Thread: Y62 patrol

...the y62 is a bloody good thing, my last 4 trips into SA have been in the company of one, it absolutely eats up the rough desert tracks and it is very comfortable, very quiet, and just does everything with aplomb and believe it or not it is my mates wifes shopping trolly, so it is not that hard to manouvre around a shopping centre.

Originally Posted by johntins

My son just bought a Ranger double cab. The thing is massive. Not as big as the Toyota Tundra I saw on the Monash a couple of weeks ago, though.

I thought the Tundra was the F-Truck size competition not the Ranger.

Originally Posted by Shoogs

When back in Oz I have a Defender and my wife drives an 8 year old Sahara V8 Petrol, bought second hand with 30000kms on it and all the ARb fruit, 120000kms now and we have never touched it... lovely car, around town about 16l per100km if driven sedately, open road about 13l per 100km, looked at upgrading to a Y62 and nicer again, if we did. We bought it because a diesel was 30k more it didn’t make sense and still doesn’t.

4x4 australia has a great write up on the y62 doing cape york. The average fuel economy was mids 13s throughout the trip. Thats pretty much what my 110 is doing now.
Anyway it goes on to talk about how diesels are slowly becoming less desirable due to tough emissions regulations that are making them very expensive to run. Don't get me wrong i work with trucks so i apprecaite and love all the benefits of diesel and truth be told I'd probably prefer a diesel but the more i think about it the more i realise that the diesel engine is slowly being cornered into an area where it will be to expensive to run and maintain.

Rammy your right; its very wide but the space for storage is absolutely huge with the third row down. Its like your in a limo.
As for wheel travel; remember when we were discussing the disco 5? Well my idea of offroad will not be what it was in the 110. The 110 was protected on every corner, this thing is huge. If i go the patrol route ill install a bullbar, sliders, a roof rack, fridge and dual battery setup. It will get me to camp and back in luxury but it wont keep up with my mates nor would i dare take it on such tracks.

The mrs had a look online and loves it. We're going to test one tomorrow at our local nissan dealer. I will also test a 3.2 pajero. I've always had a soft spot for pajeros and thought of them as one of the most under rated family tourers in Australia, they're pretty much bullet proof.
I must admit that im having fun looking at new cars but every time i see my 110 just sitting in the driveway im tempted to come up with a excuse to drive it.
Ill update as i go, stay tuned..

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

...the y62 is a bloody good thing, my last 4 trips into SA have been in the company of one, it absolutely eats up the rough desert tracks and it is very comfortable, very quiet, and just does everything with aplomb and believe it or not it is my mates wifes shopping trolly, so it is not that hard to manouvre around a shopping centre.

It makes 90% of its torque at 1600rpm so it doesn't suprise me

Your not losing the 110, your making space for a Series project

Originally Posted by rick130

It couldn't be worse than a 130 Pat?

That's one thing that was immediately apparent with the D2 vs driving a 130 and GU ute for the last fifteen years, and a near new BT50 for the last 18 months.

Parking and maneuverability, on and off road is a revelation in comparison.

The current crop of Japanese utes are quite big, the Ranger/BT has a 127" wheelbase, and I think the others are very close to that. They've all increased their size with the last few models.
They make a 110 look compact!

Hey Rick,funny thing is Tracey thinks the Defender is the easiest vehicle to park because you can see all four corners,so hates driving Patrols/Cruisers because you can't see over the bonnet let alone the bum end. Pat

if you are questioning your sexuality, then buy the Y62

Originally Posted by PAT303

Hey Rick,funny thing is Tracey thinks the Defender is the easiest vehicle to park because you can see all four corners,so hates driving Patrols/Cruisers because you can't see over the bonnet let alone the bum end. Pat

Yep, no disagreement there!

The BT by contrast is a shocker, all of us at work park by Braille when reverse parking....