Which Vehicle

What size and weight is the caravan (TARE and fully loaded)?

Motherhen

Hi Ray & Maurs

One question, are you going to stay on bitumen or will you be doing off road as well ?

Cheers

You are aware of the notoriety of the 3l diesel Patrols aren't you?

And what year models were you looking at? Or is it a price thing.
Any particular reason why a Patrol or Navara? plenty of other vehicles that can do the job, depending on what you want it to do. Or have you already got the van?
As Motherhen said, "What size and weight Van" this can make a big difference in the type of horse power you need, besides, how much gear do you expect to carry/tow.
Marc is also right to ask if you intend to go 'Off Road" or are you going to stick to the black top?
ben_gv3, Yep the 3lt has got a nasty reputation for going bang.

And of cause, are you going to modify it to suit your needs, add all the bells and whistles later or buy one that has it all?
Hmmm.

hi ray & maurs
this is a lesson for you in asking a question on this site and not suppyling any basic imfo on which the answers can be based
there is a swag of imfo availuble but you need to supply more facts before you will get the answers you need
i'm not having a go at you just pointing out what is needed and why

have a re-think and give it a go and you will be pleasantly rewarded
cheers

hi ray ive got a 2007/2008 3ltr common rail rodeo,same as d max,and same engine as colorado,mate these things are awesome and reasonably priced,as long as you service them these things are bullet proof to 500000km,a much better engine than the nissan,its a izuzu 4jj engine,do some research ,you will be surprised

Gday Ray,
Up until about a month ago, i used to have a '98 Nissan Patrol. 2.8 liter turbo. I bought a Cape your CT, and was a bit sluggish up hills etc. but still good in the bush in low. To overcome this sluggishness, i installed a DP chip which really made a difference. you still cant pull low 10's over the 1/4 mile, but it definately relieved the frustration of towing with a stock engine. the DP chip when tuned properly really does work.
John