The ticking time bomb

jealous of what???????

I am DEFINITELY not looking to swap my "old reliable" 4.2 TD for any 3litre whatsit!!

Regards, Ed. C.

G'day Ed.C.
I too have a 4.2T/D and love it.
But, I freely acknowledge that there are a lot of satisfied 3.0lt owners out there.....You and I will never be among their number, but I don't begrudge them their slush boxes (if that's what they've chosen) and electronic chips (I prefer my chips to be made out of spuds and with heaps of salt on them!!!).
Horses for courses and I wish the new owners every happiness......at least they didn't buy a ...................................(fill in whatever you like in that spot!!!)
Cheers,
Roachie

Glad you are happy with your 4.2, same as I am with my 3.0TD. I drove both, plus cruisers, and made my decision. And I am very happy with my decision (and an ex-cruiser owner now).

Check out just how many happy 3.0TD owners have already responded to this thread. Funny how other vehicle types just don't seem to get their owners pasionate about them. Must be something about us "crazy" 3.0TD owners.

Cheers

Captain

I just didn't think it was worth spending the extra $7500 which pays for lots of accessories!

Leroy

G'day all,
just to make my intentions clear...
My initial (follow-up) post was intended as a "TIC" response to the (yeah, I know, "TIC") suggestion that we "non 3.0TD owners" are jealous...
Just lettin' y'all know that I ain't jealous, OK??

I have never "bagged" anyone elses' choice of vehicle, and if you 3.0TD owners are happy with your purchase(s), then I'm happy that you're happy (that make sense??), and I sincerely hope it continues to be so...

As for the $7500 price difference between 4.2 & 3.0TD, there's no way in the wide world that anybody will convince me that a whizz-bang computerised high-tech gizmo costs less to produce than the "old tech" 4.2.. In fact, the tooling for this engine (4.2) should have paid for itself many times over, + I'm not aware of any 4.2 engines having been replaced under warranty....
Nissans' marketing strategy is obviously to "push" the 3.0TD at the expense of the 4.2... My guess is that they want to retire "old faithful" (undoubtedly due to upcoming emission regulations), and when the time inevitably comes, their excuse will be "We aren't selling enough 4.2's for them to remain viable"...
In their shoes, I'd be doing the opposite.. Get as many 4.2's as possible out there while the reg's allow it, fewer warranty problems "down the track" IMO....

As an aside... Leroy, if the price difference (between 3L & 4.2) had been negligible, might your choice have been different??
(Not being a smart-a$$, just interested to know)...

Regards, Ed. C.

Ed.

I drove both and there wasn't anything in it really. I prob would of gone the 4.2 if there was nothing in the price. If i felt the probs with the 3.0 hadn't been sorted out then I would of looked at a 2nd hand 4.2. A number of friends have bought the 3.0 and put them through their paces and I have been very pleased with what i saw hence my decision.

Leroy

Well that's exactly what's happening here!

Leroy

Gee no one has bitten yet except us HAPPY owners

hey bob its a nissan does it matter whether its driven by a rubber band or a 9l its a nissan!!!!!!!!!
steve

Bob, I was flicking out my best fly as well!!

Leroy

Andrew,

I bought a new VT Commodore years ago and had nine months of problems. After all the probs it has been a relatively good reliable car 5 years down the track and 140k kms. Just cause you buy new doesn't mean you have no probs! Things can go wrong and I bought a new Patrol so I have the full 3yrs warranty and I can extend for another 2 if need be or buy that time it might be time for a trade and they hold their valuse quite well.

Leroy

And Ford haven't managed to improve things much as yet. Not on Defenders anyway.
But I still like mine and so does the cook!

Alan,
May not seem like it on the outside, but I think you would find the number of warranty claims per thousand vehicles, which Ford use as a measure of build quality, would be much lower than prior to Ford taking over
Rolande

If Land Rover are hoping Ford will improve quality control, there really dreaming !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOOK bottom left of post see I know.

Baz !

It's a tongue in cheek ticking bomb thread. As you pointed out there have been substantial upgrades. The Patrol is a bit big but I was after that solid front axle also.
My neighbor just bought a Prado earlier in the week and picks his up on friday. You shouldn't have to wait so long!

Leroy

Thanks Leroy

Maybe I was having a dig after all!

I am waiting a while for my Prado as I wanted a particular model. The colour/engine/tranny combo I wanted was not in stock anywhere so it is coming as a factory order. Many people just walk in to a dealer and see what is in stock and say"I'll have that one thanks". My dealer said that if any of his stock was suitable then I could be driving it inside a week but they all seem to have only Silver Petrol Autos in stock.

I am sure it will be worth the wait.

StevenL