Thread: Y62 patrol

Originally Posted by Mal

Have a mate with a y62 on 35s and tweaks, long trips hits 10.9/100 9 around town 13/100 pretty good for a whale

I wonder how the figures would go towing 3 ton of van?

13/100 around town seems to good to be true.

Originally Posted by scarry

I wonder how the figures would go towing 3 ton of van?

13/100 around town seems to good to be true.

Guys report an average of 20-22. However too many hills and slow speed can blow out to 30.

The biggest problem for the y62 is its weight. Its almost 2.8 ton of vehicle that needs to accelerate to speed. Ive workwe out that it costs about $60-$80 more than my mates 200 series for the equivalent kms. I dont think thats too bad considering the comfort i sit in and the amount of hp on tap. I can understand why some people are turned off by the fuel consumption but i really dont think its that bad a package. Its excellent value in my opinion.

Originally Posted by 1nando

Guys report an average of 20-22. However too many hills and slow speed can blow out to 30.

The biggest problem for the y62 is its weight. Its almost 2.8 ton of vehicle that needs to accelerate to speed. Ive workwe out that it costs about $60-$80 more than my mates 200 series for the equivalent kms. I dont think thats too bad considering the comfort i sit in and the amount of hp on tap. I can understand why some people are turned off by the fuel consumption but i really dont think its that bad a package. Its excellent value in my opinion.

I bet his servicing costs(presuming he has a diesel),are way more than yours.

Originally Posted by scarry

I bet his servicing costs(presuming he has a diesel),are way more than yours.

Mate im not sure tbh. One thing i can guarantee is that i fairly confident that it will be more reliable in almost every way.

The thing im coping of my mates is how its **** offroad and the truth is i dont know but now that im not driving the defender they are looking for any excuse to rubbish it. Fpr so long my 110 kept them all quiet now they all give it to me....

Double post

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

stand behind it get some one to drive away quite hard, you will be quite pleased with the sound.

A tourist has turned up in town with one of these. Seen - and heard - it quite a few times now. What a wonderful sound! The driver must think so too because when taking off from standstill he is not afraid to punt it quite hard......and he always has his window open.

Originally Posted by Mal

Have a mate with a y62 on 35s and tweaks, long trips hits 10.9/100 9 around town 13/100 pretty good for a whale

I don't know Mal but i think hes having you on. The 10.9/100 i believe but 13 around town is hard tobelieve unless he lives in a quiet town without much stop start traffic.

Well i thought id update this thread as some have mentioned they enjoy reading up on something non LR.

So we completed our big Christmas trip from sydney to mildura, mildura to adelaide, Adelaide to the barossa valley, Barossa valley back to Adelaide then onto Melbourne and finally home to sydney.

What do i have to report regarding the new beast?
Well its a bloody beast! Overtaking is a non event, comfort is amazing, fuel economy isnt as bad as some talk about and cargo space is bus like.

On the way to mildura via the sturt hwy i was overtaken by a current model 79 series with a nice sounding exhaust and some obvious mods. Whilst overtaking me there was quiet a bit of black smoke so ill assume besides the obvious noise of the exhaust that he probably had a chip or tune. Anyway this tool having overtaken me then decides to back off the gas and all of a sudden i find myself tapping the breaks and disengaging the cruise control. Why do people do this??? I put up with this for a while until i eventually got so frustrated that once the right opportunity came along i decided to overtake him. As im overtaking him on the wrong side of the road as the sturt hwy is only single lane each way for very long sections he decides to accelerate. I couldnt believe it....here i am with my family on board and this DKHD decides to accelerate and try to not let me in, now in the dedender this would have been potentially dangerous as i wouldnt of had the HP to overtake and backed off however in the Patrol it was almost a non event. Literally flew past him and he wasnt happy about it either so i decided id give him some hazards as i pulled in front of him to p#$$ him off even more The 400hp and 500+nm available from 1600rpm make the thing pull hard all the way to red line. I actually watched a youtube vid of the nissan titan with the big cummins diesel vs the 5.6 petrol version thats in my car towing a massive van in the US and the petrol maintained speed up the giant hill whilst the diesel struggled and both returned similar economy....who would have guessed? You buy a Patrol not for economy but becuase you want a big comfotable family bus that has enough power to put a smile on your face amd believe me it does.

My mrs loved the comfort. She even told her dad that she didn't feel tired or sore and that it was extremely comfortable. The build quality is fantastic and the materials used are of high quality. Watching any review on youtube high lights the quality. The aircon is amazing, the sunroof is a nice feature and the abundance of 12v outlets is handy. The storage compartments are big and well placed allowing for easy access. All controls are easy to reach and laid out.

The space is ridiculous. I took everything we normally took in the defender and only used half the space with the 3rd row down. It is massive!

Now the one subject that seems to dominate conversations regarding the y62; fuel economy. The pic below is the liters per 100km used since day 1, it has never been reset. Considering i live in the eastern suburbs of Sydeny and all the driving we did plus 1500kms worth of "explore driving" in mildura, adelaide, barossa, vic harbour, melbourne etc this figure is in my opinion very impressive. Easily did sydney to mildura on one tank and had some 120kms left over according to on board computer. Its costing about $50 more per tank than the defender for the equivalent kms. In saying that i only use 98 (cause i get it for free), weighs 2.8 ton and has 400hp.

So what are the negatives? Its hard to park in a car park and leave reasonable door space to actually open doors. This leaves me trying to find a parking spot next to a column so i can park it as close as possible to the column to avoid doors being open against it or so we can get my daughter in and out comfortably.
The fuel gauge isnt 100%, dont know if they did that intentionally leaving plenty of time for finding a fuel stop, theres actually a bit of fuel (close to 20ltrs) in the tank when it says its empty.
The third row does not fold flat, stays on a bit of an angle. Not a deal breaker but not ideal.
Getting into it you kind of have to duck your head so you dont hit the roof. Once inside there is plenty of room so its just getting into it.
Corner visibility can be challenging but you get used to it, its a big bus after all.

Thats it really, its a great family vehicle. Yet to try it offroad but onroad it ticks all the boxes for me. Hope you enjoyed the reading, if you didn't bad luck and stop reading the updates[emoji6