v8 landcruiser diesel

Mate there total sh1+.

They use tonnes of oil and fall a part. Before someone else advises go here http://www.ohwhatalemon.com/
He thought they were so bad he bought another one.

Or register at lcool and have a read in the 200 section amongst all of us who love them!

Yep a few issues but overall I think they are supberb.

The 200 is a great 4x4 and a comfortable capable long distance on and off road vehicle that leaves the others in it's wake.

People who don't own them harp on about this and that but the problems are very rare...... look at Patrols cracking the chassis and destroying engines, people still buy them as they think a 200 is overpriced for what bit is....... so are Rolls Royces when compared to a Kia.

Engine oil usage is the norm these days as less ring tension equals less fuel consumption equals less wear.

The things I don't like about the 200 is the transmission, the ding dongs and power limiting of the engine in some situations.

After driving the 200 you will soon learn how much of an effort the others are to drive.

I bought a 200 GX after a lengthy stint owning & driving Patrols, it was Nissans attitude that made me change in the end. My Patrol was only 12 months or thereabouts old when I changed and I have not looked back. Just come back from the Vic High Country and just climbed up Billy Goat with very little effort - no lockers like everyone else.

cheers

I recently purchased a 79 Series Dual Cab after years of driving Landrover Defenders, owning two 110’s and a 130 dual cab.

And yes I realise I open myself to calls that I was coming from a “low base”, but to be sure, I’m still able to shoulder a few Landy jokes here and there, or heaven forbid Toyo jokes now…

But to be honest the Landy’s had served me well, especially the Defender 130 from a size and load carrying capacity. Unfortunately, we ended up with some problems with the 130 that caused us a loss of confidence for long-range touring and we elected to upgrade. As a general “work-horse” it was still fine…

When deliberating what our new vehicle would be it came down to our requirement for a vehicle that had a substantial load carrying capacity, twin cab chassis so we could build a canopy onto it and importantly fit the three of us into it. Reliability was a big consideration, and to a lesser extent towing ability.

We elected to by-pass the new breed of Defender 130s for a variety of reasons, but for the most part, felt we wanted something with more power and a wider spread dealer network across Australia…

I often read reports on the forum about the nuances of various vehicles, what is good, what is bad, and it always leaves my thinking that if one had the advantage of going to all vehicle manufacturers’ and picking the best bits of all vehicles on offer and having it transformed into our own personalised requirements it would be great – but (generally) it isn’t possible and if it was cost would be the barrier.

So it leaves no option but to make choices based on what suits your own personal requirements the best and what vehicles are on offer at the time. Importantly, if it is in the budget or price range of your total spend.

Hence the reason why we now have the Toyota 79 Series Dual Cab. And yes, it has some short-comings, but hey, I’ve got plenty myself, so we’ll make good company over time…

As an aside, I’m still agonising over whether it is still “The Landy” – I’m bound to upset both Landrover and Toyo drivers alike if I refer to it as such!




Cheers, Baz – The Landy (still)

Maybe Nissan knows something Mike !

The new patrol has got off to a bad start with many saying no good because it doesn't have a diesel without being able to analyse that statement and put valid reasons against it.

First you have to establish that any car can do what you want but then I have noticed that many evaluate cars primarily on say fuel use as opposed to say cost of running a car.

The new Nissan seems to be now picking up as its realized that for some applications its ahead of the competition.

But the series 200 is a great car and has no endemic issues with power or torque etc.

I like them - but of course one's experience can make you cautious and I have seem them stuffed !

I think I also posted about my neighbour who left one forever on the Canning and took a helicopter home, bogged the brand new replacement next to us and proceeded to snap the CV joints (for 2nd time) apon attempted extraction but a 3lt Patrol saved the day.

So back to the cars - if it fits your critera then 200 series is high up on the list
but new Patrol might to, its looking like it will be cheaper to run as just a car
(recently here new a new Patrol was $69k).

If towing a big load the Patrol uses more fuel, but the Patrol and its 300kw outperforms the cruiser, and this is an equation which would have to be worked out.

For me, in my descision of 200 series or GU 4800 Patrol a factor was size/weight as the Patrol was clearly cheaper to own.
I thought the GU Patrol was already a big car to take bush but the 200 series or new Y62 patrol are just enormous and fat and this means everything has to match like bigger winch etc etc.

So as always define your critera carefully and without bias.

Peoples real reasons often defy logic, while recently I posted about 2 friends buying 100 series together my neighbours just dumped their 18 month old Prado and Tiguan, and got 2 new Klugas.

As far as I can tell their main reason was the 2 new cars are colour matched and have consecutive number plates !

There's a vast amount of advantage in owning a diesel as compared to a petrol, if you want to do serious amounts of heavy-duty towing.
A petrol V8 towing at highway speeds will keep you poor, and keep you worrying whether you can make it to the next servo.

look up alternator issues and starter motor issues on google, alternator placement leaves it open to mud and water with several reported cases of blocked brushes (no charge) but apparently they can be pulled out roadside and cleaned if you are prepared with the right tools and mechanical knowhow and god help you if you have to replace a problem starter motor. Minor issues but the alternator one would be a nuisance