s it gets really hot in there even with the windows open because of the air temperature. Some of the newer Tritons have a rear cab window that can be opened to give access to the tray / canopy, but I'm not sure if the aircon would be powerful enough to cool such a large space?