Patrol WOW

LOL good on you jemm. I think Wood Ducks is the name the trade gives to your type! Salesmen just love you. Enjpy your new vehicle.

DUMP THE TYRES

Congratulations on the new purchase Jemm. I wouldn't call you a sucker, it sounds like you just ordered everything most of us have on our wish lists anyway. if you are happy with the deal that's all that matters....but how could you not be happy ater just ordering a new Patrol!?

I actualy had my face pressed up against the windows of a few new models in the car yard today, till they ran me off the property.

Jemm

The tyres will be fine. I actually changed mine because I brought it over the net and for some dumbarse reason i got it in my mind that it came standard with Grandtreks. I spose that was the hangover of having had Toyotas up to now. If I had known it had the Bridgies on it I would have left them on.

Having said that the Coopers are fine as well

Dave

Hi Jemm
Enjoy your new truck and the tyres will be fine, there down side is they do not get very high milages.

The tires that come standard will be good for 40,000klms so would be perfect timing to swap them JUST before your trip!

Gee they are so much cheaper than Cruisers and better!

enjoy it!

Jemm,
Glad you've settled on the big deal.....it'll be a "little bit" different to driving the dunnydoor you've been used to!!!! LOL
Great to see the girls appreciate a great truck as well as us dumb-ass old blokes!!
Regards,

I'm extremely envious!!!!!!!!!!
Rolande

You'll be3 able to buy lots of goodies with the savings compared with a Landcruiser. Mind you, my advice would have been to stretch the budget and buy the best. You probably would even have been better off getting one a couple of years old - they're hard to come by and still expensive but that's the way it is when you buy quality. Still ... the Nissan will be a HUGE improvement on a Commodore!

Jemm if you are in Melbourne , I can have a look at the Wagon

0418364781

goodday jemm
mine is just 12mths old the tyres are u/s the dealer told us after a lot of complaining they are "mums taxi tyres" not meant for carrying loads in back or for towing heavy weight for crying out loud why do we buy them
anyway we go away in 10 weeks and new tyres will go on in new tax year before we go 1 fulll set of hankook a/ts last ones were 80k+on the gq so will try them out on this truck

steve
ps the truck is great 4.2tdi st

Great choice in 4WD, we've had our 3l Patrol for 2 1/2 years and its been great, the only things I can add is that if your getting the nissan b/bar keep in mind that there are no points on the bar to use a kangaroo jack on even the jack attatchment cant be used, I found this out the hard way.

If you dont have dual batteries that is definately worth looking at as well.

As to the tyres, we live in the Pilbara and the Bridgestones are crap off road, we did 25,000 kms before I had finally had enough of them, numerous punctures and destroyed 1 out of the 6 I changed over to Coopers AT 265/75, much better tyres, I have done 30,000 kms over the same country since and not 1 puncture and they are only about 1/3 worn, they are expensive but worth the money.

You cant go wrong with what you have bought, as good a 4WD as any toyata and much less money

Chris
Karratha

Jemm
Great choice of vehicle, and a great place to live!!!!
Do you belong to a 4X4 club yet? Gold Coast 4 Wheel Drive Club meets 1st Tuesday in the month at Nerang Bi-Centennial Hall 8pm, if you're interested. A great club!!

We will certainly think about it if time can permit

Unfortunately the line of work we're in is 12 hours per day X 7 days per week
or 365 days per year -10 hours off for Xmas day

Roll on July 05 cause we're out of here

Jemm

We will certainly think about it if time can permit

Unfortunately the line of work we're in is 12 hours per day X 7 days per week
or 365 days per year -10 hours off for Xmas day

Roll on July 05 cause we're out of here

Jemm

Congratulations

Glad you didn't pay an extra $10000 for a funny looking badge (I'm ducking). As someone said if those tyres are Bridgestone will do you until they wear out which will be sooner rather than later. I reckon OE fitted Bridgestones are built to a price and are not the same as the same model Bridgestone tyre you buy aftermarket here. Look after afteermarket ones will get you close to 100000km per set if you rotate them. Also check you bearings early - Nissan a pretty stingy on their grease sometimes.

You have a good vehicle - older technology but essentially bulletproof.

Enjoy

Crowie

Jemm,

For what it's worth on the tyres I can offer the following.
Last year I purchased a 4.2tdi and 4 weeks after pickup spent 4 weeks in the Gulf country, Arhnem land etc ex Sydney. All of my previous vehicles had more "off road" style tyes than the Duellers that came standard with the Patrol. I decided to leave these on for this trip to see how they performed. I also purchased an extra spare and changed the alloys for Trac II steel wheels.
On this trip we towed a camper trailer complete with boat, motor, fuel, tents etc and spent most of our time in remote locations.
Round trip approx 12,000 klms. A fair share of off road use ie: rocks, stony country etc and not one flat.
this can alos be put down to good luck but all I can suggest is save you money and run these tyres out before you replace them. For the record I changed mine last Friday. All 6 of them shot at 36,000 klm. Didn't put the same ones on again though.

Want a good van? - Bushtrackers are as tough as they come. Love my Nissan and LOVE my Bushtracker.