Nissan Patrol Model Differences

Dagoboy, this link may help you. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Patrol4WD

Have you driven a diesal before? Either will probably be very slow in Non turbo form if you are used to driving those 7+ litre v8s we picture all yanks driving. In non turbo form the prices are very simular it is the turbos where there is a price disparitythis is for 2 reasons
1) In the 80s cruiser vs the GQ (1990s approx) turbo the 80 turbos were darn good in a darn good vehicle but fairly uncommon - good vehicles but now overpriced for their age
2) later model 100 series td even better TD than the 80 in a not so good vehicle (better on road not so good off) now with intercooler not available in base model and Toyota well and truly charge for the TD.
In the later model Nissan GQ you get a choice of TD motors - the Hi tech 3.0 litre 4cyl - very common 2nd hand and probably the (actually definitly) the cheapest way to get into a late model full turbo diesal size 4by
then there is the the 4.2 litre turbo diesal which are less common as they are dearer new then the 3.0l and only available in manuel. They are fairly desirable 2nd hand as they are the only factory turbo diesal full size 4by still sporting a ridgid front end and old school simple donk. Although this is not what the majority of city bound 4by owners want ,demand from the rest keeps prices at a premium to the 3.0l. Someone is also bound to mention the earlier 3.0l and perhaps the later ones have a bad habit of expiring - but I will leave that alone.
For trim specifications of the Patrol (DX, St, TI) Patrol owners will have to answer that
BTW what budget do you have?
DISCLAIMER: I am unashamedly a yota man so any innacuracies in the above discriptions please feel free to make corrections Nissan Brigade

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donk = engine...
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This is a a wind up.

Poster purports to be from California and knows nothing about Aussie slang but uses a screenname which is particular to Australia harking back to the 1950's.

Prove me wrong!

Dagoboy - do yourself a favour by bypass thye jap crap - they are so unreliable, blowing engines, 5th gear in gearboxes packing it bin , front suspension cracking - recalls - it goes on and on -

Get a nice diesel Landrover Discovery instead :-)

Gazzz

Hi, with a budget of $12,500 I'd say a GQ Nissan Patrol would be the way to go. Tough as guts, coil springs, fairly comfortable etc. Sold from 1988 to 1997 I think. Go the 4.2 diesel. A proven performer (and I'm a Toyota driver BTW). The 60 series Toyota Landcruisers are fantastic, but have leaf springs so they're not as comfortable.

Any particular reason you want a diesel? How far out of the way are you going? A lot of modern petrol powered 4x4's are cheaper to buy and in my opinion have the edge for reliability and servicing costs. I'd rather spend an extra grand on juice and travel in a more modern vehicle with half the km's. In Australia we unfortunatley inherited the English taste for seriously underpowered vehicles and tend accept fairly anaemic and lame performance as OK. Crawling up hills at 60kph irritates me.

Give me a call when you hit Perth. I know quite a few 4x4 people around the traps who can help with your new rig. I've got a reasonably well equipped workshop if you need to fit or repair anything.

I also have a heap of maps and useful stuff that'll keep you pointing in the right direction.

My e-mail is v.8@bigpond.net.au

dont forget thats $12.500 U.S=$$$$

what a load of c..p I have a 1999 patrol DX 4.2 nonturbo X griffincoal bought it at auction at 13months old 106000 on clock snorkel and cargo barrier fitted spent $500 paint and panel smart bar steps$1500.one set front brakes oil& filters every 5-6000k.now has 207000 on clock and still getting in "old language"22mpg city driving.with camper in tow perth to exmouth last month 21.8 mpg engine and gearbox never missed a beat at any time. love my PATROL. All this for inital out lay of $25000 so eat your harts out

G'day dago boy, I know you will enjoy OZ even if you do limit yourself to the west. In regards to your questions regarding Nissan or Toyota 4wd's. All I can say is, "dont let all the bull bleep and waffle baffle you" You will get heaps of that both in U.S. and here and there is no shortage of loud mouth know all Aussies, you better believe it. Having said that, I'll simply add this. Nissans tend to be cheaper than Cruisers for a reason. The late model Nissans are good but the earlier you go the less good they are. Toyota landcruisers are more expensive for a very good reason. They have a proven track record in Australia. If you can pick up a well looked after Cruiser regardless of age you should be O.K. As long as they have been serviced regulaly they will just keep on going. There are still very good 60 series out there. A good early 1990s 80 series turbo diesel will rarely let you down. One further point. In some outback areas Diesel can be more readily available than petrol. And dont forget to budget for the possibility of near $2.00 AUD per litre.

Now that I have had my loudmouth Aussie opinion I'll simply say enjoy OZ when you get here. But you may not want to leave!

Adam.