Pathfinder?

Not so Marq - I travel with a friend who has one. It tows better than his older Patrol but does not climb hills as well as his gas 4.8 Patrol. It is a European styled vehicle so the motor performs than the Jap ones. My 2001 Disco with a 2.5L motor pulled better than his 3.0L Patrol. People reckon they are too light to control a heavy van - they are not they are nearly as heavy as a Patrol. Nissans ratings are superior to the Patrol - particularly for the auto.

The European inspired auto box is a much better than the Jap one.

PeterD

I have to agree with Peter. i have the Navara 2.5 TD manual and tow a 2300 kg Scenic. Previous vehicle was a Jack petrol (2003), and previous to that a Patrol 4.2 Diesel. The Navara leaves them all for dead with the same van.
Its pulling power will amaze you. I drove from Melbourne to Sydeny on the Hume a couple of months ago and did most of the journey in 6th gear, with only the occasional need for 5th. - and all that at 17 l/100kms.

Andrew W

Was that 17 litres per 100kms? That seems high. My Defender consistently does 10litres/110kms and it goes up to 11.5 with a float full of alpacas.

Cheers

OL mag:

Basically the Pathfinder 2.5L TD and Patrol 3L TD did about 60km/h up hill. Most others were 80km/h + (ie. Jeep GC 3L TD, Landcuiser TD, Pajero TD, etc) and the time taken from 0 - 100km/h is 8+ seconds slower than others.

I have see other articles where the Pathfinder 2.5L TD is slower than Pajero TD with 0-100km/h time testing etc.

But hey - what the hell do I know - I just referencing the mags.

Wow Derek,

First I have heard of a V6 TD in the Prado being even mentioned!

Latest news is that Prado update to replace the venerable 1KZ-TE Turbo Diesel (I am happy with mine!) is a slightly upgraded version of the 4 cylinder D4D currently seen in Australia in the new Hilux.

What's the goss?

Muddy

Don't know too much about it.

We sell a lot of dual battery kits to new Prado owners and they are the ones that have given me this feedback. I asume from sales staff ? or web searches ?

The Prado has dropped in price so they may be making way for something.

Fuel costs will be pushing this and the new V6 TD Jeep is biting into the market.

Here we go again!!! Another rumour monger spreading the gospel - but this time someone in the business who really should know better than to pubicly show his ignorance and thus demean his reputation.
The Navara and i presume the Pathfinder have been recalled for a potential risk to the rear bearing due to incorrect fitting. There is not one case of it ever happening with Australian models (relaeased Nov 05), but something Nissan found out after they had been released 12 months earlier in Europe.
I also challenge Derek to name one case of Turbo problems 'when towing a big van' in Australia.
Having done 30,000 k in my 2.5 TD 10,000 towing a 2.5 tonne van I speak from experience, not rumour!!

Update due in Oct Nov this year so are starting to do deals on older ones. The current turbo diesel motor has been pretty much unchanged since 1996 save for introduction of Electronic Throttle control when they went from old shape (90 series) to new shape (120 series) in March 2003.

As you also point out, fuel prices are not doing the sales of 4WD's any favours!

Muddy

Just answering a question.

The 'Rumour' is from guys just like you Waddo and many of these old guys are on the road all year.

They have nothing to gain by telling me nonsense.

don't worry about andrew, derek. he just seems to be one of these people with barely enough technical knowledge to fill the tank on his own. people like us who are in the trade with first hand experience aparrantly know nothing compared to him. Andrew, if you don't want to know the answer, don't ask the f#ing question

Donks - sorry if i upset you but i thought having owned one for 30,000 kms would qualify as first hand experience!
Problem on here is it seems to be OK to knock a vehicle (whatever the make) but if you then support that vehicle you are classed as being an idiot - even more so if you own one of them!!
As regards not wanting to know the answer i have read my post a dozen times and can't see the f#ing question you are referring to.
Anyway - each to his own - i am happy with mine so i suppose at the end of the day that is all that counts.