Saturday, Feb 28, 2004 at 23:43
Peter
Thanks, genuinely, for taking the time to reply. It is always appreciated here. However, may I
hazard a guess you might have missed the point. I fully appreciate the difference between light and heavy, having owned 3 x 75 series troopies, 1 x 80series, 1 x 98 GU 2.8 Patrol, 1 x 3.0 2001 Patrol and now the Paj. All since March '99. Please...don't ask why, it's way too complicated.
Compared to all the previous 4'bys, the Paj is by far the quickest, best handling, quietest (cruising), most powerful, and light years ahead in economy at the same time.
On the other hand ,it won't carry half the load a troopy can, can't follow an 80 or Patrol everywhere (but you would be surprised how far it can...) and I never lift the bonnet between
services coz there's nothing under there that I can understand now.
The question relates more to the fact that this a brilliant car for the type of driving I do now, but has one annoying aspect. That is, as one example, my driveway at
home is long, very steep and concrete. Hence, I can't use low range for backing the trailer coz the centre diff locks, causing wind up in the drive line. Idling is not an option because of the steepness, "clutch-slip" method results in a lot of stress and burning smells. No-one can can convince me that doesn't matter.
Hope I have explained it better now. Thanks again for your reply.
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