Thread: Y62 patrol

Hi guys,

I'm back, thought I'd renew my subscription. Keen to start reading up on the new defender and be part of the community again

So I thought I'd share a update on my y62. So far i've done 45,000kms in 1 year and 9 months.

How's it been? Fantastic! Hasn't missed a beat! I've put a TJM explorer bar on, TJM Ultima LED driving lights (unbelievably good, highly recommend), wispbar roof bars and i run a yakima skybox when needed for all our beach gear, ko2s same size as standard and replaced the rear lights with after market ones (looks much better I think).

I've kept the mods practical and minimal considering most of what we do now with the kids is highway miles to get somewhere.

We've taken the mighty y62 to Adelaide, the Barossa valley, the great ocean rd to Melbourne, Philip island, Mildura, dubbo, gundagai, Noosa, Brisbane, gold coast, Byron bay, wagga wagga and some that I've surely forgotten. It's been comfortable , reliable, safe, powerful when I've needed it to be and most importantly just a pleasure to drive.

The average fuel since day dot is 15.4 liters/100kms. I average 18-20 in the eastern suburbs of Sydney in terrible traffic (It's horrendous these days), and 11-12.5 on the highway. Please note that the highway figure is attained at a true gps max speed limit plus some extra k's depending where we are and with the car is fully loaded with family, gear, prams, fridge etc

I always try use 98 octane, however have run 95 on a couple of occasions. I really don't care about the extra 10c a litre and if I can always run 98 when available.

The space in this thing is unbelievable and you start to take it for granted. Friends will come and pick me up to give me a lift to soccer or the pub or whatever and I end up sitting in the back of their car and just think I'm crammed! Lol

This thing is a BEAST, it is by far the best vehicle I've owned. Most underrated 4wd in Australia by a country mile in my opinion!

There it is gents, 45,000km review.

Loving ours too. 35kkm, not one issue, love the power and ease of driving. 13.2L/100 average since new, pretty happy with that.

Really happy you guys are having a great run with the big Nissans,,,

Good news!! I would say that if we weren't going to be towing big loads, then I probably would've gone through with it!

ARB have recently released a Bull Bar for the latest generation Y62.

Yet they have no interest at all in the D5.

Originally Posted by justinc

Good news!! I would say that if we weren't going to be towing big loads, then I probably would've gone through with it!

A lot are buying them just for towing, and loving it from what I read.

Originally Posted by scarry

ARB have recently released a Bull Bar for the latest generation Y62.

Yet they have no interest at all in the D5.

The D5 it too complicated, some will use the word sophisticated instead but the reality is that they are more at home in the city than out. I'd imagine ARB probably sat down thought about it and said not worth the investment as a result.

You can get pretty much anything you want for a y62 now, so that is a big plus.

Originally Posted by Vern

A lot are buying them just for towing, and loving it from what I read.

On the FB page there are many people who use them for towing, some have come from 200s and all are mighty impressed with the 62. More grunt, no slipping torque converter and similar economy