Looking to buy a Nissan Patrol 2004 model.

hi Geoff
have you heard the saying
fools and their money are soon parted 360th ks is a lot of k's
I don't think the big bang is far away
its up to you but i know what I would do
cheers

Are we stupid to go through with it?

Geoff, I own a 1992 TD42 Patrol with 320K's and I would rather that than the one you are considering. Google and you will have the answer.

Geoff
keep well away from it mate. to many K's for that model and motor.
Just my opinion.

You didnt say if the motor was the 3.0 l or the 4.2, We are assuming that it is the 3.0l only because the 4.2 wasnt dropped until 2006.

M

It would have to be super cheap mate, and the motor would have had to be done up less than a 100k ago, along with transmission, brakes.,etc,.......Nah forget it!!.

Cheers Axle.

Run far - Run fast. You say you have a limited budget and that is fine - but do you have the budget to fix it when it goes bang - at those kms probably already gone bang once, maybe twice and ready to go again.

Gee, a lot of Patrol experts here!! To get a real answer you better go to the Patrol forum.
http://www.patrol4x4.com/forum/nissan-patrol-gu-gr-10/

A 4.2ltr which has been regularly serviced can be still running with in excess of 1,000,000km on it. A 3lt will do it while being towed for the last 850'000km by the 4.2ltr. The 3ltr has boosting problems which can fluctuate out of control which is one of their problems. A work mate has spent a lot of money to turn his into a semi reliable vehicle but he still sold it at around 150,000km. If you want something for the long term you might have to buy an earlier model 4.2ltr which might include looking at a GQ depending on your budget but please don't be suckered into buying a 3lt by someone who has fixed everything and say it's fantastic now.

Where do you live, and what will you use it for? If you live anywhere metropolitan, and if you're not going anywhere too remote, buy a 4.8 Petrol/LPG. There are plenty around, the 4.8 petrol is as bulletproof as the 4.2 diesel, and on LPG it's cheaper to run (in a metropolitan area where LPG is roughly half the price of diesel) than the 3.0, let alone the 4.2. The 4.8 is getting cheaper and cheaper to buy; with a bit of hunting around you'll probably get one already fitted with LPG for less money with less k's. Try to get the injected LPG if you can, though.

Trade-off is - you spend more on fuel on trips, once you get out of range of LPG, and you might have to carry jerry cans on the roof (get those newer 20l ones with twice the width and half the height) or in your trailer if you're towing. But here's the thing. You'll be scared to go to those remote places in the 3.0 anyway, in case it dies. And it's only on the trips - rest of the time, you're ahead.

It's not nearly so much of an option if you live in a regional area where LPG's 3/4 the price of diesel, though.