Tyres on New Patrol

Sand, Gravel, Tar. (Maintained roads)

Don't initally plan to do serious offroad in the first year and a bit.

PAul

The std tires will do fine, although they wear out real fast. EG 30-40k klms depending how you drive, who you are, where you are, and who you listen to!

IF you have the coin, updating now could be cheaper in the long run.

My 2003 Patrol came with a/t's Bridgestones, i think its standard now, my 1999 patrol came with h/t's..

Leaseplan say they calculate the amount based on the original tyres.
over 5 years they are expecting me to go thru 3 sets @ $1200 a set

Nissan fitted tyres must have gold plated walls as everyone is indicating they don't wear well.

What tyres are they Tim? My 693 Duellers are doing the same, more noticeably on the rear.

I am about to pick up a new ST-S and am thinking of doing the same thing.

I don't know much about tyres. Are you able to keep the same rims? Was it done at the dealers or can you trade in your new tyres with a tyre retailer?

I'm going to do the Gibb River Road about 3 weeks after I pick the car up, so I'm interested in 'tyres' now...

If I plan on buying a 6th tyre, are the patrol rims readily availible?

TIA,

I kept the same rims, no reason to change (unless you want a different style). As for a 6th rim, I reckon the new 17" will be as rare as rockin horse $hit. I was offered a 16" rim for $250 when I changed my tyres over. Am now cursin I never took the offer up. You will be able to get one thru Nissan, but get your cheque book out... (unless of course you negotiate this BEFORE you sign on the dotted line).

Cheers

Captain

Dog,

Did you go the 3L or 4.2?

Paul

Craig?

Send me an email of the breakdown in pricing, and I do likewise so we can get a comparision on the leases

I'm getting a number of factory fitted accessories

I'm just curious.

paul dot meyer @ optusnet dot com dot au

Hey Dog,

20K ?? I saved almost 10K off RRP and was happy with that! How did you get an ST-S for under $40K ? That is some deal :)

Aaron.

Fusion,

Well the original quote with all the accessories came in around $65K.

That was a straight purchase, and I hadn't haggled at that point. I then decided to go for the salary packaging through my employer. I went through a leasing company that sourced the vehicle for me. They buy as a fleet, so even though I'm only buying one, I get the sort of discount that a fleet purchaser might get. Then on top of that, various tax components get taken off it, so there is savings there.

The end price was $48k, so I guess that not exactly 20K, but its still a big discount.

To be fair to the dealer, its not a fair comparison, and the dealer may have dropped the price further if I'd haggled, but not by those kinds of figures!

Only two weeks to delivery!

Nice Work ;) It's a great truck.